Al looks at the wines from one of California’s most reliable bargain wine producers, Joel Gott.
Price key: $=less than $20 $$= $20-40 $$$=$40-60 $$$$=above $60
Quality key: * = decent wine ** = very good wine *** = superb wine ****= elite
VALUE = exceptional quality for the money
Joel Gott “815’ Cabernet Sauvignon, California ’21 **1/2 $
(Above average cab sauv, crowd pleaser, mild tannins, gobs of fruit)
C0-WINE OF THE WEEK:
Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc, California ’22, *** $
(What a good effort: lush sauv blanc, obvious high quality)
CO-WINE OF THE WEEK: Joel Gott Oregon Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley *** $
(Tre Alsatian character, rich, balanced, all the right flavors and aromas)
All of these wines can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.
