Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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November 1, 2016
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Now that’s a spicy wine!  Bright peppermint subsides with a few minutes in the glass, and then the bold black cherry and cedar spice...
Rich Cook
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November 1, 2016
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Decant this value wine for a pleasant surprise.  This Grenache-driven blend is all about lively red fruit, with notes of blueberry, leaf, white pepper...
Rich Cook
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November 1, 2016
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A razzleberry bright Zinfandel with lots of fall spice and pepper in both aroma and flavor, complementing the lively red fruit.  Food friendly acidity...
Robert Whitley
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November 1, 2016
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 This vintage of Lander-Jenkins cabernet delivers big flavors for a small price. On the nose it offers hints of wood spice and black fruits,...
Robert Whitley
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November 1, 2016
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 This vintage of Red4 from Vina Robles offers the signature voluptuous character of a Paso Robles red, with big, bold flavors layered across a...
Marguerite Thomas
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October 25, 2016
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Rich and forthrightly fruity, this Malbec seems to embody the gliding sensuality of a tango.  While it has been aged nine months in French...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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Ted Edwards brings us another fine expression of Rutherford’s top vineyards, including Bosche, Sycamore, Red Barn Ranch, Round Pond and Wood Ranch.  The complex...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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I don’t often get a chance to taste "cult" wines, and I’m often disappointed when I do.  My typical experience finds monstrous, over-extracted, over-oaked...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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What a pleasure to get reacquainted with one of the great California Zinfandel producers through this delicious wine.  Founders Bill and Nancy Greenough have...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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A stylish, structured Cabernet from a famed vineyard that shows its pedigree, with lively blackberry, currants, vanilla, spice and traces of earthy minerality. Taut...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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Presqu’ile continues its line of successful Pinot Noir offerings with this 12.9% alcohol glass that’s bursting with cherry, dry earth, cardamom and sweet oak...
Rich Cook
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October 25, 2016
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Here is a fruit-forward easy drinking red at a nice price, featuring black fruit, fall spice and sweet oak in a ripe, full bodied...