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2021 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Vidovich Lane Vineyard, USA, California, napa, St. Helena, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2021
Score: 
95
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$232.00USD

Inky purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is great.  Classic aromas of cassis, blueberries, dark chocolate and baking spices.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Nice balance.  On the palate, this is delicious if still youthful.  Plenty of depth, it unwinds in the glass.  Flavors of cassis, blueberries, dark chocolate and spice.  Long finish.  Drink over the next twenty years.  This is great on its and will work well with big foods.  A nice choice with BBQ Brisket.

2024 Maybach Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Roseira Irmgard Vineyard

Vintage: 
2024
Score: 
92
Grade: 
A-

This is a Rosé made from 100% Pinot Noir.  Pale salmon orange in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with strawberries, light cherries and slight cranberries.  Medium bodied.  Slightly viscous.  On the palate, this is tasty with good energy.  Flavors of strawberries and cherries.  Easy to drink.  Good finish.  This is nice on its own and will work well with many foods.  A nice choice with Grilled Salmon but also a "Cold Pasta" dish.  Drink over the next few years.  

2024 San Felice Chardonnay In Avane Toscana IGT, Italy, Tuscany, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2024
Score: 
92
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$40.00USD

Not too dissimilar to the 2023 which was also favorably reviewed on this site.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has lots of grapefruit with an ever so slight grassy note and a slight note of vanilla.  Full bodied.  Light tannins.  Nice balance.  On the palate, the grapefruit come thru with some lemon notes as well.  Refreshing but also has some depth.  Long finish.  THis drinks well on its own and will work well with many foods.  A nice choice with Salmon but also Pasta Primavera.  Drink over the next five to seven years.  

2024 Bodegas Beronia Verdejo Rueda, Spain, Wine RevieT

Vintage: 
2024
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$16.00USD

This is a 100% Verdejo wine from Spain.  Light straw colored, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with limes, wild Thyme and slight peach.  Medium bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, this is tasty with the peach and limes coming thru and also slight minerality.  A slight lime pith/bitter note on the finish.  This  is nice on its own but better with food.  It will work well with lighter meals and should work well with Ceviche.  Drink over the next year or two.  Great value.

2023 Cantina Tramin Gewürztraminer Alto Adige - Südtirol Nussbaumer, Italy, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2023
Score: 
93
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$40.00USD

One of the best Gewurztraminer's I have had.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has the classic Lychee Nuts along with a slight floral note, ginger and a bit of melon.  Medium to full bodied.  Ever so slightly semi-sweet but with enough acidity.  On the palate, the melons come more to the forefront along with some spice (nutmeg?).  Long finish.  This wine has some depth and complexity.  It is nice on its own but better with food.  This worked quite well with Pad Thai.  Drink over the next few years.  

2025 Greenwing Pinot Grigio, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2025
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+
Current Price: 
$18.00USD

Greenwing is part of the Duckhorn portfolio of wines.  This is 96% Pinot Grigio and 4% Pinot Blanc.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with white peach, slight minerality and a hint of lemon/citrus.  Light to medium bodied.  Slightly viscous.  On the palate, the lemon comes out a bit more along with a slight steely/mineral note.  Moderate finish.  This is an easy drinking-easy going white wine that is nice on its own and will work with lighter meals.  Caprese Salad would work well.  Drink over the next year or two.  Good value.  

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