2015 Weingut Christoph Licht Licht-Stadtfeld Brauneberger Klostergarten Riesling Feinherb

Vintage: 
2015
Score: 
92
Grade: 
A-

Feinherb means it is an off dry German wine and that is accurate for this one.  Light gold/green in color, clear and bright.  The nose has lots of wet rocks, some peach and a hint of smoke.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this is young but showing some depth.  Peach and minerality.  Good acidity.  Long finish.  Drinking great on its own, this should be very versatile with food.  It would be lovely with a light summer lunch.  Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.  

2004 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc, Italy, Piedmont, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2004
Score: 
95
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$160.00USD

Bought on release and cellared.  This was decanted for about 45 minutes prior to serving.  Purple in color (darker than expected), mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has cherries, dust and tar.  Full bodied with firm tannins.  On the palate, this is still drinking young.  Vibrant fruit.  It s deep but a bit monolithic at age 19.  Black cherries with a "chalkiness".  Also some anise on the finish.  It is delicious and went great with pasta.  Drink over the next twelve years.  

2012 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2012
Score: 
98
Grade: 
A+
Current Price: 
$349.00USD

The label on this bottle (bought at auction) was very wrinkled which was quite worrisome.  No need to worry, the wine was stunning.  Purple in color, magenta at the rim, opaque and bright.  The nose is deep with cassis, coffee beans, spice and slight graphite.  Full bodied.  Medium tannins.  On the palate, complex and deep.  Notes of cassis, chocolate and coffee.  Long finish.  This is delicious.  Great on its own, at age 11, this is starting to show a nice complexity that will work with food.  Beef stroganoff would be interesting.  

2020 Aubert Chardonnay UV-SL Vineyard, USA, California, Sonoma Coast, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2020
Score: 
96
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$135.00USD

Green/gold in color, slightly cloudy.  The nose is very nice with vanilla and lemon cream.  Full bodied.  Slight tannins.  On the palate, this is complex and delicious.  Lemon cream with a touch of limes.  Good acidity.  Long finish.  This is very young but has such precision that its worth opening now.  Delicious on its own, this works with assorted cheeses and lighter foods or sea food.  Drink over the next ten to twelve years.  

2022 Michael Angelo's Zinfandel, American, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2022
Score: 
88
Grade: 
B+
Current Price: 
$40.00USD

This is an old school take on Zin.  Don't expect a full throttle purple-fruit style.  It took a bit of calibration, and then was enjoyable.  Ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black cherries and cherries with a bit of pepper.  Medium bodied.  No tannins.  On the palate, nice easy drinking.  Cherries and black cherries with a slight bramble note.  No noticeable alcohol.  This is a nice wine for drinking outside on the deck.  It will work well with a burger or pizza.

2021 Michael Angelo's Cabernet Sauvignon Wildflour, American, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2021
Score: 
92
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$49.00USD

This was my second time trying this and confirmed that this is a very nice Cabernet and had improved a bit with further cellaring.  It may yet have even more upside.  Purple in color, ruby at the rim, opaque and bright.  The nose is nice with cassis, and black cherries but also a bit of coffee beans and char.  No noticeable green notes this time.  Full bodied.  Medium to full tannins.  On the palate, still of course primary, but there is plenty of depth there.  Also, plenty of fruit.  Any reductiveness seems to have blown off.  Nice finish.  This is very enjoyable.  It drinks nicely on its

2022 Michael Angelo's Sauvignon Blanc, American, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2022
Score: 
86
Grade: 
B
Current Price: 
$29.00USD

Made from purchased grapes from an undisclosed location.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is slightly grassy with a touch of lime.  Light bodied.  Slightly oily texture.  On the palate, more about minerality.  Clean.  Moderate finish.  This drinks nicely on its own but better with food.  It went well with a Melon Caprese Salad.  Drink now.  

2017 Cantina di Venosa Aglianico del Vulture Massaron, Italy, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2017
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

This is made from the Aglianico grape in Basilicata (the arch of the boot), Italy.  15% abv.  Purple in color with garnet swirls, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black cherries, anise, smoke and spice.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, black cherries, cherry liqueur, slight bitter cherry note and spice.  Long finish.  At age 6, this still seems young as it improved greatly when tasting it on day 2.  This drinks well on its own and will work well with food.  A nice wine with a hearty Lasagna.  Drink over the next ten years.  

2019 Ippolito Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore Colli del Mancuso Riserva, Italy, Calabria, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$16.00USD

This is made from the Gaglioppo grape in Calabria, Italy (the toe of the boot).  The grapes are allowed to hang on the vine to get fully ripe.  Once harvested, this wine sees twelve months in oak.  14.5% abv.  Ruby in color, clear and bright.  The nose has cherries, some salinity and a fresh herbal note (mild oregano?).  Medium bodied.  Firm tannins.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this has cherries, bitter cherries and spice.  A hint of dark chocolate on the long finish.  This is nice on its own but better with food.

2016 Torrevento Castel del Monte Riserva Vigna Pedale, Italy, Puglia, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2016
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-

This is a red from Apulia (Puglia) which is the heel of the boot of Italy.  The grape is Uva di Troia called Nero di Troia locally.  13.5% abv.  Ruby in color, mostly clear and bright.  A really interesting nose with raisins and baking spices but also raspberries and a bit of wild herbs.  Medium bodied.  Medium tannins.  A good backbone of acidity.  On the palate, rhubarb, cranberries and toasted herbs.  This is a wine made for food.  It will work well with roasted meats (and even veggies).  Drink over the next few years.  

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