Wine making is as much a philosophical endeavour as any, probably more than most; for liquids capture the life force— the essential Prana or Chi— as well as the essence of intention. Therefore, the glass contains not only the wine, but the winemaker’s intent and to a certain extent, his or her …
2011 Tomero Torrontés “Wisps of perfume, lilac, verbena, jasmine…finishing dry on notes of clove and chestnut.” I try —though not always successfully—to avoid the curlicued, quasi-baroque descriptives when commenting on wine. Still, far too many reviewers—myself included, no doubt— fall over themselves reaching for the lofty oenological bon mot, one …
We live in a shallow culture enamoured with big things, e.g., BIG scores, BIG money, BIG houses…the “McMansions” built with the vulgar, coarse mortar drawn from a pit called Ostentation. And of course, much ado is made about big wines. The “Big Guns”. The “Power-House” reds. The “Mo-Fo” wines… Along …
No wussy sundeck quaffer this. Easily one of the most serious Pinot Gris I have ever encountered in this land. A finely structured wine of precision and ultimately, of distinction. Superbly focused fruit is contoured and well defined by the time spent in wood (9 months I believe it was). …
