by Ray Johnson | Apr 24, 2009 | Alexander Valley, California, Chardonnay, Sonoma County
Dutcher Crossing, Alexander Valley, Stuhlmuller Vineyard, Chardonnay 2007 There’s toasitness, nuttiness, fresh oak and bread dough in the nose. The mouth features fresh apples and vibrant acidity with oaky richness as an enhancement rather than a cover over the...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 22, 2009 | California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, Zinfandel
Rosenblum Cellars, Sonoma Valley, Maggie’s Reserve Zinfandel 2005 This wine is very sweet smelling, with a sense of pastry dough dabbed with vanilla. The mouth is quite rich, full of sweet-appearing fruit – just luscious. Some of the vines that gave us the...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 22, 2009 | California, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Zinfandel
Elyse, Napa Valley, Morisoli Vineyard, Zinfandel 2006 Brown spices jump out in the nose while the mouth is supple and densely fruity. The grapes are sourced from Morisoli in Rutherford, west of Highway 29 at the base of Mount St. John. Cellared and bottled in Oakville...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 22, 2009 | Amador County, California, Sierra Foothills, Zinfandel
Shenandoah Vineyards, Amador County, Special Reserve, Zinfandel 2007 This is an easy quaffer that delivers the fruit of Zin in a light-bodied format. The grapes were organicaly grown in California’s gold country. P&B in Plymouth 14.4% $7.99 at Bottle Barn...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 22, 2009 | Amarone della Valpolicella, Corvina, Italy, Veneto
Corte Rugolin, Amarone della Valpolicella DOC, Classico, Vigna “Monte Danieli” 2001 The nose is fetching in its liquer-like essence with a bit of volatility amping up the fruitiness. The mouth is quite luscious, rich and in dried fruits and extract....
