Les Sources Du Château De La Rivière

Maritana Vineyards

La Rivière Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2020

Light gold in color with a green hue.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and nicely balanced.

Showing yellow and red apples, ripe pears, lemons, spices, oak, almonds, sea salt and black pepper.

Long finish with almonds and limes.

This 4 year old Russian River Valley Chardonnay, is drinking beautifully now. Buttery and rich. Fruit forward with nice complexity and mouthfeel.

Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 3 to 5 years.

Easy drinking right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime. I had the 2018 not too long ago and loved it as well.

Good by itself as a sipping wine, and better when not too cold.

14% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$42.
— 2 months ago

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Olivier Rivière

Ganko Viñedos de Cardenas Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2019

Importado por Bodegas Compostelas. Riquisimo! — 10 months ago

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Lemelson Vineyards

Thea's Selection Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Fruit sources from 7 organic vineyards over 3 AVA’s, Ruby with aromas of red/black fruits and earthy spices. On the palate youthful flavors of cherry and black raspberry, cacao, tea and licorice notes with elegant spice. Fine rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice, cedar and earthy mineral notes. Good value! — 3 years ago

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Domaine de la Vieille Julienne

Les Trois Sources Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2016

This showed so well tonight, perfect wine for Thanksgiving dinner. — 2 months ago

Les Sources de Montmirail

Gigondas Red Rhone Blend 2020

Strong fruit on the nose, dark and deep ruby color. Aromatic. Hefty tannins. Oak, sandalwood, tobacco. Good with strong cheeses and game. Recommend. — 4 months ago

Bellwether

Tamar Valley Chardonnay 2012

Very pale lemon in colour. Grapefruit notes on nose and palate. Mineral notes with a bit of funk. In the lean style still with brisk acidity. Bellwether is a Coonawarra winery but Sue Bell sources this Chardonnay from the cool climate Tamar River in Tasmania. When I did vintage in early April at Bellwether a refrigerated tanker of the latest vintage arrived from the Tamar River which we then transferred into a combination of new and one year old oak puncheons for maturation. An excellent wine for its genre. — 3 years ago

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Douglas Braun

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Always interested in wines from Tasmania
Bob McDonald

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All the rage in Australia at the moment. Exceptional cool climate conditions for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in particular. Also Shiraz and rarely Cabernet. Try Domaine A for the latter.

Paolo Scavino

Enrico Scavino Barolo Nebbiolo 2018

Medium Ruby with aromas of red fruits, floral and new leather notes, fruit sources from several vineyard sites. On the palate flavors of cherry and plum fruits with tobacco and pepper spice. Firm chewy tannins, savory on a medium+ finish ending with notes of oak, mineral and earthy character. Drinking well now, good value. — 2 months ago

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Olivier Rivière

LA BASTID Viura Blend 2020

First Rioja white of the year. Impressive. Lots of white peaches and a string mineral base. Nutty finish. — 7 months ago