BevX Reviews Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX August 7, 2024. 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.
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Beverage of the Week
Troon Vineyard Extended Lees Aged Grenache Blanc Applegate Valley 2022
Grenache Blanc is a wonderfully versatile grape that adds both body and acidity to blends (it’s most often used in white blends), as well as acidity and sometimes a bit of structure. It is a native of Spain but it is most often associated with the wines of France’s Rhône Valley. Fortunately it is becoming popular with a handful of adventurous winemakers in the USA…
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Sangiacomo Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2022
Brilliant, medium golden straw color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of honeysuckle, lychee, and brioche with supporting notes of citrus zest, slate, and star fruit. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of baked apple, white peach, kumquat, and meringue. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $58 – 4.5 Stars/96 points
Sangiacomo Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2022
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black cherry, forest floor, and graphite with supporting notes of black tea, five spice, and hints of raspberry and candied rhubarb. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red plum, boysenberry, baking spices, and toasted oak. The finish is long and lingering with silky tannins with attractive, tart berry accents. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $65 – 4.5 Stars/94 points
Eden Dale Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2021
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of raspberry, rose petals, and forest floor with supporting notes of red plum, slate, and black tea. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, pomegranate, boysenberry, and thyme. The finish is long and lingering with firm tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. Be sure to decant this wine today and in the next few years as it needs to open up to show its true character. $50 – 4.5 Stars/94 points
Eden Dale Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2021
Brilliant, medium golden straw color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of honeysuckle, pear, and green melon with supporting notes of lychee, brioche, and vanilla. The palate confirms the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of white peach, citrus zest, lemon curd, apricot stone, and blanched almonds. The finish is long and lingering with accents of wet river stones. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $40 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Spirits Reviews
Natterjack Cask Strength Blended Irish Whiskey
Bright, medium golden straw color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of orange blossom, clove, and caramel with supporting notes of candied ginger, honey, and oak. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering an oak-driven core with flavors of malted barley, butterscotch, charred oak, cinnamon, and five spice. The finish is long and lingering with a blast of heat. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a voluptuous texture. $89.99 – 4.5 Stars