Grapelive: Wine of the Day July 25, 2016
2014 Anthill Farms, Pinot Noir, Tina Marie Vineyard, Russian River Valley. The latest Anthill Pinot from the cool climate Green Valley’s Tina Marie Vineyard, part of the greater Russian River…
2014 Anthill Farms, Pinot Noir, Tina Marie Vineyard, Russian River Valley. The latest Anthill Pinot from the cool climate Green Valley’s Tina Marie Vineyard, part of the greater Russian River…
2014 Chalone Vineyard, Chenin Blanc, Estate Grown Heritage Vines, Chalone, Monterey County. Chalone’s 2014 Heritage Vines Chenin is a true classic and a stunning dry white wine, it is intensely…
2012 Clusel-Roch, Cote Rôtie “Classique” Rhone, France. After having some of the 2011 recently, the 2012 Closel-Roch seems leaner, lighter and more tart, but that being said, it is a…
2013 Lagier Meredith, Malbec, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley. Steve Lagier and Carole Meredith’s mountain Malbec is a lovely rich wine with deep fruit, brambly spices and a lingering finish, it…
2014 Domaine Costal, Chablis, Premier Cru Vaillons, White Burgundy, France. With the Collet’s and Raveneau consulting, the Domaine Costal Chablis have a lot of talent going into them, and of…
2015 Domaine Comte Abbatucci, Sciaccarellu, Rouge Frais Imperial, Corsica. The young and lush Rouge Frais Imperial from Domaine Comte Abbatucci is an all biodynamic wine made from 100% Sciaccarellu, a…
2012 Domaine Laurent Combier, Cap Nord, Saint-Joseph Rouge, Rhone, France. The Cap Nord Saint-Joseph Syrah from Laurent Combier is an organic red made from 20 Year Old vines on north-eastern…
2009 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru, Clos des Porrets St.-Georges, Monopole, Red Burgundy, France. The Gouges wines are always a class act, and this 2009 surprises for it’s reserved…
2014 Fazenda Pradio, Mencia, Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. Xabi and Martina Pradio run this small all natural winery in Galicia’s Ribeiro Sacra as well as a guest house and restaurant…
2015 Weingut Nigl, Gruner Veltliner “Freiheit” Niederösterreich, Austria. Nigel’s 2015 Freiheit Gruner is bright, fresh and steely crisp with light body and mineral charms, while not as exotic or extract…