NV Andre Jacquart Vertus Experience Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Extra Brut (Champagne): Pretending to be much pricier than it is; and largely succeeding brilliantly. $39 A- 2016 MacPhail The Flyer Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Youthful and friendly facade belying earthiness and and a potent punch. $50 A- 2017 Sokol Blosser ‘Bluebird Cuvee’ Sparkling (USA):…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 16, 2019
2018 La Valentina Pecorino Colline Pescaresi (Abruzzo): An extra shot of citric joy for your dining life. $14 B NV Fratelli Lunelli Ferrari Metodo Classico Brut (Trento): Low on drama, high on elegant refreshment. $26 B+ NV Bibi Graetz Testamatta ‘Bollamatta’ Spumante Rose (Tuscany): Artsy label; artsy presentation; down-to-earth substance. $26 B+ 2016 P. J….
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 9, 2019
NV Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve (Champagne): A bubbles portrait, classically framed. $69 A- 2019 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages Nouveau (Beaujolais): Eschewing bubble-gum for lively, floral fruitiness. $14 B 2017 Renato Ratti Ochetti Langhe Nebbiolo (Piedmont): More of the plummy earthiness that you want, with less of the tannic assault that you don’t. $26 B+ NV…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 2, 2019
2017 Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard Savigny-les-Beaune (Cote de Beaune): Might be too much lemon curd for the hipper crowds, but that will just leave more for you, after all. $49 A- 2018 Viticultori Associati Canicatti ‘Aquilae’ Catarratto (Sicily): Flints, flowers, and… banana? Yep, all in a gulp-ably refreshing mix. $NA B 2018 Viticultori Associati Canicatti ‘Fileno’…