2019 Château Peyrat, France, Bordeaux, Graves, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Grade: 
Current Price: 
$19.00USD

This bottle was oxidized.  Deep golden in color.  A fair amount of oak showing but no fruit.  A shame as there is often great value in the under $30 world of Bordeaux.  It is a blend of 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc.  The cork looked fine but something went wrong somewhere.  The current vintage is 2023, but even at age six years from vintage, it seems it should still be drinking well.  Oh well.  

2023 Gaspard Sauvignon Blanc, France, Loire, Vin de France, wine Review

Vintage: 
2023
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+
Current Price: 
$19.00USD

Made with grapes mostly grown in Tourraine but labelled Vin de France.  Light silvery/green in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice.  Slightly grassy with touch of tropical fruit and minerality.  Medium bodied.  Good balance.  On the palate, the tropical fruit comes thru along with a bit of almond especially on the finish.  This drinks easily on its own and would work well with lighter foods.  It would work well with vegetarian Thai Food.

2023 Patricia Green Cellars Sauvignon Blanc, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2023
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+
Current Price: 
$30.00USD

I don't recall very many, if any, Sauvignon Blancs grown in Oregon, so this was interesting.  Light silvery/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has Tutti Fruity Gum notes (others called it Bubble Gum) with a little bit of peach.  Slightly oily texture.  Medium bodied.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, more Tutti Fruity Gum along with a touch of peach.  A touch of salinity.  Moderate finish.  A fun wine to stretch what a Sauvignon Blanc has to offer.  A nice starter white or to serve with a light lunch.  Perhaps with Tuna Salad.  

2023 Domaine des Aubuisières Vouvray Cuvée de Silex, France, Loire, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2023
Grade: 
Current Price: 
$20.00USD

This was not a proper bottle.  It had a lot of froth and bubbles and there should not have been any.  My pour was one of the first and no off flavors were detected that might have suggested refermentation in the bottle, but the amount of bubbles was for too much to just  be trapped CO2.  Others who sampled from farther into the bottle noted off flavors and lots of "crud" in the bottle.  Not sure how prevalent this will be, but buyer beware.  

2020 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Rechbächel Riesling, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2020
Score: 
94
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$53.00USD

This labeled Trocken on the back label.  Golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has some peach along with wet rock/minerality.  Medium bodied.  A strong backbone of acidity.  On the palate, this is crisp with some peach and plenty of depth.  This is still young and will  no doubt develop more complexity with good cellaring but it is delicious now.  Great on its own, this is very food friendly and would no doubt benefit from some food to work with the acidity.  Thai food seems like a natural match.  Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.  

2023 Rombauer Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, USA, California, Wine Reeview

Vintage: 
2023
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$24.00USD

This is a blend of 73% Sonoma County and 27% Napa County.  Light green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with yellow grapefruit and guava.  Clean.  Light to medium bodied.  Nice texture.  Good balance.  On the palate, the tart grapefruit comes thru (in a good way) with a bit of guava.  Nice finish.  This drinks well on its own and will work well with lighter foods.  Fish Tacos would be a nice match.  Drink over the next few years.  

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