Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Marguerite Thomas
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January 3, 2017
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Always tasty, the 2013 Dry Creek’s Hillside & Benchland Cabernet is an especially rewarding wine. With intensity and richness, it offers light floral notes,...
Michael Apstein
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January 3, 2017
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It’s hard to determine from the importer’s website whether Le Clos de Lys is actually a single vineyard or a proprietary name for a...
Michael Apstein
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January 3, 2017
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A more serious wine than their Crianza, Bodegas Franco Españolas’ Rioja Reserva is yet another example of how Spanish wines over-deliver. It’s more refined...
Michael Apstein
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January 3, 2017
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The wines from Franco Españolas are just another example of the excellent bargains available from Spain. Take this Crianza for example. A blend of...
Michael Apstein
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December 27, 2016
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You would be forgiven if you were unaware that Morocco produces wine — and good ones at that. After all, the Sahara Desert lies...
Michael Apstein
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December 27, 2016
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Château du Moulin-à-Vent sits virtually adjacent to the iconic wind-mill that gives the name to the village that many consider the top cru of...
Rich Cook
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December 27, 2016
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Here’s a great value in a Pinot Noir from a producer that is new to me. It features aromas of macerated ripe cherry and...
Michael Franz
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December 27, 2016
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This is an excellent wine and an equally impressive value. Perfectly mature but hardly played out, it has absorbed all of its oak and...
Rich Cook
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December 27, 2016
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Castoro has been doing value-priced Zinfandel well for years, and Zinfusion is a barrel selection of the best lots of the vintage. The 2014...
Rich Cook
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December 27, 2016
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Fifteen bucks. Delicious red wine. What’s in it? Doesn’t matter. Can you find it? Yes — it’s widely available. What does it taste like? ...
Rich Cook
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December 27, 2016
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Ancient Peaks brings us another solid value from the 2014 vintage in this bold, black fruit driven Cabernet from Paso Robles’ southernmost sub-AVA. It’s...
Michael Apstein
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December 27, 2016
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Named after Ait Souala, once the largest winemaking estate in Africa, this is a ripe blend of Arinarnoa (50%) and equal amounts of Tannat...