This is not the greatest Napa Cab on the market. It also costs around $20, so it doesn't have to be. It certainly presents a nice value and is just fine for parties. Purple in color. The nose has dark cherries, cedar, baking spices and dust. On the palate, this is a bit generic; dark cherries with slight earth. Very tasty and goes well with party appetizers and main dishes. A nice value.
Very nice showing for such a young Barolo. I was surprised by how well it showed just 4 years from vintage. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has cherries, dark cherries, black raspberries with slight tar and dust. On the palate, there are tannins but not monsters. Great cherry and dark cherry fruit. Delicious and easy to drink. Nice finish. Of course, all the acidity is there to work well with food. A nice way to taste high end Italian wines and not break the bank while waiting on the single vineyard wines.
This is one of the great value in wine. It is a hodgepodge of all the remnants from all the wines Peter Rosback makes combined into one cuvee. It costs $15 and is always in the 88 to 92 point range. Sealed with a screw cap, the exact proportions differ from vintage to vintage. This one has Pinot Noir, Merlot, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It is purple in color. The nose has a nice complexity of cherries, red berries, some cassis, dust and spice. On the palate, there is a bit of depth and plenty of varietal complexity. Nice balance. It goes down easy. What's not
Great showing for this Oregon Pinot Noir at 17 years from vintage. Light ruby in color. The nose is really pretty with cherries, a slight herbal note and a bit of earthiness. On the palate, there is a nice vibrancy. Layers of fruit and earth form a nice complexity. Good acidity. Long finish. This is a delicious wine that is probably at peak right now but, at least this bottle, certainly has a decade left, probably more.
Well, this was disappointing. Sometimes Bordeaux's can go thru a dumb phase and sometimes that is just an excuse. Watched over a couple of days with no improvement. It wasn't bad, it just was... there. And for this kind of money, that isn't really good enough. Purple in color. The nose has cherrie, dust and cedar. On the palate, cherries. Not much depth or complexity. Its fine. Nothing more. Solid B. I hope it improves or perhaps just an off bottle. Or not.
I opened this to show a friend how well that Rieslings can age. A mostly dry Riesling from 1996 and it was beautiful. Golden in color, slightly deep. The nose is clean with just a bare whiff of petrol. There was grapefruit peel, slight lemon notes and "wet rocks". On the palate, it was rich and tasted dry but perhaps a bit of residual sugar left. Nice round texture but enough acidity to easily cut through it. Long finish. It begs for food and rewards the food nicely.
Purple in color. The nose is pretty tight at first but opend to show cassis, slight cedar and a bit of spice. On the palate, nice black cherry fruit with some baking spice. Good finish. Still some firm tannins, this may yet develop more. Another nice value play in good vintages.
This is the second wine of Rauza-Gassies. Very nice showing for this. Purple in color. A very pretty noce of cassis, dark cherries, and baking spice. On the palate, slightly bitter at first but then opens into lovely black cherry fruit with some spice. More elegant and seeming at or close to peak. Mild tannins. Lovely finish. Another value play in Bordeaux (in great vintages anyway).
Great showing for this wine. It needs some time to develop but not as much as many of the better 2010's I have tasted. Purple in color. The nose has nice dark cherries but this also has an earthy Bordeaux funk going on along with some sandalwood. Those who don't like the funk might want to consider drinking this earlier and certainly look for weel stored bottles. On the palate, there is great black cherry fruit. Juicy acidity. Already showing a depp complexity. Long finish. It will be interesting to see how this develops further but it is awesome today!
What a showing for this wine. Performing way above my expectations. A tremendous value in Bordeaux. Purple in color. A huge nose with dark cherries, charcoal, spice and cherry juice. On the palate, this has a lush texture. It seems to have shed a lot of the oak it had in its youth and is pretty close to the young side of peak. Dark and fresh cherries. Deep. Mild tannins. Long finish. Delicious yet interesting. Excellent.
