Wine Reviews
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An interesting take on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, one that would slide right into a tasting of high-end Australian examples with its mint and...
People often start on their red wine journey with this variety for its fruity accessibility. Those in the know go on to appreciate its...
An extremely compelling Barbera, marked by cherry fruit augmented by all sorts of spicy (sweet as well as savory) secondary flavors. Medium-bodied, it should...
What this wine lacks in complexity it more than makes up for with unabashed flavor. It tastes of dark fruit with just a hint...
A pretty southern Italian white, with a floral bouquet, stone fruit flavors, and faint echoes of dried herbs in its finish. Though showing no...
An exceptionally well-integrated Cabernet, with fruit and oak meshing harmoniously, and a bevvy of secondary flavors echoing dried herbs, spices, leather and more providing...
Richer and more full-bodied than most Nero d’Avolas, this value-priced rendition exhibits plenty of juicy dark fruit flavors intermingled with notes echoing tar, leather,...
Godello is a Spanish grape that deserves more recognition. The Bodegas Avancia Godello is ample evidence of the variety’s potential. Drawn from century-old vines...
This is an amazing value among Barolos. The Enrico Serafino Barolo is drawn from vineyards in two communes — La Morra and Monforte —...
This might be the last Napa Valley Chenin Blanc out there, and that’s a real shame based on this bottle’s showing. Pear, beeswax, mixed...
Lang & Reed remains dedicated to this variety — once the predominant white grape of California — and they aim at the dry side...
This wine sources a particular block of Clone 115 that’s in the southwest corner of the estate, right near the intersection of highways 128...