by Ray Johnson | Dec 15, 2009 | Coteaux du Languedoc, France, Languedoc, Pic Saint Loup, Rosé
Chateau La Roque, Coteaux du Languedoc, Pic Saint Loup, Rose 2007 The nose is frankly rather stinky with notes of cheese and garlic. In the mouth it is lowish in acid and the fruit is evolving, while the alcohol is making itself known, jutting out above the rest of...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 14, 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Spragia Family Vineyards, Sonoma Valley, Monte Rosso Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 In the nose there is a blend of cedar, vanilla and black fruits. In the mouth there is a spot on integration of oak and fruit in a supple package, the structure of Cabernet behind...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 14, 2009 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Macon, Macon-Villages
Henri Perrusset, Macon Villages, ‘Macon Farges’, selection vielles vignes 2002 The nose is quite complex with smokiness, nuttiness, butterscotch and brown spices. In the mouth a beautiful richness has developed, buttery and full of baked apple spices yet...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 11, 2009 | Napa County, Pinot Gris and Grigio
Luna, Napa County, Pinot Grigio 2007 There’s a lovely blast of stone fruit in the nose, with a hint of butter and nuts. In the mouth there are peaches and oranges, with a nice balance of acidity and roundness. This is a Pinot Grigio that strikes a 3-way...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 9, 2009 | Alsace, France, Gewurztraminer
Trimbach, Alsace, Gewurztraminer 2006 In the nose you’ll find lychee, spicy flowers, green herbs and roses. In the mouth this rendering of the grape is broad, lowish in acid, rounded, featuring an evolved tropical fruit character, a sense of complexity with a...
