Wine X

La Yunta
Torrontes
Famatina Valley, Argentina
2017

So Im going to admit my odd relationship with Torrontes, the wine i totally blew in a most public fashion during my CMS 1 Som Testing weekend. Dude next to me got it. I stumbled like a clueless dweeb trying to do the Urkel for the first time.

This one is a really nice example of a typical…[Read more]

Nickel & Nickel
Merlot
Oakville
2014

Bright fresh teen fuits, a hint of spice and maybe eucalyptus and soft tobacco. Drink this one slowly….. heavier pours for your good friends and lighter pours for the rest

One hand on the wheel of your red Ferrari, the other holding a Cohiba. Sometimes life gives you all of the horsepower you’ll ever n…[Read more]

Charles Krug
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa
2015

Old Napa name, from a low volume year. Lots going on with this wine. Warmed red fruit, mint, white pepper and butterscotch

Sunday dinner at Gramma’s. Delicious and memorable.

Wine X rating: XX1/2

Vidigal Reserva
2016
Red Table Wine
Portugal

Baked Cherry, violets, the women’s scent counter at Saks

Sexy and sleek and something we’ll drink again

Wine X Rating XX

Fitz Roy
Cabernet Sauvignon
Colchagua Valley
Chile
2017

Rrrrrrrrrr
Round, Rosey, Rich and Raspberry

Ravenous

Wine X rating: XX. Solid.

eeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeee. I’m not ashamed to say I like the locations series because they push into some interesting areas, rethinking rules of blending. The E 5 is no excpetion, sourcing a range of grapes from across Spain, and spanning vintages such that this bottle gets a NV. Pull the cork and you’ll get deep purple, joe and baked red and bla…[Read more]

Really a fun bottle. Super approachable with nice dark fruit, white pepper, and an absence of raisin that lets this well crafted wine pair with a huge range of foods.

Turley
Juvenile Zinfandel
2016
California

Nanny nanny boo boo, my glass is better that yours is

Wine X Rating: XX 1/2

locations I 4 (Red)
Italy
NV

Dark, Jammy, Chewy and tart. Really nice drinker that if you brought to a dinner and left with the host, they’d be texting you thanks when they finally open it.

Popping red swee tarts listening to Smoke On The Water

Deep Purple, deep cherry and a whole lot of air guitar. Duh Duh Duuuuuh.

Wine X Rating: XX a…[Read more]

Interesting Bordeaux blanc. Staw color, nose of mango and tropical citrus maybe even a little green pineapple, something clean and floral like some white jasmine. Mild white grapefruit with some sweet tangelo.

Chateau Argadens
Bordeaux Blanc
2015

A 2018 field trip of 5th graders to Woodstock. Sack lunches filled with Cuties already…[Read more]

Plum, Cherry. Long balanced finish. Delightful.

2014 Trefethen Family Vineyards
Merlot
Oak Knoll District Napa Valley

Chris Stapleton singing on a high wire. Big, burly, bold, and balanced. Encore!

Wine X Rating: XX

I love SB I do.

This one is prefect for pasta in a robust chicken stock base. just delicious with enough backbone to handle the compound butter you’ll want to swirl into your sauce

Ballard Lane
Sauvignon Blanc
Central Coast
2016

Meyer lemon, grapefruit, dash of white peach without the sweetness, lemongrass. Balanced and aromatic

Like a…[Read more]

Fun tasting this venerable fav among the QPR crowd.

like running into a runway model in disguse at H&M . Bright, fun and down to earth, and delightfully not the bad kind of hot. Love to see you again…..

Wine X Rating XX go out with me again and ill give you another X.

A nice drinking sparkler that won’t dissapoint. True to form proseco flavors with rose and white peach and just a hint of sweetness

La Bella
Proseco
Italy

rating X 1/2

Magna
Cabernet Sauvignon
Limited Reserve
Chile 2016

Lots of bell pepper and loamy earth.. medium weight, ruby and chewy leather

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It’s a Haley club starting a food fight at a farmers market. Lots of leather and green things flying.
Rating X and an extra half X is you can let get some breeze in it’s hair.

‪Chateau Argadens
‪Bordeaux Superior 2012‬

More complex than expected. Fresh red and blue fruits. Violets and roses. A hint of white pepper. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

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It’s like being late for a third date and buying a bouquet at trader Joe’s along the way. It’s flowerd everywhere and complex. Worth the work…[Read more]

Welsh Family Wines
Pinot Noir
Bjornson Vineyards
eokity-Amity Hills AVA Oregon
2015

Bright and cheeery, with sweet red fruit and a noticeable and pleasant notes of fresh jasmine. Drinking delightfully now.

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It’s Kenny G in a sweet ride. Totally cherry and a Jazz man too. Rating XX

Fun bottle and ready to enjoy. There is a lot of value in the central coast and this is certainlyvs typical example of that. Enough back bone to pair with savory dishes. Big and bright youthful red fruit. Likely can age some, but we all agreed that this bottle is awesome today so why wait

J Wilkes
Pinot Noir 2015
Santa Maria Valley…[Read more]

Ballard Lanea
Rose 2016
Central Coast, CA

Delicious Rose without the typical rose over-sweetness. The Ballard Park will make you rethink everything you’ve ever hated about Rose wines.

Like front row seats to Bruno Mars. Bright, crisp, and a lot of fun until the end. Wine X Rating XX and as close to a third X as a Rose will ever get.

Magna Carmenere Limited Reserve 2015
Valle De Curico, Chile

Like a fruit food fight in the hall of the Met. Blueberries and raspberries flying around and lots of elegant minerals. Easy to love.

Rating: XXX

Yesterday I handed out Wine X to 100 students at our final meeting of the quarter and to another 20 students in one of my viticulture classes. It appears everyone was pleasantly surprised at how in tune Wine X is with our generation and age group. They love the diversity of relevant articles and topics that go beyond the scope of the wine…[Read more]