by Ray Johnson | Dec 23, 2009 | Adelaide Hills, Australia, Chardonnay, South Australia
Shoofly, Adelaide Hills, Chook Raffle, Chardonnay 2008 Give this wine a bit of air to blow off the initial matchstick character. Then you’ll find a medley of green apples, peaches and minerality. In the mouth it is crisp and driven by the fruit, a refreshing...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 17, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Lake County, Red Hills District
Josh Cellars, Lake County, Red Hills District, Amber Knolls Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 This is an ebulliently fruity Cabernet, featuring blueberries, blackberries and Cassis in the nose. In the mouth it is light-bodied and quite soft, very accessible right now,...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 17, 2009 | Australia, Bordeaux Style Blends, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Western Australia
hazard hill, Western Australia, semillon sauvignon Blanc 2008 Breezy and fresh, this wine shows grass and citrus in the nose. In the mouth it is crisp and clean, with concentrated flavors of lime and lime zest and a little petilance for lift – very nice. The...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 16, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany
Frescobaldi, Toscana IGT, Remole 2008 This wine is fresh and fruit forward, ready to drink, a light-bodied quaffer which demonstrates that clean and juicy wine is not the exclusive realm of New World producers. Behind the bright cherry fruit is a nice thread of...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 16, 2009 | Chianti, Chianti Rufina, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany
Marchesi de Frescobaldi, Chianti Rufina DOCG, Nipozzano, Riserva 2006 Unfortunately the first bottle was corked and will make a good example for my seminar on wine faults. The second bottle shows the huge difference a cork can make. In bottle number two, the nose...
