Category: wine mini-reviews

NV Valdo ‘Cuvee 1926’ Extra Dry (Valdobbiadene Prosecco): There’s an elegant Champers impersonation going on here. $24 B+ 2020 Cantina Vignaioli Elvio Pertinace Dolcetto d’Alba (Piedmont): Playful and fun, just in a roughhousing kind of way. $18 B+ 2020 Hit Ec Nunc ‘Monolite’ Cortese (Piedmont): Further evidence that these guys are doing just about everything…

NV Jean Vesselle Oeil de Perdrix Blanc de Noirs Brut (Champagne): A minor textural marvel that will have acid-heads spinning with delight. $60 A- 2018 Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Rose (Provence): A pink that looks even more gorgeous with age-appropriate wrinkles. $34 A- 2020 I Vigneri I Custodi delle Vigne dell’Etna ‘Aedes’ Etna Bianco (Sicily):…

2019 Pardon et Fils Fleurie Domaine Pardon ‘Cuvee Hugo’ Fleurie (Beaujolais): Peppery, svelte bargain that’s also a pitch-hitter at the dinner table. $25 A- 2017 Cantele Salice Salentino Riserva (Puglia): A bit showy, but sexiness does have its appeal, after all. $15 B 2019 CVNE ‘Cune’ Ecologico – Organic (Rioja): Very easy to like; even…

2015 Adega Cooperativa de Borba ‘Rotulo Cortica’ Reserva (Alentejo): Like sticking your head right into the BBQ pit, in the best way possible. $18 B+ 2013 Beronia Reserva (Rioja): Another example of why the Reserva category ought to be the 1st place that Rioja lovers look these days. $27 B+ 2014 Hedges Family Estate ‘Red…