06 Lokoya Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Handsome poker face of blackberry & espresso; will show its hand in like 8 yrs $200 A- # 05 Verite “La Joie” (Sonoma County): Band-aid funk crashing an otherwise opulent black fruit party; Warning – for Brett-heads only! $150 B # 08 Kimmel Vineyards Chardonnay (Mendocino): Tiny…
Category: wine mini-reviews
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up for 2010-11-26
09 Grafen Neipperg Muskateller Halbtrocken (Württemberg): Like having a date over a tangy lychee martini, that end with a sweet kiss. $22 B- -> 08 Wish Nouveau Pinot Noir (North Coast): Gr8 concept but this dried cherry & smoked bacon juggling act never really finds its groove $20 C+ -> 09 Finca Lasierpe Garnacha Rosado…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up for 2010-11-19
NV Domaine Ste Michelle Brut (Columbia Valley): Tosses nunchucks of tart green apple flavor at the other cheap sparklers on the shelf $10 B- -> 04 Azul Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec (Mendoza): A tad heavy-handed but U might like that from someone this complex, dark & sexy. $32 B+ -> 06 Ricominciare Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza):…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up for 2010-11-12
09 Maculan Moscato Dindarello (Veneto): Flowers & citrus are nice, but cloying banana-candy flavors do not a good vintage make. $18 C+ # 06 Hesperian Harry’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Go west young man, & find tannin chains long as the Alaskan pipeline. $60 A- # 09 Toquade Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley): NZ passion…