Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Marguerite Thomas
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July 4, 2017
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Although it is undeniably big and intense, this Pinot Noir also has a softer, gentler side.  The overall sensation is of power dancing with...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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This special bottling (as opposed to the straight Vieilles Vignes or “old vines") shows a lot of ripeness but just the faintest hint of...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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Judging from this wine, the individuals at this village co-op who are selecting fruit and working in the cellar are conspicuously talented for an...
Rich Cook
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July 4, 2017
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I was fortunate to visit owners Steve and Seanne Contursi at the brand new Wheeler Farms custom crush facility in St. Helena, where their...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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  Readers of a certain age will chortle at the name of this wine when recalling a horrible male hair tonic, but any derisive...
Rich Cook
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July 4, 2017
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Journeyman winemaker Cary Gott brings over twenty wineries worth of experience to this new project, located at what was previously the Budge Brown winery...
Rich Cook
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July 4, 2017
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Here’s a Merlot that was treated like Merlot should be, in larger format barrels that allow the fruit and herb characters to speak clearly...
Rich Cook
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July 4, 2017
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From Niner’s facility dedicated to Burgundian varieties comes another fine Pinot Noir.  A concentrated aroma profile that shows black cherry, rhubarb, damp earth, wild...
Rich Cook
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July 4, 2017
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Here’s a different take on Sangiovese that utilizes a 50/50 mix of French and Hungarian oak and 15% Barbera to add body and brightness. ...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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  This is obviously a “prestige” bottling of Cairainne, sold in a big bottle at a premium price.  The wine is huge in proportions...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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  A biodynamically-farmed wine that shows serious treatment in the cellar as well as the vineyard, with a firm tannic spine and years of...
Michael Franz
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July 4, 2017
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  Not for no reason is the word “Tradition” attached to this wine, which is an exciting throwback bottling with a pronounced rusticity.  Gutsy,...