Charles Dufour Champagne Bulles De Comptoir No. 3 Extra Brut NV
Charles Dufour Champagne Bulles De Comptoir No. 3 is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, and, 10% Pinot Blanc. That’s right, Pinot Blanc. In addition, Dufour ferments with native yeasts and is an organic producer. Bulles De Comptoir No. 3 opens with aromas of toasted almonds, Golden Delicious apple and a whiff of […]
Penfolds RWT Shiraz 1997
Penfolds RWT (or Red Winemaking Trial) Shiraz is the still gutsy and vibrant. 1997 was the inaugural vintage of the RWT label, and this Barossa Shiraz delivers expressive aromas of butterscotch and ripe blueberries, juicy blackberry, charred meat, creosote and lilacs. Silky and opulent in the mouth, there still is great purity of fruit to […]
Hardy Wine Company Eileen Hardy Shiraz 1998
Eileen Hardy 1998 Shriaz is well within it’s optimum drinking window. Concentrated and elegant, this McLaren Vale Shiraz offers up a fragrant mix of dusty roadside blackberries, black cherries, cinnamon stick, wood spice, sandalwood, and cedar. Medium-bodied, with nicely integrated oak, and juicy black fruit—there is a nice interplay of earthiness, savoriness and even a […]
Laherte Frères Champagne Les Vignes D’Autrefois Vieilles Vigne de Pinot Meunier 2009
Laherte Frères Champagne Les Vignes D’Autrefois 2009 is exactly as described, 100% Pinot Meunier. It’s also interesting to note that the grapes are from family-held plots established in 1947 and 1953. Fermented with native yeast in large oak casks, D’Autrefois has not gone through malolactic fermentation. The nose is dominated by black fruit: black raspberry, ripe […]
Vouette Et Sorbée Champagne Blanc D’Argile Extra Brut NV
While I slightly preferred Vouette et Sorbée’s Fidèle over the Blanc d’Argile Extra Brut, this saturating Champagne has as much magnitude and depth as the former. On opening, all I could think of was…fresh old-fashioned buttermilk doughnuts, golden delicious apples, and crushed stones. Full and weighty on the palate, with an ultra-fine mousse, it presents […]
Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Kabinett 2000
This Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Kabinett 2000 has aged gracefully, which is good news for Riesling lovers, since this Mosel gem sells for under $15.00 in the US. On the nose, the merest hint of petrol, but mostly there is fruit; dried pineapple, dried apricot, and delicate citrus. It’s round and full on […]