Kaum Kaum Ob Hlis Wines Los ntawm Virginia, Texas thiab California

Raws li Wines Vines Analytics-California, Texas thiab Virginia qeb duas 1st, 5th thiab 11th hauv cov cawv ntau lawm hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas thiab tsim khoom-raws li-85%, 1%, thiab tsawg dua 1% ntawm cawv txhua xyoo hauv lub tebchaws. Ua ke, peb lub xeev suav nrog qee qhov 5,625 wineries. Xav txog qhov piv txwv ntawm cov cawv txiv hmab hauv qab no - teev nyob rau hauv qhov sib piv rau qhov ntau ntawm cov cawv uas tsim los ntawm cov xeev no.

VIRGINIA –

King Family Vineyards. Roob Plains Monticello Red Wine. 2017. 94 ntsiab lus.

Los ntawm sab hnub tuaj Asmeskas lub xeev Virginia los ntawm no 37/43/20 blend of Cabernet Franc/Merlot/Petit Verdot. Tsuas yog 3,000 lub raj mis tsim. Ib qho eclectic thiab cus ciav smash ntawm aromas: ci liab txiv hmab txiv ntoo, violets, lavender. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj - kua txiv plums, apricots, cherries, kua txob dub thiab ci. Ua ke nrog zaub lasagna los yog cheese blintzes.

Breaux Vineyards. Nebbiolo. 2016. 93 ntsiab lus.

Los ntawm Virginia los ntawm no 100% Nebbiolo nrog subdued aromas ntawm txiv ntseej thiab ferns. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj qhov no yog ib tug silky kev zoo nkauj. Flavors muaj xws li blackberries, ib koob me me ntawm dub licorice, thiab ib tug ntaus ntawm roasted chestnuts thiab treacle ntawm lub tiav. Qhov no yog ib tug creamy thiab me ntsis complex wine, tsis yog ib tug replica ntawm Italian Nebbiolo tab sis lub ntiaj teb no tshiab txhais lus uas yog xav tsis thoob nrog nws cov acidity qis thiab tsis-obtrusive tannic qaum. Xav txog kev ua khub nrog truffle risotto los yog ib sab saum toj nrog ci almonds. Nyob zoo, Virginia.

Barboursville Vineyards. Octagon. 2016. 90 ntsiab lus.

Kev sib xyaw ntawm Merlot, Cabernet Franc thiab Petit Verdot tsim tsuas yog thaum lub sijhawm vintages zoo tshaj. Lub npe tom qab cov duab ntawm chav noj mov tsim los ntawm Thomas Jefferson qhov chaw sib tham tau tshwm sim hauv Virginia. Xws li cov tshuaj tsw qab ntawm Bordeaux tshiab, nrog qee cov kua txob dub thiab me ntsis cinnamon. Statured tannins nyob rau hauv no robust thiab nplua nuj wine nrog flavors uas muaj xws li maple phoov, raspberries, Logan berries thiab treacle - ib tug quixotic tshiab ntiaj teb no hav zoov ntawm freshness.

Bluestone Vineyards. Petit Manseng. 2019. 93 pkt.

Los ntawm Virginia winemaker Lee Hartman los ntawm qhov txawv no 100% Petit Manseng. Fresh thiab crisp aromas ntawm buttered toast, kiwi txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab me ntsis txiv qaub. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj qhov no yog nplua nuj, qab zib tawg ntawm tangerines thiab grapefruit. Ib qho yooj yim haus cawv cawv los ua ke nrog cov nqaij nruab deg platter los yog ib qho appetizer ntawm txiv hmab txiv ntoo nyias thiab nqaij npua.

Michael Shaps Winery. Meritage Virginia Red Wine. 2015. 90 ntsiab lus.

Aromas ntawm tshiab, crisp liab txiv hmab txiv ntoo nrog rau gobs ntawm vanilla, me ntsis mandarin, butterscotch thiab fudge. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj - cranberries, tart gooseberries, raspberries, thoob ntawm hlais cherries, aniseed thiab cocoa - zesty thiab tshiab. Pronounced acidity thiab low-key tannins. Ua ke nrog teriyaki nqaij nyug stew los yog sundae fudge khoom qab zib.

Trump Reserve. Brut Sparkling Wine. Monticello. 2014. 94 ntsiab lus.

Los ntawm winemaker Jonathan Wheeler, qhov no suav nrog aromas ntawm tshiab qhob cij crumbs, kiwis thiab txiv qaub los ntawm qhov qub txeeg qub tes Chardonnay uas siv tsib xyoos rau lees. Ib qho tshiab bubbly surprise nrog flavors ntawm txiv qaub, tonic thiab brioche. Zoo balanced, effervescent, cus ciav thiab ebullient. Kiwis ntawm kev tawm tsam, lick ntawm grapefruit thiab zested txiv qaub thiab me me cherries mid palate thiab gin tonic nrog txiv qaub rau qhov kawg. Ua ke nrog txhua yam - suav nrog oysters, nceb omelet lossis Dover ib leeg-los yog sim ua ib qho khoom noj ib leeg.

Barboursville Vineyards. Virginia Paxxito. 2015. 95 ntsiab lus.

Nyob rau hauv ib lub raj mis slender, no 13.5% cawv kub cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog tsim los ntawm txoj kev passito, qhov twg tes xaiv txiv hmab txiv ntoo yog cua qhuav rau ntev li 120 hnub ua ntej nias. Hnub nyoog nyob rau hauv me me barriques rau 24 lub hlis. Aromas zoo siab heev li Sauternes - candied, acidic, aromatic txiv kab ntxwv thiab rum. Lub buttery, fudge thiab rum concoction nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj - lub deft tes ntawm zoo thiab ua siab ntev pom tseeb ntawm no.

RAH Wine Co. Series 1. Virginia Dawb Wine. 2017. 95-96 ntsiab lus.

Lub raj mis me me no nrog daim ntawv lo yooj yim thiab cov kua txiv kab ntxwv amber suav nrog perky aromas - me ntsis oxidized - ntawm heather, sultanas thiab zib mu. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj no amber yoj nrog 128 grams ib liter ntawm residual qab zib yog ib qho khoom muaj nqis-silky, seductive, nrog flavours ntawm txiv duaj, dawb pears, txiv kab ntxwv thiab buttered toast ntawm qhov kawg. Zoo li Virginian surprise.

TEXAS –

Majek Vineyard & Winery. Cardinal's Kiss. Dub Spanish. Qhuav Rose Wine. Texas. 2021. 90-91 ntsiab lus.

Qhov no 10% cawv cawv los ntawm Moravia, Texas yog txiv kab ntxwv xim, nrog aromas ntawm txiv kab ntxwv rind, khoom qab zib cane, ntsev, tshuaj ntsuab thiab maraschino cherries. Muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov qhuav thiab qab zib ntawm no, thiab cov cawv muaj xws li ib qho tshwj xeeb, lwm yam khoom qab zib hauv ntiaj teb uas pib nrog kev ncaws pob qab zib thiab hloov mus rau dryness raws li nws ua si nrog saj buds. Mus ntsib tus kws sau cawv Sandra Crittenden los ntawm Houston, Texas, tau saj cov cawv txiv hmab thiab piav qhia tias cov av muaj zog thiab nyuaj limestone nyob hauv ntau lub xeev Texas muab cov cawv txiv hmab los ntawm qhov ntawd nrog qee lub ntiaj teb qub aromas - zoo ib yam li Tempranillo lub teb chaws hauv Rioja hauv Spain. Nws pom zoo kom muab cov cawv txiv hmab no nrog tomatillo salsa, rhubarb lossis ib lub tais flavored nrog nopales (cov khoom noj tau ntawm prickly pear cactus).

CALIFORNIA –

Peter Michael. Coeur thiab Coeur. Knight's Valley—Sonoma County. 2018. 95 ntsiab lus.

Aromas ntawm grapefruit, txiv qaub thiab salinity nyob rau hauv no 50/50 Semillon / Sauvignon muab los ntawm Knights Valley AVA ntawm California lub Sonoma County; kaw los ntawm ProCork. Xws li lub qhov ncauj nkig thiab zoo nkauj ntawm qhov kev tawm tsam, ua raws li cov kua qaub ncaws nrog me ntsis zib ntab hauv nruab nrab palate-zoo heev hauv txoj kev zoo tshaj plaws. Tshiab thiab elegant, nrog me ntsis qab zib / qaub array ntawm flavors. Ua ke nrog cashews ua ntej noj hmo, los yog nrog cov ntses dub plua plav nrog Asian txuj lom.