Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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February 22, 2022
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Under Spanish wine law, this is a Vino de Pago, the country’s most exalted designation, reserved for wines from distinctive and exceptional sites within...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Year in and year out, you can depend on MacRostie to deliver cool climate style across their Pinot Noir portfolio.  This vintage of Thale’s...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Bibiana Gonzalez-Rave continues her roll of late with this highly stylized Pinot Noir.  A rich aromatic mix of black cherry, strawberry pie and Asian...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Here is a teaching example of cassis aromatics in Cabernet – they flood the nose at full speed, and shine brightly from start to...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 This wine always seems to land in my top tier, and it almost always rises to the top in blind tastings of similarly tiered...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Here is a conversation piece of a wine that has a ton going on – aromas of white flower, candle wax, and a hint...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Here’s a classic Oregon expression of Pinot, one that shows bright dry earth notes above red fruit aromas, and all of it shows on...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Ripe cherry and raspberry aromas start the festivities here, with cardamom and cinnamon adding accents.  You would expect a nose like this to forebear...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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For a late release bottling this shows the freshness of a much younger wine, with racy acidity balancing rich fruit and a viscous texture,...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 Winemaker Nate Klostermann strikes again with this expression of apple, lemon and soft tropical fruit notes that ride vibrant acidity while managing a rich...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 I always appreciate the courage it takes for a winemaker to pick Chardonnay at a lower ripeness level in today’s domestic marketplace, and I’m...
Rich Cook
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February 22, 2022
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 This bottle come off like a specific barrel selection of the winery’s “regular” Pinot Noir bottling from this appellation, with similar characteristics – cherry,...