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Cusumano Nero d’Avola Terre Siciliane IGT 2018, Sicily, Italy

26 Sunday Apr 2020

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Number two in the virtual line-up was this Nero D’Avola from Sicily.  I wanted to add a relatively unknown varietal to try and introduce new wines to my friends.  This one was a steal at $12 and scored highly amongst the attendees.  I gave it 89 points and will go with 4 stars.  It had some very nice black fruits, good tannic structure and a decent finish of licorice and oak adding to plums.  Cellar for up to 6 years.  A good wine to have in case you need a quick go-to bottle.  Salut….  

Loveblock Pinot Noir 2018, Central Otago, New Zealand

26 Sunday Apr 2020

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This was the opener at my first virtual Wine tasting.  It was pretty full bodied and New World in it’s fruit forward approach.  Delicious but somewhat atypical for the varietal.  Very meaty and gamey with some interesting minerality.  I went with 90 points.  3 stars for this $29 Pinot Noir.  Salut….

Virtual wine tasting #1- the COVID edition 4/24/20

26 Sunday Apr 2020

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As with many others, I love wine, I love talking about it, I love critiquing it and I love sharing it.  When my cousin suggested a virtual tasting I was in.  I made sure to order wines for everyone that were appealing, different and included one ringer.  I have had two of the selections, albeit from different vintages but their consistency is what I was counting on.  I drew up a tasting sheet for everyone and my cuz organized the Zoom call.  The plan was to dress up, so I put my favorite Redskins jersey on as it was Draft night, and got to work with the tasting.  Unfortunately, I found out early on that I could not devote the time needed to write a proper report but here are the highlights of each wine in a very condensed version:

Loveblock Pinot Noir 2018
Cusumano Nero d’Avola 2018
Substance Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Bodegas Muga Reserva 2015