In a week’s time, I taste a boatload of wine (seriously). A lot of my friends think I’m lucky. Well, they’re right and I wouldn’t give this job up for the world. The only thing that makes my job hard, is my feeling of responsibility to taste the samples given to me as quickly as possible and to put my reviews either in my Moleskine, on my YouTube channel (Stan The Wine Man TV), or right here on Stanthewineman.com. Here for your reading pleasure, are five wines that I have reviewed in my Moleskine (good or bad), this past week.
2018 Daterra Viticultures Casas De Enriba Red (Galicia, Spain)… $30.
Morphing aromas of wet hay, pomegranate and cinnamon with some other crazy aromas that sneak in and out. Baking spices and pomegranate on the palate backed by fresh acidity and smooth tannins. Hay notes sneak in on the mid-palate with a kiss of almond. Good integration with a long finish of pomegranate, hay and baking spices. This was like a living wine in the mouth with a ton of personality. 100% bio-dynamic practices. 80% Mencia, 20% Godello (B+)
2015 Felline Allerlo Salento Rosso (Puglia, Italy)… $12.
Tobacco and wood on the nose with a solid splash of dark currants and blackberries. Currant and blackberry notes come through on the palate, underscored by bright acidity and a ton of red flower notes with a kiss of dusty stones. Dry, currant driven finish with a little crushed rock thrown in. Bring on the food with this old world baby. 50% Negroamaro, 50% Primitivo (B)
2015 Chateau D’Arvigny Bordeaux Rouge (Haut-Medoc, France)… $16.
Aromas of currants, tobacco, leather and dirt with hits of red flowers. Solid acidity supports notes of red flowers, orange peel, earth and currants. Sweet structured tannins that are nicely integrated with the acidity. Finishes with just a slightly bitter edge and dirt notes lingering underneath. (B)
2016 Elizabeth Rose Pinot Noir (Yountville, CA)… $20.
Burnt strawberries on the nose with char notes coming through big-time and a hit of cherries. Fleshy cherry notes on the palate with a hit of Root Beer into a spicy somewhat thin finish where char and tobacco notes linger on the back-end. Interesting Pinot with new world start and an old-world finish. (B+)
2016 Casa Ferreirinha Planalto Vinho Blanco (Douro, Portugal)… $13.
Melon and wet stone on the nose with a kiss of lemon and orange. Diesel and wet stone all day on the palate with a backdrop of orange and lemon citrus. Good balance front to finish where a little veggie component sneaks in along with minerality and a bit of a zing. This is like a wannabe Riesling! (B/B+)
Cheers!
Stan The Wine Man
