Rose petals sprinkled with white pepper and high tones of cranberry-lime report a succulent, juicy mouthfeel. Even tones of black tea and cherry are enveloped within its elegant persona. Thale’s Vineyard surrounds the winery’s new hoe in the northern end of the Russian River Valley.
Crafted from the best blocks along the Sonoma Coast, The Loch is French-oak aged and a blend of 20 barrels. Expanded notes of espresso and fennel offer a savory, mouth-coating quality. Plum and spiced blueberry link to an earthy middle, but it’s the lilting notes of blue flowers that promote this wine to take flight.
Brisk and lean, with tart grapefruit and high-powered acidity. Clean, neat lines with a hint of salinity. Mid-palate powdery notes of white roses, lemon-lime, and star fruit.
This value red is rich, ripe, and sultry, with bright red cherry, and vanilla wrapped in a plush pillow mouthfeel.
Plush and dramatic, blackberry jam fills the mouth, followed by violets, Luxardo cherry, and Devil’s Food cake. Surprisingly low abv of 13.5 percent preserves a balance within its distinctive, hedonistic persona.
This trio blend of 70% Shiraz, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Merlot had us doing the cha cha cha to a beat of black-peppered espresso, tobacco, and generous, juicy purple plum. A palate exciter, twisting, swaying, and spinning with supple tannins.
Pale color, bright fruit notes, nectarine, citrus zest, melon, a bit tropical, lifted aromatics, medium full bodied, round, creamy, good presence on the palate, appealing underlying vanilla oak element lends complexity and range to the wine, good length with a soft, smooth, round finish.
A delectable contender: Petit Verdot at its rich, floral peak of elegance. Lavender on tip toes balance on a mocha-coffee foundation. Brilliant tones of plum, cassis and herbaceous notes further enhance its appeal.