Wines o’ the times
2005 Marques de Riscal Reserva – Rioja (375ml)
“The 2005 Reserva is medium purple-colored with an excellent nose of cedar, Asian spices, violets, balsamic, and black cherry. Dense and layered on the palate”- WA 91 pts
2009 East Bench Zinfandel :: Ridge
Ah, Ridge… wonderful wines from CA. Zinfs are usually one-dimensional fruit bombs… Ridge adds vanilla, spice, delicacy, depth, and structure as well. 90-92 pts – Wine Advocate
2009 Syrah :: Arbor Crest, Three Vineyards
Lovely assertion; big berry flavor, good with hearty stews, beef, pizza, etc. 91 pts Wine Advocate “If I were forced to name a single Washington winery offering the best value across the entire range of their portfolio, it might well be Arbor Crest. I made that statement one year ago and these new … Read more
2009 Daou Reserve Cabernet
I don’t associate Paso Robles (CA) with fine wines, but this one, made by the Daou brothers, is just such a thing and the first reserve wine they’ve made. Apparently Daniel Daou took a high tech company public after running it for 20 years and not only bought a bunch of Hoffman Mountain, somehow got a … Read more
2010 Bernabeleva Camino Navaherreros
Bright purply perfumed and colored Grenache… a bit like a tannic Pinot Noir with a bit more raspberry pucker: like kissing freshly picked berries, if you like that kind of thing (I do, I do!) Made from garnacha grapes, it still has a bite to it, but held in the mouth the sweetness moves … Read more
