Weekend Wines
Shafer Vineyards
Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Chappellet
Napa Valley Merlot 2018
This is the 2018 Chappellet Napa Valley Merlot from St. Helena, California. The blend is 76%Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot.
On the nose is plum sauce, raspberry, blackberry, fig, chocolate, coffee, anise and violets.
On the palate is cherry, raspberry, blackberry, black tea, licorice, herbs, mocha, oak and dark earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth silky mouthfeel medium to medium+ acidity and medium fine tannins that moves into a long dark fruit earthy finish. Continued great weekend with safe and healthy thoughts to each of you. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago
Domaine Berrien Cellars
Lake Michigan Shore Cabernet Franc 2013
This wine I recently had is the 2013 Domaine Berrien Estate Grown Cabernet Franc which is from Berrien Springs, Michigan.
On the nose there is cherry, strawberry, raspberry, green bell pepper, black pepper and herbaceous notes.
On the palate is cherry, strawberry, raspberry, green bell papper, black pepper crushed gravel and earth.
This wine is medium to medium + bodied with medium acidity and medium to medium + fine tannins that leaves you with a long red fruit crushed gravel finish. I wish everyone a wonderful weekend. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago
Luciano Sandrone
Le Vigne Barolo Nebbiolo 2016
Yesterday late afternoon I had the pleasure of tasting the 2016 Luciano Sandrone Le Vigne Barolo. At first taste I knew this was a special bottle of wine. All boxes were checked on the nose as well as the palate.
On the nose were fully expressive notes of black cherry, strawberry, herbs, clove, clay pottery, rose petals, underbrush, tar and dusty soil.
On the palate were delightful notes of dark cherries, strawberry, red plum, licorice, truffle, herbs, dried roses, a good mineral note and dusty earth.
An outstanding wine from the word go, full bodied, well balanced with a smooth round mouthfeel, medium + acidity and medium + to high fine mouth coating grippy tannins that leaves you with a long pronounced fresh fruit dusty earth finish. This wine still has a lot to offer years from now. What a pleasure to have experienced this. I hope everyone's weekend is going well? Have a continued wonderful weekend. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 years ago
Greywacke
Kevin Judd Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022
This is the 2022 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc. This is from Marlborough, New Zealand.
On the nose is the distinct aromas of lime, grapefruit, white peach, guava herbal notes, grass and pear.
On the palate there is grapefruit, lime, pineapple, mango and white peach.
This is a medium bodied wine with a cleanfresh mouth watering mothfeel medium+ acidity and a lind crusp citrus lime grapefruit finish. A wonderful wine for the money. Looks like the weekend should be a good one with some crisp cool weather. Wish you an eventful weekend. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — a year ago
Silver Oak
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Last night we enjoyed the 2017 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. From Healdsburg, California, a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and small portions of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
On the nose is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, cassis, herbaceous and graphite.
On the palate is black cherry, blackberry, plum, black currant, cassis, some herbaceousness, a bit of chocolate, a bit woody and earth.
This is a beautiful winee that is medium + to full bodied and a smooth mouthfeel, medium to medium + acidity and medium + firm sandy mouthcoating tannins that moves easily into a long black fruit graphite earthy finish. Here it is the end of a wonderful weekend and I hope everyone's weekend was one of joy and happiness. The week ahead is upon us so please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago
Domaine Berrien Cellars
Crown of Cab Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012
Today I have decided to go to my cellar and pull the 2012 Domaine Berrien Cellars Crown of Cab. One of the best winery's in Southwest Michigan if not the best. This is a Bordeaux blend of 40% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. What a wine from Wally Mauer and the Domaine Berrien winery.
On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, anise, violet, baking spice and crushed gravel.
On the palate I am getting black cherry, blackberries, green bell pepper, black currant, violet, black pepper, graphite and earth.
This wine is full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel, medium to medium + acidity and medium + grippy mouthcoating tannins that leaves you with a long black fruit woodsy finish. What a wonderful Sunday wine. This winery in Southwest Michigan is my absolute favorite and can compete with any California winery out there. I hope everyone's weekend has been an eventful one. Please stay safe and healthy and have a wonderful week ahead. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago
Naoki Kondo
Having this, my weekend became perfect after a long hiking. Thanks Ichiro!! Pear, honey and hay. I love this complex flavor and note! — 7 months ago