Reviews

Etna Flexes Its Premium Muscles (Palmento Costanzo Recent Releases)

The post Etna Flexes Its Premium Muscles (Palmento Costanzo Recent Releases) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. Etna has spent the better part of a decade becoming the wine media’s darling, with many of us waxing poetic about the quality of “volcanic wines” (guilty!). And Etna is finally capitalizing on it. The Consorzio Tutela Vini Etna DOC has (as of …

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Giuseppe Ellena Barolo Ascheri 2019 $55 (93 points)

Well-integrated, revealing strawberry, cherry, hibiscus, eucalyptus and white pepper flavors, this red is also dense and shows the austerity of the vintage. Balanced and should really begin to sing in three to five years. Best from 2026 through 2045. 250 cases made, 120 cases imported. Source : e1f849bf09ff1eda1d544a82101dbb3a

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Delas Crozes-Hermitage Les Launes 2021 $28 (90 points)

Shows high-toned fruit aromatics and ripe fruit on a lithe-to-medium frame. Delivers meaty notes that echo alongside plum paste and blackberry coulis on the supple palate. Drink now through 2026. 19,167 cases made, 880 cases imported. Source : 90b4fe643c574a35c835b3fef660278e

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Argentina Meets California at The Farm Winery in Paso Robles

Santiago, Mercédes, Azmina & Jim Santiago Achával Becú is renown for the world class wines he made with Italian winemaker Roberto Cipresso at Achával-Ferrer in Mendoza beginning in 1994; we met him a few years later at the winery in Luján de Cuyo.  However, Santiago was first inspired by the wines of Napa Valley while he was attending the Stanford …

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Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambée 2022 $50 (94 points)

This fresh, compact white shows alluring floral notes of honeysuckle blossoms, with lemon shortbread, white tea and ample salty mineral adding complexity and drive. The finish stretches on and on. Drink now through 2028. 675 cases made, 500 cases imported. Source : b7e0208ca232aec12c25e7b638a5fdc2

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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 27, 2023

The post Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for November 27, 2023 appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. 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) …

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Masciarelli: Current Releases from Abruzzo’s Quality Pioneer

Gianni Masciarelli is the quality pioneer of Italy’s Abruzzo region, recognized as such by Gambero Rosso’s award of “Best Wine in Italy” a few years ago. Inspired by harvests in Champagne, he founded his winery in 1981 After his untimely passing in 2008, his wife Marina Cvetic, shown here with daughter Miriam Lee Masciarelli (now the winery’s brand ambassador), continue …

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2022 Kirkland Signature Russian River Pinot Noir

The Kirkland Russian River Pinot Noir is back in stores with the new 2022 vintage. This one can really vary in quality year to year in our opinion, and the last vintage (2021) was particularly good. We have the price remaining the same at $11.99 which is ridiculously low for grapes from this area, so … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-kirkland-signature-russian-river-pinot-noir/

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2020 Kirkland Signature Saint-Julien Bordeaux

This was a surprise and delight. The inaugural 2019 vintage of this new Kirkland offering was in stores in January of this year, so we weren’t on the lookout for the next one quite yet. But what a nice surprise, along with the price going down, albeit only a few cents, but we like it … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2020-kirkland-signature-saint-julien-bordeaux/

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Petrolo Toscana Torrione 2021 $42 (93 points)

Bright and bursting with cherry, raspberry and floral notes, this red is harmonious and expressive. Reveals earth, graphite and tobacco accents on the finish, which shows fine length and compact, chalky tannins. Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2030. 3,500 cases made, 70 cases imported. Source : 1947db3e07cb15e066b3630a16d3d356

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2023 Costco Wine Thanksgiving Picks

Thanksgiving is here upon us again, and we’re going to look through some recent reviews to try to pick out some good wines you can (hopefully) find at Costco for the big meal. This is always a fun list (here’s last years), and we tend to go a little all over the place in our … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2023-costco-wine-thanksgiving-picks/

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2022 Allan Scott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Here’s a new Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough that popped up in our Costco store that looked interesting. We noted in our recent review of the delicious Invivo X by Sarah Jessica Parker (a wine that surpassed expectations) that we hadn’t reviewed many of the New Zealand offerings arriving in Costco. On the heels of the … Source : https://costcowineblog.com/2022-allan-scott-marlborough-sauvignon-blanc/

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