Christopher Sanderson

Domaine Berthoumieu Madiran Rouge 2012

Received this as part of WA Exchange.
Opened December 2018 which was likely at least a year too soon, perhaps more. Alas, I did my reading about Madiran and its 80% Tannat requirement after the fact. The fact that Cab Sauv is used to _soften_ the wine tells you a lot. The wine is well made, beautiful nose and shows good fruit as other reviewers have noted but the tannins are still overwhelming. Give the wine at least a year or two more in the bottle.

13th Street Gamay 2016, VQA Niagara Peninsula

Lovely glass of wine best served at cool cellar or very gently regfrigerated. Nose is unmistakably Gamay - the berries come a'bouncin'. Full fruit in the mouth with that hint of sourness. It will be interesting to see how six more months or more in the cellar will 'mature' this wine - but taste often, it could disappear.

Corcelettes Pinot Noir 2016, Similkameen Valley

Malivoire Small Lot Gamay 2016, Niagara Peninsula

Capricho Bierzo 2015, Val De Paxarinas

Prà Otto Soave Classico 2016

Pardevalles Albarín Blanc 2016, Tierra De Leone

Planeta Cerasuolo Di Vittoria Docg 2016

Alois Caulino Falaghina 2016, Igp Campania

Domaine Brusset Laurent B. Côtes Du Rhône 2016