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Natalie Kronick's Review:

I had this over the weekend and it was EXCELLENT! I highly recommend if you like a nice big cabernet and lots of flavor. Very rich... almost like a petit syrah! Read my entire review here:http://www.kronickwino.com/2009/10/belle-cousine-2005-hyde-vineyard-napa-wine-notes/

Natalie Kronick's Review:

What a FIND! Fantastic old-world Rioja style wine. 95% Tempranillo, 5% Graciano & Mazuelo. This had a wonderful nose of sweet leather, white pepper, some dried fruits, like fig and a little bit of dried leaves. Flavor of currants, oak, vanilla spice. Lovely tannins that balanced out well with food. I paired it with some whole-wheat pasta with melted chevre, asparagus played off the herbaceousness of the wine, and some garlicky chicken mixed in enhanced the body. Intensely drinkable! Dry and silky.

Natalie Kronick's Review:

This was a gift from my neighbor who hand-delivered the bottle from NZ himself! Kudos to him!!Anyhow, I don't generally indulge in Chardonnay, unless food is present, like seared scallops in a basil-cream sauce, or something rich.But, I will say, this is quite lovely. Definitely has some French oak on the nose, but light, with a bit of buttery dough aroma from being on fermentation lees for 10 months (got that off the bottle, folks). Soft mouth-feel, light straw color, wonderful finish, very smooth and velvety. OK flavor: starts with a little light butterscotch, ripe peach, soft citrus, develops into a toasted almond or cashew flavor on the finish. wow, long finish.... I'm sipping it now, LOL. Strongly recommend!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

While recently visiting this Goshen, CT Vineyard, I came across their wonderful Merlot! This has been produced from grapes sourced from Sonoma, but the winemaker did a lovely job of instilling his own personality into the wine. Wonderful silky texture, dry, but great aroma of vanilla, violet and dark current fruit. Raisins and lovely french oak in the finish. Great with chocolate!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

This was impressive! For $12 out of France, I was floored. Screwcap, zingy sauvignon blanc. Actually, it had all the quintessential characteristics of a good sauvignon that I'm constantly looking for: zingy, grassy, fresh lemon/lime citrus fruit, smooth finish, but acidic enough to balance all the flavors. If you like Kim Crawford or Mud House from New Zealand, this is a nice alternative from a whole other country! Great alone or, like I had it, with fresh pesto sauce. MMM!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

A Semi-sweet wine that combines classic Chardonnay and crisp Seyval Blanc and Vignoles. Flavors of bisquity breads, light melon fruit that blend superbly from careful aging in mostly steel tanks. Was very interseting on the nose and pleasant to taste. I liked it!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

100% Cayuga grapes, steel fermented. A lovely nose of grapefruit and lemon, semi-sweet flavor and mouthfeel of nectarines, apple, melon with vibrant, crisp finish. Great as an alternative to your favorite Reisling! Wonderful in the warm summer months and even in the fall with all the great squash recipes floating around!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

Drank this last night with a simple salad of grilled chicken and goat cheese. Wow... pretty amazing pinot for the price. Good earthy backbone, fruit is mellow and not over-ripe, good oak nose / flavor, silky finish and a bit of licorice/anise spice on the nose. Highly recommend as an entry-level pinot noir! 2 wino thumbs up!!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

Great fruity pinot out of Oregon. And a stellar deal! I paid about $18 for a bottle while vacationing in VT for my birthday. What a treat! Even got my boyfriend hooked on pinots from the PNW! Strawberries, a bit of raspberry, some rosepetal notes, good solid Oregon terroir, not overly fruity like some of the cheap wines. Nice earthy red fruit! would be great with a Cana de Cabra goat cheese and honey on a baguette. Quince paste would be a nice side to pair as well! Highly recommend!

Natalie Kronick's Review:

As soon as I took my first whiff, it was instant heaven! It's got quite the bouquet of jammy fruit, some violets and the oak is to die for. Clearly a wine from Spain. I mean, you can smell the earth and in fact, I think I picked up a little bit of truffle on the nose with such a lovely sweet oaky (french) background. It's RICH! I took the first sip which brings a lot of blueberry, some chocolate notes, dark current and oak, again on the finish. It is a very nicely balanced wine. Although, letting it decant helped to smooth out some of the alcohol at the beginning. But the most impressive thing I found about this wine was the finish. It lingers like none other! Like a blackberry jam gets stuck to your tongue. Sticky and fruity! Expect to drink this SLOWLY. The finish lasted about a minute each sip.Read more here: http://www.kronickwino.com/2009/01/clio-bodegas-el-nido-2005-jumilla-spain-wine-review/