Louis Latour Marsannay 2006
Louis Latour, Marsannay, Rouge 2006 There's a mix of cherries and a light greenish character in the nose. In the mouth the acidity is quite sharp and the red fruits are overlayed with astringency. While the fruit must not have been fully ripe, it...
Weinbach Riesling 2007
Domaine Weinbach, Alsace, Riesling, Reserve Personnelle 2007 Stone fruits meld with floral notes in the nose. The mouth displays Riesling's minerality with ample acidity and a roundness and depth of flavor - nice. Mis en bouteille par the Faller...
Quady Electra 2007
Quady, California, Orange Muscat, Electra 2007 This wine features an abundance of citrus in a very fresh way, as if you were cutting open an organge. There's plenty of sweetness to pair this with a fresh fruit tart or just the fruit if you're...
Robert Hall Muscat 2008
Robert Hall, Paso Robles, Margaret’s Vineyard, Orange Muscat 2008 This is sweet smelling perfume in a bottle. This is the lighter side of dessert wine with an RS level that is just above what we might call semi-sweet table wine - very fresh. The...
Runquist Barbera 2007
R (Jeff Runquist), Amador County, Cooper Vineyard, Barbera 2007 There is a sweet, liquer-like sense to the nose, with plenty of vanilla. The fruit drives the flavors in the mouth with a heavy wack of oak for richness and the characteristic acidity...
La Crema Pinot 2007
La Crema, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir 2007 Cherries and brown spices are out front in the nose with a sense of toastiness. The mouth features a supple carpet of black and red fruits, sweet-appearing in their ripeness and burnished with a kiss of...
Talley Chardonnay 2007
Talley, Arroyo Grande Valley, Estate Bottled, Chardonnay 2007 Like the '06 there is a balance between freshness and richness, this time with more accent on the rich. There's loads of butter in the nose and the mouth is quite viscous. Yet underneath...
Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva 2005
Marchesi de Frescobaldi, Chianti Rufina, Nipozzano, Riserva DOCG 2005 The nose is toasty, charred and sweet smelling. In July '09 the brett is starting to show itself yet still in a complexing way. In the mouth, the intense acidity of Sangiovese is...
La Rasina Rosso 2005
La Rasina, Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2005 There are cherries and green herbs in the nose. In the mouth the cherries are vibrant and tart with some tannic grab. Estate bottled by Marco Mantengoli in Montalcino 13.5% $22.49 at Bottle Barn La Rasina
Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin 2004
Moccagatta, Barbaresco, Bric Balin 2004 There's a classic sense of licorice in the nose burnished by the sweetness of oak. The structure is a whopper like you would expect yet the extract is there, keeping up with the structure - the wine is big...