Wine Reviews
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This is a bold and delicious wine full of energetic character and complexity. Warming notes of blackberry, bramble, spiced plum, graphite, and chocolate fill...
This wine proves that Bical, Cerceal, and Encuzado can compete with Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc and arguably perform better when you factor...
Xisto Ilimitado by renowned Douro winemaker Luis Seabra is a field blend of Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Trincadeira, Donzelinho, and Rufete. The...
Here I go again, singing the praises of Trefethen’s Dry Riesling. This wine took top honors at the 2021 Critics Challenge Wine Competition earlier...
Rich and rustic describes this bold Montepulciano, one sourced from old vines and made in local traditional methods. Blackberry, cassis and black cherry are...
Cupcake has wisely imported this wine for several years running with the realization the real deal is sometimes the better play that to go...
Raeburn Winery is part of Purple Brands which is owned by Derek Benham who years back built Blackstone Merlot into a dynamic label. He...
A bright spiced plum nose will remind you of your grandmother’s canning ritual of late summer into fall and entice you into a sip,...
This new release focuses on Grenache Blanc’s inherent charms, with peach and pear joined by leafy herbs and soft lemon rind aromas and flavors. ...
Mountainside tannins are quite tight in this young bottling, as they should be. This will unwind beautifully with extended cellaring that will soften the...
Uber-ripe and with the heat to show for it, this puts an Atlas Peak edginess on full tilt Napa Style. Lovers of this style...
This bottling rides the line between old and new school Napa Valley Cabernet, with fresh ripe fruit tempered nicely with dried herbs and brown...