Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Marguerite Thomas
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January 24, 2017
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A very pleasing medium weight wine from the Pacific Northwest.  With its bright fruitiness omnipresent but never stealing the show, plus a light note...
Marguerite Thomas
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January 24, 2017
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A gossamer texture floats across the palate delivering hints of cranberry and dried cherry against a reasonably subtle backdrop of smoke and oak.  A...
Robert Whitley
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January 24, 2017
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This is yet another 2014 that demonstrates the vintage-specific meatiness of Pinot Noir from California’s northern coastal regions. Sonoma-Cutrer’s RRV bottling comes in at...
Robert Whitley
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January 24, 2017
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Etude’s 2014 Ellenbach Pinot Noir delivers a distinctive expression of the Sonoma Coast, with a wild berry note on the nose, layered red and...
Rich Cook
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January 17, 2017
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Etude is expanding its reach on Pinot Noir outside of the Carneros AVA that they helped make famous.  This Oregon offering focuses on tart...
Michael Franz
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January 17, 2017
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This is a fine option when you’re seeking fresh, light Pinot that won’t stomp on a moderately robust fish dish like steelhead trout.  The...
Michael Franz
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January 17, 2017
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Always among the best affordable Pinots in this price range, the 2015 Martin Ray is quite good yet again.  Neither chunky nor wimpy, it...
Michael Franz
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January 17, 2017
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This wine is quite good almost every year, and 2015 is certainly no exception.  It shows plenty of depth and fruit flavor at this...
Michael Franz
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January 17, 2017
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Yum.  This is terrific “budget” Pinot that shows excellent purity and naturalness, but not at the cost of aroma or flavor.  There’s nice acidity...
Robert Whitley
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January 17, 2017
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Donnafugata has long been one the greatest examples of the wine renaissance that transformed Sicilian wine more than two decades ago. Its flagship wine...
Rich Cook
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January 17, 2017
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Landmark’s Overlook line sits at a price point that is getting harder and harder to find in quality domestic Pinot Noir.  It has good...
Marguerite Thomas
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January 17, 2017
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A big, generous wine that seems to simmer with pent up energy, Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin evokes dark, ultra-ripe plums and berries dense...