Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 4, 2024

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I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format.

They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read them), so you can get right to the point and decide if they’re for you (or not). Cheers!

• 2022 Giusti ‘Oro’ Extra Brut (Asolo Prosecco Surperiore): Green apple fans will indeed feel as though they’ve struck gold. $NA B+
• 2019 Giusti Augusto Recantina (Veneto): Cherry, chocolate, cedar, and a confident demeanor. $NA B+
• NV Cantina Montelliana Extra Brut (Asolo Prosecco Superiore): A lively, refreshing, easy-going way to uplift your mood. $NA B
• NV Cantina Montelliana Extra Dry Asolo Prosecco Superiore): An approachable cornucopia of stone fruits and white flowers. $18 B
• 2021 LeTerre Merlot (Asolo Montello): Black olives, black plums, black leather, all wrapped in silk. $NA B+
• 2017 LeTerre Montello Rosso (Asolo Montello): Savory, smoky, deep, and broad Bord’x style blend that somehow belies its 4 years(!) spent in oak. $NA A-
• 2021 LeTerre Cabernet Sauvignon (Asolo Montello): Like a bottled version of a tasty charcuterie serving. $NA B+
• 2010 Sandlands Mataro (California): Crunchy and vibrant, and not appearing a day over 5 years old! $NA A-
• 2002 Burge Family Winemakers ‘D & OH’ (Barossa Valley): More simple red fruit, but much more complex pepper spiciness still makes it a fascinating sniffer. $50 A-
• 2022 Kumusha ‘The Flame Lily’ (Slanghoek): Pure apricots and flowers well worthy of the Rhone style it emulates. $35 A-