Michael Pinkus Wine Review - On the Road with the Grape Guy

Some "Found" Wine Reviews

30 Jun 2018

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A list of "Found Reviews" from around the world - I taste and review a lot of wine over the course of a year, and occasionally those reviews get lost on the hard-drive of my computer, until I "find" them and then we get a list like this:

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Antinori 2015 Peppoli Chianti Classico - Italy ... (****)

Bollini 2016 Pinot Grigio - Italy ... (*** ½)

Bottega NV Gold – Italy ... (*** ½)

Cono Sur 2015 Pinot Noir, Bicicleta Series – Chile ... (*** ½)

Domaines Perrin 2014 Reserve - France ... (****)

J. Lohr 2014 Los Osos Merlot - California ... (****)

Kaiken 2015 Malbec, Reserve Especial - Argentina ... (****)

Kim Crawford 2016 Chardonnay – New Zealand ... (****)

Monte Antico 2013 - Italy ... (*** ½+)

Montes 2014 Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile ... (****+)

Pascual Toso 2015 Malbec – Argentina ... (*** ½)

Torres 2012 Gran Cornas Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Spain ... (****+)

Waltzing Mathilda 2016 Shiraz Grenache – Australia ... (*** ½)

A Quick Peak at Burgundy

25 Jun 2018

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(June 2018) … Burgundy produces 183 million bottles per annum (approximately) of that one of every 2 bottles is exported, Chablis makes up 31% of those exports and Canada is Burgundy’s fourth biggest market.

Burgundy is broken down into 5 main regions: Cote de Nuits, Cote de Beaune, Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais, Chablis & Grand Auxerrois / Chatillonnais; and there are three main sub-divisions of the wines produced: Grand Cru AOC, which makes up 1.5% of all wines produced; Village and Village Premier Cru AOC, making up another 37% of production; and finally Regionale AOC.

Some Recently Tasted Wines …
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Domaine Jean-Hugues & Guilhem Goiset 2015 Exogyra Virgula, Saint-Bris *** ½