Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for January 29, 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!
- 2022 Giovanni ‘8000’ (Romagna Albana Secco): A crazy, figgy, golden delight from start to finish. $NA A-
- 2022 Merlotta ‘Fondatori GP’ Romagna Albana Secco): This is one fruity, floral MFer! Delightful, too. $NA B+
- 2022 Tenuta Casali Valleripa (Romagne Albana Secco): Perfumed, almost overstated, but ultimately a crowd-pleaser. $NA B+
- 2022 Tenuta Bacana ‘Bacana’ (Romagna Albana Secco): Hello!!!! About as floral and friendly as Albana gets. $NA B+
- 2022 Tre Monti ‘Vitalba’ Albana In Anfora (Albana di Romagna): Showing off with mandarins, orange blossoms, and freshness. $39 A-
- 2021 Rozes Terras do Grifo Reserve Branco (Douro): Simple, but delivering the goods with bruised yellow apple and white figs. $15 B
- 2022 Dry Creek Vineyard Dry Chenin Blanc (Clarksburg): An easy-to-love vintage, full of tastiness and vibrancy. $16 B+
- 2021 Rodney Strong Reserve Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley): Still settling into its wood spices, but those red fruits are soooo good and soooo juicy… $60 A-
- 2021 Rodney Strong Reserve Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Perfumed, with white flowers, creme brulee, yellow apples, & white peach. Scrumptious. $50 A-
- NV Piper Sonoma Brut Rose (Sonoma County): Wild berries, biscuits, and an easy-going attitude. $23 B+
