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Jezreel Valley Winery Rosé 2017

Jezreel Valley Winery Rosé 2017

Translucent crimson in the glass, the 2017Jezreel Rosé is a Kosher wine and an unusual blend of 45% Carignan, 40% Syrah and 15% Sauvignon Blanc from Israel’s Sharon plain, where vines benefit from the moderating effect of the Mediterranean Sea. Vibrant red cherries, raspberry, grilled watermelon, and dried thyme tumble from the glass. A firm […]

Côte Mas Blanc Méditerranée 2016

Côte Mas Blanc Méditerranée 2016

The 2016 Côte Mas Blanc Méditerranée is an inviting blend of 35% Grenache Blanc, 25% Vermentino, 25% Chardonnay, and 15% Sauvignon Blanc It’s a pretty blend with vivacious aromas of Asian pear, star fruit, lemon drop, lemongrass, and spring flowers. Round on the palate, with a core of juicy yellow fruit nicely offset by bright […]

Château de la Coste Margaux 2013

Château de la Coste Margaux

A poised and polished blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, Château de la Coste is the second wine of Château Paveil de Luze—here the Merlot shines through with abundant aromas of black cherries, plums, red currants, sweet tobacco, and dried herbs followed by classic Margaux florality—dried violets, a crowning top note. 2013 was a wet topsy-turvey vintage, […]

Boutinot Les Six Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2014

Boutinot Les Six Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne 2014

The Cairanne AOC is the Southern Rhône’s newest Cru, and the 2014 Les Six a blend of 50% Grenache, 10% Mouvèdre, 10% Syrah, 10% Carignan,10% Counoise, 10% Cinsault grown in the AOC’s classic hillside terroir of chalk and red clay. It’s a softly textured wine, on the nose and palate, with blackberries, plums, and brambly […]

Champ Divin Chardonnay Côtes du Jura 2013

Champ Divin Chardonnay Côtes du Jura 2013

Wild-yeast fermented and made from biodynamically grown fruit, the 2013 Champ Divin Chardonnay runs a pleasant gambit through aromas of Asian pear, yellow peach, banana cream pie, dried mint, and orange blossom. Slight oxidation on the palate, it’s medium-bodied but lithe at the same time with surging acidity that leads into an expressive, mineral-driven finish. […]

C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune Gran Reserva 2010

CT 90.3 171 user reviews 2010 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune Gran Reserva

Complex aromas of plums, Spanish roof tile after a rain, dust, earth, leather, dried violets, and baker’s cocoa grace Cune’s (CVNE) 2010 Gran Reserva. Fine, dusty tannins coat the palate followed by a core of tart pie cherry, sweet tobacco, tomato leaf, balsamic, and cedar, all of which lead into a meandering, satisfyingly mouthwatering finish. […]

Georges Laval Cumières Brut Nature Champagne Premier Cru 2008

Georges Laval Cumières Brut Nature Champagne Premier Cru 2008

The color of onion skin, the 2008 Georges Laval Cumières Brut Nature Champagne Premier Cru is earthy, smoky, and sensuous with swirling chalkboard dust giving way to preserved lemon and dried orange peel, granulated honey, whipped butter, and fresh croissant. The mousse is especially fine, and accented by a driving finish that peels back layers […]

André Jacquart Blanc de Blancs Brut Experience Champagne Premier Cru NV

André Jacquart Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Experience NV

A multifaceted sparkler, and frankly a stunning value, André Jacquart’s Blanc de Blancs Brut Experience Champagne Premier Cru is aged five years sur pointe and composed of 60% Chardonnay from Vertus vinified in stainless steel, and 40% Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Chardonnay vinified in neutral Burgundy oak barrels. Comice pear, apple, and persimmon lie beneath […]

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 2011

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 2011

There’s poetry, pure poetry in Taylor Fladgate’s 2011 vintage port; plum, blackberry, espresso, just-baked spice cake, Madagascar Vanilla, sweet tobacco, Chinese Five Spice, and white pepper bedeck the nose. Round and supple on entry, with sumptuous plums and blackberries perched at the fore-palate and framed by cashmere-like, well-integrated tannins. Black tea, dried orange peel, and […]

Château de Cosse (Château Rieussec) Sauternes 2015

Château de Cosse (Château Rieussec) Sauternes 2015

The color of dried goldenrod, Château du Cosse is a blend of 91% Sémillon, 5% Sauvignon, and 4% Muscadelle. This superb second label of Château Rieussec offers up sumptuously honeyed aromatics followed by apricot, yellow peach, well-ripened mango, and a pinch of nutmeg. Full-bodied and nicely balanced, in the mouth fleshy fruit and densely-packed flavors […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR

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