Wine Reviews

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Southern Right, Walker Bay (South Africa) Pinotage 2008
Gerald D. Boyd
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August 10, 2010
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 French-oak aged for 11 months, this complex Pinotage is full and ripe with a medium ruby color, forward prune and dark fruit aromas, and...
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Wolf Blass, Langhorne Creek (South Australia, Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Marguerite Thomas
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August 3, 2010
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 Its overall hue is as dark and purple as a shiny eggplant, and it has flavors of blue-black fruits, including blueberries, blackberries, and deep...
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Lange, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Pinot Noir 2008
Michael Franz
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August 3, 2010
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 This is essentially the entry-level Pinot from Lange, an established producer with an admirable track record.  It is already well integrated and very appealing...
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Maison Joseph Drouhin, Chablis Grand Cru (Burgundy, France) 2008
Michael Apstein
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August 4, 2010
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 Laurent Drouhin, one of the principals of the house, says that his father believes the 2008 Chablis are the “best of his lifetime,” because...
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Andrew Will, Columbia Valley (Washington) Merlot 2008
Michael Apstein
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July 27, 2010
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 Chris Camarda, winemaker at Andrew Will, states (not entirely objectively of course) that “This is the best Merlot for the price on the market...
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Sojourn, Sonoma Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2008
Robert Whitley
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July 27, 2010
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Earthy and savory, the ’08 Rodgers Creek exhibits dark fruits, spice, nuances of tea leaf and leather, with fine tannins, a hint of minerality and excellent...
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The Evening Land Vineyards, Eola – Amity Hills (Oregon) Gamay Noir 2009
Paul Lukacs
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July 27, 2010
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 Made from a block of own-rooted vines planted in the mid-1980s, this is a superior example of a varietal that few people beyond the...
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Red Guitar, Navarra (Spain) Tempranillo-Garnacha 2008
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 20, 2010
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 Red Guitar is one of a handful of quality proprietary wines from Spain that fill the need for an inexpensive wine for casual enjoyment. ...
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Candor, California (United States) Zinfandel 2008
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 20, 2010
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 For this slightly jammy Zinfandel, the Hope Family winemaking team selected grapes from Lodi and Paso Robles, two of California’s major Zin growing regions...
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Candor, Central Coast (California) Merlot 2008
Gerald D. Boyd
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July 20, 2010
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 The Candor Winery is part of Hope Family Wines in Paso Robles, California.  The philosophy behind Candor is “to showcase classic varietal flavor.”  Standard...
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El Portillo, Uco Valley (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2009
Michael Apstein
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July 20, 2010
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 Malbec, a grape and wine that Argentina is seizing as its own, is “hot.”  And with popularity often comes mediocrity in the wine world. ...
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Montgras, Colchagua Valley (Chile) Carménère 2009
Michael Apstein
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July 20, 2010
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 Carménère is rapidly becoming Chile’s signature grape and wine.  Long confused with Merlot, once the winemakers realized it was not and that it needed...
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