by Ray Johnson | Aug 4, 2009 | California, Grenache Blanc, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley
Curran Wines, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Grenache Blanc 2007 The nose combines flowers and herbaceous notes while the mouth is reminiscent of biting into a plum that isn’t fully ripe, bursting with fruit yet ripping with tart acidity and a bit of...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 3, 2008 | Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clairette, France, Grenache Blanc, Rhône
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, “La Crau” 2006 The wine today is Brunier’s white CDP. In the nose there is baking bread, straw and a subtle sense of stone fruits. In the mouth the wine is quite weighty, mineral driven and enhanced...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 19, 2008 | Fortified dessert, France, Grenache Blanc, Roussillon
Domaine Fontanel, Rivesaltes, Ambre 1998 This golden wine smells of citrus peel and nuts. In the mouth it like eating nuts and toffee, very sweet and viscous with acidity that offsets the richness and a little warmth from the fortification – a decadent value....
