Wine Journal
Best name ever. Catalog of a former sommelier.
Zöbing Heiligenstein Reserve Riesling (2012)
Loimer
drink up. complex and enjoyable, just expected more energy and vibrancy 🍎🍋🟩⛽️⌛️
Riserva Cannonau di Sardegna (2020)
Sella & Mosca
a brighter take on a sometimes heavy DOC—never disappointed with this charming little bottling. finishes with a unique hit of sea spray and driftwood 🍓🫒🌊
Viña Bosconia Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend (2012)
R. López de Heredia
graceful and relatively open without a decant, showing a classic, old school Rioja feel. even better when circling back on day three 🍓🏇🍄🟫⛰️
Reserva Rioja Tempranillo Blend (2009)
La Granja Nuestra Señora de Remelluri
sturdy stuff, dense and inward. took a lot of air to get this going. possibly in a dumb phase, I would hold these for another five or so before opening 🍒🧱
Reserve Burgenland Blaufränkisch (2020)
Moric
always a go-to. not my favorite vintage but still a great value and versatile at the table 🍓🫛🍄🟫
Amador County Red Blend (2022)
Perch Wine Co.
zippy, juicy, medium weight goodness. only in mags, number 58 of 70 🍓🫐🌱🐦🔥
Le Fruit du Hasard Côtes du Roussillon Grenache Blend (2021)
Domaine du Possible
carignan et syrah, carbonique et sauvage 🍓🫒🏇🥩
Sullivan Vineyard Pinot Noir (2015)
Banshee
completely different from the more coastal vineyards, more of a brutish, thick-skinned mountain fruit feel. not quite what I was looking for but enjoyable 🍒🫐⛰️
Brut Cuvée Santa Lucia Highlands Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay (2018)
Caraccioli Cellars
starting the holiday season right, with the most consistently excellent champenoise in California 🍋🍈🍞🐚🌊
Vouvray Demi-Sec Chenin Blanc (1986)
Huguet Pinon
bright green-gold like it was <10yrs. grilled stone fruit, dried flowers and honey, waxy, wooly and flinty. off-dry with thrilling acidity 🍑🍯🧶😤
Domaine des Costes Rouges Tandem Marcillac Fer Servadou (2020)
Domaine des Costes Rouges
vaguely cab franc-esque wine from SW France, pleasant and earnest with food, a bit angular and tough on its own 🍒🫑🐴🪱
François Chidaine Les Choisilles Montlouis-sur-Loire Chenin Blanc (2015)
François Chidaine
preserved citrus and baked pomaceous fruits, dried flowers and honeycomb, flinty gravel, and that old wool sweater that you risk 3mins in the dryer for, just to pull on warmth on a cold morning 🍐🍋🍯🌗🧶
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