Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 A multiple Best of Class award winner, this wine floods the palate with a mix of red and black fruit.  In the mouth the...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 This house made a stunning Cannubi Boschis in 2015 and this wine may be just as strong.  It shows very deep color and actually...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 First, the bad news:  I can’t find evidence of any vintage of this wine being offered by any retailer in the USA, though it...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 Six wines from the famous cru of Cannubi were entered and shown “blind” in the 2020 Nebbiolo Prima tastings, and I thought this was...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 The bad news is that this wine is now priced near the quality tier on which is sits in the Barolo hierarchy, with top...
Rich Cook
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January 4, 2022
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 Here’s a fresh take on Grüner Veltliner, one that’s fermented in a concrete egg.  Thanks to the shape of the vessel, the lees self-stir,...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 This is an already-superb house that still seems to get stronger with each passing vintage, and here’s a fabulous case in point.  Fresh and...
Michael Franz
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January 4, 2022
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 This was an obviously great wine tasted “blind,” and for a wine so young to prompt me to include “complete” among my first descriptors...
Michael Apstein
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December 28, 2021
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 Ferrari, one of the best producers of TentoDOC sparkling wine (and perhaps THE best), uses only estate-grown Chardonnay for their Perlé.  And it shows. ...
Michael Apstein
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December 28, 2021
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 Villa Matilde’s 2019 Falanghina presents a wonderful paradox of floral notes and bracing acidity.  Hints of white flowers appear initially, and then, wham, a...
Norm Roby
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December 28, 2021
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 A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Syrah, this is a remarkable, smooth combination.  Carrodilla is said to be the first certified organic and...
Norm Roby
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December 28, 2021
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 Aged for 12 months in French oak of varying ages, this 2019 shows a little more ripeness and power than the 2018.  But it...