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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For March 26, 20112 min read

Posted on March 26, 2011 by 1WineDude

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  • 09 X Winery Los Carneros Chardonnay (Carneros): That wonderful apricot isn’t totally happy about being served w/ the buttered popcorn $19 B- #
  • 09 X Winery “White X” Winemaker’s Blend (North Coast): 4 white grapes mostly playing nice together but the Albarino gets a lil’ bossy $15 B- #
  • 08 X Winery “Red X” Winemaker’s Blend (North Coast): Diverse band of spicy red & black fruits jam on familiar but cacophonous tune. $15 B- #
  • 09 Pey-Marin “The Shell Mound” Riesling (Marin County): CA style w/ Germanic soul. Slate, melon, citrus, vivacity & heaps of awesome. $26 B+ #
  • 10 Trivento “Amado Sur” Torrontes (Mendoza): Old vine Torrontes? It totally works, with lychee & spices floating on its fleshy bod. $15 B- #
  • 07 Trivento “Golden Reserve” Malbec (Mendoza): That dark cherry, fig & leather are as inviting & warm as your favorite easy chair. $20 B #
  • 09 Trivento Reserve Malbec (Mendoza): Feel it hot hot HOT. And a little too green, a little too herbal but certainly savory. $11 C #
  • 06 Zuccardi “Zeta” (Mendoza): Stately Malbec marries racy Tempranillo in fully elegant, rich, velvety and complex ceremony. $45 B+ #
  • 09 Emma Zuccardi Bonarda (Santa Rosa): Rustic charmer if a bit unfocused; black grapes, blue flowers & probably some good times. $25 B #
  • 09 Zuccardi “Q” Malbec (Mendoza): Black fruit, leather, tar, chocolate & vibrancy. Packs *a lot* of punch for *not* a lot of dough. $19 B #
  • 07 Zuccardi “Q” Tempranillo (Santa Rosa): Dried cherries, leather, tobacco leaf, spices… where the hell is my beef stew, dammit!?? $19 B #
  • 09 Zuccardi “Serie A” Torrontes (Cafayate): Grapey & floral, but the round body will have you forgiving the rougher edges. $14 B- #
  • 09 Leyda “Lot 5” Chardonnay (Leyda): Sexy, w/ a dash of apricot and cinnamon. But she’s got acidic bite too. You’ll want her digits. $27 B+ #
  • 09 Leyda Single Vineyard “Neblina” Riesling (Leyda): The Rheingau in a Hawaiian shirt. Tropical, but the florals went on holiday. $16 B- #
  • 10 Leyda Single Vineyard “Kadun” Sauvignon Gris (Leyda): Think (good, cool climate) Sauv Blanc meets (good, cool climate) Chardonnay. $16 B #
  • 10 Leyda Single Vineyard “Garuma: Sauvignon Blanc Leyda): Lemons, herbs, chili pepper, tropical fruit & an elegant, stunning bargain. $16 B #
  • 08 Lapostolle Clos Apalta (Colchagua): The leather grips your gums like a vice but also ties a tidy belt around all those black plums $80 B+ #
  • 08 Lapostolle “Borobo” (Chile): Tannins like GWAR, but this red blend has enough soft red fruits & violets to compensate. $70 B+ #
  • 09 Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon (Colchagua): Flashy, juicy & well-made Cab seeks hedonists (only) for BBQ steak. $26 B #
  • 09 Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Chardonnay (Casablanca): Peaches & cream on the rocks (mineral rocks, that is) with a twist of lemon. $23 B #
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3 thoughts on “Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up For March 26, 20112 min read”

  1. RC says:
    March 27, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Lots of interesting things to digest. Very informative

  2. @Vino101net says:
    March 27, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Ditto on the Pey-Marin riesling. It would make a great imposter in a blind German wine tasting. I know I would'nt be able to ferret out the difference.

    1. 1WineDude says:
      March 27, 2011 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks, Vino101net – As a self-confessed Mosel-snob, I was VERY pleasantly surprised by the Pey-Marin. Cheers!

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