Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 28, 2023

I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a “mini-review” format.

They are meant to be quirky, fun, and (mostly) easily-digestible reviews of (mostly) currently available wines (click here for the skinny on how to read them), so you can get right to the point and decide if they’re for you (or not). Cheers!

NV Villa Sandi Prosecco Superiore di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene (Veneto): Aggressive at first, then opening up with more gentle flavors of pear, lemon and tropical hints. Slurp it up. $22 B+
2020 Duca di Salaparuta Calanica Grillo (Sicily): Now honeyed, floral, toasty, and waaaaay better than it has any business being at this age and this price. $11 B+
2013 Parducci ‘True Grit’ Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino County): Plummy, with smoke, game and char. A bit on the thick side, but well done and sultry. I’m not aging, *you’re* the one who’s aging! $30 A-
2018 Seghesio Family Vineyards Chardonnay (Sonoma County): A creamy, peachy, crowd pleaser in heart and soul. $20 B+
2016 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay (Sonoma County): A time capsule of lemony, nutty, yeasty, creamy goodness. $23 B+
2019 La Follette Sun Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): WOW. A pomegranate, pepper, and wild strawberry stew that’s nothing short of a magical brew. $65 A
2022 Sonoma-Cutrer Rose of Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Watermelon that simply will NOT quit. $22 B+
2015 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel (Dry Creek Valley): Standing tall on the shoulders of graphite, dried herbs, and black plums. $20 B+
2019 Domaine Bousquet Gaia Malbec (Gualtallary): Good length, good fruit, good spice, good deal. $20 B+
2019 Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Sauvignon (Gualtallary): Super spicy, super solid effort with red and black currant fruit action, good freshness, and generally good vibes. $20 B+

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Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 28, 2023

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