Beautiful medium ruby color fading to just a hint of garnet near the rim. The nose presents with dark red fruit, a green, leafy quality, forest floor, vanilla, and hints of spice. On the palate, the wine is showing sour cherries, a bit of mushroom-y earthiness, but the acidity hits big time in the mid palate and doesn’t feel super integrated. The finish is medium with vanilla and baking spices and just a hint of bitterness. Tannins are present and fine-grained.
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Citrus zest, tropical notes, flinty minerality - perhaps a tiny bit reductive. Nice fresh acidity throughout the palate, lemon, lemon zest, and slight, but pleasant grapefruit bitterness on the finish.
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Bruised apple, white peaches, and hints of warming spice. The wine lacks concentration, length, and any semblance of acidity, and serves to reinforce the notion there isn’t good Chardonnay coming out of Beaujolais.
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2015 Black Kite Pinot Noir Stony Terrace
5/23/2024 - wayne530 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Beautiful medium ruby color fading to just a hint of garnet near the rim. The nose presents with dark red fruit, a green, leafy quality, forest floor, vanilla, and hints of spice. On the palate, the wine is showing sour cherries, a bit of mushroom-y earthiness, but the acidity hits big time in the mid palate and doesn’t feel super integrated. The finish is medium with vanilla and baking spices and just a hint of bitterness. Tannins are present and fine-grained.
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2022 Loimer Grüner Veltliner Lois
5/9/2024 - wayne530 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Citrus zest, tropical notes, flinty minerality - perhaps a tiny bit reductive. Nice fresh acidity throughout the palate, lemon, lemon zest, and slight, but pleasant grapefruit bitterness on the finish.
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2022 Domaine Grand Pré Beaujolais-Villages Blanc
5/6/2024 - wayne530 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Bruised apple, white peaches, and hints of warming spice. The wine lacks concentration, length, and any semblance of acidity, and serves to reinforce the notion there isn’t good Chardonnay coming out of Beaujolais.
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