by Ray Johnson | Mar 31, 2009 | Barbaresco, Italy, Nebbiolo, Piemonte
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 and at the...
by Ray Johnson | Mar 31, 2009 | Alto Adige, Italy, Pinot Gris and Grigio, Valle Isarco
Cantina Produttori Valle Isarco, Alto Adige, Valle Isarco, Pinot Grigio DOC 2007 Stone fruits and flowers fill the glass with a sense of candy and spice – there’s something a bit reminiscent of Alsace. In the mouth there is the hallmark acidity but like in...
by Ray Johnson | Mar 30, 2009 | Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Dry
Penet-Chardonnet, Champagne, Grand Cru, Grande Reserve, Extra Brut nv There is a light golden color in the glass and the biscuit notes are quite developed in the nose – very complex. Besides the biscuits there are browned apples, cherries and toasted nuts. The...
by Ray Johnson | Mar 30, 2009 | Finger Lakes, New York, Rkatsiteli
Dr. Konstantin Frank, Finger Lakes, Rkatsiteli 2006 We opened this wine last night and were delighted by its similarity to Riesling. The acidity is quite intense and the wine has the stuffing to fill out the experience in the mouth. There is 7.5 g/l RS which really...
by Ray Johnson | Mar 27, 2009 | California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Syrah
Fess Parker, Santa Barbara County, The Big Easy, Syrah 2005 The nose features stewed black fruits, prunes and a heavy wack of oak. In the mouth, the wine is soft, oaky, lowish in acidity and warm. There’s a sense of eating a chocolate caramel bar with a touch of...
