Wine & Spirits - Spring 2022 - 58

The
Best
For
$12
or
Less
out of 3,607
wines tasted for
this issue
$12
Cartuxa
2020 Alentejano EA
White Blend
A light luncheon
wine with bright
lemon perfume and
nectarine sweetness
in the end.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$12
Adega de
Portalegre
2018 Portalegre
Conventual Tinto
Clean and fresh,
with peppery, airy
black-grape and
black-cherry flavors.
Brands of Portugal,
Rumford, RI
Columbia Crest
2018 Columbia
Valley Grand Estates
Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Valle Central
Casillero del Diablo
Reserva Cabernet
Sauvignon
Velvet-soft, with
sweet floral fruit and
peppercorn spice for
a steak.
Fetzer Vineyards,
Hopland, CA
$12
Caracol Serrano
2020 Jumilla Red
Blend
$12
Gentle purple fruit
and layers of desert
herbs for braises.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$12
Rickshaw
2020 California
Chardonnay
Scented with
apple blossoms
and yogurt, with
popcorn-butter
richness.
Foley Family Wines,
Santa Rosa, CA
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$12
Cartuxa
2019 Alentejano EA
Tinto
Warm and rich,
super-ripe plum
flavors with a dark,
smoky appeal.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$12
Concha y Toro
Sweet and limey,
with a punch of
green-apple, a light,
fresh riesling.
Winebow, NY
$12
Sagelands
2018 Columbia
Valley Dark Shadow
Cabernet Sauvignon
Juicy and smooth,
with scents of cedar
and pine tips.
Precept Wine, Seattle,
WA
Villa Alvor 2019
Algarve Tinto
Dry mineral
tannins with a
brisk sensation of
cucumber and bitter
melon.
Aveleda, Pawtucket,
RI
$10
Herdade do
Esporão
2020 Alentejano
Monte Velho Red
Cynthia Hurley
French Wines, West
Newton, MA
$10
Castle Rock
2020 California
Sauvignon Blanc
Ripe fruit scented
with lees and lemon,
a breezy aperitif
white.
South Bay Wine
Group, Geyserville,
CA
Foresty and dark,
creamy and suave,
showing an ash and
olive scent before
dark caramel and
mocha flavors
emerge.
Ste. Michelle Wine
Estates, Woodinville,
WA
$12
Clean Slate
2020 Mosel Riesling
$11
Casa Santos Lima
2019 Alentejano
Monte das Promessas
Tinto
This earthy wine
provides a rustic,
perfumed warmth
behind richly ripe
fruit.
New France Wine, St.
Paul, MN
$11
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$10
Cuatro Rayas
2020 Rueda Nave Sur
Verdejo
Salty green olive
and mineral acidity
prick the delicate
pineapple ripeness.
Fresh, clean and
easy, round pinkgrapefruit
flavor.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$8
Cramele Recas
2020 Romania
Dreambird Pinot
Noir
Brisk and herbal,
with juicy cherry
fruit-textbook
pinot.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$12
Essay
2021 Agter-Paarl
Chenin Blanc
$10
Floral-first, with a
linear structure and
rich peach and pear
flavors underneath.
Vineyard Brands,
Birmingham, AL
A simple, cherrytoned
mountain
Carmim
2019 Alentejano
Terras d'el Rei
Luscious grape-andplum
jam flavor, ripe
with tannins that
carry the scent of
smoky black tea.
wine, light, airy and
cool.
Tri-Vin, New
Rochelle, NY
$8
Cramele Recas
2019 Romania
Dreamfish
Sauvignon Blanc
A sunny, fun-loving
blend with warming,
honeyed fruit and
stem tannin for lift.
Now Wine Imports,
Livingston, NJ
$9
Cabriz Dão
2018 Colheita
Selecionada Tinto
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