The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Fine Wines, Everyday Prices
October 17, 2018
White
2016 Manciat Poncet Macon-Charnay Les Chenes; Aroma: sweet rich very intense, rich very dense, green apple & mineral; Mouth: dense sweet v very clean rich, fullish, spicy fruit, good length, sticks to the tongue; Very Good Plus 16.99; Mixed Case, 15.29; Case, 14.44
2016 Clos St Antonin Principaute d'Orange; Aroma: Very pretty & fragrant, light Provencal spice; Mouth: Cleaning nicely firm, pretty fine acid very ripe with a piquant herbal gloss over the broad chardonnay fruit; Very Good Plus 17.99; Mixed Case, 16.19; Case, 15.29
Red
2015 Mary Taylor Bordeaux Rouge (Bordeaux); Color: light red; Aroma: light pretty rather fresh, clean, modern fruit, precise, lightly herbaceousness, ripe cherry & fresh; Mouth: clean & pretty, lightly clean tight firm, , pretty fine, long herbal, direct; Very Good Plus 13.99; Mixed Case, 12.59; Case, 11.89
2016 Clos St. Antonin Cotes du Rhone; Aroma: fresh spicy clean, nice intensity, light in affect; Mouth: juicy rather forward, clean bright fruit, intense forward, lively juicy; Very Good Plus 14.99; Mixed Case, 13.49; Case, 12.74
2014 Roth Estate Pinot Noir Sonoma; Aroma: lightly herbal rather clean, sharp & mellow; Mouth: juicy sweet clean nice acid, fine tannin a big finish; Very Good 16.99; Mixed Case, 15.29; Case, 14.44
2016 Aguijon de Abeja Cabernet Franc- Organic; Color: very dark, purple, ; Aroma: lightly, pretty, rather herbal, nutty, clean; Very Good Plus 16.99; Mixed Case, 15.29; Case, 14.44
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