This Grenache-dominated Rhone blend has the guts of a warrior and the charm of a child. There is a sweetheart ready to break out but
Category: Wine Reviews
Wine Review: Bernard Baudry “Les Grezeaux” Chinon 2017
This Loire Valley Cabernet Franc pulsates with giddy vigor. Earthy, spontaneous, and trippy, if it were a person she would be dressed in a long
Wine Review: Rubicon Estate “Cask” Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2006
14 years after vintage date, this bouquet is glorious–fig, dried cherry, mocha and tobacco nicely highlighted by dusty top notes and a hint of caramel.
Wine Review: Bodego Díaz Bayo Roble Ribera Del Duero 2017
This is a curve ball from the high plains north of Madrid. The first impression is a provocative whiff of herbaceousness—tarragon, with red plum and
Wine Review: Palmina Dolcetto Santa Ynez Valley 2014
I purchased this out of curiosity. What would a Southern California Dolcetto be like? Dolcetto is Piemonte’s red table wine falling in behind Nebbiolo and
Wine Review: Domaine Eugene Carrel Jongieux, Savoie 2018
Jongieux is an appellation in the larger Savoie region nestled in the foothills of the Alps of Eastern France overlooking the Rhone River Made from
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