Very dark salmon pink color; strawberry, red apple, honey, bread yeast on the nose; fruit-forward maraschino cherry, strawberry jam on the palate. Continue reading “Juvé y Camps Pinot Noir Brut Rosé Cava NV”
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Llano Estacado Cellar Reserve Texas Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Ruby color; black cherry, blackberry, plum on the nose; dark cherry, plum, raspberry, black currant tang, oak, leather on the palate. Continue reading “Llano Estacado Cellar Reserve Texas Cabernet Sauvignon 2013”
Artesa Winery Estate Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2013
Medium-ruby color; rich cherry, berry hint of oak and rose petals on the nose; raspberry, blackberry, dark cherry, cranberry on the palate. Continue reading “Artesa Winery Estate Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2013”
Viña Las Perdices Albariño Reserva 2012
Gold-yellow with green hint color; grapefruit, lemon, lime zest on the nose; melon, apricot, citrus, yellow apple, peach on the palate.
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Oktoberfest
With Oktoberfest belching to life this Saturday, wine remarks may be drowned out in the clink of mugs (Maßkrugs if you are a Teutonic purist) and blasts of Oompah bands. Continue reading “Oktoberfest”
Merry Edwards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012
Deep ruby color with some translucence; black cherry, raspberry, whiff of oak and violets on the nose; cherry, plum, raspberry, redcurrant tang on the palate. Continue reading “Merry Edwards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012”
Falesco Montiano Lazio IGT 2012
Very deep ruby color approaching ink; red fruit, vanilla, blackberry jam, spice on powerful nose; red fruits, red plum, red currant, leather on the palate.
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Franciscan Estate Magnificat Napa Valley Meritage Red Wine 2013
Inky, dark color; sharp dark fruits, black cherry, spice on the nose; black cherry, plum, dark fruits, black currant, vanilla, oak on the palate.
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Attack of the pinot clones
Science shocker: pinot grapes are an army of clones. Continue reading “Attack of the pinot clones”
Astoria Caranto Pinot Noir delle Venezie IGT 2015
Burgundy color with translucence; strawberry, raspberry, cranberry on the nose; strawberry, plum, raspberry on the palate. Continue reading “Astoria Caranto Pinot Noir delle Venezie IGT 2015”