Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for October 21, 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!
- NV Tenuta Baron Extra Dry Asolo Prosecco Superiore (Veneto): Balancing lip-smacking sweetness with palate-cleansing freshness. $NA B+
- NV Tenuta Baron Extra Brut Asolo Prosecco Superiore (Veneto): Pears, purity, and palate-pleasing roundness. $NA B+
- 2020 Renata Pizzulin ‘Melaris’ Malvasia Istriana Friuli Isonzo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): Not your typical Malvasia expression, but so quaffable that you’re not likely to care. $NA B+
- NV Jacquesson Cuvee 743 Extra Brut (Champagne): Intense, linear, fresh, and intense. Did I mention intense? $90 A-
- 2022 Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Arbois Rouge DD (Jura): A lot of florals, a little bit of fizz, and a metric ton of fun. $45 A-
- 2020 E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone (France): A jammy bargain tailor made for comfort foods. $16 B+
- 2022 La Perdida ‘O Trancado’ Tinto (Galicia): Funky in all of the best, food-friendlier ways possible. $50 A-
- 2021 Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg Riesling (Kamptal): Packing a whole lot of citrus and even more easy-going enjoyment. $22 B+
- 2021 American Wine Project ‘Sympathetic Magic’ Marquette (Wisconsin): A fine showcase for combining natural wine techniques, hybrids, perseverance, and talent. $35 A-
- 2022 Buona Notte ‘Mortadella’ White Wine (Columbia Valley): Orange wine that doesn’t break the bank or disappoint the drinker. $30 A-
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