by Ray Johnson | Nov 14, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Marsannay, Pinot Noir, Rosé
Domaine Bart, Marsannay, Rose 2007 The nose combines strawberries and minerality. The red fruits carry through in the mouth with a creamy texture and acidity for freshness. This is a nice example of the appellation and a fair price as rose wines keep going up in price...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir, Vosne-Romanee
Domaine Robert Arnoux, Vosne-Romanee, Les Hautes Maizieres 2005 This wine combines minerality, earth and sweet oak in a very dense, concentrated package. This wine shows again that tannin can be a player rather than the dominant feature in a concentrated Burgundy....
by Ray Johnson | Nov 13, 2008 | Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir
Meo-Camuzet, Bourgogne 2005 At Les Grands Jours in the spring we were treated to a few of the domaine wines which were everything the reputation leads one to expect. With this wine we taste another bottle from the negociant line. Notes on the Morey from ’04 were...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 12, 2008 | Alsace, France, Pinot Noir
Domaine Barmes Buecher, Alsace, Reserve, Pinot Noir 2005 Unfortunately this wine is corked. Produced by Genevieve & Francois Barmes in Wettolsheim 13.5% $23.99 at K&L Domaine Barmes Buecher
by Ray Johnson | Nov 7, 2008 | California, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Sta. Rita Hills
Lincourt, Santa Barbara County, Pinot Noir 2006 There’s cooked fruit, cherries and plums that you might warm through for topping your ice cream. The palate shows the follow-on in the mouth in a supple format. This wine is a compilation of fruit from the Santa...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 1, 2008 | California, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
J. Keverson, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir 2006 In the nose there are brown spices, perfume and cherry cola. In the mouth we taste cherry fruit and earthiness with acidity to match. This wine was a huge hit in class just a few weeks ago. J. Keverson...
