Wine Reviews
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A blend of 64% Sauvignon Musqué and 36% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2021 Sauvignon Blanc from Trois Noix (pronounced "twah knew-ah") bursts with layers of...
Filomena produces this 2018 “Griffin’s Layer” Syrah, fermented with 100% of the whole grape clusters intact, lending lots of spice and snap to this...
A luscious and vibrant mountain-grown blend of 89 percent Zinfandel and 11 percent Cabernet Sauvignon that has little in common with its jammy, excessively...
This is a Chardonnay crafted near California’s current stylistic midpoint, yet that is not the same as regarding it as “average.” It is much,...
A particularly interesting blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17.5% Chambourcin, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10.5% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, this is quite juicy and...
Thanks to a few years under cork, this Pinot Noir shows some savory notes developing even as the fruit remains quite fresh and expressive. ...
With an unusual blend of roughly 70 percent Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, Campo alla Sughera’s Super Tuscan is remarkably well-balanced. The unnecessarily heavy...
Arnione, a blend of roughly 40 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with equal parts of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, is their Bolgheri flagship. As...
This wine will benefit hugely from some time in the decanter, as a little reductive note needs some time to blow off. When it...
This relatively new producer makes several different Chardonnay bottlings, and this “Premier” offering hits all my markers – crisp, creamy, apple, pear, lemon, minimal...
Paraduxx red blend is dominated by Cabernet Franc, and it reflects the hot, sunny weather that hugged the Napa Valley in 2020. A blend...
In 2001, Earl and Hilda Jones made their first Albariño from a half-acre trial planting of Albariño. That was said to be the first...