This has a deep, dark nose with spice box and sweet vanilla. The palate is brighter, with red fruit and blackberries on the attack. Black currant and red currant show on the mid-palate. It has firm tannins and good. This is a very feminine Cabernet, with high-toned red fruits offering
Arriving at night at an airport at the end of a journey, sometimes it’s hard to realize how remote a location you’re in until you start driving around the next day. This is what happened to me when I landed in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, a few weeks ago.
The nose shows raspberry and elderberry, with hints of raspberry licorice and coffee. It has a beautifully velvety mouth feel, with pillow-soft tannins. Mulberry and black cherry lead, with mocha making a clear appearance on the mid-palate. This is silky-smooth and ready to drink now. Pair with New York strip.
This is an inexpensive sweet wine with acids and balance of a wine at twice the price. The nose shows honey and sweet Valencia oranges. Honey, oranges, and peaches in syrup, with an acidic background of lime, make up the palate. There's even a lingering lightly nutty flavor lingering on
I was reading a baseball chat last year with Keith Law, an ESPN writer who also answers cooking questions, when the following exchange came across (it's from memory, so might not be verbatim): Fan: Do all wine snobs always wave their pinkies in the air? Law: I drink beer, so
The nose shows eucalyptus and mint, with hints of dark chocolate, all over high-toned red fruit. The palate opens with very interesting herbals, eucalyptus over mint, complementing the primary black cherry flavor. Bing cherries and raspberries are on the mid-palate. The finish lingers. Drink with lentils and wild mushrooms. A
The nose shows baked apple and cream. On the palate the use of new wood shows, but does not overwhelm. Flavors are baked pears, cream, and a tasting hint of Nilla Vanilla cookies. Mouth-feel is full. Drink with stuffed flounder. Recommended (87-89). DH WHO: Sadler-Wells Winery WHAT: Chardonnay WHERE: Alexander
2011 Kelly & Young Sauvignon Blanc This wine is fermented in stainless steel, then aged in neutral French oak for four months. The nose offers a grassy aromas under fresh fruits, grapefruits with sweeter tropical notes. The palate is softer and more tropical than the nose, with tangelos and hints