Foley Johnson
Estate Bottled Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
About what you’d expect from the region and the price point. Very approachable with a jammy nose, big berry and cassis flavors and an undercurrent of “Rutherford dust.” Tannins are just a whisper. — 2 months ago
Romio
Extra Dry Prosecco
It’s bubbly, it’s light, it’s zippy. Not much to think about here, but it sure tastes good on the first hot night of the season. — 4 months ago
Primarius
Oregon Pinot Noir 2016
Approachable with lots of primary red fruit character without being cloying or jammy. A little spice and barrel character. Very enjoyable value wine from Oregon. — a month ago
Château Pipeau
St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2000
This was a wine I won in an online auction. Lots of tertiary notes. Dead leaves and wet soil; mushrooms; pencil shavings. The palate displays some dark fruit and still quite noticeable tannins. I wouldn’t hold on to this wine any longer. — 3 months ago
Domaine Valentin Zusslin
Pfingstberg Alsace Grand Cru Riesling 2008
This was a Christmas wine from Raina a few years back. Just everything you want from Riesling. Extremely aromatic and flavorful. Searing acidity and pronounced minerality. Reductive and very dry, but so acidic it’s hard to tell if there was any RS. It might be 11 years old, but this wine is a baby. It drinks beautifully now, and probably will continue to for a long, long time. — 4 months ago
R. López de Heredia
Viña Tondonia Reserva Rioja Blanco Malvasia Viura 2003
So very interesting. The color is like honey, so it almost looks more like rosé. The nose is like a cross between Riesling and sherry. Mouth is creamy, but still with an acidic bite on the end. Dry, but rich. I’ve never had white Rioja, but it obviously shares longevity with its red cousin, because even at 16 years old this wine feels like a baby. — a month ago
Michel Gahier
La Fauquette Arbois Chardonnay 2015
I came around on this wine. The issue is approach. I was expecting it to be a Burgundian expression of Chardonnay, but this is definitely more akin to a natural or orange wine (displays both Brett and VA.) Treat it as if it were red; decant it and let it warm to about room temp. Drink it with strong, funky cheese. Close your eyes when you smell it; the aroma is almost like Barbera or a comparable acidic, funky Italian red. This wine is good, but you 100% have to be ready for wine that is not at all like typical French Chardonnay. — 4 months ago
Evening Land Vineyards
Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2010
Picked this bottle up when we visited Evening Land last summer. Kind of a relic now since EL doesn’t even make wine in France anymore. It’s too bad, though because this is delicious. Bright and crisp with a lingering creaminess. Definitely more elegant and restrained. — 7 months ago
Brett Vanderbrook
Smells like lime peel, flint, chalk. Palate is mineral, saline, acidic. Some might call this wine “racy.” I call it “the perfect food wine. — 8 days ago