2015 Domaine Mouton Clos Jus Rouge (Givry Premier Cru): Multiple flavors of earthy cherries doing the funky dance. $52 B+ 2016 Pere Ventura Tresor Brut Reserva Cava (Catalonia): Green apples, served with elegance and… more green apples! $15 B 2017 Weingut Prager Achleiten Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): A veritable clinic in depth, length, and ass-kicking stone-fruited…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 10, 2020
2016 Pitcher-Krutzler Riesling Ried Durnsteiner Kellerberg (Wachau): Hints of herbs and roundness; way more than a hint of total refreshment. $60 A- 2016 Gritsch Ried Kalkofen Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): A fine line of acidity that will lead you to a steely, austere promised land. $NA A- 2016 Josef Fischer Ried Steiger Gruner Veltliner Smaragd (Wachau):…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 3, 2020
2017 Weingut Frischengruber Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Zanzl (Wachau): GV goes deep and complex, wearing tropical garb. $37 A- 2008 Rudi Pichler Wösendorfer Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd (Wachau): Peachy creaminess, flinty freshness, electric everything. $NA A- 2018 Engelbrecht Ried Engabrunner Stein Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal): Not blood from a stone, but lovely stone fruits from a…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 27, 2020
2017 Quinta do Vallado Tinto (Douro): Peppery purple passion and possibility. $23 B+ 2017 P+S Prats & Symington Post Scriptum de Chryseia (Douro): Bursting at the seams this vintage, oozing dark and spicy richness. $27 B+ NV W & J Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port (Portugal): The only reservation you should have here is whether…