Wine Reviews
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This full-flavored Cabernet shows fresh acidity as well as full ripeness, which isn’t always easy to achieve in California, including Paso Robles. The oak...
This is a very big wine for an Albariño, with a lot more ripeness and weight than you’ll find in classic renditions from Spain’s...
The Tempranillo grapes from which this wine was made seem to have been very, very happy in Paso Robles. The wine gets off to...
An excellent rendition of Cabernet Franc, this shows medium-plus body appropriate to the variety. Not as thick or heavy as Cabernet Sauvignon, it nevertheless...
This is a very serious Carmenere that shows all the variety’s best attributes (very dark, intense blackberry fruit) without any shortcomings (such as green...
Lifted scents of pie cherries and tomato leaf show a bright character, but a delicious layer of sweetness shows full ripeness and offers very...
One could argue whether this is closer to the profile of a northeastern Italian Pinot Grigio or a New World Pinot Gris, but there’s...
This is classic Marlborough Sauvignon, with all of the flashy aromatics one would expect, but no over-the-top pungency. Similarly, on the palate, there’s exciting...
This wine won’t confuse you into thinking you tasting something from Sicily rather than California, but with that noted, it might also prompt you...
A terrific value, this performs very well based on interplay between fully ripe, slightly sweet fruit, soft tannins, and fresh acidity. There’s a chance...
This youthful Cabernet shows very successful balance between sweet-seeming blackberry and black cherry fruit and fine grape tannins bolstered by toasty oak. This will...
This youthful Malbec from Argentina shows all of this variety’s virtues with none of the vices that sometimes afflict the genre. The color is...