08 Palo Alto Reserva Suavigon Blanc (Maule Valley): Good, but not great, w/ citrus fruit that's a tad green & disappears a bit too quickly. # 08 Palo Alto Reserva Red (Maule Valley): Very cheap & very good. Black fruit almost marred by toughness, but midpalate cherry saves the day. # 08 Trefethen Dry Riesling…
Category: wine mini-reviews
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-08-01
06 Prime 'District 4' Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Big & about as classic & concentrated black cherry as you can get. Bravo! # 08 C. Donatiello 'Marie Pavie' Rose (Russian River Valley): Ultra low-production, slightly oakey but all strawberry, all dry, & all good. # 07 Eagles Nest Winery Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon "Starboard" (Ramona…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-07-25
08 Penns Woods Traminette (PA): Aromatic, creamy, & surprisingly compex. If they set out to make a simple wine, they failed spectacularly. # 05 Penns Woods Merlot Reserve (PA): Robust & full of dark fruits. Flirting dangerously close to over-extraction, but thoroughly enjoyable. # 07 Penns Woods Chardonnay Reserve (PA): Vanilla, tropical fruit, VG acidity….
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-07-18
07 Paumanok Late Harvest Riesling (LI): Sweet lemon blast to yo face! Great acid balance suggests a longer life ahead. If you can wait. # 08 St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc (Napa Valley): Has more grass than a newly sodded lawn. And despite being a NV SB, it doesn't at all suck! # 06 St. Supery…