Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, blueberry, black olives, pepper, meat-bacon, garrigue (scent of wild, aromatic scrubland), spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022”
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VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV
Medium straw-gold color; Meyer lemon, almond, grapefruit, green apple, honeysuckle, hint of honey, brioche, minerality-salinity on the nose and palate. Continue reading “VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV”
Expensive wine 6-25-2025
People ask what was the most expensive wine I ever received for review. I think their question reflects curiosity about what wine I get to review and how does expensive wine taste. Continue reading “Expensive wine 6-25-2025”
Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020
Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, redcurrant, strawberry jam, oak, cocoa, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020”
Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019
Pale gold color; green apple, pear, tangerine, lemon, honeysuckle, bread yeast, hazelnut, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019”
Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020
Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, blueberry, raspberry, oak, sweet tobacco, smoke, graphite-minerality, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020”
Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020
Deep ruby color; plum, cherry, cranberry, black olive, vanilla, spice, pepper, violets, earth, minerality-crushed stone on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020”
Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022
Deep ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, plum, candied orange, spice, pepper, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022”
What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025
Vintage and location are keys to understanding wine in Texas, which now produces the fifth most wine in the United States. Continue reading “What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025”
Shilda Winery Rustaveli Old Vineyards Saperavi Qvevri, Kakheti, Georgian Republic 2022
Deep purple color; ripe plum, dark cherry, blackberry jam, warm spice, clay, earth, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Shilda Winery Rustaveli Old Vineyards Saperavi Qvevri, Kakheti, Georgian Republic 2022”