From a bottle that was just opened. Pale straw in color. Lots of citrus, grass and some stoniness. Medium acidity; very refreshing, but softens into a somewhat quick finish.
Again, from a bottle that had just been opened. Very light, translucent red; almost a very dark rose. Some sulfur, ash and earth on the nose, and something that leans citrus oil. Light bodied, and fruity on the palate with some moldy notes in the background. Some tartness from the acidity with a swish. Very soft finish.
From a just-opened bottle. Translucent blood red in color. Very fresh nose with a hint of cab franc green pepper, but nothing over the top. Leans in the direction of a Loire cab franc. Very easy to drink and medium- bodied. Very fresh finish with no tannin.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This was quickly chilled and served after some red wines in the tasting order. This isn't a white wine, nor a rose, but an orange wine: very pale salmon in color. Very funky nose with some barnyard notes and a fair amount of ash. Bitter finish and a soft acidity. After the cab franc that (accidentally) preceded it, this didn't seem like there was a lot going on...
Dark reddish/leaning black in the core. Great earthy nose with lots of black pepper, some soft iron ore character and good meaty notes. Like a very fresh St. Joseph with some blackberry fruit as well. Very easy to drink and medium- bodied. Good acidity with a refreshing finish; no perceptible tannin. For the price, this was really good and was drinking really well.
Again, popped and poured. Definitely could have used more air. Ruby red in color with some purplish tinges. Light in style with lots of graphite, dark chocolate and smoke on the nose and some green pepper/vegetal notes. Pretty soft on the palate, showing some bitter dark chocolate with medium- acidity and very chalky tannins on the finish.
2014 Massican Gemina
USA, California
From a bottle that was just opened. Pale straw in color. Lots of citrus, grass and some stoniness. Medium acidity; very refreshing, but softens into a somewhat quick finish.
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2014 Amplify Carignane
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
Again, from a bottle that had just been opened. Very light, translucent red; almost a very dark rose. Some sulfur, ash and earth on the nose, and something that leans citrus oil. Light bodied, and fruity on the palate with some moldy notes in the background. Some tartness from the acidity with a swish. Very soft finish.
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2014 Lo-Fi Wines Cabernet Franc Coquelicot Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
From a just-opened bottle. Translucent blood red in color. Very fresh nose with a hint of cab franc green pepper, but nothing over the top. Leans in the direction of a Loire cab franc. Very easy to drink and medium- bodied. Very fresh finish with no tannin.
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2014 Jolie-Laide Trousseau Gris Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
This was quickly chilled and served after some red wines in the tasting order. This isn't a white wine, nor a rose, but an orange wine: very pale salmon in color. Very funky nose with some barnyard notes and a fair amount of ash. Bitter finish and a soft acidity. After the cab franc that (accidentally) preceded it, this didn't seem like there was a lot going on...
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2013 Piedrasassi Syrah PS
USA, California, Central Coast
Dark reddish/leaning black in the core. Great earthy nose with lots of black pepper, some soft iron ore character and good meaty notes. Like a very fresh St. Joseph with some blackberry fruit as well. Very easy to drink and medium- bodied. Good acidity with a refreshing finish; no perceptible tannin. For the price, this was really good and was drinking really well.
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2013 Hunt & Harvest Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Again, popped and poured. Definitely could have used more air. Ruby red in color with some purplish tinges. Light in style with lots of graphite, dark chocolate and smoke on the nose and some green pepper/vegetal notes. Pretty soft on the palate, showing some bitter dark chocolate with medium- acidity and very chalky tannins on the finish.
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