Daniel P. Drake 
Langlois-Château
Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé
Tonight I have opened the Langlois Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé Langlois-Château. This wine is made up of 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Pinot Noir two grapes I just adore.
The nose has strawberry, raspberry, cherry, Necco Wafers candy, herbs and wet gravel.
On the palate is strawberry, raspberry, cherry, red currant and a nice crushed limestone minerality.
The wine has a beautiful pink-salmon color and is medium bodied with a pleasingly smooth creaminess mouthfeel and medium + acidity that moves seamlessly into a refreshingly long crisp finish. Welcome to the weekend, please be safe and stay healthy. Nostrovia! 🍾🍾🍾🍾 — 17 days ago
Domaine de Fontsainte
Gris de Gris Corbières Grenache Gris Rosé 2019
It is Sunday evening and I have opened the 2019 Domaine de Fontsainte Corbières Gris de Gris Rosè. This wine is a blend of 90% Grenache Gris, 5% Carignan and 5% Mourvèdre.
On the nose there is strawberry, melon, cherry, citrus zest, orange blossom, honey and minerality.
The palate has notes of strawberry, cherry, tart peach, citrus notes, a good saline and minerality.
This wine is light to medium bodied that is very well balanced with medium + acidity that leads to a long fresh crisp finish. A beautiful rosè from the Languedoc. I hope everyone's weekend was a good one? Please stay healthy and continue being safe. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — a month ago
Domaine Tollot-Beaut
Chorey-les-Beaune Pinot Noir 2015
Thus afternoon's wine that I picked-up yesterday is the 2015 Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune Pinot Noir. What a beautiful wine to start the weekend off with.
I am totally loving the aromatics on this wine. There are beautiful notes of strawberry, cranberry, cherry, hibiscus, clove, mushroom, rose petal, light campfire smoke and forest floor.
On the palate there is tart cherry, cranberry, raspberry, clove, mint, spice, mushroom and an earthy forest floor.
This wine is medium to full bodied with a silky smooth mouthfeel and a mouth watering medium + acidity and medium to plus medium fine mouth coating tannins that move right into a long fresh red fruit finish. What I really love about this wine is it has a wonderful purity about it and is extremely well balanced. I hope everyone's weekend is a good one. Please stay healthy and safe and ee will get through this together. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 days ago
Clos Henri
Petit Clos Famille Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Tognights wine is the 2018 Clos Henry Vineyard Clos Petit Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, NZ. Made with organically grown grapes.
On the nose is citrus notes, lime, melon, grapefruit, nectarines, white peach skins, kiwi fruit and minerality.
On the palate you will find lime, tangerine, green apple, grapefruit, celery, saline, wet concrete and Loire minerality.
This wine is medium in body with good refreshingly good balance and electric medium + to high acidity that folds right into a fresh crisp long finish. A beautiful New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc with a Loire Valley flair. Have a great start to your weekend and please be safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 18 days ago
Allan Scott
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Sunday night the day after the 4th of July and we have been in a little bit of 90° weather and I a bit refreshing. I have decided to go to the lovely Sauvignon Blanc of New Zealand. I have opened the 2019 Allen Scott Family Winemakers Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough.
On the nose are beautiful fruit notes of peach, grapefruit, nectarine and minerality.
On the palate there is lime, grapefruit, passionfruit, nectarine and a nice minerality.
This wine is medium bodied that has a bright medium + acidity that leads right into a long crisp long fresh finish. I hope everyone's holiday weekend was an enjoyable one? I wish everyone a healthy and safe beginning to the week ahead. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — a month ago
Huia
Marlbourough Sauvignon Blanc 2019
It is Friday night, let the weekend begin. I have opened the 2019 Huia Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. A Biodynamic, organically grown grapes from Clair & Mike Allan.
This nose is full of citrus notes, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, melon, white flowers, herbs and minerality.
On the palate there is plenty of lime, grapefruit, guava, white peach, melon, nectarine and good minerality.
This wine is medium bodied with a smooth silky mouthfeel and medium + acidity that moves seamlessly into a long crisp fresh citrus finish. Have a great weekend, please be safe and stay healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 10 days ago
Mas de Gourgonnier
Les Baux-de-Provence Rosé Grenache Blend 2018
I hope everyone is doing well? It is Thursday night and I have opened the 2018 Mas de Gourgonnier Les Baux de Provence Rosè. The wine This wine is a blend of 63% Grenache, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Mourvèdre. The wine and Vineyard are run by Luc and Lucienne Cartier and is organically grown since the 1950's when the first planted the vineyard.
On the nose I find strawberry, orange rind, blood orange, red plum, red currant, herbs and minerals.
On the palate is strawberry, blood orange, red plum, red currant, herbs and a good minerality.
This wine is light to medium bodied with a smooth, velvety mouthfeel and medium + acidity that leads into a medium + citrus, mineraly driven finish. Let's all have a great weekend and please be safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷 — 11 days ago
Bisol
Crede Valdobbiadene Prosecco 2017
Last night I opened the 2017 Bisol Valdobbiadene Crede Prosecco Superiore Brut. A blend of 85% Glera, 10% Pinot Bianco and 5% Verdiso (Estate Grown).
On the nose there is nice citrus tones with lemon, green apples, pear, honey and good minerality.
On the palate is the same citrus notes, lemon, green apples, pear and minerality.
This sparkling wine is medium bodied that has fine long lasting bubbles with a creamy dry mouthfeel and medium + acidity that move smoothly into a long citrusy mineral finish. Have a great weekend with continued health and please stay safe. Nostrovia! 🍾🍾🍾🍾 — a month ago
Primus
The Blend Apalta Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015
Tuesday night and tonight I have opened the 2015 Primus "The Blend" Apalta of Colchagua, Chile. This is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 24% Carménère, 8% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.
On the nose there is black cherry, black raspberry, black plum, black currant, chocolate, baking spice, green peppercorn, graphite and earth.
On the palate is black cherry, raspberry, plum, black currant, green bell pepper, herbs, pencil shavings, vanilla and earthy notes
This wine is full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel, medium + acidity and medium + fine rounded tannins that is fully balanced with a medium long elegant dark fruit seamless finish. A beautifully stylish wine that would go well with any nice savory meal. I hope everyone is staying safe and keeping healthy. Please continue to practice social distancing and wear your mask until we know this thing is well controlled. Has a great rest of the week and into the 4th of July weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — a month ago
Daniel P. Drake
Tonight's wine is the 2018 Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg Kamptal Riesling. This wine comes from Osterreich, Austria the A Terry Theise Estate. What a wonderful riesling this is, it checks all the boxes.
On the nose there is green apple, lemon, pear, jasmine, petrol, bicycle rubber tires and minerality.
The palate gives us lemon/lime, green apple, peach, petrol, flinty notes and a nice minerality.
This wine is medium bodied with a great balance and high acidity that gives way to a long crisp citrus finish. What a wonderful wine and a wonderful end to a nice weekend. I hope everyone had the same and stayed safe and healthy. Have a great week ahead. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — a day ago