2016 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Natyr’ Insolia (Sicily): Almonds, toast, dried tropical fruits, and a penchant for giving Natural wines a good name. $NA B+ 2015 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Syraco’ Syrah (Sicily): Welllll… hellooooooo there, sexy pants! $NA B+ 2014 Baglio di Pianetto ‘Viafrancia’ Riserva Rosso (Sicily): Right Bank Bord’x, done Italian style, and chewier than…
Category: wine mini-reviews
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 25, 2020
2018 Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough): Perky, pungent, pushing the exotic fruits, and getting right to the point about it. $20 B+ 2015 Neyen Espiritu de Apalta (Colchagua Valley): Dark, supple, meaty, spicy, and more alluring than most centerfolds. $68 A- NV Henriot Blanc de Blancs Brut (Champagne): Pucker the hell up, punk! $59 A- 2018…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 18, 2020
NV Freixenet Prosecco Extra Dry (Veneto): Making – and quickly getting to – the fresh, tasty point. $17 B 2018 Donnafugata Sherazade Nero d’Avola (Sicily): Boldly strolling through Nero’s more herbal side. $21 B+ 2018 Masseria Li Veli ‘Askos’ Susumaniello (Salento): All the pepper that you need to spice up a Tuesday night. $18 B+…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For May 11, 2020
2018 Bodegas Virxe de Galir ‘Pagos del Galir’ Godello Lias (Valdeorras): Basically, lightening captured in a bottle. $18 B+ NV Adriano Adami Garbel Prosecco Treviso Brut (Veneto): Instant elegance that will be gone more or less in an instant after you open it with friends. $17 B 2015 Pasqua ‘Famiglia Pasqua’ Amarone della Valpolicella (Veneto):…