Barmes Buecher Pinot Noir 2005
Domaine Barmes Buecher, Alsace, Reserve, Pinot Noir 2005 Unfortunately this wine is corked. Produced by Genevieve & Francois Barmes in Wettolsheim 13.5% $23.99 at K&L Domaine Barmes Buecher
Domaine Tempier Rose 2007
Domaine Tempier, Bandol, Rose 2007 The nose is clean and full of candied fruit, like those watermelon candies you might have eaten when you were little. The feel in the mouth is thick and low acid, a rich and slightly warm style of rose. The wine...
Weinbach Cuvee Theo Gewurztraminer 2006
Domaine Weinbach, Alsace, Cuvee Theo, Gewurztraminer 2006 There's an intense amount of roses and minerality in the nose. The palate has moderate levels of residual sugar and is quite lusch, thick and rich. The grapes for this wine come from the...
Marcel Deiss Burg 2002
Domaine Marcel Deiss, Alsace, Burg 2002 The wine has aged prematurely with a cork that failed to seal completely. Unfortunately, the fruit is drying out and there's a bit of nail polish. There's bruised peach character in the mouth and bitterness...
Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile 2001
Trimbach, Alsace, Cuvee Frederic Emile, Riesling 2001 The development of vaseline is quite evident in the nose. In the mouth the wine is dry with great concentration, minerality, a hardness that speaks youthfulness 7 years on and lots of acidity...
Roland Schmitt Pinot Blanc 2007
Roland Schmitt, Alsace, Pinot Blanc 2007 The nose features an enticing mix of citrus and tropical fruits. The mouth is clean and fruity and almost dry - an excellent aperitif. Produced by Anne-Marie Schmitt et ses fils, proprietaires-recoltants a...
Martin Codax Tempranillo 2006
Martin Codax, Rioja DOC, ERGO, Tempranillo 2006 The Martin Codax brand has developed a solid reputation on in the northwester portion of the country in Galicia. With this wine from the Rioja, the brand is throwing its equity behind Spain's most...
Rhone Rangers Seminar 11/08
The Rhone Rangers hosted a seminar yesterday featuring wines that pay homage to the grapes made famous in France's Rhone Valley. The seminar was not bound by geography; there were wines from both sides of the Atlantic. The seminar was also not...
Peyrassol 2006
Peyrassol, Vin de Pays Portes de Mediterranee 2006 The fruit is quite overt with a little touch of enamel and oak. In the mouth this is an easy drink, a bit like a California jug wine. I don't mean this in a bad way. Like Charles Shaw provides...
Eugene Carrel Jongieux 2006
Eugene Carrel, Vin de Savoie, Jongieux 2006 Give the wine a moment to blow off the match stick smell and you'll enjoy the clean and refreshing sense of citrus - a wine of notably high acidity yet not at all lean. The wine is fermented in stainless...