Medium pink-salmon. vibrant. Crisp red fruit, watermelon skin, slight leaves. Light bodied with moderate alcohol (12.5%)crisp elevated acid, a freshness in the mid-palate, and just a touch of bitterness. moderate length. Nice!
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
Medium pink. Ripe pear, hints of caramelized peach, slight earth. Very apply in the mouth - bruised green apples, with elevated acid and no bitterness. 12.5%. A bit short.
Moderate plus pink with some salmon and peach color. Slight grapefruit, slight ripe peach, almost a bit of herbaceousness as well. Fresh nose. Significant frizzante, extremely fresh palate, low alcohol, elevated acid, light body, no bitterness. Moderate length! So refreshing
Moderate concentration straw. Fresh and ripe nose with just a hint of buttercream oak, high acid, and crisp green apples, lemon, and just a hint of cool tangerine. Moderate alcohol - 13%? (actually 12.8%). Persistent!
Inky purple in the glass, opaque. Earthy, brambly nose, with that weirdly green Malbec grapey chemical weedy thing. Not sure how to describe this, but it smells like Malbec. Also violets, sage, underbrush, and dried flowers. Dry, full-bodied, with elevated alcohol 14.5%? (correct). Hints of new oak on the palate - baking spices - but holding it well. Elevated acid - it really sticks out, as if acidified. A harsh tartness on the finish. Moderate minus tannins. Some bitter chocolate and purple grape on the finish. I’m not a fan but it’s clearly ripe fruit. Persistent.
2014 Mora Estate Rosé 86 Points
USA, California
Medium pink-salmon. vibrant.
Crisp red fruit, watermelon skin, slight leaves. Light bodied with moderate alcohol (12.5%)crisp elevated acid, a freshness in the mid-palate, and just a touch of bitterness. moderate length. Nice!
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2014 Domaine de Fontsainte Corbières Gris de Gris 85 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
Medium pink. Ripe pear, hints of caramelized peach, slight earth. Very apply in the mouth - bruised green apples, with elevated acid and no bitterness. 12.5%. A bit short.
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NV Broadbent Vinho Verde Rosé 86 Points
Portugal, Minho, Vinho Verde
Moderate plus pink with some salmon and peach color. Slight grapefruit, slight ripe peach, almost a bit of herbaceousness as well. Fresh nose. Significant frizzante, extremely fresh palate, low alcohol, elevated acid, light body, no bitterness. Moderate length! So refreshing
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2014 Matthiasson Chardonnay Linda Vista Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Moderate concentration straw. Fresh and ripe nose with just a hint of buttercream oak, high acid, and crisp green apples, lemon, and just a hint of cool tangerine. Moderate alcohol - 13%? (actually 12.8%). Persistent!
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2012 Achával-Ferrer Quimera 85 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
Inky purple in the glass, opaque. Earthy, brambly nose, with that weirdly green Malbec grapey chemical weedy thing. Not sure how to describe this, but it smells like Malbec. Also violets, sage, underbrush, and dried flowers.
Dry, full-bodied, with elevated alcohol 14.5%? (correct). Hints of new oak on the palate - baking spices - but holding it well. Elevated acid - it really sticks out, as if acidified. A harsh tartness on the finish. Moderate minus tannins. Some bitter chocolate and purple grape on the finish. I’m not a fan but it’s clearly ripe fruit. Persistent.
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