BevX Reviews Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX on April 23, 2025. Click the links to get each beverage’s score and full analysis. Every Wednesday, we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.)
We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share.
We have shifted our review format in order to offer more reviews for our review-hungry readers. The review pages (links below) will now offer a full tasting note with links to a full detail review for our Featured Beverages.
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Beverage of the Week
Tongue Dancer Wines Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2023
We are pleased to introduce the maiden vintage of Tongue Dancer Wines’ (TDW) Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir. I will resist all of the tempting references to This is Spinal Tap — if you get it, you got it. Vineyard eleven (lowercase intended) is a gorgeous, 21-acre ranch with an eleven-acre Pinot Noir vineyard. The vineyard is owned by Marla & Geoffrey Bedrosian, the proprietors of Domaine de la Rivière…
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Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc Adelaida District 2023
Brilliant, medium golden color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of honey, star fruit, and apricot stone with supporting notes of baked apple, bees wax, blanched almonds, citrus zest, and lychee. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of pear, lemon curd, and kiwi. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. Made with a blend of 48% Roussanne,22% Grenache Blanc, 13% Picpoul Blanc, 10% Bourboulenc, 5% Picardan, and 2% Clairette Blanche. $75 – 5 Stars/97 points
Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas Adelaida District 2023
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, forest floor, and five spice with supporting notes of truffle, slate, black tea, and sweet tamari. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, raspberry, baking spices, cocoa nibs, and iron. The finish is long and lingering with firm but accessible tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a chewy texture. Made with a blend of 66% Grenache, 18% Syrah, 8% Counoise, and 8% Mourvedre. This is the highest concentration of Grenache in this wine that we have seen. It’s also our favorite vintage to date. $40 – 5 Stars/97 points
Tablas Creek Vermentino Adelaida District 2024
Brilliant, light green/gold color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of lemon curd, honeysuckle, and green tea with supporting notes of kumquat, lemongrass, and jasmine. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a citrus-driven core with flavors of ripe guava, citrus zest, gooseberry, and quince. The finish is long and lingering with tropical and citrus accents. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $35 – 5 Stars/97 points
Tablas Creek Dianthus Adelaida District 2024
Brilliant, coral color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red plum, spring flowers, and star fruit with supporting notes of kumquat, cranberry, and apricot stone. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of strawberry, raspberry, orange peel, nectarine, and slate. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with a blend of 44% Mourvedre, 43% Grenache, 9% Counoise, and 4% Cinsaut. $40 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Rosé Adelaida District 2024
Brilliant, light peach color. The nose is moderately intense, offering scents of peach, apricot stone, and citrus zest with supporting notes of fresh orange peel, red grapefruit, and wet stones. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of nectarine, mulberry, dragon fruit, and wild strawberry. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Made with a blend of 71% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 8% Vermentino, and 1% Counoise . $28 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Tablas Creek Grenache Adelaida District 2023
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, boysenberry, and hibiscus flower with supporting notes of slate, mulberry, and strawberry. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of raspberry, tart cherry, black tea, and five spice. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $45 – 4 Stars/95 points
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Lucano Anniversario Limoncello
Cloudy, looking akin to freshly squeezed lemon juice. The nose is filled with the scents of freshly cut lemon zest with accents of tart lemon juice, hard lemon candy, and lemon oil. The palate echoes the nose delivering a moderately sweet, concentrated lemon flavor with loads of freshly squeezed lemon zest and sweet cane sugar. Medium-bodied and vibrant with abundant, fresh citrus flavors — slightly drier than most commercial Limoncello. $24.99 – 4 Stars