BevX Reviews – Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX June 27, 2018. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. 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 reviews 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.
This week we have an eclectic group of wine reviews – there is a lot of good summer sipping to be found in this week’s wines. We have made an amazing discovery this week in the form of the Samson (Washington State) fruit wines. Check out the reviews below. Enjoy.
As always you see all of our reviews here:
Beverage of the Week
Samson Delilah Raspberry Fruit Wine Washington NV
Perhaps the greatest fruit wine that we have ever tasted. You will forget it’s a raspberry wine and start wondering what’s in this Syrah based blend? This wine is made from a variety called Meeker raspberries…. See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Samson Delilah Blueberry Fruit Wine Washington NV
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Brilliant, medium ruby color. The nose is moderately intense offering scents of blueberry and raspberry with supporting notes of violet and strawberry. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of red berries. The finish is long and lingering with soft tannins. Medium to full-bodied and nicely balanced with a vibrant texture. $12 3.5 Stars/87 points
Samson Delilah Blackberry Fruit Wine Washington NV
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Brilliant, deep scarlet color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of blackberry and black currant with supporting notes of hibiscus flower and lavender. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of freshly crushed red and black berries with cranberry. The finish is long and lingering with soft tannins and a pleasing minerality. Medium to full-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. $12 4 Stars/90 points
Samson Delilah Raspberry Fruit Wine Washington NV
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Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of raspberry and pomegranate with supporting notes of strawberry, wet river stones, and rose petals. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of dense red berries. The finish is long and lingering with soft but chewy tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $12 4 Stars/91 points
Ondarre Reserva Rioja 2014
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of raspberry, red cherry, and plum with supporting notes of boysenberry, baking spices, and oak. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of blackberry and trailing vanilla accents. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a opulent texture. $18 4.5 Stars/94 points
Spirits Reviews
Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Flavored Vodka
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is very alluring as it offers a complex mélange of dark cocoa with supporting notes of rich caramel and dark roast coffee with just a hint of vanilla. The palate fully concurs with the aromatics as it delivers a very generous explosion of chocolate with accents of caramel and mocha with a soft lactic note that’s foiled by dry roasted cocoa beans. Medium to full-bodied with decadent chocolate flavors that never becoming cloying rather it invites consecutive sips. $24.99 – 4.5 Stars
Van Gogh Oranje Flavored Vodka
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are wonderfully assertive with layers of orange zest equaled by dense orange pulp and subtle accents of sharper sour citrus notes. The palate echoes the nose delivering a concentrated blast of sweet orange on the front of the palate that quickly becomes a bittersweet Mandarin orange wave that finishes with bright citrus acidity. Medium-bodied and ideally balanced as the vibrant bitter and sweet fruit is foiled by bright acidity. $24.99 – 4 Stars
Van Gogh Mango Flavored Vodka
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, crystal clear. On the nose you are immediately struck by the purity of the mango and then the supporting notes of citrus and green melon complete the package. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering an attractive and dense mango core with flanking notes of orange zest and a cool note redolent of green melon. Medium-bodied with a silky fruit core that’s balanced by a healthy dose of vibrant acidity. $24.99 – 4.5 Stars
Van Gogh Cool Peach Flavored Vodka
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose explodes with the scents of freshly cut peaches with a healthy dose of nectarine and hints of fresh herbs as well. The palate confirms the nose delivering a sweet peach-driven core with flanking notes of orange and orange peel and a very pleasing spearmint accent on the finish. Medium-bodied with a lush and sweet peach core. $24.99 – 4 Stars
Brockmans Gin
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose reveals a berry explosion with ripe, sweet berries mingling with juniper and orange peel with brown baking spices and a bright citrus accent. The palate echoes the nose delivering a dense but vibrant berry driven core with waves of citrus coming in after the mid-palate and hints of mineral on the finish. Medium to full-bodied with a bold, fruity core and a vibrant texture. Gin is surely the most polarizing of all spirits. This Gin is ultra fruity with a well-defined berry impression on the nose and palate. $34.99 – 4 Stars
Grand Traverse Distillery Barrel Finished Peninsula Gin
Brilliant very pale straw/copper color. The nose is vibrant with the scents of citrus peel, grains of paradise, juniper, and brown baking spices accentuated by the subtle barrel accents. The palate echoes the nose delivering a spicy core with waves of citrus, cooking spices, and baking spices as well as they are fortified by the barrel. Secondary herbal and minty flavors are also present and likely created by the marriage of seasoned barrels and bold botanicals. Full-bodied with bold flavors and ideally balanced with a fresh dose of acidity. Too many barrel aged Gins suffer from subtractions in flavor and complexity due to the addition of wood. This lovely example ideally balances barrel and botanicals to create a very unique spirit. $42 – 4 Stars
King of Kentucky 14 Years Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Brilliant deep cherry wood color. The nose is amazingly harmonious and complex even before a water addition. (It’s better after a splash of water.) The nose is filled with scents of charred oak, baked apples and pears, caramel, brown baking spices, and leather. The palate echoes the nose delivering a dense fruit and chocolate focused core with generous waves of brown baking spices and oak with subtle hints of mint, pineapple, and pepper. Full-bodied with a complex and dense palate that greatly evolves with water and aeration. Sip slowly as it’s not cheap and there are just about 1,000 bottles available. $199 – 4.5 Stars