Dornfelder. It’s not a common grape. I really never remember anything about it, except it’s a German grape, makes red wine. So when I saw that the Wine Society had one for sale, I bought a bottle. In the glass Let’s call it medium-plus. Just short of being a dark wine. It’s ruby with hints […]
Category: red wine
A.A. Bodenhorn The Curator Red Blend 2020, South Africa
It’s red wine. In a can! I’m somewhat curious to try it, because A.A. Bodenhorn’s higher-range stuff is quite nice. So I’m curious if this will live up their reputation. In the glass: Medium-plus in depth, clear. I’d call it ruby, without purple on the edges. It’s a young wine. It’s a red wine. There’s […]
Cairanne Sans Soufre Ajoute 2019 Camille Cayran, Rhône, France
Cairanne Sans Soufre Ajoute is a no-added sulphites wine from the Southern Rhône. There are still sulphites, since wine produces them anyway, but none have been added, which means (in theory at least) there’s more opportunity for the wine to do its thing. The wine is alive, as low-intervention advocates would say. It could make […]
Domaine des Escaravailles ‘Les Antimagnes’ Côtes du Rhône, 2017
This was the wine I had planned to review first, mainly for the all-vital reason that I had a bottle sitting around, and I find Domaine des Escaravailles usually does nice stuff. My Long Covid fever seems to have taken to returning at odd points, so perhaps my senses were a bit duller than usual […]