A lovely dry white blend with a hint of Muscat, low alcohol and frizzante, it is simply delightful. Very fresh attactive and easy. Dangerous stuff, no food required, good party starter. Value at under $10.
This is a another great lunch or HdO wine. Delicate and low alcohol with a lovely nose and slightly tart substance. Little more pricy at $17 but perfect for a light lunch or dinner. Lovely
Bottled in a screwtop 375ml this is a new and good direction for this winery. No or very lightly oaked, varietal light grapefuit nose, good acid structure and soft tannins. Nothing is overdone and the wine is very attractive with a long satisfing finish. Love the new winemaking style this winery is displaying.
In the past I have loved this wine and I still like it, but this vintage seems a bit vague compared to previous vintages. Still a sound wine and pour a glass for me I will finish it and maybe this just needs a bit more bottle time.
If you like modern Bandol blancs this is a classic. Lovely nose and adequate acidity, I need some fish soup and a table in the shade. Did not buy at $36, I have equally good similar wines in my cellar that are better values but if you are in the South of France this will be more reasonably priced and please ask me to lunch.
Third time on this wine and the berries and butter nose is still stong but you need to think of this wine as dark rose as it is an uncomplicated food wine.
Intense minty berry nose, very ripe in the nose and mouth. Big wine, very fresh and intense, deceptively easy to drink and not showing its 15% alcohol as heat, only as ripenessand a lovely structure and finish. Huge value at under $10. Organic grapes not winemaking I want to follow a few bottles of this over time.
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes
Often buy this wine but did not this time. The first bottle was badly corked, it was the end of the tasting and last the price at $33 made me less interested. That said the second bottle was a sound, big, round, lush Syrah that was quite interesting.
2017 Tintero Piemonte Vino Bianco Secco 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Piemonte DOC
A lovely dry white blend with a hint of Muscat, low alcohol and frizzante, it is simply delightful. Very fresh attactive and easy. Dangerous stuff, no food required, good party starter. Value at under $10.
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2017 André et Michel Quenard Vin de Savoie Les Abymes 88 Points
France, Savoie, Vin de Savoie
This is a another great lunch or HdO wine. Delicate and low alcohol with a lovely nose and slightly tart substance. Little more pricy at $17 but perfect for a light lunch or dinner. Lovely
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2017 Peltier Station Chardonnay Shatz Family Reserve 87 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Bottled in a screwtop 375ml this is a new and good direction for this winery. No or very lightly oaked, varietal light grapefuit nose, good acid structure and soft tannins. Nothing is overdone and the wine is very attractive with a long satisfing finish. Love the new winemaking style this winery is displaying.
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2017 Château Graville-Lacoste Blanc 84 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves
In the past I have loved this wine and I still like it, but this vintage seems a bit vague compared to previous vintages. Still a sound wine and pour a glass for me I will finish it and maybe this just needs a bit more bottle time.
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2017 Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Blanc 89 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
If you like modern Bandol blancs this is a classic. Lovely nose and adequate acidity, I need some fish soup and a table in the shade. Did not buy at $36, I have equally good similar wines in my cellar that are better values but if you are in the South of France this will be more reasonably priced and please ask me to lunch.
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2017 Corte Gardoni Bardolino Le Fontane 86 Points
Italy, Veneto, Bardolino
Third time on this wine and the berries and butter nose is still stong but you need to think of this wine as dark rose as it is an uncomplicated food wine.
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2016 Honoro Vera Monastrell Jumilla Organic 89 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
Intense minty berry nose, very ripe in the nose and mouth. Big wine, very fresh and intense, deceptively easy to drink and not showing its 15% alcohol as heat, only as ripenessand a lovely structure and finish. Huge value at under $10. Organic grapes not winemaking I want to follow a few bottles of this over time.
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2016 Kuentz-Bas Pinot Noir 85 Points
France, Alsace
Very reduced upon first opening. Vague, green Pinot, okay but there are far better values
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2016 Clos La Coutale Cahors 89 Points
France, Southwest France, Cahors
Big and a bit closed, very clean fruit, lots of substance and a lovely structure. Will be quite nice this winter
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2013 Azienda Agricola Baldin Bramaterra 82 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Bramaterra
Candle wax, mint, powdery side tennis, sour (not tart) in mouth, this bottle did not impress, not bad but at $35 a bottle not worth any more words.
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2015 Domaine Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot Côtes de Brian Les Combettes 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Côtes de Brian
Big dark, rich, syrupy wine. Very nicely balanced. Really lovely big wine. Need to revisit end of tasting and I was rushed.
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2016 Domaine Faury Syrah L'ArtZélé 88 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes
Often buy this wine but did not this time. The first bottle was badly corked, it was the end of the tasting and last the price at $33 made me less interested. That said the second bottle was a sound, big, round, lush Syrah that was quite interesting.
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