This is a powerful, well-balanced wine. Big dark fruit is countered by flavors of cooked meat and spice, the crisp end of a prime rib rubbed with black pepper and a touch of rosemary. Tannins are smooth but very firm.-read more-
This has a powerful nose, full of blackberry, mulberry, and orange peel. The palate is extraordinarily complex for an under $10 wine. It starts with blackberries and pepper, then adds orange peel, intense spices and licorice. The wine is medium-bodied-read more-
On the nose I got blueberry, blueberry crumble, cream, white pepper, crushed violets, black cherry, and boysenberry. I want my next pie to smell like the nose of this wine. In the mouth, I found it to be almost Syrah-read more-
Minerals and strawberries, plus a single spray of oil from a key lime rind, blend together beautifully on the nose. The palate opens with a quick startling flavor of beef fat and dark berries, leading to strawberries and plums, along-read more-
This Merlot comes from BC's Okanagan Valley. I found plum, dark berries and rose petal on the nose. On the palate, it had supple tannins and a level of acidity that worked with flavors of plum, dark berries, black cherries-read more-
For a Pinot Noir, this wine is just huge, in my opinion too huge. Delicious and varietally correct pinot flavors of cherries, sage, cranberry and marjoram are shouldered aside by blueberries, vanilla, and chocolate. Tannins and acid are both low,-read more-
On the nose I got espresso, bittersweet chocolate, herbs, spice, pepper, dark black fruit, plums, apple cider (yea, I realize that’s odd and out of place), earth, cloves, wood. I said in my notes “this smells like Christmas!” In the-read more-
At a recent visit with Kris Curran at their Lompoc winery, we were greeted with the Curran Grenache Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley, 2007. This spicy little number was an amazing departure from the mor e well known Chardonnays of the-read more-