Paul Lukacs, Author at Wine Review Online

Michel Chapoutier, Côtes du Roussillon Villages (Roussillon, France) 2012

by Paul Lukacs | Jul 16, 2014

An exceptional value, this wine tastes of ripe plum and berry fruit enhanced by notes resembling black pepper, dried herbs, and...

by Paul Lukacs | Jul 2, 2014

A rich, ripe red wine that belies the oft-made claim that Merlot is insubstantial, this well-structured wine offers impressive...

by Paul Lukacs | Jun 11, 2014

Showing characteristically earthy undertones, this medium-weight red is very true to type. It offers deep but supple fruit...

by Paul Lukacs | May 14, 2014

There has been a lot of talk lately about a new style of California wine--one allegedly marked as much by restraint as by...

by Paul Lukacs | Mar 19, 2014

Imagine a wine that smells sweet but tastes dry. That paradoxical combination would make it seem simultaneously sumptuous...

by Paul Lukacs | Feb 21, 2014

A well-structured, quite sophisticated Napa Valley Cabernet, lacking the overt sweetness and excessive brawn that mars so many...

by Paul Lukacs | Feb 19, 2014

Though light-bodied, this wine is chock full with flavor. Or should I say flavors, as it is multilayered and invitingly...

by Paul Lukacs | Feb 19, 2014

A Bordeaux-styled blend of 70% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot, and 7% each of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a tightly wound...

by Paul Lukacs | Jan 22, 2014

Simply sumptuous, this wine is filled with luscious fruit flavors enhanced by earthy undertones, and ends with an amazingly long...

by Paul Lukacs | Jan 22, 2014

A powerhouse dry red made with traditional Port grape varieties, this wine offers intense fruit and spice flavors but never...

by Paul Lukacs | Jan 8, 2014

An astonishing value, this may well be the best under $20 Pinot Noir on the market today. Its silky texture, spicy...

by Paul Lukacs | Nov 27, 2013

Next month marks the eightieth anniversary of what back then was simply termed “repeal,” the passage of the...