Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Merlot 2019 – Long Island

Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Merlot 2019 – Long Island

The wine has a pale ruby color, with slight garnet highlights. The nose is airy, elegant, it offers concentration and a certain complexity, but requires aeration to open up. It then expresses spicy and toasted notes (nutmeg, ground cumin, crushed coriander and vanilla seeds, as well as toasted hazelnut, cocoa and chocolate almond). We also…

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Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Diamond 2022 – Finger Lakes

Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Diamond 2022 – Finger Lakes

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is aromatic and rather complex: it combines the ripe side of the fruits, honeyed, herbaceous and floral notes, as well as a distinct minerality, reminiscent of hydrocarbons. Aromas include ripe yellow apple (with a touch of roasted apple in the background), dried yellow lemon zest,…

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Osmote Chardonnay 2023 – Seneca Lake

Osmote Chardonnay 2023 – Seneca Lake

(aged in barrels) The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is expressive, fragrant, floral and toasty on opening. It initially offers distinct notes of white flowers (acacia, lily, orange blossom), combined with delicate lactic (lemon yogurt, raw butter), toasted (lightly toasted hazelnut, heated wood) and spicy (vanilla in the background, a hint…

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Stoller Pinot Noir 2023 – Dundee Hills, Oregon

Stoller Pinot Noir 2023 – Dundee Hills, Oregon

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is tangy, fruity and expresses notes of raspberry, tangy red cherry, crushed blueberry, as well as smoke, toast and licorice. After aeration, we find chocolate and vanilla aromas. The palate is warm, juicy, slightly roasted, but remains fresh and gourmand. In mouth this wine expresses notes…

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Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Merlot 2019 – Long Island

Mazza Chautauqua Cellars, Merlot 2019 – Long Island

The wine has a pale ruby color, with slight garnet highlights. The nose is airy, elegant, it offers concentration and a certain complexity, but requires aeration to open up. It then expresses spicy and toasted notes (nutmeg, ground cumin, crushed coriander and vanilla seeds, as well as toasted hazelnut, cocoa and chocolate almond). We also…

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Thirsty Owl Wine Company Diamond 2022 – Finger Lakes

Thirsty Owl Wine Company Diamond 2022 – Finger Lakes

The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is aromatic and rather complex: it combines the ripe side of the fruits, honeyed, herbaceous and floral notes, as well as a distinct minerality, reminiscent of hydrocarbons. Aromas include ripe yellow apple (with a touch of roasted apple in the background), dried yellow lemon zest,…

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Osmote Chardonnay 2023 – Seneca Lake

Osmote Chardonnay 2023 – Seneca Lake

(aged in barrels) The wine has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is expressive, fragrant, floral and toasty on opening. It initially offers distinct notes of white flowers (acacia, lily, orange blossom), combined with delicate lactic (lemon yogurt, raw butter), toasted (lightly toasted hazelnut, heated wood) and spicy (vanilla in the background, a hint…

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Mario Bazan – Rosé 2023 – Napa Valley

Mario Bazan – Rosé 2023 – Napa Valley

(75% Cabernet Sauvignon from Pressé, 25% Cabernet Franc from Saigné) The nose offers a certain fruit, a small sappiness as well as a very discreet hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, suppleness, juiciness, energy as well as a tangy frame. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy raspberry,…

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Staglin – Salus 2023, Estate Chardonnay – Napa Valley

Staglin – Salus 2023, Estate Chardonnay – Napa Valley

The nose is beautifully elegant, racy, beautifully buttery and offers saline notes. It reveals notes of pulpy vine peach, lychee and small notes of crushed apple associated with fine touches of ripe citrus, white flowers as well as a subtle hint of sap, star fruit and a very discreet hint of brioche/beeswax. The palate is…

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Staglin – 2023 Chardonnay Rutherford – Napa Valley

Staglin – 2023 Chardonnay  Rutherford – Napa Valley

The nose is beautifully fruity, elegant and offers purity and brightness, a certain power and richness, all under control. It reveals notes of pulpy apple, brilliant white peach, as well as hints of lychee, discreet sweet zest and fine hints of minerality. The palate is fruity, juicy and gourmand and offers an elegant fatness all…

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