This is a certified organic wine made from vines more than 50 years old and stored on its lees (dead yeast cells).  Silvery/green in color, clear and bright.  The nose has minerality with slight lemon candies.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this has some concentration with flavors of lime turning to tart apples on the finish.  It drinks well on its own but better with food.  It would work nicely with soft cheeses.  Drink over the next five years.  

This turned out to be a divisive wine at a recent tasting of Muscadet.  It was not a favorite of mine.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The  nose has sea air with slight crushed shells.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this tastes "flat".  Some flavors of lemon drops and a hint of wet rocks.  Certainly drinkable but lacking any intensity.  It needs food to show its best.  Scampi would be a nice match.   Drink over the next few years.  It would be interesting to try another bottle to see if this one was rrepresentative.  

So, how long can an inexpensive white wine age?  Well, this one, at age 16, is a bit past peak but still drinking great.  It was bought on release for $24.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has minerals, limes, and slight crushed shells.  Slightly oily texture.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, steely minerality with a tart green apple finish.  This drinks well on its own but better with food.  It should go a few more years but drink sooner than later.  A nice paring would be Grilled Salmon on a Plank.  

This is a sparkling wine from the Loire Valley that is a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc, 30% Chenin blanc 30% Chardonnay based mostly from the 2022 vintage.  Yellow/gold in color with a large amount of very small bubbles.  The nose is nice with some minerality along with limes, slight lemon and a hint of orange peel.  A slight nutty note as well.  Full bodied.  Crisp and refreshing.  On the palate, minerality with citrus/tangerines. This is very food friendly and should go with just about anything. It will work well with Crab or other shell fish.  Drink over the next coupe of years.  

This is a blend of 89% Mourvedre, 9% Syrah and 2% Viognier.  Deep purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose has black raspberries, smoked meat, black pepper, slight floral note and spice.  Full bodied.  Medium tannins.  Great energy and balance.  On the palate, this is in a great place and delicious.  Loads of fruit with lots of depth.  Flavors of black raspberries, plums, slight dark chocolate, black pepper and spice.  Long finish.  This is great on its own and worked wonderfully with Indian foods.  Drink over the next ten years.  

This is a nice, "reasonably" priced Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa.  Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is good with cassis, slight saw dust, baking spice and slight vanilla.  Medium to full bodied.  Medium tannins.  Good balance.  On the palate, this drinks easily.  Some depth.  Flavors of cassis with slight black cherries.  Good finish.  This is a good, solid wine without crazy Napa pricing.  It drinks well on its own and will work well with bigger, fatty foods.  A good choice with a Burger or Steak.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

This is the base level Chardonnay at Rivers-Marie.  It is not quite as good as the single vineyards but is also much less pricier making it a great value.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is deep with vanilla, lemon cream, spice and a hint of lemon peel.  Full bodied.  Light tannins.  Great balance.  On the palate, this is delcious.  Creamy texture.  Flavors of lemon cream and vanilla.  Long finish.  This is great on its own and will work well with many foods.  This worked well with a  Butternut Squash soup.  Drink over the next five to eight years.