It is also harvest time here in Washington and to celebrate that we are pouring some great deals from Finn Hill. Time to break out the red wines and savor the evening light. The Equinox has arrived and it is time to move into Fall. On the palate it is warm, with mineral earthiness, has good acidity and alcoholic content, lingering with marked and balanced tannins. It’s full-bodied, layered and chewy but ever so well-crafted and polished.Ģ015 Poggio Alle Sughere Morellino di Scansano $14Ī Tuscan red from Maremma, aromas of sweet violet, raspberry and pomegranate typical of the Mediterranean scrub. Juicy, fresh, and clean on the palate, with a light texture and notes of apple, melon, and herbs, supported by a backbone of chalky minerality and leading to a lightly saline finish.Ĭorvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and SangioveseĪllegreni’s Ripasso like blend is a beautiful red with lots of rich, ripe fruit, showing blackberry, walnut, dried,-fruit, fig and black-truffle aromas and flavors. Focused and concentrated, with a nose of candied lemon and almond. Still amazingly fresh and enticing, despite five years of bottle age. Pinot Grigio isn’t known for long aging, but the good stuff can and here we are. Come taste along with us.Ģ018 Sant’Elena Rive Alte Pinot Grigio $15 To celebrate we are sending our palates to Italy. It has been a wet week here in Madrona, but the sun is returning for at least a brief appearance this weekend. We will also have a little treat open for the parents of the ghosties and Ghoulies to keep their spirits up. Madrona Wine, along with all the other neighborhood merchants, will be handing out candy to all the little witches and goblins from 4 to 6pm. The gourmet mouth reveals notes of blackberry, licorice and sweet spices. The wine has an expressive nose with notes of blackcurrant, gingerbread and garrigue. Warm and refined, with suave tannins and a rewarding juicy finish.Ī fancy Languedoc Red from Kermit Lynch drops in price. But your warm sweater on and stop by the shop for a taste.įrom the slopes of Volcanic Mount Etna In Sicily, comes this lovely lighter red with elegant mineral into distinct hints of blackcurrants, prune jam, black cherries, licorice, pepper and wilted violet. This weekend we’ll be tasting a few things to go with the weekend festivities along with the coming month as well.
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