We always love getting interesting wines in wine clubs, and the Maloof Wines Riesling from Oregon was one such wine if only because we're not quite sure if we've ever had a Riesling from the Pacific Northwest.
We popped the bottle, took one sniff, and realized this one was interesting.
Read moreMaloof Wines Riesling 2019 Review – Acidic and Tropical
Nicolas Feuillatte's Reserve Exclusive Champagne is an alluring bottle with a wonderful aroma, a slight funkiness, and strong flavors of lime and tropical notes on the palate.
Consider us pleased.
Read moreNicolas Feuillatte Champagne NV Review – Lime and Wild Nose
Biancolella was a new grape for us when starting this project, and we first sampled it with the bottle of Antonio Mazzella Biancolella 2018.
This one comes from the small island of Ischia just off the coast of Italy and brings a modest acidity with an array of subtle fruit flavors.
Read moreAntonio Mazzella Biancolella 2018 – Apple Becoming More
Although the term Super Tuscan is more or less a marketing word used to describe high-quality wines outside of the traditional Italian designation classification when we hear the name used our ears perk up all the same if only because, on the whole, we've had some pretty stellar Super Tuscans when traveling around the region.
Fattoria di Bagnolo's Capro Rosso was one such Super Tuscan, and after visiting the vineyard on a trip to Tuscany in 2019, I was more than happy to pick up some bottles. In this review, we popped open a bottle of the 2016 vintage to see what the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend was like four years in.
Read moreFattoria di Bagnolo Capro Rosso 2016 Review – A Wine to Age
It took us a while to try our first Albarino, and it only took a few sips of the Bodegas del Palacio Albarino de Fefinanes 2018 to understand what we were missing. A strong citrus kick and a finish of salinity has us wanting to try more of this varietal very, very soon.
Read moreBodegas del Palacio Albarino de Fefinanes 2018 Review – Lemon and Saline
The Vins Contes Poivre et Sel hails from the Loire Valley of France and features a grape varietal that was completely new to us when we received the bottle- Pineau d'Aunis (90%, rounded out with Gamay). This one ended up being fairly low tannins, low ABV, and offered a nice berry blend flavor overall.
Read moreVins Contes Poivre et Sel 2019 Review – Berries and Caramel
Sometimes we open a bottle and find it is simply a bit too young and could use a few more years in the cellar. Bedrock Wine Co's 2018 Zinfandel was much like this, as when we enjoyed it at two years old, we found ourselves wishing we would've saved it for a few years down the road.
Read moreBedrock Wine Co Zinfandel 2018 Review – Needs Some Years
We've been getting into naturally made wines more and more recently, thanks to joining clubs like Mysa Wine Club that specialize in this production style. As part of that, we've been receiving bottles that are a bit unconventional, and the Supernatural Wine Co Spook Light Pinot Gris 2019 was certainly that.
Why? Well, this one was fermented with the skins on to produce an orange wine!
Read moreSupernatural Wine Co Spook Light 2019 Review – Decant This One
We always love trying new grape varietals for this project, and the Portuguese grape Avesso was one such varietal for us.
While A&D Wines Monologo Avesso may be our first for this grape, it most certainly will not be the last. It was a surprising wine in all respects!
Read moreA&D Wines Monologo Avesso 2018 Review – A Surprising Find
We have a tendency to describe red wines that are fruit-forward with little secondary dimensions as good table wine, and the Pietramore Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is close to what we often consider for that distinction.
But this one offers a modest amount of tannins to round out the fruit and comes together for a pretty balanced, if still fruit-forward, wine.
Read morePietramore Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2016 Review – Fruit and Tannin
