Domaine Pascal & Mireille Renaud
Vieilles Vignes Pouilly-Fuissé Chardonnay 2023
Fragrant chard with apple/ pear w a hint of citrus on the finish. Excellent acidity and some stony minerality. Bright and welcoming. Tom- it may be trying to pass itself off as a more haughty cotes de beaune, however. — 15 days ago
Soalheiro
Allo Minho Alvarinho Loureiro 2022
Great with apps. Light, fruity, quaffable. Inexpensive What’s not to like? — 22 days ago
Castellani
Santa Lucia Riserva Chianti Sangiovese Blend 2016
Nice initial blast of cherry. But sours on the finish. Drink these up. I think this one peaked already. Still drinking ok. But I liked the first glass more than the last two hours later. — 13 days ago
Gramercy Cellars
Lower East The Bowery Columbia Valley Red Blend 2018
Very enjoyable. Had it with a grilled skirt steak. Lots of fruit- cherry, perhaps some strawberry. Mellow tannins. Nice on its own. Slight bitterness on the finish, which doesn’t detract from it at all. — 10 days ago
Abrigo Giovanni
Ravera Barolo Nebbiolo 2015
Dark Mahogany with brown hues. Nose of smoke and tobacco. Hefty but soft tannins. Cherry, iodine, nice long finish. Made a meat sauce for it. Decanted for 3 hours. Almost no sediment. — 15 days ago
Bergström Wines
'Gargantua Pantagruel' Syrah 2018
Wow, this was terrific. Loved it. Soft in the mouth, like a puffy satin pillow. Dark mahogany, with an expressive nose and lots of cherry, some spice, earthiness and leather. Only 13.2 alcohol. I was a little concerned my rib eye might overwhelm it, but they complimented each other. — 18 days ago
Angelo Casagrande
Big, bold, dark wine. 14.5. Not my usual gamay. Went nicely w grilled, stuffed chicken breast. If anything, maybe a little too robust. But I liked it. Medium- bodied with concentrated fruit. — a day ago