2019 Ca’ di Rajo Cuvee del Fondatore (Valdobbiadene Prosecco): Elegant perkiness, and perky elegance. $18 B+ 2015 Vite Colte ‘Essenze’ del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba (Barolo): A study in contrasts between floral delicacy, and leathery, baked red fruit muscularity. $80 A- 2016 Matteo Correggia La Val dei Preti (Roero): Poise and plumminess, girth and levity….
Category: wine mini-reviews
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for March 8, 2021
2015 Jose Maria da Fonseca “J” de Jose de Sousa (Alentejo): Steeped in both tradition and in intense, dense, & structured red fruitiness. $NA A- 2018 Dutton-Goldfield Devil’s Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay (Marin County): Peach, Meyer lemon, mandarin, lemon pith, filberts… the word “Superb” comes to mind. $55 A 2018 Belden Barns Estate Gruner Veltliner (Sonoma…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for March 1, 2021
NV Acquesi Asti (Piedmont): Bubbly and friendly in such positive ways, that you;ll likely succumb to its sweet charms. $NA B 2017 Donnafugata Floramundi (Cerasuolo di Vittoria): Just as wild, fragrant, and seductive as ever, only with slightly more distinguished greying temples now. $29 B+ 2016 Donnafugata ‘Tancredi’ (Terre Siciliane): Doing a damned good Bordeaux…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up for February 22, 2021
2019 Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Ammiraglia ‘Alie’ (Toscana Rosato): Long on everything, including the watermelon & cherry candy flavors,and that floral finish! $24 B+ 2016 Lieb Family Cellars Estate Cabernet Franc (North Fork of Long Island): Earthy, spicy (very!), herbal, smoky, juicy, light on its feet, and definitely doing a good Loire impersonation. $35 B+ 2018…