Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Michael Franz
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July 19, 2016
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This relatively large, notably traditional producer has enviable vineyard holdings…and really knows what to do with them. This wine shows admirable concentration and depth,...
Michael Franz
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July 19, 2016
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When tasting this blind in a lineup of 117 Barolos on May 11, 2016, I knew immediately that it was a wine from a...
Rich Cook
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July 19, 2016
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A massive, seductive wine that delivers layered complexity and power. Bursting aromas of black and red berries, black cherry and leaf lead to a...
Rich Cook
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July 19, 2016
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This Merlot-driven wine comes to us under the Chateau’s second label, and it’s a fine, approachable introduction to the Cru. Ripe berry, moderate dried...
Rich Cook
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July 19, 2016
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The Templeton Gap just south of Paso Robles provides cooling breezes that make for a big diurnal temperature swing in the vineyards that produce...
Michael Franz
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July 19, 2016
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Strikingly earthy and savory in aroma, this is perhaps the single most immediately exciting young wine that I’ve ever tasted from Negretti. The earthiness...
Michael Franz
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July 19, 2016
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I have admired this producer’s wines for years on end, but this is the first vintage in which I preferred this wine from the...
Michael Franz
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July 19, 2016
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Pietro Ratti’s entry level Barolo is terrific yet again in 2012 — as it has been in 2011 and 2010. It is easier on...
Paul Lukacs
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July 12, 2016
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Softer and lighter than many Rhône Villages reds, this Carianne nonetheless offers plenty of intriguing earthy flavor undergirding its red fruit. Long on the...
Rich Cook
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July 12, 2016
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The Sagrantino masters at Arnaldo Caprai bring us this pleasant Rosso to enjoy while the monsters are being tamed in the cellar. Black cherry,...
Robert Whitley
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July 12, 2016
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Levendi’s Howell Mountain Cabernet is a splendid example of the concentration and power the appellation delivers on a regular base. Located on the eastern...
Robert Whitley
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July 19, 2016
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The Gap’s Crown vineyard gains in stature each vintage, and there’s a simple explanation. It has quickly become one of the most reliable pinot...