Category: wine mini-reviews

2017 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Reserve (Alsace): Limes, flint, and an ability to bench press 220lbs using only acidity. $24 B+ 2018 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris (Alsace): Combining the tropical with deadly seriousness, kind of like a James Bond scene. $25 B+ 2018 A. Christmann Riesling Trocken (Pfalz): Spiking your afternoon with quince & lemon zest….

NV Andreola ‘Col Forno – Rive del Refrontolo’ (Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore): A lot of green apples and even higher amounts of elegant fun. $24 B+ 2014 Tenuta Carretta Cannubi Riserva (Barolo): A savory, red0fruited mouthful that will stay that way many, many moons from now. $190 A- 2012 Monte Zovo Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto):…

2017 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Passione e Sentimento Rosso (Veneto): Where for art thou, dark cherries? Oh, ok, here you are. $18 B NV W & J Graham’s Six Grapes Special Edition River Quintas Port (Porto): Say, that’s a very good vintage Port impersonation that you’ve got going on there. $42 A- 2015 Bodega Colome…

NV Camille Braun Cremant d’Alsace Brut (Alsace): It’s not actually NV Champers; but you’d be pretty hard-pressed to tell the difference… $29 A- 2017 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Blanc (Alsace): Lovely balance between lemon perkiness and tropical breadth. $18 B+ 2018 Lucien Albrecht Cuvee Romanus Pinot Gris (Alsace): Somewhat soft in the middle, but ooooohhhh so cuddly!…