BevX Reviews Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX on May 21, 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 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 Rosé of Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2024
This wine represents the 13th commercial release of the delicious Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) Rosé of Pinot Noir, the ninth that we have reviewed. This wine is an annual favorite at BevX, and our readers share the same affection for it. Their 2024 Rosé is made with the saignée method—a winemaking technique that involves bleeding off a portion of juice after brief skin contact…
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Tongue Dancer Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, medium/deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black cherry, forest floor, and baking spices with supporting notes of bramble, clay, and cinnamon pastry. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red cherry, elderberry, pomegranate, boysenberry jam, and hints of tamarind. The finish is long and lingering with firm yet well-integrated tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $55 – 5 Stars/97 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Rosé of Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2024
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, light salmon color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of raspberry, crushed red berries, and slate with supporting notes of red grapefruit, apricot stone, and citrus zest. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of strawberry, red cherry, mulberry, and mineral. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant yet supple texture. $25 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Rosé de Ville, Rosé of Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2024
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, medium salmon color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of raspberry, crushed berries, and ripe tropical fruit with supporting notes of slate, French cantaloupe, and spring flowers. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of strawberry, nectarine, kumquat, and mineral. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. This is an amazing and complex wine that becomes another delicious and fascinating wine when it warms in the glass. $29 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Tongue Dancer Wines The Sly One Chardonnay Dry Creek Valley 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review Brilliant, medium gold/green color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of lemon curd, spring flowers, and lychee with supporting notes of apricot stone, green tea, and guava. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a ripe, orchard fruit-driven core with flavors of white peach, star fruit, citrus zest, blanched almonds, beeswax, and lightly toasted hazelnut. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $59 – 5 Stars/98 points
Anaba Turbine Red Sonoma County 2022
Brilliant, deep ruby/purple color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of boysenberry, dried herbs, and raspberry with supporting notes of black tea, baking spices, and cocoa nibs. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of blackberry, cassis, five spice, plum, and mineral. The finish is long and lingering with ripe, chewy tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a voluptuous texture. Made with a blend of 40% Mourvedre, 30% Syrah, 24% Grenache, and 6% Petite Sirah. $48 – 4 Stars/91 points
Spirits Reviews
Kōloa Kauaʻi Coconut Flavored Rum
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is unmistakably coconut with sweet and toasted coconut filling the air with notes of sweet pineapple juice, and vanilla in support. The palate is in complete agreement with the nose as sweet coconut notes dominate the semi-viscous core reminiscent of a Mounds bar. Medium-bodied and somewhat balanced, as sweet, candied coconut takes the lead. $32.99 – 3.5 Stars
Oaklore Distilling Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey
Brilliant, medium to deep tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of honey, roasted nuts, and butterscotch with supporting notes of brown sugar, cashew butter, and crème brulee. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a toffee-driven core with supporting flavors of charred oak, baking spices, vanilla bean, cereal, and maple syrup. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $69.99 – 4.5 Stars