Monte De Oro
Estate Grown Temecula Valley Zinfandel 2019
Consistently very good. Approachable on opening with flavor and complexity similar to prior years but overall smoother this vintage. — 23 days ago
Marqués de la Concordia
Lagunilla Crianza Rioja Tempranillo Garnacha 2013
Decent for an everyday wine. Nothing remarkable. Fruit - cherry, raspberry, little spice. Light bodied. Unidimensional. — a month ago
Barossa Valley Estate
GSM Barossa Valley Grenache Blend 2012
Restaurant paring with blackened steak. Pleasant fruit nose. Balanced medium bodied with strawberries raspberries a touch of rhubarb. Short but pleasant clean finish. Easy drinking for most people but more@complex than most value wines. — 2 months ago
Château de Sales
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2019
Nice pop and pour and two days later. Well made as far as structure and balance. Just seemed unidimensional and boring to me. — 10 days ago
Kamen Estate Wines
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Gift from a friend. Total home run! This was running at full speed on opening with room filling strawberry raspberry and cherry aroma with a touch of spice. Full bodied and well balanced on the palate with layers of complexity without being overpowering. Finish was a long experience with no drop off in the complexity. Just as good day two. — 23 days ago
Château Cantemerle
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Nothing exciting on opening or four hours later. Other than a slight tartness at the finish it was bland and one dimensional. — a month ago
De'Ricci
Rosso Di Montepulciano 2022
The 22 is again a very enjoyable medium bodied everyday wine. Elegant. — 16 days ago
Allegrini
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2019
This was OK but tasted more like a second press. Shy on the nose. Light bodied and light on the cherry and anise and heavy in the stems. Was expecting more. — 22 days ago
Fontanafredda
Barolo Nebbiolo 2016
Lovely Barolo. Surprisingly approachable on opening with enticing aroma of roses cherry and strawberry with a touch of spice. Medium bodied and well balanced acidity and tannins. Same fruit and spices on the palate along with undergrowth and balsamic. Finish is soft and lingering. Next day even softer and more elegant. — 23 days ago
Daniel Ciolek
I’m not going to rate this. It may have been a corked bottle. Aroma and taste of stink bug on opening and for several hours eventually blew off but then it just seemed flat for a highly rated Brunello from the outstanding 2019 vintage. Too bad… — 7 days ago