Thursday, January 7, 2021
2017 Baldacci Vineyards Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District
Thursday, December 3, 2020
2016 Patel Napa Valley Malbec
Napa Valley, California
125 cases produced
Suggested retail price: $125.00
Drink The Bottles score: 93/100
Friday, November 13, 2020
NV Treveri Cellars Chenin Blanc Sparkling Wine
We have been big fans of anything produced by Treveri Cellars for several years. Julie Grieb and her team do such a wonderful job of bringing Champagne-inspired wines to the US market at a fraction of the price of their French counterpart. We were absolutely honored to receive a few samples from Treveri Cellars this year at the same time as the State Department chef, prior to public release.
This wine presents a medium gold color and classic honey and floral aromas. A little more time in the glass and some room temperature warmth begin to pull some baking apple flavors against a zippy and lasting acidity. Unless you're sharing a bottle of sparkling wine, we find it tough to finish a bottle. We actually tasted this over two days - one day solo and the next morning with homemade sausage gravy and biscuits. This sparkling wine is an amazing accompaniment to the comfort food. Who says you can't have wine with breakfast? Not us! This sparkling wine is an amazing value!
ABV: 12.0%
Columbia Valley, Washington
Suggested retail price: $20.00
Drink The Bottles score: 92/100
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
2016 Baldacci Vineyards Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV: 14.5%
Napa Valley, California
1,027 cases produced
Suggested retail price: $90.00
Drink The Bottles score: 93/100
Monday, August 31, 2020
2017 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon
Any time we are afforded the opportunity to taste a Cathy Corison wine, we know that we are in for a real treat. The soon-to-be-released 2017 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is absolutely no exception. This bottle was tasted in a line up of other Napa cabs about seven weeks ago and we have purposely held off writing about it until the release date is near.
What immediately struck us was how mature and fine this wine appeared in the glass and on the nose, introducing layers of fresh violet bouquet, cedar plank, dusty spice box and whiffs of tar. The wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvingon and it rewards the taster with black cherry, plum, blackberry pie with a sweet crust and dried spices. The violets are always dancing in the glass. The finesse on this work of art is evident by the long and memorable, effortless finish. You get mesmerized by the amazing fragrances and stunning color of this wine and it is truly one that makes you wish your glass was bottomless. Incredible!
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Gary Farrell Winery Pinot Noir Tasting
Wow, weren't we the lucky ones? On Tuesday, August 11th, we had the distinct pleasure of taking part in a virtual wine tasting with some great media folks, Sam Folsom of Folsom + Associates and the lovely Theresa Heredia, winemaker at Gary Farrell Winery. We had a fantastic line up for 7 single vineyard Pinot Noir and want to share our thoughts on some of our favorites....
- 2016 Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
- 2016 Fort Ross Vineyard Pinon Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview
- 2016 Hallberg Dijon Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley (Green Valley)
- 2016 Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russion River Valley (Green Valley)
- 2016 Martaella Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
- 2016 Toboni Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
- 2016 Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
2016 Knights Bridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
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