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[Florida Jim]

2003 Gressamí, Gramona:

Musk melon and chewing gum (not bubble gum) nose; similar flavors, viscous, some depth and medium length. 11.5% alcohol and a well-made wine that seems perfect to accompany dishes with cooked fruit in them. About $12.

2003 Marqués de Riscal, Rueda:

Peach and grapefruit nose; flavors echo the nose with slight RS and an ultimately sour finish. About $5.

1994 Vincent Arroyo, Petite Sirah Reserve:

Piercing green oak on the nose; solid fruit and overwhelming, sour oak on the palate. Left decanted 24 hours and it’s just as bad. No hope that this will integrate the wood or become palatable. Badly made. About $20, on release.

2003 Viña Nora, Albariño:

A bit of sulpher at the outset gives way to ripe apple and peach scents with some sassafras hints; crisp and acidic on the palate with little depth but a nice freshness; medium finish. For drinking now and with lighter fare; not exceptional but not bad. About $10.

2001 Moccagatta, Dolcetto d’Alba:

Honest dolcetto nose, straight-forward dolcetto flavors (black-raspberry, etc.) and decent length. Nothing to write home about but clearly of its place and of sufficient quality to buy again. About $6.

2001 Trevor Jones, Grenache Boots:

Pleasant wine that is too big on alcohol, to thin on flavor and relatively soft in the mouth; hot finish. Nope. About $16.

2001 Graham Beck, Old Road Pinotage:

Way oaky on the nose with plush, soft fruit on the palate almost overwhelmed by the wood and a short finish. Tolerable but why? About $16.

Best, Jim

Edited March 6, 2005 by Florida Jim (log)