BevX Reviews Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX on October 9, 2024. 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 Pinot de Ville Pinot Noir West Sonoma Coast 2022
The 2022 vintage marks the ninth edition of The Tongue Dancer “Pinot de Ville” (PDV). For the first time, the label does not feature a classic Cadillac DeVille but rather a guitar inspired by classic car design. The fruit was harvested in equal portions from the Lofty section of Putnam Vineyard and Notre Vue Vineyard in the Russian River Valley. The fruit from Lofty, grown at 1,000 feet above sea level, is small and concentrated, while Notre Vue… See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Grenache Clarendon 2010
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of wild berries, raspberry, and dried herbs with supporting notes of leather, dried fruits, and black tea. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, earth, garrigue, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a voluptuous texture. $70 – 4.5 Stars/94 points
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Whiskey Del Bac Sentinel of the Desert Straight Rye Whiskey
Brilliant, medium copper/bronze color. The nose is intense, offering scents of honey, campfire, citrus peel, and black tea with supporting notes of smoke, ginger, and nutmeg. The palate is in full agreement with the nose, delivering a candied ginger-driven core with flavors of caramel, cinnamon, toffee, and oak. The finish is long and luxurious, with hints of black pepper. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with an opulent texture. $40 – 4.5 Stars
Sagamore Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey
Brilliant, deep amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of baking spices, baked apple, and ginger biscuits with supporting notes of dried fruits, charred oak, and sultanas. The palate is in full agreement with the nose, delivering a candied ginger-driven core with flavors of cereal, honey, and walnut. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a chewy texture. $39 – 4 Stars
Sagamore Double Oak Straight Rye Whiskey
Brilliant, deep chestnut color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of charred oak, roasted nuts, and caramel with supporting notes of candied ginger, leather, toasted coconut, and toffee. The palate confirms the nose delivering a caramel-driven core with supporting flavors of maple syrup, apricot stone, black tea, and oak. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a voluptuous texture. $64 – 4.5 Stars