Aromas of dark chocolate covered cherries and freshly-ground espresso explode from the glass. Black fruit leads on the palate, blackberry and black raspberry, with sweeter cherry making an appearance on the mid-palate. Leafy herbs, coffee, and unsweetened chocolate run through the fruit. Tannins are rigid in this still-young wine. This
Umami and tannins, bacon and herbs. Single vineyard may be the rage, but blends let the winemaker play with the whole palette, for your palate. This is dark, inky black at its core, and almost as dark on the nose. Blackberries, cassis lead, followed by a touch of bacon fat
It was the kind of day that always makes us happy we have our little hideaway north of New York City. Outside was Currier and Ives--gray sky, melting snow, moody, skeletal trees. Inside, a fire that John had tended all day bathed our old dog’s body in a golden
The nose clearly announces this will be a California sauvignon blanc. It offers up a very interesting blend of tropical fruit and citrus. The tropical leads, with mango and tangerine over white grapefruit, with a hint of cut grass. The palate is even more interesting and complex. The fruits are
On November 5, 2011, 120 or so wine professionals and wine lovers, as well as the wine curious, gathered in the home of Palate Press Publisher David Honig for the Third Annual Palate Press grand tasting. There were more than 230 different wines from around the world on eight different
Another excellent vintage for one of my favorite white wines. Round and lush in the mouth, with honey, golden delicious apple, and star fruit notes. The aromas are reminiscent of ripe orchard fruits--white peach, nectarine. Delicious dry finish. We had-read more-