Recent Wine Purchases

Recent Wine Purchases

Needed some cellar defenders for the summer so I did a Wine Library winelibrary.com visit. I don't think that I have mentioned that the WL did a fashion show a few weeks ago. Sandra modeled and MC'ed. Everything was tasteful and well done. It was a hoot.

Anyway I bought the  following wines. I have tried to explain why I bought them and I think they will make for some great summer drinking:

Adelsheim 2012 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley Oregon; $19.19, a reasonably priced and very good Oregon PN

Marques De Gelida Xarello 2012, $9.98, Spain, Light, delicate white wine from the area in Spain where they make Cava, uses a Cava grape. Dry but has good fruit.

Jaume Serra Cristalino Cava, Spain, $7.34, Can't beat it for the price, light, refreshing, good with all kinds of food, low alcohol.

Michele Chiarlo Barbera d' Asti 2011 $10.49, Rustic red, earthy, good flavor, great with Italian food.

Di Majo Norante Sangiovese IGT 2013 Dependable red made from the grape of Chianti, medium bodied, fruity but not grapey.

Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais La Perreon, France2014 $11.74 a classic Beaujolais with that Gamay fruit flavor, good acidity, light but flavorful. 2014 looks like a good year in Beaujolais, avoid 2012 and 2013.

Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2010, Italy $24.75, 2010 was a very good year in Piedmont. This wine is a very approachable Nebbiolo at a reasonable price for a Nebbiolo, terroir and fruit, not flashy but will improve as you drink the bottle.

Lopez De Haro Rioja Crianza 2010 Spain $9.99 I have not had the 2010 but the 2008 was a great value. Light but full of flavor with great balance. A crowd pleaser.

Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2014 New Zealand, $13.33; They make alot of this wine but the 2014 is more delicate and balanced than some other vintages. NZ Sauvignon Blancs are fruity but this wine has good acid to balance and is more refined than most, closer to a Loire Valley SB.

Manoir Firetiere Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Vieille Vignes (old vines), France $11.98 I have not tasted this wine yet but Muscadet are value wines that can be very good, old vine wines can be very good, a seafood wine that is light with good acid. Worth a try.

Nervi Erbaluce Di Caluso, Italy, $15.99, An obscure white wine from Piedmont that I tried at the WL when the owner of the winery visited, good white wine from a grape I have never heard of, fruit and acid balanced in a pleasing package, The winery's Gattinara 2006 from Nebbiolo is great.

Vallanges Macon Davaye 2014 , France $13.98, I have had this wine in other vintages and it is a good white Burgundy. I have high hopes for the 2014 vintage in France, worth a try.

Portugal article to follow shortly. We had a great time.