Cursive
Gérard Bertrand
Grand Terroir Les Aspres Red Rhone Blend 2016
‘Grand Terroir’ on label in cursive. That’s setting yourself up eh? Great blend though. One of my favorites. SMG (think GSM is more common here on the West Coast). Dark brooding, berry color. Aroma blends wet soil and river banks with some gunpowder and cherry jelly. Maybe toasted sweet bread as well. And a sage-oregano-basil thing. Flavors are full, strange in a good way, and complex. Minerality of the nose comes. Also has toasty side. Grilled pork chops over a campfire with plum relish? (That would sure pair well). Finish has the licorice/anise and herbal liquor thing in there with the ‘cherry pit’ (I read that about this wine, I think in Wine Advocate). This is lovely wine of Southern France that was such a great deal at Grocery Outlet ($5.50 at the 20% off sale I believe) that I bought 3-4 bottles to have on hand. — 4 years ago
Cursive
Cursive Signature Merlot 2020
$5 at Gross Out. Label is ok. Not sure why it’s called ‘Cursive’ there ain’t much on there. Has a maroon, ruby color. Kinda what I associate with WA Merlot for color actually. Aroma is nice. Sun warm berry and dark skinned stone fruits come to mind. Hint of wet granite in a creek too. Flavors are on point. Bittersweet, grippy, and juicy. Label suggests ‘blackberry, cocoa and violet’. I’d add black cherry, cola and fennel. This would be great grilled meat wine. Any savory and rich food would go great. This was a steal of a deal. — a year ago
Storm Wines
Slide Hill Vineyard Syrah 2014
The Syrah, and this isnt South African. Thats the other label with the cursive writing — 9 years ago
Domaine de la Belouse
Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017
Cool label. Classy. Even with cursive. Dark color. Smells like not much. Tart nose. The flavors are subtle. Not much at first. Lots of savory stuff. Tart. Simple. Next day opens to have lots of fruit. This is softer and lighter, but it drinks with elegance. — 3 years ago
Bodegas Rioja Santiago
Rioja Tempranillo 2017
Plenty of fancy cursive script here on the label. Great dark inviting color. Smells a bit like rocks by the riverside. Fruit is pretty buried. Not the biggest nose here. Flavors of fresh cut wood, cherry-berry juice, and some spice. Savory pork bar-b-Q too. Fresh, bright and likable Temp. This is a nice bottle for a nice price. Could drink it anytime. — 3 years ago
Tree Kilpatrick
Fancy looking bottle. Lots of cursive and a crest on the label. Also embossed crest glass on the neck. Dark maroon to purple color. Nice in the glass. Smells like warm rocks, saunas and berry pies. Hint of chaparral plants too. Flavors are great southern France style. Black and blue fruits. Hint of smoke. Ink well as well. Tannins are strong. Bittersweet in a good way. This is great Rhône style stuff. Complex and elegant, but not too much. Was a great deal at $6 at Grocery Outlet. — 2 days ago