Wine Reviews

This is a very nice Chardonnay made from estate grown and purchased fruit.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has some green apple often found in Chablis, but mostly grapefruit with some lemon.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this is moderately crisp with a bit of chalky minerality.  Good finish.  It drinks well on its own and worked well with a caprese salad.  Drink over the next few years.  

This is a blend of 66% Roussanne, 21% Grenache Blanc, 8% Picpoul Blanc, 3% Picardin and 2% Clairette Blanche.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has pears, peaches, some minerality and spice.  Full bodied.  On the palate, pears and peaches with good acidity.  A roundness of the wine makes it very accessible.  Long finish.  Still youthful, there is plenty of depth and complexity.  White Rhone varietals are notoriously difficult to guess an ageing curve, but this should easily have a decade left.  It worked quite well with a Caprese Salad and also Guacamole.  

Served at Heuriger Hamböck in Krems, Austria.  Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black cherries with slight bell pepper.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, black cherry fruit.  Moderate finish.  This is an easy going Cab that works well with cheese and cold cuts.  Drink over the next few years.

Purple in color.  Dark.  This is sold as a Rosé, but looks like a red wine.  The nose, however, is strawberries.  Light tannins.  Medium bodied.  Slightly viscous with moderate acidity.  The palate tastes ripe with strawberries and black cherries.  Over all, it seems disjointed.  Probably better on its own, it didn't seem to work well with traditional foods.  Drink now.