The evolutionary winemaking journey of what we might call modern Carménère red wines in Chile looks something like this: Treating it like Merlot because they actually thought it was Merlot -> Living with the fact that its tannins were just going to be green and harsh, tough nuggies -> Over-ripening the bejeezus out of the…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For November 2, 2020
2017 Pasqua ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Passione e Sentimento Rosso (Veneto): Where for art thou, dark cherries? Oh, ok, here you are. $18 B NV W & J Graham’s Six Grapes Special Edition River Quintas Port (Porto): Say, that’s a very good vintage Port impersonation that you’ve got going on there. $42 A- 2015 Bodega Colome…
Cold-Blooded Murder Cartoons, and One Glass to Rule Them All (Wine Products Roundup)
Here’s another in the occasional series of reviews of samples that I receive that cannot be safely imbibed. In this round, we’ve got a cartoon of full-on, cold-blooded murder, and maybe the last wine glass that you’ll need to be buy (until you break it, I mean, from overuse). Let’s start with the latter. The…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 26, 2020
NV Camille Braun Cremant d’Alsace Brut (Alsace): It’s not actually NV Champers; but you’d be pretty hard-pressed to tell the difference… $29 A- 2017 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Blanc (Alsace): Lovely balance between lemon perkiness and tropical breadth. $18 B+ 2018 Lucien Albrecht Cuvee Romanus Pinot Gris (Alsace): Somewhat soft in the middle, but ooooohhhh so cuddly!…
