Recent content by Loren Sonkin

Nice to meet you Mark! Thanks. Dinner was great. Fwiw, here are my thoughts on the wines: NICE WINES AT PURDUE, CHIDAINE, DUJAC, ZH, + - A Thai Place near purdue (9/21/2015) This past weekend, my wife and i visited our daughter who is a freshman at Purdue. We met up with a Wine internet...

2002 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu Great bottle IMO. Golden orange in color had me a bit nervous but this was right where it should be. Th nose has a slightly bitter, slightly salty mineral quality with some quince. Nice texture. Good acidity. The bottle took 30 minutes to open (and...

Drinking the 07 after reading these notes (in various places). Wonderful wine. As I have metnioned to Larry, it is the texture that I find amazing about this wine in almost every vintage. I still think the 05's are my favorite although I have quite drinking them in the hope I can have a few...

2007 Alain Jaume Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Reserve Purple/ruby in color. The nose is great. Black raspberries, charcoal, violets and leather. Full bodied. The palate is not as good as the nose but still nice. It took about an hour to open and then was very drinkable. Raspberries and some...

Didn't Alois Kracher have something to do with the Ordonez wine?

2008 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose Coteaux dAix en Provence On the Front porch after a long week of work. Salmon pink in color. As I swirl it in the glass the pink seems to collect at the edges and the center becomes clear. Glistening in the sun, it is gorgeous. The nose is juicy ripe...

2006 Luneau Papin Cos des Allees Muscadet Silvery gold in color, clear and bright. Great nose of minerals, crushed shells and the slightest whiff of citrus. On the palate, this is not as cutting as some vintages. Still delicious and complex but lacking the verve of 04 and 05. It all about...

I wish.

FRV100 I always liked that play on words.

Last night my value tasting group met to drink Sauvignon Blancs. The rules of this group are the wines cost $20 to $40 and are available on the local shelves. For this night we allowed a few dollars less if needed. I was very interested to try these and find some discoveries for summer...

Good question Steve. The label is silent as to vineyard(s).

2008 Sineann Pinot Gris Oregon My first try at this vintage. Slivery gold in color, clear and bright. The aromatics on this wine are wonderful. The explode from the glass in a Riesling-like minerals, citrus and also a bit of almonds. Full bodied. On the palate, this seems fuller and rounder...

2003 Chateau Ksara (Lebanon) $23 Ohio. Ruby in color, with some purple swirls. Mostly opaque and bright. The nose is Bordeaux-like. Tobacco, cassis, leather, cherries. Nice. Full bodied. Complex. On the palate, this has nice cassis with a bit of a tobacco/green pepper streak that I enjoy...

I love those Chards. While I like the others too, his Chards really excel.

Great story and notes. At least you can get some of those wines in LA.