Evolution White Wine 14-Th. Edition

Sokol Blosser's Evolution White Wine (A blend of: Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Semillon, Muscat, Sylvaner, and Rivaner), $16.99-$20.99, 90 points, has a bright lemon/lime color, with a Kool aroma of honey, honeydew melon, cane-sugar, juicy white-grapes, and hints of lemon zest, Yowza! Tropical fruit seems to cover the flavor profile, but some just may find flavor hints of all that makes-up the aroma in this white wine. Fear-not, there's a nice balance in this light to medium bodied white wine, smooth, crisp (Usually one or the other), and finishes nicely on a more citrus note.




Paired beautifully with my Cod-fillet sandwich!





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Banfi BelnerO 2007 Red Wine

Banfi BelnerO 2007 Red Wine (Montalcino), $22.99-$37.99, 91 points, is mostly Sangiovese with traces of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The color is garnet tapering to mauve with a clear-silver rim.
Having a complex nose of cherry, cooking spice, cedar, and hints of flowers and earth adds significantly to the wine's appeal.
A medium body carries mouth watering acids and a laid-back tannic presence. There is tons of red berries, cherry and raspberry, very tart and crisp. The juicy black and white pepper finishes this dry red wine nicely.
Commentary:
I liked this wine better than almost anyone else (WS 87 points), but I just dare you to taste this wine side-by-side with the Monte Antico Toscana 2006 red wine (WS 90 points I believe), and let me know what you think. I don't know why I like picking on the WS, but often enough they get under my grape-skin.


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Conterno Fantino 2006 Barbera D'Alba Vignota

Conterno Fantino 2006 Barbera D'Alba,
$26.77-$31.49, 90 points, trends from a core of purple to garnet in color.
The aroma is a complex and delightful spicy cedar box with clove, licorice, bakers chocolate, and alcohol (14%).
A medium plus body showed high acidity and moderate tannin, but carried a rich blend of cherry, plum, and blackberry fruit with a hint of coffee and licorice flavors.
The finish was a good juicy and spicy one.
We paired this with a homemade pizza, but this wine will go well with most pastas and or tomato based cuisine.
For those who are interested in the Vignota on the bottle (I am), I asked John from Tuscan Vines for some help:
"John, is Vignota a designated wine area of Italy similar to the AVA?"
"Vignota, in that case, would either be a proprietary name for the wine (like Insignia) in order to set it apart either quality wise or stylistically from C-F's other Barbera, or just as likely, the name of a specific vineyard. You probably got your hands on a single vineyard Barbera.
Thanks John!

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Cerulli Spinozzi Torre Migliori 2006 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane

Cerulli Spinozzi (Winery) Torre Migliori (Vineyard) 2006 Montepulciano (Varietal) d'Abruzzo (Appellation) Colline Teramane (Sub zone), $12.74-$14.99, 89 points, had me quite conflicted, but true to my palate here's what I found: The color was darkest of ruby red without being opaque, with edges violet and a clear rim.
The aroma was light truffle with cherry notes.
A medium plus body carried  balanced acid/tannin with tart cherry and milder plum flavors.
Finished fair with cherry and spice.
Of all the dry red wines I've tasted from Italy, and that includes the five or six Pimativo wines (Zinfandel), this was the most "jammy" Zinfandel-like wine I've tasted, and was quite good alone or with my spicy spaghetti and meat sauce.



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Chill Out California 2010 Pinot Grigio

Chill Out California 2010 Pinot Grigio, $5.00-$6.99, 87 points, is a super market (Shaw's) isle-end sale item, and for five bucks I'm ostensibly foolish enough to grab one bottle of pinot grigio, make it their sweet red too.
This is another generic Pinot Grigio, rather one dimensional "easy" white wines without much comment, but the flavor is easy (Not as easy as the Due Torri), it is easier on my wallet, and it is refreshing. Both wines are an easy 12% alcohol .
Chill Out Pinot Grigio is the color of light lemon/lime with a tint of gold.
The aroma is a bit on the sour side of apple.
A light bodied white wine that carries a lively grapefruit flavor and a long ginger spice finish.




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Due Torri Delle Venezie 2010 Pinot Grigio

Due Torri Delle Venezie 2010 Pinot Grigio, $6.79-$10.99, 87 points, is an inexpensive, food friendly, refreshing, one dimensional white wine of Northwest Italy. I don't know about you, but the word that best describe this kind of wine is "Easy": easy to drink, easy on the descriptors, and unlike the Brunello Montalcino wines, it is easy on my wallet.
The color is light lemon/lime with a tint of gold.
The aroma is faint apple and kiwi.
The medium body is smooth and carries light flavors of pear and apple, but finishes long and okay with ginger spice.


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Tenuta LA FUGA 2006 Brunello di Montalcino

Tenuta LA FUGA 2006 Brunello di Montalcino, $49.99, 94 points, is another very drinkable and delicious wine  from Montalcino, Italy.
This wine has the color of pomegranate, dark at the core with a very large transparent rim.
The nose is complex with the aroma of fresh bread, earth, strawberry, black cherry, damson plum, with hints of nutmeg.
A medium bodied very dry red wine with firm, but not unpleasant tannin, carries a balanced and flavorful array of black fruits, cherry, grape skin, and traces of cinnamon.
Finishing long and strong on the tannin, tart cherry, and spice.


Synchronous palates rally around wines like this, and I wasn't alone in the great enjoyment we had drinking this special libation. 
Let me just remind you that this wine is very much like the Ciacci Piccolomini d' ARAGONA 2005 Brunello di Montalcino, 
and my palate enjoys this style of wine, but if you are looking for great complexity (Excluding the bouquet), this is not that wine. Cellar Tracker has an average score of 91.5 with 2 reviews. Thus I leave with some semblance of balance.
For those interested in the food accompaniment (The wine came first), below is a picture of my son's handiwork (Tenderloin with Gruyere cheese, bacon mash potatoes, and sauteed broccoli with a Chipotle sauce). Wow! Perfetto!

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