Tasting Notes April 4, 2015

Here's what's coming your way this Saturday:

Pikes “Hills & Valleys” Riesling $13.49
Named after the scenic local landscape, this is an easy drinking, expressive white that is a perfect introduction to the style: medium bodied and fruity with mouthwatering acidity and a long, clean finish.

Elizabeth Spencer Rose of Grenache Mendocino $19.99
This wine leaps from the glass with a bountiful nose of crushed raspberry and ripened strawberry, with candied and jammy notes, guava, sweet tarts, blood orange zest, lilacs, and grape blossoms. The palate is likewise generous and fruity, redolent with cherry, guava, strawberry, and Honey crisp apple. The fruity palate is well-supported with a bright and zesty acidity that lingers long into the bold, well-structured finish.

Pike & Joyce Rapide Pinot Noir $15.99
Although typically elegant, the palate has nice concentration of bright strawberry / cherry fruit displaying a sappy freshness, fine tannins and subtle oak that makes it very appealing.

Tenuta Sant’Antonio Valpolicella Ripasso $24.99
Corvina and Corvinone 70% - Rondinella 20% - Croatina and Oseleta 10%. The color is a beautiful ruby red. The aroma consists of red fruit and cherry. The flavor is sweetish, soft yet powerful, fresh, full-flavored with a trace of tannin and a spicy aftertaste.