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Clos du Moulin Aux Moines Bourgogne ‘Aux Seurrets’ 2014

Clos du Moulin Aux Moines Bourgogne 'Aux Seurrets' 2014

The vines that makeup Clos du Moulin Aux Moines Bourgogne ‘Aux Seurrets’ bottling are located in a small parcel just outside the village of Pommard. Established in the 1970s and seated in clay-loam soils, the 2014 vintage is awash in brambly red berries, wild strawberries, damp earth, barnyard, and a pleasant top note of rancio. […]

Jean Sipp Les Trois Terroirs Pinot Blanc 2016

Jean Sipp Les Trois Terroirs Pinot Blanc 2016

Having studied at the Avize school in Champagne, winegrower Jean-Jacques Sipp’s 2016 Pinot Blanc Les Trois Terroirs has the sort of elegance and bracing acidity that is found in a good bubbly. Pale gold, it blooms with aromas of bruised pear, lemon pith, Persian melon, white flowers. It’s just off-dry and feels tart and tightly […]

Mas de la Dame La Gourmande Rosé 2018

Mas de la Dame La Gourmande Rosé 2018

A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah,10% Mourvedre, and 10% Cinsault, the 2018 Mas de la Dame La Gourmande Rosé is rose gold in the glass and opens with a bushel basket of ripe red berries, pit fruit, and mandarin oranges, and wind-blown minerality. In the mouth, it’s lighter than the nose belies—the acidity a […]

Boutinot Les Six Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2016

Boutinot Les Six Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2016

Grown in ‘agrilo-calcaire’ or chalky clay, Boutinot’s 2016 Les Six Cairanne is composed of 50% Grenache, and 10% each of Syrah, Mourvedre, Counoise, and Cinsault—it exhibits black raspberry, black cherry, Damson plum dried herbs, incense, and spice on the nose. There is too a lovely resinous piney note that reemerges on the finish. In the […]

Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec 2014

Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec 2014

An aromatic kaleidoscope of Bosc pear, greengage, lily of the valley, corn shoot, almond paste, and smoky minerality, the 2014 Királyudvar Tokaji Furmint Sec is a vibrant shade of burnished gold in the glass. A mouthwatering and tensile acid spine brushes up against mid-and-fore palate texture from aging on lees. All in all, a gorgeous […]

Herdade do Rocim Olho de Mocho Reserva Branco 2014

Herdade Do Rocim Alentejo Olho de Mocho Reserva Branco 2014

The color of burnished gold, the 2014 Herdade do Rocim Olho de Mocho Reserva Branco offers up nuanced, complex aromas of quince paste, lemon curd, clover honey, marzipan, and golden raisins. At this stage in development, it’s softly textured—aging in terracotta and cement amphorae, as well as the presence of lees during aging, has graced […]

Château Peybonhomme-les Tours Le Blanc Bonhomme 2016

Château Peybonhomme-les Tours Le Blanc Bonhomme 2016

A blend of 50% Sauvignon blanc and 50% Semillon grown in clay-limestone soils, with 40% fermented in new barrels with the balance fermented and aged in concrete. It’s the color of goldenrod and emits prodigious waves of pungent musk melon, persimmon, and grilled pineapple along with a whiff of smoky nut oil and wet stone. In […]

Bollicini Sparkling Trio NV

Bollicini Sparkling Trio

Sparkling Cuvée NV Straw-hued and gently sparkling, Bollicini’s Sparkling Cuvée is the latest in a trio of canned wines I’ve received to evaluate. And while not complex, this undisclosed blend of “Italian white varietals” has plenty of charm—orchard fruit, apples, white peaches, and pears and acacia honey are in abundance with a touch of lemon […]

Bertani Bertarose Chiaretto 2018

Bertani Bertarose Chiaretto 2018

Delicate salmon pink and svelte, the nose of Bertani’s 2018 Bertarose Rosé is quite mineral-driven—wet stones and alpine air cascade beneath citrusy aromas of blood orange, melon, and golden raspberry. Fruit notes are more pronounced on the palate with red berries and tons of pink pomelo fleshing out the core. It’s delicate and ends with […]

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio Villalta 2017

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio Villalta 2017

From fruit grown in high altitude vineyards in Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia the 2017 Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio is a solid performer for its price point. Straw-hued, its aromas are a refreshing mix of Bosc pear, white peach, lemon drop, and pineapple skin. On the palate, there’s appealing texture on the fore and […]

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