Green aromas and flavors really dominate this wine. There is no mistaking the green pepper of Chilean Carmenere, or the tobacco leaf of Cabernet Franc. They appear on the palate, too, along with red currants and very tart cherries. Tannins-read more-
For most wineries, taking steps to be greener takes place in the vineyard, first and foremost, and in the cellar and warehouse next. At Shinn Vineyards, on the North Fork of Long Island, things are also green above the vineyard,-read more-
Toulouse, and the Rhone, and the French influence is remarkably clear in the blend of the red, which goes for elegant subtlety over big fruitiness. It offers up aromas of tomato leaf, supple blackberry fruit, and a hand-in-hand balance of-read more-
So here I was, last spring, talking away with the recently-departed Marcel Lapierre, the Beaujolais vigneron who was one of the dominant figures of the natural wine movement in its strictest definition—organic in the vineyard, wine made with grape juice-read more-
In honor of the Chilean miners, we are offering up this week reviews of some of Chile’s wines. If you have any reviews you’d like to offer, please submit them to winereview@palatepress.com This wine has a lovely silken mouth-feel. The aroma-read more-
Så här var jag, förra våren, i full konversation med den nyligen bortgågne vinodlaren från Beaujolais, Marcel Lapierre, som hade varit en de mest framstående personer inom rörelsen för naturlig vinodling på det mest strikta sätt – organiskt i vingården, vin-read more-
17 de Outubro, de Rémy Charest Então aqui estava eu, na última primavera, batendo papo com o recentemente falecido Marcel Lapierre, o vigneron de Beaujolais, que foi uma marcante personalidade no movimento de vinhos naturais no sentido mais puro –vinhedo orgânico, só usando-read more-
Subtle aromas of raspberries, wet concrete, and dried herbs lead. On the palate, it’s substantial, streamlined, and concentrated. The wine’s focused fruit resonates with varietal purity, offering flavors of blueberry tart, fresh thyme, and white pepper, balanced by dark cherry-read more-