Deep ruby color; cherry, violets, expresso, chocolate, minerality on the nose; black cherry, black plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, chocolate, spice on the palate. Continue reading “La Jota Merlot, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley 2015”
Tag: wine
Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace Brut
Medium straw-gold color; yellow apple, bread yeast on mellow, restrained nose; green apple, lemon, almond, melon, bread yeast on the palate. Continue reading “Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace Brut”
Finca Decero The Owl & The Dust Devil 2015
Deep ruby color; red and black berries on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, plum, raspberry, dark fruit, some menthol and pepper on the palate. Continue reading “Finca Decero The Owl & The Dust Devil 2015”
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2014
Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackcurrant, liquorice, cedar, bay leaf on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, plum, black olive, mocha, tobacco, hint of mint/menthol and oak toast on the palate. Continue reading “Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2014”
Castillo Monjardin Garnacha La Cantera 2017
Deep ruby color; plum, blackberry, toasted oak on the nose; fruit forward with expected garnacha strawberry, grilled plum, leather, even some pink grapefruit on the palate. Continue reading “Castillo Monjardin Garnacha La Cantera 2017”
Duchman Family Winery Dry Rosé Oswald Vineyard 2017
Very deep pink-cherry color; black cherry, raspberry, spiced plum, cherry bubble gum on the nose; cherry, pomegranate, strawberry, spiced plum, savory herbs, hint of cola on rich palate. Continue reading “Duchman Family Winery Dry Rosé Oswald Vineyard 2017”
The Prisoner Wine Company Thorn Napa Valley Merlot 2015
Deep ruby color; cherry, blackberry, cocoa, earth on the nose; cherry, chocolate, blackberry, plum, vanilla, some oak toast and faint spice on the palate. Continue reading “The Prisoner Wine Company Thorn Napa Valley Merlot 2015”
E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage 2014
Medium-deep purple color; red and black fruits on somewhat bashful nose; blueberry, cherry, plum, blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry, leather, pepper on the palate. Continue reading “E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage 2014”
Nobilo Icon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015
Pale ruby color; raspberry, cherry, dark fruits, oak hint on the nose; raspberry, black cherry, strawberry, plum, dark berries, savory oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Nobilo Icon Marlborough Pinot Noir 2015”
Christmas port and madeira
We are two days away from the longest night of the year, Christmas is six days away, it will be cold for the next two-plus months. Continue reading “Christmas port and madeira”