Barolo can be a real sorehead when young—ungenerous, stubborn, and severe. This one has more youthful charm and is a great value for the price.
Category: Wine Reviews
Wine Review: Szent Tamas Mád Furmint Tokaji, Hungary
This dry white wine has tannins that ride the swift current roiling the surface with tension and grit. Furmint for most of its history was
Wine Review: Rocca Sveva Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore DOC 2013
Moody and then demonic, this wine probably reminds you of someone you used to know. You’re greeted by a blast of barnyard brett with the
Wine Review: Le Clos de Caillou “Les Quartz” Côtes du Rhône 2016
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
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.
