WINE COUNTRY CONNECTION WINE CLUB LEVEL ONE TASTING NOTES
APRIL 2022 SHIPMENT
LEVEL (1) MIX
2020 CANTINA PUIATTI FRIULANO
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“The 2020 Cantina Puiatti Friulano is a beautifully aromatic wine with honeysuckle, elderflower, fresh-cut grass, wet rocks, lime zest, pears, raw almonds, and ginger. The palate is mouthwatering with bright acidity and flavors of white peaches, quince, green guava, and lemon poppyseed muffins. This wine’s pure fruit character and silky mouthfeel make for a very satisfying drinking experience.”
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2020 LAIRD COLD CREEK RANCH PINOT GRIGIO
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“The Laird Cold Creek Pinot Grigio 2020 is an elegant, penetrating wine with bright, fresh flavors and aromas of passionfruit, honey-dipped pears, fresh mango, lime peel, white flowers, and hints of minerality. It is supple and smooth on the palate, with just enough bright acidity to give it a beautiful balance and length.”
92 Points
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2018 TY CATON UPPER BENCH MOON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT MERLOT
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“The 2018 Ty Caton Upper Bench Merlot from the Caton Vineyard in the Moon Mountain District is a divine example of intense and complex mountain fruit with aromas of mocha, roasted coffee beans, red plums, black currants, brown sugar, and truffles. On the palate, the wine is velvety smooth with flavors of blackberries, dark chocolate, and salted caramel. This wine’s structure and fruit concentration will allow for further development in the cellar but also a smooth rendezvous when patience is not a virtue.”
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2017 FLIGHT AND FEATHERS NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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“The 2017 Flight and Feathers Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas reminiscent of your grandmother’s kitchen with cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla complemented with red plums, cherries, Marionberry pie, with an earthy dustiness. The palate continues in a similar style with bright, juicy cherries, plums, cassis, sweet baking spices, and baker’s chocolate. This wine is a lovely accompaniment from charcuterie boards to grilled meats, with its essences of elegant fruit complemented by spice and silky smooth tannins.”
91 Points
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2020 BLACK PINE SONOMA COAST PINOT NOIR
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“The Black Pine Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2020 opens with red cherries, cola, nutmeg, dried oregano, forest floor, and coffee. The palate is enhanced with deeper fruit flavors of black raspberries, pomegranate, and berry bramble with accents of mushrooms and cocoa powder. This medium-bodied wine is refreshingly easy to drink, with or without food, and a pleasure to enjoy on any occasion.”
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