BevX Reviews Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX on October 30, 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
Clif Family Winery Rte Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Oak Knoll District 2023
Tasting the Clif Family Winery Rte Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Oak Knoll District 2023 marked our first experience with wines from this Napa Valley producer. While much of the Napa Valley is too hot to produce Sauvignon Blanc with vibrancy and complex citrus notes (the hallmark of Sauvignon Blanc), the fruit for this wine comes from the organically farmed Valle di Sotto vineyard in Napa Valley’s famed Oak Knoll District… See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Russian River Valley 2022
Brilliant, deep ruby/purple color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of blackberry, five spice, and elderberry with supporting notes of raspberry, black pepper, and cocoa. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, dark chocolate, boysenberry, and hints of smoky oak. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a silky texture. $40 – 4 Stars/91 points
Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Rockpile 2022
Brilliant, dark ruby/purple color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of cassis, black cherry, and baking spices with supporting notes of black tea, slate, garrigue, and black pepper. The palate echoes the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, raspberry, black plum, and mineral. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a voluptuous texture. $40 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Sonoma Coast 2021
Brilliant, dark ruby/purple color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, bramble, and hibiscus flower with supporting notes of mulberry, vanilla, and slate. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of garrigue, raspberry, forest floor, and black plum. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a juicy texture. $40 – 4 Stars/90 points
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Acronimo Blanco Sotol
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of smoky, earthy desert fruit with waves of dried chili, pear, citrus zest, and mineral. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a fire-roasted fruit-driven core with bold supporting notes of chili, smoke, citrus, dried herbs, and earth. Full-bodied, vibrant, and nimble with ideal balance and a long, lingering finish. $59.99 – 4.5 Stars
Bols Amaretto
Brilliant, medium amber color. The nose is sweet and expressive, offering scents of Italian almond cookies, marzipan, and red cherry with the cherry pit accent. The palate is in full agreement with the nose, delivering an unctuous candied almond-driven core with accents of cherry Liquor, candied orange peel, and brown sugar. Medium-bodied and wonderfully vibrant, it’s all we want in an Amaretto. $15 – 4 Stars