Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews

La Crema, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2011
Linda Murphy
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March 12, 2013
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This is a style of wine I debate about when scoring.  For my own palate, it’s a bit too potent, ripe and heavy, yet...
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Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2008
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Rinaldi is one of Barolo’s great traditional producers, whose wines develop magnificently with proper cellaring (I had a stunning bottle of the 1988 of...
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Cascina delle Rose, Barbera d’Alba Superiore (Piedmont, Italy) 2008
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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With only a 7.5-acre estate, this small producer focuses on and is justifiably well known for their Barbaresco.  Nonetheless, this Barbera is a stunning...
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Mas des Brousses, Terrasses du Larzac (Coteaux du Languedoc, France) 2011
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Although the Terrasses du Larzac, one of the best subregions of the Coteaux du Languedoc, has not yet gained official recognition, I have listed...
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Domaine Jean-David, Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages (Rhône Valley, France) 2011
Michael Apstein
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March 12, 2013
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Domaine Jean-David is a small 40-acre domaine located in Seguret, one of the 18 villages that make more distinctive wine and therefore are allowed...
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Fallbrook Winery, South Coast (California) Sangiovese 2010
Robert Whitley
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March 12, 2013
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The Fallbrook estate is situated 30 miles north of San Diego. Its hillside vineyards are planted to cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, syrah, sauvignon blanc...
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Feudi di San Gregorio, Irpinia Aglianico IGT (Campania, Italy) 2008
Robert Whitley
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March 12, 2013
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There are good wines. There are great wines. Then there are wines that demand their own special category, wines so profound they stun you...
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Alvaro Palacios, Priorat (Spain) 2010
Michael Apstein
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March 5, 2013
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Alvaro Palacios is one of the stars of Priorat, an area in Catalonia that he helped reinvigorate in the early 1990s.  Don’t be put...
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Don Miguel Gascon, Mendoza (Argentina) Mabec 2010
Paul Lukacs
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March 5, 2013
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A rich, ripe wine, with soft but still evident tannins, this wine tastes of plums, dark cherries, and other black fruits, with secondary notes...
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Col d’Orcia, Toscana IGT (Italy) 2011
Robert Whitley
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March 12, 2013
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This wine from the Montalcino district is meant to be light, easy and enjoyable for near-term consumption as you wait for your more structured...
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Feudi di San Gregorio, Irpinia Aglianico IGT (Campania, Italy) 2010
Robert Whitley
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March 12, 2013
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Rubrato simply means ruby. Or, if you use the imagination, red wine meant to be consumed young. That’s important with an Aglianico, the most...
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Bedrock Wine Company, Sonoma Valley (Sonoma County, California) Zinfandel 2011
Michael Apstein
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March 5, 2013
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Some winemakers manage to get Zinfandel right.  Morgan Twain-Peterson, the driving force and winemaker of the Bedrock Wine Company, is one of them.  Big...
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