Bordeaux - St. Pierre

2018 Herdade de Coelheiros ‘Coelheiros’ Branco (Alentejo): Friendly, delightful fencing bout between Pineapple and Mineral. $15 B+ 2015 Quinta do Quetzal Brut Espumante (Alentejo): Quince, lemon rind, toast, and a hefty dose of well-I-wasn’t-expecting-that! $NA B+ 2017 Quinta do Quetzal ‘Guadalupe’ Winemaker’s Selection Branco (Alentejo): Peaches, perfume, & piquant texture in search of an over-warmed... Upscale your palate! My new books are now availab...

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It’s true! I can actually talk about wine books that aren’t mine, I swear! My pile of wine book media samples has been piling up here at 1WD HQ, not because I haven’t found anything worthy to recommend (quite the opposite, in fact), but because, well, it just didn’t feel prudent to offer critiques of... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Finally, A Wine Book Roundup That Doesn’t Include M...

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2018 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto ‘Florao’ Branco (Alentejo): Lemons, blossoms, flint, and almost pure joy. $NA B+ 2017 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco (Alentejo): Luxuriant in dress, pithy and bright in soul. $30 A- 2017 Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Tinto (Alentejo): Poise, power, and plenty of pepper; hello there, gorgeous. $32 A-... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine Reviews: Weekly Mi...

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Add yet another locale to the list of gorgeous places that I’m supposed to be visiting, but the opportunity for which has been heinously denied to me due to the USA’s botched response to the current pandemic: Fort Ross Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. My experience with FRV, as has been the new normal lately,... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 10 (“The Vineyard I...

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2017 Cortes de Cima Sauvignon Blanc (Alentejo): Just the thing to cool you off after cutting the grass, & to remind your nose that you just, well, cut the grass! $20 B+ 2018 Cortes de Cima Chamine Tinto (Alentejo): Full of spice, bramble, berries, violets, & a strong penchant for over-achieving. $11 B+ 2018 Jose... Upscale your palate! My new books are now available from Rockridge Press! Copyright � 2020. Originally at Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For September 14, 2020 fr...

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