GEORGES DUBŒUF – BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES (2020): 9.0
The first word that comes to mind with this wine is divine. The second word is dangerous. How are you not supposed to drink the entire bottle in one sitting? Hell, if I was really thirsty I could see myself chugging it all in 15 seconds or less. This beaujolais is beaujo-slaying with its wonderfully…
SEPTIMA – MALBEC (2018): 9.0
a light, juicy malbec that’s perfect for summer (: SHORT DESCRIPTION LIGHT JUICY MINERAL-Y QUICK IN DA MOUTH “GENTLE” – RYAN “I THINK I ACTUALLY SAID ‘SOFT’” WILDSMITH BERRIES N CHERRIES LONG DESCRIPTION Wow! I usually shy away from Malbecs because they can be a little too dry and peppery for me. Now that I’m…
CLOS DU BOIS – PINOT NOIR (2018): 8.5
8.5 SHORT DESCRIPTION LIGHT JUICY BERRIES SIMPLE & RELIABLE LONG DESCRIPTION Good old’ Claw deh Bwah. This is probably the most generic mid-shelf red wine that exists. Every family has a bottle of this left on top of a cabinet waiting to be broken into during a holiday or dinner party. There’s two good reasons…
SOLA – PINOT NOIR (2017): 7.5
7.5 A peppery Pinot Noir that somehow manages to be boring SHORT DESCRIPTION LIGHT BERRIES VANILLA PEPPER BUT THE WAY AN OLD CHEAP CIGARETTE IS PEPPERY WOOD. MAYBE IT’S BURNT WOOD AND NOT PEPPER. OK I THINK THE TASTE IS ACTUALLY OLD CIGARETTE WHERE: BOTTLE SHOP LONG DESCRIPTION Oh gosh. I was really excited for…
CAMELOPARD – CABERNET SAUVIGNON (2018): 7.0
7.0 An OK, dry cabernet sauvignon that’s easy to drink and easy to cork. SHORT DESCRIPTION DRY VANILLA AND SORT OF LEATHERY/EARTHY AFTERTASTE BERRIES ALCOHOL WHERE: BOTTLE SHOP LONG DESCRIPTION I’ve been getting pretty sick of straight gin on ice and now that I’m entering week 4 of quarantine (!!!), I wanted something complex, something…
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