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ロヴェレートはGavi di Gaviの11のサブゾーンの中でも南側で、リグーリアの海岸から40kmに位置します。塩分を含んだ海風により高いミネラリティと程良い酸味、苦味がもたらされます。畑には除草剤を一切使用せず、白ワインとしては酸化防止剤の添加が特に少ないことが特徴のひとつ。青リンゴなどのフレッシュなアロマに清涼感のあるハーブやミネラルのニュアンスが感じられます。芯のしっかりとした辛口白ワインに仕上がっています。
“A light-bodied, lithe and agile wine that’s built on vibrant acidity for a fresh, mouthwatering texture and elegant fruit, tea and earth flavors. Moderate tannins brace sour cherry, red cherry, black tea and mellow spice flavors.”
View from the Cellar
Pinot Noir Long Valley AVA - Clear Lake USA
2023
92/100
Outlier Wine Company is another project by excellent Bravium winemaker, Derek Rohlffs. His 2023 pinot noir is made from a blend of sixty-eight percent Lake County fruit and thirty-two percent Mendocino County fruit in this vintage. The wine comes in at a cool 12.3 percent alcohol in this vintage and offers up a lovely, complex bouquet of cherries, pomegranate, raw cocoa, a touch of Mendocino dill tones, a lovely base of soil, peonies and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is bright, medium-full and intensely flavored, with a lovely core of red fruit, modest tannins and fine length and grip on the complex and very well balanced finish. This is a lovely middleweight that is approachable out of the blocks, but has the fine balance to also age gracefully. Good juice.” —John Gilman
Wine Enthusiast
Pinot Noir Long Valley AVA - Clear Lake USA
2022
94/100
This wine is rich, with aromas of dark cherry, plum, orange marmalade, dried sage and notes of potpourri on the nose. The flavors on the palate are black strawberry, raspberry and blood orange zest, layered with clove, Key lime-vanilla cream, mineral and a dry, supple finish. Pair with grilled salmon with miso glaze and bamboo shoots.
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Pinot Noir Long Valley AVA - Clear Lake USA
2022
90/100
Outlier is a brand new project from talented winemaker Derek Rohlffs. His 2022 Pinot Noir hails solely from the organically-farmed Long Valley Ranch... The wine is raised for seven months in older French oak casks prior to bottling and comes in at a svelte 13.2 percent octane. The wine possesses a lovely aromatic constellation of black cherries, dark berries, woodsmoke, dark soil tones, incipient notes of cola, a dollop of Mendocino herb tones and a discreet framing of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core of black fruit, good soil undertow, moderate tannins and a long, well-balanced and promising finish. This is approachable right out of the blocks, but I would be inclined to tuck it away in the cellar for three or four years and let its backend tannins soften up properly. A fine value. 2026-2045.
"A quite nice, flavorful and rich-tasting wine that offers indulgent ripe fruit flavors and handsome oak spices. Plenty of ripe green apples, pears, vanilla bean and nutmeg on the palate, with a full body and rather soft acidity."
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Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2022
Top 27 USA Chardonnay
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Chardonnay Anderson Valley - Mendocino USA
2021
Top 27 Chardonnay
"Bravium boasts four words on its homepage: Sun, soil, wind, and fog. They make wine in the unique northern AVA of Mendocino, specifically Anderson Valley. And this wine is a good example of the kind of balance wines here can attain. The wine is drying on the nose with some pear fruit but mostly that clean river rock-like minerality. The drying sensation carries to the mouthfeel along with a welcome alcoholic depth. There is oak here but it’s almost imperceptible giving the wine its needed depth."
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast: "Bursting with flavor and intensity, this wine celebrates succulent dark plums and berries with fruit-forward pleasure and a generous finish." —Elaine Chukan Brown
Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
93/100
“Potent, pure blackberries and blackcurrants fill this full-bodied wine withluscious fruitiness from the first sniffthrough the palate impression and lingeringfinish. Dark chocolate, spearmint and lightoak char blend nicely into the fruit flavors.” —Jim Gordon
J. Suckling
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
91/100
“Nicely jammy blackberries and sweet blue fruit with black olives, dark chocolate and violet extract. Plush and juicy on the palate with some gritty tannins and a lush, smooth finish. Drink now but can hold, too.” —Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast: "Bursting with flavor and intensity, this wine celebrates succulent dark plums and berries with fruit-forward pleasure and a generous finish." —Elaine Chukan Brown
Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
93/100
“Potent, pure blackberries and blackcurrants fill this full-bodied wine withluscious fruitiness from the first sniffthrough the palate impression and lingeringfinish. Dark chocolate, spearmint and lightoak char blend nicely into the fruit flavors.” —Jim Gordon
J. Suckling
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
91/100
“Nicely jammy blackberries and sweet blue fruit with black olives, dark chocolate and violet extract. Plush and juicy on the palate with some gritty tannins and a lush, smooth finish. Drink now but can hold, too.” —Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor
Displaying the plush pleasure of Merlot, this bottling offers flavors of red and black cherry and plum spun through with mountain herbs, espresso and savory verve. A wine of pleasing concentration that will serve a meal. —Elaine Chukan Brown
J. Suckling
Merlot - Napa USA
2023
91/100
Plush aromas of blueberries, raspberries, licorice and cedar. The palate is full-bodied with firmly framed tannins and balanced acidity, giving notes of mocha, blood plums and tobacco. The finish shows concentrated fruit and a firm structure.
90 Points - James Suckling: "Delicate aromas of green apples, fresh herbs and a hint of apricot with flavors of finger lime zest and lime juice. A clean, simple, straightforward sauvignon blanc that is gently aromatic, easy to enjoy and refreshing."
Wine Enthusiast
Sauvignon - Napa USA
2022
92/100
“Brilliant and vibrant, this nicelynervy wine is packed with limes, lemonsand grassy nuances. A touch of salinitygives it mouthwatering freshness plusa bit of food-friendly restraint.” —Jim Gordon
Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2022
92/100
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast: "Bursting with flavor and intensity, this wine celebrates succulent dark plums and berries with fruit-forward pleasure and a generous finish." —Elaine Chukan Brown
Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
93/100
“Potent, pure blackberries and blackcurrants fill this full-bodied wine withluscious fruitiness from the first sniffthrough the palate impression and lingeringfinish. Dark chocolate, spearmint and lightoak char blend nicely into the fruit flavors.” —Jim Gordon
J. Suckling
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa USA
2021
91/100
“Nicely jammy blackberries and sweet blue fruit with black olives, dark chocolate and violet extract. Plush and juicy on the palate with some gritty tannins and a lush, smooth finish. Drink now but can hold, too.” —Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor
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