wine mini-reviews
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 24, 2024
2022 Merry Edwards Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Another consistently fine showing; sultry with black raspberry, currants, blackberries, and leather. $60 A- 2022 Merry Edwards ‘Georganne’ Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Niiiiiiice. Rhubarb, black raspberry, herbs, tea. Big but so balanced and elegant, we might…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 17, 2024
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format. They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 10, 2024
NV Albert Bichot Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Rose (France): Very, very, very good stuff. Also bright stuff, stuffed with roses and red berries. $25 B+ 2020 Silk & Spice Red Blend (Portugal): Aptly named, as it’s both silky and spicy. It’s also pretty damned tasty.…
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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for June 3, 2024
2023 Ca’D’Gal Sauvignon (Piedmont): Grassy, floral, herbal, and deceptively Big! Gooseberry on steroids… $NA B+ 2023 Ca’D’Gal Chardonnay (Piedmont): Peachy, mineral, and absolutely gorgeously irresistible. $NA A- 2014 Bedell Cellars Cabernet Franc (North Fork of Long Island): Exuding confidence and poise, even as it’s getting…
