The flavors are complex and appealing, every approach to glass offers a unique sensation. Smoke and pepper, herbs and spice, pear, charred lemon and orange pith prevail. Aged for 14 months in French Oak, the wine is charged with a bright acidity on a rounded frame. The energetic finish evokes green apple, lime and meringue.
Mocha latte and ripe plum, blackberry compote, and graphite are held in place by supple tannins. Bold, with a velvet mouthfeel. Cigar leaf and charcoal cedar complete the experience.
Cigar leaf, roasted coffee, and earthy potting soil are deep and dark on the palate. A fine acidity commands energy and verve with a zip of white-peppered plum.
Fresh herbs perfume the glass and continue on to the palate. Just-ripened pineapple and white grapefruit zest meld for a searing combination. Bright and crisp with a dash of pizazz.
A thunder from down under, this Aussie Shiraz bristles with ripe raspberry, cherry preserves, sandalwood and brisket right as you swirl it. Silky tannins on a bed of dark plums, violets, rooibos tea and smoked meat emerge upon impact. Instantly likable, it is a wine of intrigue and generosity.
Showy and dynamic, it packs a punch of flavor and texture. Crème fraiche with lemon curd, pineapple upside down cake, and white peppered oak are forces to reckon with; but above all, BBC, standing for BIG BEAUTIFUL CHARDONNAY displays balance and an overt charm.
Silky and streamlined, with cigar leaf, roasted coffee, and dark chocolate. The refined mouthfeel is graced with blackcurrant and a touch of oak mingled with anise, and notably, a balanced acidity. Rich and approachable.
I can’t recall seeing a label that announces its charitable cause so prominently (“Every Bottle helps a Dog in Need”), but it turns out that the wine can stand on its own merits for $15. Simple but solid, it displays straightforward and satisfying blackberry and black cherry fruit that is neither under- nor over-ripe, with no evident oak but tannins that frames the flavors without foreshortening the finish.