2019 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Merci Reserve, USA, Oregon, Chehalem Mountains, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Score: 
93
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$85.00USD

Caveat, I tasted this after a few low octane Pinot Noir's, but this seemed to be bigger in style.  Garnet in color with some purple hues.  Mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, and a bit of mint.  Full bodied.  Light to medium tannins.  Good acidity.  Plenty of depth.  On the palate, this has some complexity.  Lush black cherries with some black raspberries.   Nice finish.  Tasty.  This drinks well on its own and will work well with most foods.  It would be nice with Grilled Salmon.  Drink over the next ten years.

2018 Cave Caloz Pinot Noir La Mourziere Les Coteaux de Sierre Valais, Switzerland, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2018
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

This is a Pinot noir from Switzerland.  It  is very lightly styled although elegant is perhaps not the right word either.  Pale ruby in color, clear and bright.  The nose is interesting with strawberries, light cherries and a hint of cedar.  Light bodied.  Good acidity.  On the palate, strawberries with slight cherries.  A slight herbal note.  Good finish.  This wine needs food.  Fondue seems appropriate but most soft cheeses would work.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

2018 Arnot-Roberts Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard, USA, California, Sonoma Coast, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2018
Score: 
95
Grade: 
A

This wine was not a huge wine but still much bigger, less austere, than expected (in a good way).  Ruby in color, purple core, mostly clear and bright.  The nose has cherries, slight black cherries, slight cranberries with a nice earthiness to it.  Medium bodied.  Good acidity.  Light tannins.  On the palate, this has depth and complexity.  Flavors of cherries and black cherries with just a bit of tart cherries/cranberries.  Long finish.  This is nice on its own but would be better with food.  It would work well with Roasted Chicken or Duck.  Drink over the next ten to twelve years. 

2023 Regis Minet Pouilly-Fumé Vieilles Vignes, France, Loire, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2023
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$26.00USD

This is Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley in France.  Straw gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with a touch of lemons along with plenty of minerality.  Medium bodied.  Excellent balance and acidity.  On the palate, the minerality dominates but there is some lemon as well.  Clean, long finish.  This is nice on its own but probably better with food.  It would work well with fresh, Oysters.  Drink over the next few years.  

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.  

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