by Ray Johnson | Jul 18, 2009 | California, Chenin Blanc, Mendocino County
Husch, Mendocino, Chenin Blanc 2008 Perfume and ripe tropical fruit mark the nose while the mouth features a subtle amout of RS at 1.4%. GP&B in Ukiah 13% $7.99 at Bottle Barn Husch
by Ray Johnson | Jul 18, 2009 | California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Viognier
Zaca Mesa, Santa Ynez Valley, Estate Grown and Bottled, Viognier 2008 This wine is very peachy and sweet appearing, slippery and rich. Fermentation began in stainless and then the wine spent 3 mos in neutral fr oak; malolactic was avoided. Clay Brock Winemaker,...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 18, 2009 | California, Carneros, Chardonnay
Benziger, Carneros, Chardonnay 2007 Vanilla and a light sense of butter grace the nose. In the mouth, the fruits are tropical and enhanced by the buttery richness with a sense of acidity providing balance – a very consistent value. V&B in Graton 14% $10.99...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 10, 2009 | France, Loire Valley, Melon, Muscadet
Domaine des Hautes Noelles, Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie 2006 This wine has developed paraffin and lanolin characteristics in the nose. The acidity that one expects of Muscadet in the mouth is there with a rounded, silky texture – nice complexity at this...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 8, 2009 | Friuli Grave, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Margherita & Arrigo, Friuli Grave, Pinot Grigio 2008 Clean Pinot Grigio with the acidity that one looks for, bottled under Stelvin for added safety. Bottled in Rive d’Arcano by Vini Bidoli 13% 8.5 pounds at Horsted Keynes Stores in West Sussex Margherita...
