Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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June 20, 2023
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 This wine is already stupendously good — so striking in its excellence that I worry that it will make my already gaudy score look...
Michael Franz
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June 20, 2023
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 Although this was notably woody and tight when first opened, it opened and broadened very impressively with an hour’s worth of aeration, and got...
Michael Franz
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June 20, 2023
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 This Gran Reserva from the accomplished house of Ramōn Bilbao is really a wine for the cellar—at least according to my taste preference.  It...
Michael Franz
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June 20, 2023
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 I haven’t tasted the wines from this house for several years, but loved my reunion with this 2016 Reserva.  It seems significantly less traditional...
Rebecca Murphy
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June 20, 2023
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 Bernhard Ott’s family began making wine in 1889.  He took over the winery in 1993 with the aim of producing premium quality wines.  He...
Vince Simmon
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June 20, 2023
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 Unico Zelo places themselves in the “New Australia” camp of winemakers, using new-to-Australia varieties, sustainable practices, natural yeast, and vegan friendly wines.  Their adventure...
Vince Simmon
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June 20, 2023
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 This Jura is anything but your mother’s Chardonnay.  The wine is complex and oxidized with bruised apple, pear, almond skin, dried white flowers, and...
Norm Roby
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June 20, 2023
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 This wine caught my eye recently when a local retailer featured it at the deeply discounted $14.99 price.  A few days later invino.com featured...
Norm Roby
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June 20, 2023
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 Longtime vineyard owners who for decades sent their fruit off to the local coop, the Sire family decided to venture into winemaking in 1990. ...
Roger Morris
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June 20, 2023
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 To me the Santa Lucia Highlands is an almost magical place, especially for its isolated, rugged terrain but also for its Pinot Noirs (though,...
Rich Cook
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June 20, 2023
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 This wine got a huge boost from some air time, so decant well to release solid Syrah characteristics of blackberry, blueberry and raw meat. ...
Rich Cook
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June 20, 2023
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 Yet another 2021 Central Coast region wine that drips with quality and deliciousness.  The proceeding begin with floral aromas over layers of apple and...