2017 Kanakaris Notos White, Greece, Peloponnesos, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
87
Grade: 
B

This is an interesting wine.  100% Roditis.  It retails for $9 which makes it a nice value especially when looking for something different.  Pale silvery green in color.  The nose has some peaches and limes which is interesting with nice minerality.  On the palate, more about minerality, slight saline and some citrus.  Easy drinking but enough acidity to work with food.  The salinity also makes it great for shell fish.  This wine is fresh and should probably be drunk in the first couple of years.  

2016 The Furst Gewurztraminer, France, Alsace, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2016
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

Produced at Cave Vinicole de Kientzheim-Kaysersberg.  This was (surprisingly?) a couple of steps up from the 2015.  Light golden in color.  Great nose of Lychees and slight canned peaches.  On the palate, lively acidity cuts through the slight sweetness.  Lychees and peaches with underlying minerality.  Despite the acidity, the wine is round.  Will work great with spicy foods (this Asian) and lighter foods.  It retails for $17 which is a great value.  

2016 Pinot Blanc The Furst, France, Alsace, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2016
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+

Produced at Cave Vinicole de Kientzheim-Kaysersberg.    The nose has minerals and slight peaches.  On the palate, there are more peaches but underlying minerality.  Slightly oily texture.  Nice acidity.  Will work with lighter and medium bodied foods and on its own.  Retails for $17 which is a nice value.  

2017 Cascina Praie Vermentino Colla Micheri, Italy, Liguria

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
87
Grade: 
B

Light golden in color with slight green swirls.  The nose has some lime and pears and also some minerals.  On the palate, this is a nice, slightly oily texture.  Minerals.  Lighter in body.  Very easy drinking.  No bitterness.  Ligurian wines are not that common in the US.  Retails for $24.  

2017 Bodegas Cobertizo Bierzo El Blanco, Spain, Bierzo, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
89
Grade: 
B+

This is 100% Godello from mostly older vines in northwest Spain.  Light silvery gold in color.  The nose is about minerals and crushed shells.  On the palate, this has nice acidity.  Not a big wine but steely/clean.  Lots of minerality.  Slightly oily texture.  Nice finish.  Will work great with sea food.  Made for early drinking.  $18 retail is fair.  

2017 Biurko Sauvignon Blanc, Spain, Rioja, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+

This is a young wine from Rioja using Sauvignon Blanc grapes.  It is a bit of a different take on both white Rioja and Sauvignon Blanc.  Light silvery gold in color.  The nose is very nice.  There is some grapefruit but mostly this has a refreshing clean aroma to it with some underlying minerals.  On the palate, this is again, about the minerality.  A very round wine and easy to drink.  Some citrus and acidity but not dominant.  Works fine on its own bout will work with lighter foods.  Retails for around $15 which is a nice value.  

2017 Bodega Elizalde Bizkaiko Txakolina Mendraka, Spain, Pais Vasco, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
89
Grade: 
A-

This is from the Basque region of Spain.  It is a bit richer and more elegant than most Txacolis.  Also no spritz.  Light golden in color.  The nose has some citrus and minerals.  On the palate, this is tart but also rich bodied.  Some citrusy notes.  Good finish.  This is very food friendly but needs light and medium bodied foods.  Retails for $20 which is fair.  Made from the Hondarrabi Zuri grape.  

2016 Alain Jaume & Fils Côtes du Rhône Blanc Reserve Grand Veneur, France, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2016
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

2016 is a great vintage in the southern Rhone which makes it a really great vintage to stock up on Cotes du Rhone.  This is a white wine but should last for at least five years despite its $15 retail price tag.  Light green gold in color.  The nose has nice grapefruit with minerals.  On the palate, there is a nice tart acidity.  More peach than citrus.  Long finish.  Very food friendly.  Great value.  

2017 Hugl Weine Grüner Veltliner, Austria, Neusiedlersee, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

Always a favorite, this has a new, more attractive label.  Not as industrial as the older label.  Light green/gold in color.  The nose is nice with limes and minerals.  On the palate, this has good acidity.  Some lime.  Long finish.  $14 per 1 ltr bottle is a great price.  Perfect for large get together s.  Varietally correct.  Food friendly.  Easy to drink with a wide variety of foods or on its own.  Should last five years.  

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