by Ray Johnson | May 13, 2009 | Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Langenlois
Schloss Gobelsburg, Langenlois, Gobelsburger, Steinsetz, Gruner Veltliner, Trocken 2006 Strong green herbs and spicy flowers mark the nose. In the mouth there is concentrated citrus, a bit of grapefruit in particular and its pith, a bit of petilance as well....
by Ray Johnson | May 12, 2009 | Australia, Barossa, Grenache, South Australia
Yalumba, Barossa, Bush Vine, Grenache 2007 The nose features red fruit, fresh and dried with herbs and brambles. In the mouth the wine is soft, fruity and very light-bodied. The vines that produced this wine are 30 to 70 years old. Produced in Angaston 14.5% $11.99 at...
by Ray Johnson | May 12, 2009 | Australia, Clare Valley, Riesling, South Australia
Grosset, Clare Valley, Polish Hill, Riesling 2008 As in the past, lots of lime that goes a long time! Tasted again in January ’10, the classic petrol notes are coming out. Grosset always captures the notion of concentrated wine and here in a very dry, austere...
by Ray Johnson | May 12, 2009 | Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc
Oyster Bay, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Like the ’07, This is in-your-face Sauvignon with bell pepper and lots of acid. All stainless with some lees contact. 13% $10.49 at Bottle Barn Oyster Bay
by Ray Johnson | May 8, 2009 | California, Late Harvest White, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County, White Dessert
Trecini, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Late Harvest, Sauvignon Blanc 2007 This wine offers the pleasure of Sauternes at a good price – honey, complexity and zippy lemons. The grapes for this wine were harvested at 44 brix, 11 degrees higher than the...
