Michael Cervin
Blogger, Boozehoundz at Freelance
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1 week ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin
Markham has long excelled at Merlot, ever since its founding in 1977. Made from predominately 25 year-old vines, this 100% Merlot offers a lithe take on what Merlot can, and should, be. This is a quieter wine, allowing the fruit to slide up on you. There is plenty of blackberry fruit, blueberry, light red currant, huckleberry with medium tannins and acidity for structure.
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2 weeks ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin
What separates this from most Chardonnays is not just its subdued Chardonnay qualities, but a driving acidity that provides a comprehensive structure to this wine. Yes, there is lemon chiffon, delicate lime, guava, Asian pear, light resin and a whisper of butterscotch, but there is also a clean, pure quality to this, a minimalist approach to a wine that doesn’t need to over perform. I don’t mean to suggest it’s any kind of lightweight wine, far from it.
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2 weeks ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin |Loren Sonkin
Having tasted this wine for many vintages, it is clear the vines and fruit are improving with age. Typical of Willamette Valley and the surrounding regions, there is an earthy quality to the Pinot grown here. This offers light raspberry, cranberry and lingonberry, which works with delicate strawberry, wildflowers and herbal notes. The acidity is spot on, holding the wine in check as a food friendly companion, while the tannins provide structure.
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2 weeks ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin |Loren Sonkin
This is a very restrained wine, one where the fruit is evident, but also the earthiness of the volcanic soils and a deep minerality running through the wine make themselves known. It is also a very tactile wine. Using concrete as a tool is known to add a level of viscosity to a wine and that is undeniable here. Comprised of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, there is 34% Merlot added in. The wine was fermented in three different ways - oak barrels, stainless steel tanks and concrete eggs.
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3 weeks ago |
intowine.com | Michael Cervin |Erin Brooks |Loren Sonkin
Winemaker Bibiana Gonzalez Rave has been making wine for almost 30 years. And though she has made wine in France, and South Africa, it is Sonoma that she calls home. The cool growing sites she harvests from provide the structure for this Chardonnay. You’ll find soft resin, guava, white peach, apricot, light caramel, delicate lemon-lime kefir and muted honeysuckle.
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