06 Prime 'District 4' Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Big & about as classic & concentrated black cherry as you can get. Bravo! # 08 C. Donatiello 'Marie Pavie' Rose (Russian River Valley): Ultra low-production, slightly oakey but all strawberry, all dry, & all good. # 07 Eagles Nest Winery Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon "Starboard" (Ramona…
Category: wine mini-reviews
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-07-25
08 Penns Woods Traminette (PA): Aromatic, creamy, & surprisingly compex. If they set out to make a simple wine, they failed spectacularly. # 05 Penns Woods Merlot Reserve (PA): Robust & full of dark fruits. Flirting dangerously close to over-extraction, but thoroughly enjoyable. # 07 Penns Woods Chardonnay Reserve (PA): Vanilla, tropical fruit, VG acidity….
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-07-18
07 Paumanok Late Harvest Riesling (LI): Sweet lemon blast to yo face! Great acid balance suggests a longer life ahead. If you can wait. # 08 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley): Has more grass than a newly sodded lawn. And despite being a NV SB, it doesn't at all suck! # 06 St. Supery…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-07-11
07 The Crusher Wilson Vineyard Viognier (Clarksburg): Notes of honey & flowers help to offset the flab & make it a decent value for the $. # 06 Whitehaven Pinot Noir (Marlborough, NZ): Easy-drinking w/ intense red berry, smooth tannin & minerals. Exactly what a kiwi red should be. # 06 Michael David Gluttony Old…