Vigneto Saetti
Rosso Viola Lambrusco 2018
Such elegance: quite a bit of Brett has to blow off, & the sour patch uni- dimension opens up to a purer, layered light cherry palate & nose. Beautiful bottle too, with a paper wrap under the capsule and a heavy, well constructed bottle. Dressner importer — 13 days ago
Murgo
Etna Bianco Catarratto 2018
For an Etna has a surprising amount of sweetness that does not detract from its overall approach: white peach & floral notes. Edging into light medium bodied territory. Some concentration & seductive mouthfeel. Is it possible for me to be disappointed by an Etna producer?! — 20 days ago
Bodega El Esteco
Don David Reserve Malbec 2018
I don’t drink many purple wines these days in fact if any, but this was a gift from a colleague & supervisee so I felt a certain obligation. Not a bad one: new oak obvious, still has some lift and floral notes through that blueberry/ blueberry pie palate. You could do a lot worse, and Frederick Wildman thought enough of it to import. Still, caveat is that not my taste but some may be wild over it ( a 92 from J Suckling?! My lord, he does score high). — 16 days ago
Pérez Barquero
Verbenera Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez
In Montes-Morriles they use the Pedro Ximenez grape to make Fino, not Palamino as they do in Andalucía. I think it makes for a fuller, rounder Fino but it’s still the perfect food & summer drink in the dog days of summer. Raw dough & quinine on the nose, yeast & tonic on the palate- but truly lip smacking delicious. It’s also about 11$, one of the great QPRs. — 13 days ago
Vignoble Gibault
Touraine Chenonceaux 2017
The mouthfeel is something else: thicker than expected, tremendous concentration. More on the mature lemon curd spectrum rather than gooseberry; has all kinds of herbal tones too, like sage. Drank solo but could imagine great accompaniment to all kinds of herb baked (or roasted) fish and chicken, or pork. — 18 days ago
Domaine Huet
Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2018
A summer day with friends spent near Red Hook, NY, harvesting the great bounty there. I forgot to snap a photo of bottle so had to rely on Delectable. This Huet Is generous young, given its rs I imagine. All about texture & balance, & that precision chenin blanc flavor ( as opposed to a broader profile with Chenins lower on totem pole). Enjoyed with roasted Sashito peppers, local sausage to start, then local beef burgers & rock fish cooked ‘en papillot’ w a cayenne butter sauce. Then off for a few swims in the local lake. — 25 days ago
Peter Sultan
Cab franc & Malbec bend from Zev Lovine. A summer, chillable red. Delicious, & a deeper floor than most vin du soifs. Delish. — a day ago