A beautiful bottling of old vine Mencia grapes. A nose of garrique with pain grillé, basil, and dark berry. On the palate, rich fruit and savage elements dominate. Very nice tannin structure, with pencil shavings and sweet vanilla on the finish. Medium bodied. A fanstic value in Spanish wine.s
One of the more confusingly named wines, the G5 is none the less an awesome example of quality and value. An enveloping bottle of fruity goodness with a tooth-staining quality that will draw quite a few fans. Cardamon and licorice on the nose, with a burnt flower quality as well. Black fruit and sage on the palate round out this everyday drinker from Madrid.
In an office cluttered with wine bottles, both full and empty, it’s hard not to think of myself as Mayor of Boozeville. Every once in awhile, an editor will stroll in and talk shop. Someone else will poke in to pour themselves a glass or two. Other than those few moments, it’s just me and the wine for hours and hours. It’s a lovely job writing wine reviews, but also a bit solitary: a drunken cage of corks, so to speak.
Today, there are more empty Cabernet bottles than anything else on my desk, and that is a very good thing. A mentor of mine once told me that the best way to learn about wine was to pick a grape and dive in. That’s what I have done.
I have been drinking nothing but Cabernet Sauvignon from across the world: from Tuscany to Bordeaux to Napa Valley to South Africa. They all tasted dramatically different, yet each retained a “cab-ishness” quality. One of the most important things I remember from wine school was that each grape varietal has a unique fingerprint. For Cabernet Sauvignon, that fingerprint is an aroma of pencil shavings and green pepper. Sounds gross, but that’s the funny thing about great wine: it unites crazy smells and flavor in surprisingly delicious ways.
The following are our current top picks. This list gets updated on a weekly and monthly schedule, so check back!
Our current top picks for summer sipping. Light and refreshing is the key. It’s always great to keep things fresh and just a bit exotic, too. The following of wines is updated on a weekly basis, so make sure to check back for the newest selections for summertime sipping.
A deeply and profoundly delicious wine. It manages to have the luxurious depth of a feather bed and an operatic expanse of fruit under a canopy of rust and granite. As rich as fresh cream, this wine offers a finish of dark chocolate, cedar, and white truffle oil.
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