Wine Reviews
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Soft and silky, this Pinot Noir rolls across the palate unfurling a ribbon of fresh cherry and strawberry flavors. A hint of black pepper...
I learned that Alvaro Palacios was passionate about Garnacha, a.k.a. Grenache, at the 2010 Grenache Symposium at Chemin de la Verrièr in Crestet, France. ...
I tasted three utterly different bottlings of Côte-Rôtie from this well-respected house’s 2016 lineup, including a quite gamy “Le Combard,” a woody but still...
This house makes three very good bottlings of Côte-Rôtie, and though you should not hesitate to buy any of the 2016’s, this is the...
Sourced from a single lieu-dit near La Turque toward the top of the Côte Brune, this is a very different wine than Villa’s Côte-Rôtie...
This is a lively Chardonnay that pleases with zippy acidity carrying lemon, tart apple and layered oak toast that adds interest without taking over...
Restrained use of new oak works wonders here, allowing bright apple, lemon crème and floral aromas to speak clearly. Those elements arrive on the...
As I’ve noted before, no one takes this variety more seriously than the Spottswoode team. This vintage is a selection from six different...
A deeply extracted Pinot Noir, concentrated even more by a percentage of the juice being bled off at fermentation to deepen color and skin...
More commonly known among the non-wine crowd as Silicon Valley, this area does more than produce your favorite pocket devices. Sarah’s has been on...
Though the vast majority (>95%) of wine from Chinon is red and made from Cabernet Franc, noteworthy and distinctive whites made from Chenin Blanc...
This white blend is a remarkably inexpensive and satisfying wine. Dominated by Trebbiano Toscano grapes it also includes Malvasia Toscana, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio...