by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Columbia Valley, Late Harvest White, Riesling, White Dessert
Pacific Rim, Columbia Valley, Selenium Vineyard, Vin de Glaciere, Riesling 2007 This wine features lots of dried apricot, with acidity to match the great sweetness, a wine that is very dense and very long. The grapes were grown at an elevation of about 1,000 feet on...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Niederosterreich
Berger, Niederosterreich, Gruner Veltliner 2008 In the nose there is a little sense of bread dough while the mouth displays lots of fresh lime, light-bodied and long. This wine has been a value and notice that you still get a super size. Estate bottled by Weingut E....
by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Cote de Beaune, France, Meursault
Verget, Meursault 2006 In the nose you’ll find sweet oak, toasted nuts and butter. In the mouth there is plenty of acidity, an expression of fresh lemons with complexity and a little thickness. Tasted again in July 2010, the wine is really a rich dynamo –...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Burgundy, Chablis, Chardonnay, France
Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis Premier Cru, Vaucoupin 2006 In the nose you’ll find a steely, flinty quality melded with apples baked in a pastry – yes a fresh apple tart. In the mouth the acidity is tempered by some viscosity with a bit of warmth in the...
by Ray Johnson | Oct 28, 2009 | Anderson Valley, California, Mendocino County, Pinot Noir
Esterlina, Anderson Valley, Estate Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2007 The fruit is quite expressive in the nose – an explosion of red and black fruits with a smoky note for complexity. In the mouth the fruit shines again with plenty of acidity and a supple texture. Warm...
