Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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July 20, 2021
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Here is a unique take on Cabernet Franc, and it’s quite an attractive one. Aromas of cherry and graphite pencil are subtle, drawing you...
Rich Cook
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July 20, 2021
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This brand is part of the Aquilini stable of wines from Washington state, and it’s a delightful, just barely off-dry expression that delivers pure...
Rich Cook
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July 20, 2021
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Mettler goes for the softer side of the Albariño spectrum with this vintage, with aromas and flavors of golden apple, lemon pith and melon. ...
Wayne Belding
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July 20, 2021
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Trefethen Chardonnays are notable for their consistency of style and quality. For decades, Trefethen has produced wines that deftly combine the opulence of Napa...
Wayne Belding
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July 20, 2021
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Morgon is one of the top Cru villages of Beaujolais and the Côte de Py is a superb site within the village. Domain Rochette’s...
Michael Apstein
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July 20, 2021
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This mid-weight blend of Grenache (51%), Mourvèdre (34%) and Syrah brings together strawberry-like fruitiness, some spice and earthy notes. Its angular acidity, likely secondary...
Marguerite Thomas
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July 20, 2021
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While the Bourgeois family has been producing wine for several generations, in the 1950s Henri Bourgeois moved to Chavignol in the 1950s and began...
Michael Apstein
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July 20, 2021
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Though considered Argentina’s signature red, Malbec is grown all over the world. This rendition, from neighboring Chile, is a lighter style of Malbec, weighing...
Michael Apstein
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July 20, 2021
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Rioja is one of the very few regions of the world where consumers can find well-aged wines at reasonable prices, and sometimes, like this...
Michael Franz
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July 20, 2021
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This wine always catches me a bit off guard, and has managed to do so ever since the first vintage I tasted. When I...
Michael Franz
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July 20, 2021
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So, you tell me: If a Spanish producer released two high-end wines, calling one “Gran Elias Mora” and the other “Elias Mora Reserva,” would...
Michael Franz
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July 20, 2021
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The wines from the lake district between Milan and Venice deserve to be more widely distributed and highly regarded, as bottlings like this demonstrate. ...