Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for August 12, 2024
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!
- 2020 CVNE ‘Cune’ Ecologico – Organic (Rioja): Stewed red fruit, spice, luxurious texture, and never-let-me-down consistency. $17 B+
- 2021 Wiens Family Cellars Fiano (Temecula Valley): Slow to start, but after long it’s revealing its true chalky, citric, & floral colors. $28 B+
- 2022 Daou Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles): Above all else, this one is built to please. $55 A-
- 2021 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ‘Artemis’ Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): Leaping from the glass in waves of sinewy, sexy red and black fruits. $80 A-
- 2016 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville): Funky/earthy, with dark, brooding, black plummy fruit and still sporting plenty of grip. $90 A-
- 2021 Sonoma-Cutret Les Plus Haut Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): A smoky, oaky, sultry and full throttle performance. $70
- 2022 Raeburn High Flier Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): A crowd-pleasing (and quite long!) melange of [very] ripe pear, baked apple, vanilla, toast, & nectarines. $30 A-
- 2022 Raeburn ‘High Flier’ Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Hitting all the right notes here: bright & beautiful red berry fruit, rhubarb, wood spices, & a tea leaf finish. $33 A-
- 2022 Merry Edwards Coopersmith Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Reminding you why you fell in love with RRV Pinot in the first place. Dark, delicious, structured, and at turns, savory & ?. $70 A
- 2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Red Blend (Columbia Valley): Chewy, earthy, meaty, smoky, and yeah, still fruity! $NA B+
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