Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Everybody knows that Merlot was the whipping boy of American wine for almost a decade in the wake of “Sideways,” and almost everybody that...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Lightly but really only faintly sweet, this is a very, very successful commercial wine that offers a big mouthful of pure berry fruit with...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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A juicy Pinot Noir full of sweet primary fruit, this is a crowd pleaser that can also turn the head of serious wine critics,...
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Ricardo Perez and his uncle, Alvaro Palacios, whose last name is synonymous with great Spanish wine, are putting Bierzo and its unique grape, Mencia,...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Rather on the light side for Cabernet, but very tasty and very versatile thanks to soft but sufficient structure from acidity and rounded tannins. ...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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Remarkably tasty for the money, this admirably affordable Pinot Noir shows the true delicacy of the variety that makes is so versatile at the...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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This is a wine that manages to bridge the gap that often separates crowd-pleasing wines from those that prove pleasing to critics. It is...
Michael Franz
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March 19, 2013
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A very well made wine that delivers pure, lasting flavors from a basic profile that is light, delicate, and very versatile at the table. ...
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Mas de Daumas Gassac, dubbed the Lafite of the Languedoc by France’s prestigious Gault et Millau guide in 1982, has been producing this value...
Marguerite Thomas
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March 12, 2013
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Harmonious and vibrant, this loose, loopy wine takes the corners wide. Along the way it leaves a silky trail of lush plum and berry...
Marguerite Thomas
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March 12, 2013
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Compact perfection in a glass, Confero is a well-bred reminder of how utterly satisfying and perfectly suited to good food Pinot Noir can be. ...
Marguerite Thomas
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March 12, 2013
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It’s a nerve-jangling ocean of very sweet, very ripe fruit, but people who gravitate towards big, boozy wines will find it luscious — and...