Wine Reviews
Chateau Fonguillon - Killer Bordeaux for under 20 bucks!
2005 Château Fonguillon L’Enclos. Here is a straight-from-the-shoulder Bordeaux at a reasonable price. It is a merlot-based wine, frank and unadorned. It is made in AOC Montagne St-Emilion which is the largest satellite of the august St. Emilion region.
L’Enclos smells of leather and brass. The taste is dark and not sweet with a tannic undertow. [...]
The Brunier Brothers’ Well Kept Secret: Les Pallières Rosé - One sip and you’ll be hooked!
2008 Les Pallières au petit bonheur rosé. This is a very beautiful rosé from the Gigondas region in the southern Rhone valley. I do not say it lightly. I never turn down a glass of rosé, especially at lunch, but it is not a wine I would seek out. Usually bright, acidic, very pink, very [...]
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Rentas de Fincas Reserva - Rioja Heats Up The Grill
Rentas de Fincas Reserva 2002 is a warm Rioja. This wine is soft and earthy — very agreeable. Like so many Riojas, it has waited a long time for you. In this case, 7 years, more than a few in wood. The result is rich and smooth with a light crackle of tannin and cigar [...]
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Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy Sancerre - Mind-blowing Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire
Mind-blowing Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire. It’s true, it exists and you can score a few bottles here. This isn’t that big, fruity stuff that your friend picked up at the gas station because he was running late for your dinner party. This is the pinnacle of Sauvignon Blanc.
An amazing mash-up of super-bright citrus, fig, [...]
Mahi Sauvignon Blanc - A Knockout Wine in a Big Is Beautiful Sort of Way
A knockout artisan New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that assaults the pleasure receptors. Mahi’s SB does it in a big-is-beautiful sort of way.
One hundred percent free run juice, cold fermented and sur lee aged for three months. Translation: this is one fine, artisan wine. The Mahi is ripe and tart at the same time - and [...]
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