Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Paul Lukacs
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July 31, 2012
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An ambitious wine, smooth and supple on the palate, this wine feels seductive but tastes overly sweet, especially in the mid-palate and finish. The...
Michael Franz
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July 31, 2012
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A delicious Pinot at a more-than-fair price, this offers very generous flavors recalling dark cherries and pie filling, accented with subtle spices and the...
Paul Lukacs
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July 31, 2012
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Ernesto Catena of the famed Argentinean winemaking family is responsible for this luscious wine. Something of a self-styled iconoclast, he has produced a rich...
Paul Lukacs
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July 31, 2012
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An excellent value, this dark, full-bodied red tastes deep and rich, with a faintly herbal undertone, and a surprisingly long, layered finish. It’s rare...
Paul Lukacs
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July 31, 2012
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A fairly austere Pinot Noir, but definitely true to the varietal, being light-bodied and marked by dark cherry fruit flavors with underlying hints of...
Michael Apstein
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July 31, 2012
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Although a famous Grand Cru, Clos Vougeot is the source of highly variable wines because of the vast number of growers who own vines...
Michael Apstein
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July 31, 2012
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This is one of Bouchard’s charming négociant (as opposed to Domaine) wine from the lesser known village of Savigny-lès-Beaune. It delivers precise charming cherry-like...
Michael Apstein
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July 31, 2012
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The portion of the Caillerets vineyard Bouchard owns, purchased in 1775 and labeled Ancienne Cuvée Carnot, was the first vineyard land they purchased. Not...
Michael Apstein
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July 31, 2012
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Lafarge, a world-renowned producer of Volnay, makes other wines, albeit in small quantities. They are so good they are worth the search, especially in...
Tina Caputo
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July 31, 2012
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Grown at a half-mile-high elevation, this blend of Cabernet and Petit Verdot is the product of a major dry spell that shrunk the berries...
Tina Caputo
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July 31, 2012
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Beautiful black cherry, baking spice and toasty oak aromas are followed up on the palate with rich, concentrated black fruit flavors. The wine is...