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Wines At My Table; Week of February 1, 2015 |  (382 page views) | | | - 2007 Stage Left Cellars Petite Sirah - USA, California (1/23/2015)
Opaque violet color with baked black and red fruits, black raspberry, red currant, black pepper, and baking spice aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied, and very fresh with black raspberry, fig, blackberry, red currant, spice flavors and a wonderful complementary minerality. Long finish (92 pts.)
- N.V. Schramsberg Vineyards Mirabelle Brut Rose - USA, California, North Coast (1/25/2015)
Pretty pink color with an orange hue, and a fine bead. Show aromas of strawberry cream, raspberry, and ginger. On the palate, it's dry with a soft mousse and tart raspberry, strawberry, ginger and blood orange aromas. Blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. At least 15% reserve lots. Good value! (88 pts.)
- 2009 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel - USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles (1/25/2015)
Dark ruby color with complex dark fruits, spice, licorice, bramble, wet stone and pepper aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied and dry and round with a lush texture, dusty tannins and black cherry, plum, red currant flavors with a persistent minerality. Long finish. Pnp. Opened up nicely over the course of 90 minutes. Will continue to favorably evolve. Blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 28% Syrah, 27% Grenache, 5% Counoise 14.5% alcohol (93 pts.)
- 2012 Erik Banti Carato Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT (1/26/2015)
Ruby color with bright cherry, tobacco, a bit of red currant, vanilla and spice aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, and fresh with surprisingly supple texture, and a lingering finish. Delicious 10% Ciliegiolo aged for 10 months in French barriques. 13.5% alcohol. Great value at $8. Will buy more! (87 pts.)
- N.V. Ariston Aspasie Champagne Carte Blanche Brut - France, Champagne (2/1/2015)
Pale yellow color with a fine bead and pretty white flower, yellow apple, toast,and subtle citrus aromas. On the palate it's light-medium bodied, with a delicate mousse. It's elegant and dry with yellow apple, peach, citrus, mineral and a bit of vanilla flavors. Lingering finish. Blend of 40% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Meunier 12.5% alcohol. Wonderful value in Champagne under $30. Will buy more! (89 pts.)
- N.V. Champagne Fleury Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut - France, Champagne (2/1/2015)
Pale yellow color with a fine bead, and bread dough, hazelnut, cherry aromas. On the palate it's shows a delicate creamy mousse, racy acidity and wonderful balance with cherry, strawberry, red apple, and vanilla flavors and a lingering mineral driven finish. 100% Pinot Noir sparkling wine from the Aube in the southernmost part of the Champagne region (91 pts.)
- 2010 Big Basin Vineyards Homestead - USA, California (2/1/2015)
Dark ruby color with exuberant violet, roast meat, dark fruit, tar and a hint of menthol aromas. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, and well balanced with plum, cherry, black raspberry, and baking spice flavors. Long finish. 14.5% alcohol. Blend of 37% Grenache, 36% Syrah, and 27% Mourvedre (91 pts.)
- 2004 Alvear Montilla-Moriles Pedro Ximénez de Añada - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (2/1/2015)
Brownish red color with molasses, toffee, dark chocolate and subtle spice aromas. On the palate it's full bodied, viscous, and persistent with very good acidity that keeps it from being cloying and provides balance. It shows sweet flavors of molasses, honey-dipped figs, caramel, and cinnamon flavors. Long finish (91 pts.)
- 2013 Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano - Italy, Tuscany, San Gimignano, Vernaccia di San Gimignano (2/1/2015)
Light yellow-green with lime, and tangerine, and wet stone aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied, and fresh with an ample texture, and lime, tangerine, and a bit of spice flavors with a surprising and pleasing touch of tannins. Long mineral driven finish. 13% alcohol. Apparently typical of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a rare tannic white grape variety. Barrel fermented in French oak conical trunk casks, it macerates on the skins until the waning moon of December without using any selected industrial yeasts. It ages and matures on its lees for ten months in the same oak conical trunk cask for 10 months. Unfiltered (90 pts.)
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