Wine Reviews

 Name: Gran Moraine Yamhill-Carlton Location: Oregon Grape Variety: Pinot Noir Vintage: 2018 Price: ~$40 Wine Spectator Review "Dynamic yet elegant and sleek, with refined cherry, dusky spice and crushed stone accents that take on richness and structure toward medium-grained tannins." Wine Folly Flavors Pinot Noir - Cherry, raspberry, mushroom, clove, hibiscus. Overall: Dry, medium body, low tannins, medium-high acidity. My Review My first taste, right when the bottle was opened was a distinct oak flavor followed by what I could only really describe as citrus or orange peel. The sudden oak was a little off putting and the flavors seemed somewhat muted so I decanted the wine for about 30 minutes. Afterwards, the oakiness seemed to fade some and more of the red fruit came forward. Still, the pinot was significantly more earthy than I would have imagined. I've always associated pinot noir with being extremely fruit-forward so that was a bit of a curveball. Maybe this is more

Name: Crown Point Relevant Cabernet Sauvignon Location: Napa Valley, California Grape Variety: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon,10% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec Vintage: 2019 Price: bought for $27, retails for ~$70 Critic Review (Jeb Dunnuck) "A ripe, fat, opulent, pleasure-bent effort, it has full-bodied aromas and flavors, lots of dark, chocolaty fruit, good balance, and a great finish." Wine Folly Flavors Cabernet Sauvignon (primary) - Black cherry, black currant, cedar, baking spices, graphite. Overall: Dry, full body, medium-high tannins. My Review Immediately, my first reaction to the wine was that it didn't have a ton of flavor and was very tannic. My friends and I decided it would be best to decant the wine to try and bring out more of the flavor. After about an hour, this wine opened up a lot. To me, there was a mix of blackberry, earthy flavors. Even with the very high tannins, I still really enjoyed this wine. With some age, it might mellow out some and be very dri

 Name: Honig Location: Rutherford, Napa Valley, California Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage: 2013 Price: ~$40 Critic Review (James Suckling) "Lots of blackberry and cherry aromas and flavors with hints of toasted oak. Full body, round and velvety texture. Fresh finish. Drink." Wine Folly Flavors Cabernet Sauvignon - Black cherry, black currant, cedar, baking spices, graphite. Overall: Dry, full body, medium-high tannins. My Review This wine was really good. It's very dry, relatively tannic and very bold. It's got a unique almost dusty taste to it. With some quick research, this seems like a very common trait to wine produced out of Rutherford. They call it "Rutherford dust". Personally, I loved it. Its earthy with hints of leather and vanilla. Overall, I really enjoyed this wine and would love it have it again someday.

Name: Unanime Gran Vino Tinto Country: Argentina, Mascota Vineyards Grape Variety: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Cabernet Franc Vintage: 2017 Price: ~$24 Critic Review (James Suckling) "This is a rich, dense red with blackberry and blueberry aromas and flavors. Extremely well-crafted tannins. Hints of vanilla to the ripe fruit at the end. Incredible value...already beautiful to taste." Wine Folly Flavors Cabernet Sauvignon - Black cherry, black currant, cedar, baking spices, graphite. Malbec - Red Plum, blackberry, vanilla, sweet tobacco, cocoa. Cabernet Franc - Strawberry, raspberry, bell pepper, crushed gravel, chili pepper. Overall: Dry, full body, medium-high tannins. My Review I enjoyed this wine a lot. To me, it had a lot of black cherry, black currant notes and a lot of earthy notes as well. It was very dry and pretty tannic as well. It had a full body and would pair well with something like a steak. However, I didn't pair this with any food or cheese. Ov