Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Robert Whitley
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April 23, 2013
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Black Kite’s 2010 River Turn block yielded an absolutely stunning wine, perhaps one of the finest ever made from this viticultural treasure in Mendocino’s...
Marguerite Thomas
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April 16, 2013
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Salmos vines grow at about 2500 feet above sea level in arid, rocky soil, so perhaps it is this challenging environment that gives the...
April 16, 2013
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The Fugazi Vineyard is so named because the punk band Fugazi was playing on the radio of Taras and Amber Ochota’s car radio when...
April 16, 2013
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Kiepersol Estates Vineyard is located in Tyler, well off the beaten track for Texas grape-growing. And, this wine is from what has become a...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 16, 2013
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Postscriptum is Chryseia’s second label and in the Bordeaux tradition, Chryseia is only produced in the best years, while Postscriptum is produced every year...
Robert Whitley
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April 16, 2013
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It was inevitable that Randall Grahm would raise the price on this wine, consistently among the finest syrahs produced in California. It’s a steal...
Robert Whitley
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April 16, 2013
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This vintage of Floodgate / Rock Hill offers a core of bright red fruit, and is slightly fleshier in its youth than some of...
Michael Apstein
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April 16, 2013
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The appellation system in the Languedoc is currently undergoing dramatic changes. Technically, this wine is still an AOC Coteaux du Languedoc with the name...
April 16, 2013
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This is a dark-colored wine that stains the glass a deep purple. The expressive nose is concentrated, showing stewed dark fruits including black plum,...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 16, 2013
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Quinta de Roriz is one of two estates owned by the Prats & Symington partnership that was created to exploit the strengths of each...
Marguerite Thomas
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April 16, 2013
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Those people who think the words “elegant” and“Zinfandel” don’t go together should try Bella’s Bell Canyon. I’m by no means suggesting that this is...
Michael Apstein
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April 16, 2013
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Charbono was a popular planting in California during the early 20th century and went—anonymously–into a lot of red wine. There’s not much planted now,...