Tasting Ryme, Again
Ryme’s creativity and originality continue to impress
merlot
2017 DeLille Cellars D2 Red Blend Columbia Valley
DeLille’s D2 is a Bordeaux-style blend of two-thirds Merlot, a little less than one-third Cabernet Sauvignon, and a dollop of Cab Franc and Petit…
Tenuta Sette Cieli: 2016 Indaco and Scipio
Tasting two Toscana IGT grown near Bolgheri, on the Mediterranean coast
2017 Sutro Merlot Warnecke Ranch Alexander Valley
Forthright, red-fruited Merlot
2019 Hound’s Tree Estate Rosé North Fork
Snappy rosé from Long Island
2016 Sutro Merlot Warnecke Ranch Alexander Valley
Finely detailed Alexander Valley Merlot
2015 Château de Marchesseau Lalande-de-Pomerol
Weeknight Right Bank wine
2016 Anton Bauer Rosé Feuersbrunn Wagram
A generous rosé of native Zweigelt plus Syrah and Merlot
Blending: A Rumination, Prompted by The Discussion
Blending is about more than attaining equilibrium
2005 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Red Wine Howell Mountain
Mature, but still evolving
2013 Figgins Estate Red Wine Walla Walla Valley
A high-toned red blend grown at elevation
Figgins Estate, Walla Walla Valley
Winemaker Chris Figgins crafts a blend of Bordeaux grapes washed by mountain air