Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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September 3, 2024
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I tasted this wine “blind” along with the other leading Pinots in the competition to see where it slots in among the others. Consequently,...
Michael Franz
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September 3, 2024
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Like so many Cabernets from top sites and producers in 2021, this is already complete and convincing in its technical characteristics as well as...
Miranda Franco
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September 3, 2024
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A journey to the heart of the Rhône Valley, the Grand Veneur Les Origines 2019 is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend of 50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre,...
Rich Cook
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September 3, 2024
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These guys are serious about the pretty side of Grenache, and while this offering shows a touch more oak than the Adelaida District bottling,...
Rich Cook
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September 3, 2024
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As with all of Neil Collins’ wines, the aromatic development here is incredibly attractive. This wine literally blows ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit by...
Rich Cook
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September 3, 2024
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As an unabashed nut for cool climate Syrah, I am always surprised that their isn’t more of it out on the market. Enter this...
Rich Cook
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September 3, 2024
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This is a beastie, but it is very well managed in the style that it’s aiming at. There is plenty of oak, but the...
Rich Cook
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September 3, 2024
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This is one of the few unoaked Chardonnays that I always seem to like. No surprise from Morgan – they don’t treat this as...
Michael Apstein
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September 3, 2024
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The A & M Bonnie family has expanded from their homebase at Château Malartic Lagravière, a leading estate in Bordeaux’s Pessac-Léognan appellation, to Argentina. ...
Michael Apstein
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September 3, 2024
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With Giorgio Primo, Giampaolo Motta, the owner of La Massa, shows that Bordeaux varieties do well in Tuscany outside of Bolgheri. The sumptuous blend...
Michael Apstein
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September 3, 2024
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Ornellaia is one of Italy’s iconic and greatest wines. They produce a second wine, Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia, that is made from young vines...
Michael Apstein
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September 3, 2024
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Regulations for the Reserva category of Rioja require at least 3 years of aging, one of which must be in barrel, before release. Many,...