Daniel P. Drake 
M. Bonnamy
Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé
It is Saturday night and I have opened the Maurice Bonnamy Crémant de Loire Rosé Brut. A blend of 100% Cabernet Franc grapes from south of Saumur.
On the nose there I find strawberry, raspberry, tart cherry, minerality and some yeasty qualities.
On the palate there are notes of strawberry, raspberry, tart cherry, bell pepper, yeast and food minerals.
This sparkling wine has a beautiful salmon pink color with a constant fine bead that is medium bodied with high acidity and a long fresh, crisp, clean finish. Continued good health and stay safe. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 10 days ago
Domaine de la Poultiere
Emotion Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc
The sparkling wine I have opened this evening is the Damien Pinon "Le Brut" Vouvray Brut NV.
On the nose there is apricot, quince, yellow apple, honeydew melon and ginger.
On the palate I find yellow apple, white peach, pear, mandarin orange, jasmine and minerality.
This wine is medium bodied with high acidity and long crisp fresh finish. I hope everyone is doing well in the times we are traversing? Please stay healthy and safe in these times. Going into another weekend lets all be kind to one another. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂 — 12 days ago
Carbone
Napa Valley Red Blend 2016
It is Sunday night and tonight's wine is the 2016 Favia Carbone Napa Valley Red Wine. This is a blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petit Verdot.
On the nose I am getting raspberry, black cherry, strawberry, roasted jalapeño, mint, chocolate toasted oak and earthy notes.
On the palate there is strawberry, raspberry, plum, green bell pepper, violet, black currant, herbs, crushed gravel and good earth notes.
This wine is full bodied that is mouth filling with medium + acidity and medium+ mouth coating grippy tannins that leads right into a long fruit well balanced finish. Well, here we are at the start of another work week and the end of summer and wonderful weekend. Hello fall and we prepare for winter. Please everyone stay healthy and safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 23 days ago
Catherine Marshall
Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Tonights wine I have opened is the 2019 Catherine Marshall Sauvignon Blanc Elgin Valley, South Africa.
The nose has beautiful aromatics with abundance of grapefruit, peach, nectarine, green bell pepper, herbs, grass and minerals.
On the palate the is lime, grapefruit, white peach, bell pepper, basil, jalapeño, grass and minerals.
This wine is medium bodied that is rich and mouth filling and medium to medium + acidity with a long crisp clean citrus finish. I hope everyone's weekend is going well? Please continue being safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 3 days ago
Soljans Estate
Sauvignon Blanc 2016
On this Sunday night I have opened the 2016 Soljans Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
On the nose the aromatics are very compelling explosive with notes of lime, papaya, guava, honeydew melon, orange, passionfruit and minerals.
On the palate there are citrus notes, lemon-lime, nectarine, asian pear, melon, white peach and minerals.
This wine is nicely complex that is medium bodied with a oily saline mouthfeel that has medium acidity that moves nicely into a long clean citrus mineral finish. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend staying safe and healthy? We look forward to the week doing the same. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 9 days ago
Red Tail Ridge Winery
RTR Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
I hope everyone is doing well here at the onset of the first weekend in October? I have opened the 2017 Red Tail Ridge RTR Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir from Finger Lakes New York.
On the nose there is cherry, red raspberry, a good funk, hibiscus, clove and wet earth.
On the palate I get cherry, red raspberry, cranberry, spice, dried leaves, minerality and damp earth.
This wine is a beautiful translucent ruby that is medium to medium + bodied with medium + acidity and medium smooth fine tannins that has a long red fruit mineral finish. I hope everyone is doing well staying safe and healthy? Have a great delightful weekend. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 18 days ago
Gaja
Sugarille Pieve Santa Restita Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Today I had the pleasure of having the 2013 Gaja Brunello di Montalcino Pieve Santa Restituta Sugarille.
On the nose there was cherry, raspberry, plum, anise, balsamic, herbs, dried roses, leather and crushed brick.
On the palate were notes of cherry, black raspberry, plum, licorice, balsamic, leather and a hint of oak.
A well made wine that is full bodied with medium + acidity and high mouth coating sandy tannins that moves wonderfully into a long red fruit brick dust finish. A beautifully structured wine that is well balanced. Have a wonderful weekend stay healthy and safe and be kind to one another. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 4 days ago
Tiberio
Colline Pescaresi Pecorino 2018
Here it is another weekend. We have made it to another Friday and the weekend is upon us. I have opened the 2018 Colline Pescaresi Tiberio Pecorino from Abruzzo, Italy.
On the nose was very difficult to get the first readings until it came to room temperature. Once at room temperature I was able to get aromas of lime, yellow melon, almond butter, jasmine, sage and minerals.
On the palate the wine felt fresh with notes of lime, lemon, green apple, spice, floral notes, herbs, saline and a good minerality.
This wine is medium bodied with medium + to high acidity that leads to a long crisp, fresh, mineral, saline finish. The weekend looks to be a wonderful one that brings in a great fall season. Please stay healthy and safe and have a great fall weekend. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — 11 days ago
Bodega Calle
Alberti 154 Torrontés 2011
It is Wednesday night and I have opened the 2011 Bodega Calle Alberti 128 Torrontès Famantina Valley La Rioja Argentina.
On the nose there is meyer lemon, white peach, apricot, melon, banana, geraniums and a bit of rose petal.
On the palate there is a bit of citrus fruit, lemon, spice, wet river rock and good mineral notes.
This wine is medium bodied with a lively vibrant mouthfeel and medium + acidity that has a crisp citrus finish, which I am surprised about, being it has been in bottle 9 years. Stay healthy and safe and work this last half of the week sliding into the weekend. Nostrovia!🥂🥂🥂 — 20 days ago
Daniel P. Drake
This afternoon I have opened the 2015 Soljans Estate Barrique Reserve Marlborough Pinot Noir.
On the nose I am able to get ripe cherry, strawberry jam, cola, ckove, mushroom, some funk, wet leaves and forest floor.
On the palate there is ripe cherry, raspberry, cranberry, plum, clove, mushroom and an earthy component.
This wine is medium bodied with medium acidity and medium sandy tannins with a long earthy finish. I hope everyone's weekend went well and are doing well? We look forward to a wonderful week ahead and as always please stay healthy and safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 2 days ago