Usually, the 1WD wine sample pool is, as my daughter likes to describe my cooking, “adequate.” What I mean is, most of the wine samples that I receive are pretty good, if not get-you-all-diddy-like exciting; occasionally I get a sample that’s an utter dud, and occasionally I pop open a sample that’s delightfully surprising. Rarely,…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For August 10, 2020
2013 Domaine de Sainte Cecile du Parc ‘Mouton Bertoli’ Rouge (Pays de Caux): Savory, spicy meat course totally staring you down. $38 B+ NV Villa Sandi Il Fresco Spumante Prosecco (Veneto): Refreshing fruity, playfully fun, and solidly… uhm… solid. $16 B 2018 Domaine Bousquet Reserva Malbec (Tupungato): All around the mulberry bush, we chased the…
Alentejo Postcard, Part 3 (Herdade do Rocim Recent Releases)
According to general manager and oenologist Pedro Ribeiro, Herdade do Rocim has “probably the most expensive amphorae in the world.” Rocim sent clay from their ancient vats – a staple of aging wine in Alentejo for centuries – to a university in Montpelier for analysis, in order to create newer amphorae that had the same…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For August 3, 2020
2017 Herdade do Rocim Brut Nature Rose (Alentejo): Touriga rarely tasted so elegant – or so fun. $NA B+ 2018 Herdade do Rocim Amphora Branco (Vinho Regional Alentejano): The colors – and the flavors – of peach skins to brighten your day. $14 B+ 2017 Herdade do Rocim Alicante Bouschet (Vinho Regional Alentejano): Burly, mysterious,…