Chenin Blanc Shows Class on Pritchard Hill
Chappellet, Napa Valley Chenin Blanc “Signature” 2017 ($38): Chappellet is a living legend of Napa Valley wine. Donn and Molly...
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Mary Ewing-Mulligan
Great Chardonnay from the Ground Up
Ten Acre Winery, Russian River Valley (California) Chardonnay, Ritchie Vineyard, 2015 ($55): When I first reviewed a wine from Ten...
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Classic, Timeless, Consistent
Jordan, Alexander Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 ($55): Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is one of California’s most consistent wines. With subtle...
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An Austere Terroir and Its Rich, Ripe Fruit
Cellers Melis, Priorat, Spain, “Melis” 2015 (The Eqwinerie, $90): Cellers Melis, and its wine called “Melis,” are new to most...
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Verdicchio Rising
Garofoli, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore (Marche, Italy) “Macrina” 2017 and “Podium” 2015 ($14 and $25, Dalla Terra...
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Transcendental Wine
Dalla Valle Vineyards, Napa Valley, “Collina Dalla Valle” 2015 ($85): I tasted the wines of Dalla Valle Vineyards this week...
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A Cabernet Winery Identifies as Pinot Noir, Too
Ladera Vineyards, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir, Pillow Road Vineyard 2015 ($50) and Chardonnay, Pillow Road Vineyard 2015 ($50): Identity...
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A Third Single-Vineyard Cabernet from Heitz
Heitz Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Linda Falls Vineyard 2013 ($150): In 1961, Joe and Alice Heitz entered the...
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Overachieving Sauvignon Blanc and Extraordinary Cabernet
Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County 60% -Napa County 40%, 2016 ($38): “How high can you score a Sauvignon Blanc?,” my...
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The Diversity of Napa Valley Cabernet
Duckhorn Wine Company, Napa Valley-Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ($98): I tasted five very fine Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines...
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Chile Goes Cabernet Franc
Gillmore, Maule Valley (Chile), Cabernet Franc “Old Vines” 2012 (Global Vineyard Importers, $40) and Maquis, Colchagua Valley (Chile) “Franco” Cabernet...
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Worthy of the Holidays
Joseph Drouhin, Côte de Beaune Rouge (Burgundy, France), 2015 (Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., $42): Red Burgundy is special, and the...
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