A lovely Chianti Classico from a difficult year, this shines with bright acidity and cherry flavors. A hint of raspberry along with the cherry at the attack blends smoothly into darker blackberry flavors through the mid-palate. Tannins are smooth but-read more-
On Planet Bordeaux, you can find Bordeaux and Bordeaux Soup. Planet Bordeaux is an alliance of two wine appellations, Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. The second appellation is “Bordeaux Soup” for short (actually it’s Bordeaux Sup., but to English-speakers it sounds-read more-
A far better offering than its sister Beaujolais Nouveau wine for nearly the same price. This one has nice hints of strawberry and even cedar on the nose. Diving into it (not literally, of course) yields more tannic backbone holding-read more-
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Skip the Nouveau and go for a Cru Beaujolais that is virtually the same price and, frankly, much better wine. The La Trinquee Julienas is a well-balanced offering that will go well with holiday turkey and most all of the-read more-
A far better offering than its sister Beaujolais Nouveau wine for nearly the same price. This one has nice hints of strawberry and even cedar on the nose. Diving into it (not literally, of course) yields more tannic backbone holding-read more-
Today, the third Thursday in November, marks the launch of the 2010 vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau. The young, light, fruity wines are often made with a special process called carbonic maceration, which leads to some of their characteristic aromas and-read more-
Full disclosure notice: I’ve never been a big fan of most of these wines, finding them geared more toward marketing ploy than the palate. Approaching this one even with an open mind unfortunately confirms my prejudices. A nose of overripe-read more-