Category: wine mini-reviews

2019 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Passione e Sentimento Bianco (Veneto): Additional vibrancy and tastiness levels are getting unlocked in this spirited game $16 B+ 2014 Baron de Ley Gran Reserva (Rioja): Where ‘woodsy’ and ‘lip-smackingly tasty’ collide. $28 B+ 2017 Baron de Ley Finca Monasterio (Rioja): Complex, spicy, floral… and high octane! $33 A- 2018…

NV Le Grand Courtage Grande Cuvee Blanc de Blancs Brut (France): Fragrant, floral, fruity and greater than the sum of its parts. $25 B+ NV Lucien Albrecht Rose Brut (Cremant d’Alsace): That’s brisk, baby. And tangy. Ohhhhhhh so tangy. $23 B+ 2017 Karl Haidle Bunter Mergel Lemberger Trocken (Wurttemberg): Here we perk up ’round the…

NV Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’Alsace Brut (Alsace): Dried pineapple, honeysuckle, and a sense that all is right in the world. $23 B+ 2014 Lodi Native Macchia Wines Maley’s Lucas Road Vineyard Zinfandel (Lodi): The Natives are calm, and showing lovely balance of power and restraint. $NA A- 2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot (Napa Valley): At $25,…

2017 Rodrigo Mendez ‘Cies’ (Rias Baixas): A sophisticated, peachy, and nectarine-filled zinger $37 A- 2016 Pasqua ‘Famiglia Pasqua’ Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto): Sporting the kind of vibrancy that’s going to make the style a fan favorite… again… $45 A- 2015 Podere Sapaio ‘Sapaio’ (Bolgheri): Well… *THAT* was particularly delicious, wasn’t it? $70 A- 2015 Argiano…