Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 16, 2015
2014 Weingut Leitz, Riesling QbA, Dragon Stone, Rheingau Germany. This wine has it all, a great package, superb quality and is a killer value, Leitz nailed it with the Dragon…
2014 Weingut Leitz, Riesling QbA, Dragon Stone, Rheingau Germany. This wine has it all, a great package, superb quality and is a killer value, Leitz nailed it with the Dragon…
n.v. Serge Mathieu, Select Tete de Cuvee, Brut Champagne, Avirey-Lingey, France. Michel Jacob farms and produces the Champagne at Serge Mathieu in the Cotes des Bars, the soils are limestone,…
2014 Ken Wright, Pinot Noir, Shea Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The 2014 vintage in Oregon will be a smash hit, similar to 2012 and maybe 1998 in style, and…
1998 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Dorsheimer Burgberg, Nahe Germany. What a wonderful surprise, getting to re-visit a mature Kruger-Rumpf in it’s prime, a huge thank you to Joe Young for…
2012 Fabre Montmayou “Donaire” Malbec Reserva, Rio Negro Region, Patagonia, Argentina. I don’t review that many Argentine wines, but after tasting some new releases from Patagonia recently I’ve come around…
2014 Brick House, Gamay Noir, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Doug Tunnel’s latest Brick House wines, even from 2011 and 2013 vintages, both tough years for Oregon, have turned out…
2014 Sheldon, Vinolocity, Grenache, Sonoma Valley. The Sheldon Vinolocity is a 2 barrel cuvee of Sonoma Valley Grenache grown on ancient river bed soils with sandy loam and it is…
2014 Arnot-Roberts, Syrah, Sonoma Coast. The new Arnot-Roberts Syrah, now Sonoma Coast instead of North Coast, shows some subtle changes from a slightly different vineyard mix giving this lovely wine…
n.v. Franck Pascal, Tolerance, Rose Brut Champagne, France. The latest release and disgorgement of Tolerance Rose from Franck Pascal is stunning and a gorgeous wine, one of my top Champagne’s…
2013 Domaine Tempier, Bandol Rouge, Cuvee Classique, Provence, France. A slightly tricky, cooler year in the south of France somehow played into the hands of Syrah and Mourvedre, and especially…