Grapelive: Wine of the Day December 29, 2017
2015 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores “Penapedre” Vino Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. From an old vine vineyard in the Mino slope in the Ribeiro Sacra, the wonderfully layered 2015 Penapedre…
2015 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores “Penapedre” Vino Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain. From an old vine vineyard in the Mino slope in the Ribeiro Sacra, the wonderfully layered 2015 Penapedre…
2013 Cameron, Nebbiolo, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The beautiful and detailed Cameron Nebbiolo is denominated “Willamette Valley” because the wine is a blend of fruit from Clos Electrique, planted in 1993…
2016 Bow & Arrow, Gamay, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Scott Frank’s Bow & Arrow Gamay is one of the best new world versions I’ve tried and I love the Loire inspiration…
2015 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Munsterer Dautenpflanzer, Nahe Germany. Georg Rumpf’s concentrated and richly flavored Munsterer Dautenpflanzer Spatlese reveals the glories of the vintage and while deep and sweet on…
2016 Daterra Viticultores (Laura Lorenzo) “Camino de la Frontera” Vino Tinto, Arribes, Spain. Grown along the Duero River across from Portugal Laura Lorenzo’s Daterra Camino de la Frontera is an…
2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rüdesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels, Terrassen, Grosse Lage, Rheingau Germany. What a thrilling wine, don’t let that word Kabinett on the label fool you, this drinks drier…
2015 Domaine d’Ouréa, Vacqueyras, Rhone Valley, France. A blend from “Hautes Garrigues” and “Les Pendants” plots, Adrien Roustan’s beautiful Vacqueyras is a pure terroir wine with amazingly deep character that…
2014 Albatross Ridge, Pinot Noir “First Flight” Estate, Carmel Valley, Monterey County. The late release of a the Albatross Ridge First Flight, from Garrett Bowlus, is a refined and extremely…
2014 K Vintners, Syrah “Motor City Kitty” Washington State. The Charles Smith K Vintners “M*C*K Syrah is a rock and roll red that proves both powerful and wonderfully textural in…
2016 Sheldon Wines, Syrah, Luc’s Vineyard, Fountaingrove, Sonoma County. The wonderfully crisp and finessed Sheldon Syrah Luc’s Vineyard from the Fountaingrove AVA is unbelievably dreamy on the palate with a…