Category: wine mini-reviews

2018 Herdade de Coelheiros ‘Coelheiros’ Branco (Alentejo): Friendly, delightful fencing bout between Pineapple and Mineral. $15 B+ 2015 Quinta do Quetzal Brut Espumante (Alentejo): Quince, lemon rind, toast, and a hefty dose of well-I-wasn’t-expecting-that! $NA B+ 2017 Quinta do Quetzal ‘Guadalupe’ Winemaker’s Selection Branco (Alentejo): Peaches, perfume, & piquant texture in search of an over-warmed…

2018 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto ‘Florao’ Branco (Alentejo): Lemons, blossoms, flint, and almost pure joy. $NA B+ 2017 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco (Alentejo): Luxuriant in dress, pithy and bright in soul. $30 A- 2017 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Tinto (Alentejo): Poise, power, and plenty of pepper; hello there, gorgeous. $32 A-…

2017 Cortes de Cima Sauvignon Blanc (Alentejo): Just the thing to cool you off after cutting the grass, & to remind your nose that you just, well, cut the grass! $20 B+ 2018 Cortes de Cima Chamine Tinto (Alentejo): Full of spice, bramble, berries, violets, & a strong penchant for over-achieving. $11 B+ 2018 Jose…

2018 Acquiesce Clairette Blanche (Lodi): Let the tropical parade officially commence! $28 B+ 2018 Acquiesce Bourboulenc (Lodi): A weighty delivery of flowers and citrus. $28 B+ 2018 Rob Rubin Pam’s Unoaked Chardonnay (Sonoma County): Pam doesn’t like oak but she still sure as hell likes creaminess. $15 B 2018 Ron Rubin Chardonnay (Russian River Valley):…