Eighty Four Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is huge, filled with dried blueberries and herbs. The palate is even bigger, with fresh and dried black cherries, blueberries, espresso, unsweetened chocolate, and cloves. Tannins are powerful and smooth, mouth feel big and meaty. Drink with well-marbled ribeye to tame the big tannins and let the fruit

Amarone for Newbies: Intro to One of Italy’s Great Wines

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
5 min read
If you ask an experienced winelover, “What are the greatest Italian red wines?” It’s likely their reply would be, “Barolo, Brunello and Amarone!” But how many people can say they have sampled Amarone? Barolo is the celebrated Piedmontese wine made with Nebbiolo grapes. Brunello is made with Tuscan sangiovese grapes.

Bridlewood Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Blackberry, plum, and graphite roil up on the nose. Tart, barely ripe plum and fresh blackberry lead on the palate. Graphite, cranberry, and tar join on the mid-palate. Tannins are angular, the fruit flavors a little disjointed. Drink with a steak sandwich. Recommended. 86 points. DBH WHO: Bridlewood Estate Winery

CK Mondavi Family wines

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Recently I’ve been tasting through the new range of CK Mondavi and Family wines. Inspired by the 2016 Chardonnay – and by the excellent line pricing of these wines – I asked to see more of them. First of all, I have to mention that I tasted these wines with

Ben Marco Expresivo Red Blend

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Aromas of blackberries, blueberries, and violets waft up from the glass. Blueberry and boysenberry explode on the palate, violets, licorice, and unsweetened chocolate follow. Violets linger forever. Drink with mojo-marinated skirt steak. Highly Recommended. 94 points. DBH WHO: Ben Marco WHAT: Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon WHEN: 2013 DESIGNATION: Expresivo

Ben Marco Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is almost opaque in the center and purple around the edges. Plums and roses show on the nose. Pomegranate, then strawberry, lead a fresh, bright palate, backed with roses and white chocolate. This is a very pretty wine. Drink with skirt steak with salsa criolla. Highly Recommended. 91

2012 Castello di Nipozzano Montesodi

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A textbook example of a mature sangiovese wine, something we rarely have on our tables at home in the US. In the aroma, faded berry fruit is accompanied by leather and then wood. On the palate, it’s very apparent the wine is in the mature phase with secondary fruit characteristics