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), and are presented links to help you find them, so that you can try them out for yourself. Cheers!

• 2013 Principe Corsini Tenuta Marsiliana ‘Birillo’ (Costa Toscana): Now entering a nice minty, earthy phase to house that dark fruit. $24 B+
• 2014 Castello di Meleto ‘Camboi’ (Toscana): Savory AF. BUT… Still sporting great, tangy red fruit action. $50 A-
• 2016 Tenuta di Ghizzano ‘Il Ghizzano’ (Costa Toscana): The ‘Tobacco Road’ version of a Super Tuscan red. $25 B+
• W & J Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Portugal): This is a classic for very good reasons. Consistently excellent, easy to like, rich with toasted filbert, caramel, light butterscotch, dried fig. $39 A-
• 2019 Von Winning Spatburgunder Rose (Deidesheim): Winning indeed with earthy, flinty, wild strawberry goodness. $20 B+
• 2012 Chateau Lestage Simon (Haut-Medoc): Silky and savory now, with dark plum, blackcurrant, potting soil, toasted walnut, cigar box, and basically all the Bord’x “stuffing.” $35 B+
• 2012 Stellina Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi): Pushing the envelope into super silky/supple terrritory, maybe a touch too far, but looking sexy while doing it. $32 B+
• 2020 Virginia Marie Lambrix VML Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard (Russian River Valley): A study in delicious contrasts. Acidity, richness; creaminess, citric verve, etc. $55 A-
• 2015 The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Reserve Merlot (Colorado): Crazy complex? Nope. But crazy tasty and incredibly solid. $28 B+
• 2016 Hudson-Chatham Winery Casscles Vineyards Chelois (Hudson River Region): A red that’ll stay fun whether chilled or warming up, with candied red fruit, pepper, & olives. $36 B+

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