Michael Pinkus Wine Review - On the Road with the Grape Guy

On the Road with the Grape Guy

On the Road with the Grape Guy is a on-going feature that follows me from event to event ... I post my thoughts, feelings and reviews of what happened and what I tasted ... basically it is here that I review the events I attend and the things that thrilled me.

Anteprima Sagrantino: 2018 Sangrantino DOC - Preview

11 Aug 2022

Details: Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy

(May 2022) … During the Anteprima Sagrantino I tasted 47 wines in quick succession blind and gave them a rating based on how I see their potential moving forward. Sagrantino DOC is a wine that needs years to be drinkable, and it is nice to see that some producers are trying to create a wine that is drinkable sooner. Long live Sagrantino, but not always in the cellar – time to bring some of them out for a taste.

These wines below were tasted blind and given a Good / Better / Best rating for potential in the future:

Terre de' Trinci 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Tenute Baldo 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Terre de la Custodia 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Maior ... Good
Cocco Ilaria 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Phansano ... Good
Agricola Mevante 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Colle Ciocco 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Adanti 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Arquata ... Good
Tenuta di Saragano 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Saragano ... Good
Le Thadee 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Carlo Re ... Better
Fattoria Colsanto 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Best
Moretti Omero 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Best
Scacciadiavoli 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Colpetrone 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Tenuta Alzatura 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Montioni 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Ma Gia ... Better
Perticaia 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Benedetti & Grigi 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Dioniso ... Better
Luca di Tomaso 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Adanti 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Il Domenico ... Good
Tenuta Bellafonte 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Collenottolo ... Better
Pardi 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Better
Romanelli 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Terra Cupa ... Better
Terre San Felice 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Di Filippo 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Etnico ... Good
Pardi 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Sacrantino ... Better
Raina 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Le Pretelle ... Good
La Veneranda 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG ... Good
Terre San Felice 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Vinum Dei ... Best
Tenuta Castelbuono - Lunelli 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Carapace ... Better
Tabarrini 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Colle Grimaldesco ... Good
Tabarrini 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG - Colle alle Macchie ... Better

Ontario Wine Reviews: 32 Wines from 23 Wineries - Summer 2022

10 Aug 2022

Details: Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy

Not all reviews make the newsletter, there's just so many good wines and not enough space ... so every three to six months (or so) I clear out the backlog of wines ... here are the reviews that were written but until now have never seen the light of day.

This time there are 58 wines reviewed from 25 wineries

(click on the wine name to link to the full review)

Lane Erie North Shore

Colchester Ridge (CREW) 2020 Fume Blanc, Walk the Plank
Colchester Ridge (CREW) 2020 Sauvignon Blanc
Pelee Island 2018 Pinot Noir Reserve
Pelee Island 2018 Pinot Noir, Vinedressers