Ridge Winery, 2000, California, Montebello Fading a bit, but no slip of color or engagement. Diminished grip, slightly, […]
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quick sips 2012 – Balletto Vineyards & Winery – Sexton Hill – Chardonnay – Russian River Valley More […]
Terrestrial narrative with more woo and sway than I’m used to from such a young Burgundy. More jazz […]
Animated, brilliant, a subtext of a dominantly pervasive message of Burgundian woo. Surprisingly dark, convincing but still gentle, […]
I’ve written before that Chardonnay and I have the more quirky and turbulent of communicative associations. But with […]
2013 Cartograph Wines Pinot Noir, Choate Vineyard, Green Valley: Seraphic from the first contact to palate’s end. Thick […]
Sipping some of the Merlot I bought yesterday at Gundlach Bundschu, the ’12, and I can see why […]
That wooing style of Pinot I love, and chase, but rarely find. But I have it now, oh […]
Usually I wait till the next day to write a reaction to a wine that catches me, but […]
I’m partial to Merlot, and always find myself eager to defend it, but this bottle doesn’t need my […]