Tongue Dancer Wines The Sly One Chardonnay Dry Creek Valley 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, 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 fruits-driven core with flavors of white peach, star fruit, citrus zest, blanched almonds, bees wax, 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
Tongue Dancer Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, 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
Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Blanc Adelaida District 2023
Brilliant, medium golden color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of honey, star fruit, and apricot stone with supporting notes of baked apple, bees wax, blanched almonds, citrus zest, and lychee. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of pear, lemon curd, and kiwi. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. Made with a blend of 48% Roussanne,22% Grenache Blanc, 13% Picpoul Blanc, 10% Bourboulenc, 5% Picardan, and 2% Clairette Blanche. $75 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas Adelaida District 2023
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, forest floor, and five spice with supporting notes of truffle, slate, black tea, and sweet tamari. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, raspberry, baking spices, cocoa nibs, and iron. The finish is long and lingering with firm but accessible tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a chewy texture. Made with a blend of 66% Grenache, 18% Syrah, 8% Counoise, and 8% Mourvedre.This is the highest Grenache concentration in this wine we have seen. It's also our favorite vintage to date. $40 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Tablas Creek Vermentino Adelaida District 2024
Brilliant, light green/gold color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of lemon curd, honeysuckle, and green tea with supporting notes of kumquat, lemongrass, and jasmine. The palate echoes the nose delivering a citrus-driven core with flavors of ripe guava, citrus zest, gooseberry, and quince. The finish is long and lingering with tropical and citrus accents. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. $35 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Gary Farrell Rochioli-Allen Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2021
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, rose petals, and blood orange peel with supporting notes of boysenberry, pomegranate, forest floor, and lavender. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black cherry, mulberry, dried herbs, raspberry, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $95 – 5 Stars – 98 points
Tongue Dancer Wines Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2023
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red cherry, thyme, and slate with supporting notes of five spice, vanilla, hibiscus flower, and black tea. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of raspberry, dried herbs, and mulberry. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $69 – 5 Stars – 99 points
Avinyo La Ticota Brut Gran Reserva Cava 2016
Brilliant, light straw color with a fine bead of bubbles. The nose is moderately intense, offering scents of quince, ripe pear, and tangerine with supporting notes of citrus zest and brioche. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of lemon curd, bitter melon, white peach, and toasted bread. The finish is crisp and refreshing. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant texture. Aged for a minimum of 60 months on the lees before disgorgement — zero dosage. $49 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Tablas Creek Esprit de Tablas Adelaida District 2022
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of boysenberry, blackberry, and forest floor with supporting notes of black currant, cigar box, tomato leaf, raspberry, and pomegranate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of blackberry, red currant, earth, cured meat, and dark chocolate. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. Made with a blend of 40% Mourvedre, 28% Grenache, 22% Syrah, 4% Vaccarese, 3% Counoise, and 3% Cinsaut. $70 – 5 Stars – 97 points
Tongue Dancer Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2022
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, light golden color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of green apple, lychee, and oak with supporting notes of mineral, citrus zest, and lemon curd. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of pear, slate, vanilla custard, peach, and orange peel. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $55 – 5 Stars – 97 points
