A polished, aromatic nose with a rustic palate lacking finesse. Petite Verdot is usually a minor blending partner. It’s a tough grape to feature. Lovely
Category: Wine Reviews
Wine Review: Baron Phillipe de Rothschild Escudo Rojo Syrah Reserva Chile 2019
I decided to review this wine because I don’t taste enough Chilean wine and because James Suckling gave it 94 pts. I know, I know.
Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port Porto NV
For a port, this ruby is light on its feet and refreshing. Aromas are complex. Fresh black cherry, dried plum, and mocha meld with raisin
Wine Review: Populis Macerated Chardonnay Mendocino County 2020
Intense but brutal, fierce with a hint of hostility. To the simple aromas of apricot, orange zest, and apple cider, the palate adds a blast
Wine Review: Weingut Burg Ravensburg Sulzfield Blaufränkisch Baden 2017
I love the offbeat personality of this German Blaufränkisch from Baden. Complex and mercurial, it opens innocently inviting, then turns feral, finally finishing dry and
Wine Review: Pieropan Soave Classico 2019
I don’t often get excited by Soave but this Classico has me riding its swift current seeing into the life of things. A very generous
