Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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April 9, 2024
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 This is simply sensational Chardonnay, and considered against other options in its price range, I have only tasted one other wine as complex and...
Roger Morris
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April 9, 2024
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 This offers a very good blend of barrel and preserved fruit aromas and flavors.  What it’s lost in freshness is gained by pure fruit...
Roger Morris
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April 9, 2024
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 From a Seralunga family winery with over 125 years of experience in the region, this is a delightful cru, light and velvety yet packing...
Roger Morris
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April 9, 2024
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 No matter how much we like the idea of wines from organic grapes, the wines often come out of the bottle anemic in fruit...
John McDermott
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April 9, 2024
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 Gamling & McDuck’s 2016 Stagecoach Cabernet Franc from Napa Valley is sourced from the lauded Stagecoach vineyard and is limited to a mere 70...
John McDermott
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April 9, 2024
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 Gamling & McDuck’s 2017 Pickberry Cabernet Franc from Sonoma Mountain is strikingly Loire Valley-esque in profile.  On the nose, scents of roses, violets, and...
John McDermott
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April 9, 2024
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 Gamling & McDuck’s 2018 Mangels Chenin Blanc from Suisun Valley in northern California is a fun fresh example of what domestic Chenin Blanc can...
Miranda Franco
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April 9, 2024
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The 2015 Herdade do Esporão Alicante Bouschet is dense and concentrated with aromas of dried strawberries, currant, smoked flowers, plum skin, orange peel, forest...
Miranda Franco
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April 9, 2024
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 The Carricante grape was born on Mount Etna, and it is here, on its native terroir, you will find the most invigorating version —...
Miranda Franco
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April 9, 2024
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 While the iconic wines from Bolgheri, such as Sassicaia and Ornellaia, are made in limited production and are priced accordingly, there are incredible values...
Vince Simmon
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April 9, 2024
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 For nearly 25 years, New Zealand winemakers have carved out a global corner of the market with their Sauvignon Blanc’s uniquely bright acidity, memorable...
Vince Simmon
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April 9, 2024
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 Located in the mountains north of Gigondas and Vacqueyras, Vinsobres is one of Southern Rhône’s highest elevation appellations.  The region’s elevation is known for...