Had these two over the weekend:
1. Aeris Bianco CentennialMtnVnyd Calif (12.0%; 100% Carricante) RhysVnyd/Ukiah 2019: Light yellow color w/ lots of tiny bubbles; lovely very floral carnations/cardamon/spicy some stony/chalky/very minerally very Italian bit rustic some complex nose; very tart/tangy quite stony/mineral/perfumed talc fairly rich/lush some floral/carnations/spicy bit complex flavor; very long rather tart/minerally finish that mimics flavor; a really lovely very Carricante/Sicilian/minerally expression for a Calif white. $39.00
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2. TraderJoe's PinotNoir GrandReserve SantaLuciaHighlands (14.78%; Lot#118) V&B by HealdsburgWineCllrs/Manteca 2021:dark color; strong PN/black cherry slight herbal/peppery/bit licorice some toasty/oak fairly rich nose; fairly tart/tangy rather strong PN/black cherry/black cherry cola slight herbal/peppery bit toasty/oak w/ modest tangy tannins; very long finish mimics the flavor; not a profoun PN & a bit on the tart/angular side but speaks of SLH PN w/ its slight herbal character; a good/solid 4-square SLH PN at a very good price. $13.00 (TJ)
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More lefferslop from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Was bottom feeding at Trader Joe's on Sat and pick up this new Pinot. The Healdsburg Wine Cllrs is a made-up name as best I can tell. The Manteca address indicates it was most likely made by Delicato Family Cllrs. It is a pretty decent expression of SLH Pinot at a very fair price.
Tom