BevX Reviews – Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX October 25, 2023. 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.
As always you see all of our reviews here:
Beverage of the Week
Tongue Dancer Pratt Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2021
When Tongue Dancer Wines introduced their Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay last year we really hoped that they would create a follow-up release. Spoiler alert — they did. The 2021 vintage is a bigger, more opulent wine but still shows incredible balance and a generous dose of acidity that made their inaugural release so remarkable…
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Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2012
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of bramble and licorice with supporting notes of earth, dried herbs, and black tea. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, sour cherry, raspberry, and leather. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. This wine is in its youth and it will develop and further harmonize with another decade in bottle. $130 – 4.5 Stars/95 points
Spirits Reviews
Sorel Liqueur
Brilliant, opaque, deep ruby color. The nose is redolent of hot drinks served in European Christmas markets featuring scents of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and bright red fruits derived from hibiscus with hints of ginger, pepper, and a complex herbal mélange. The palate echoes the nose delivering a vibrant yet generous red fruit and cinnamon-driven core with five spice and ginger candies. Medium-bodied and lively while wonderfully intense. $42 – 5 Stars
Edinburgh Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur
Brilliant, faint salmon color. The aromatics are quite interesting with ripe red berries in the lead with juniper, pine, rhubarb, and roses in support. The palate is much sweeter than the nose would suggest delivering a sweet red berry core with spicy ginger and semi tart rhubarb accents. Full-bodied with Liqueur levels of sugar that offers enough spice to be a candidate for a contemporary cocktail. $32.99 – 3.5 Stars