Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Ed McCarthy
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April 5, 2016
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Cyril Chappellet told me that his 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon sold out very quickly, and tasting it for the second time today, I can understand...
Paul Lukacs
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April 5, 2016
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A delicious blend of 40% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 20% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre, this southern French beauty offers excellent value.  It is suppler on...
Michael Apstein
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April 5, 2016
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Marsannay, an obscure appellation among the rarified sites in Côte de Nuits, is home to incredible values for Burgundy.  I know “incredible value for...
Rich Cook
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March 15, 2016
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Always a top scoring wine, V. Sattui’s Mt. Veeder Cabernet continues the string with this vintage, bringing us deep blackberry, cassis, fall spice, dried...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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Wow! A lovely Chianti with popping acidity allowing the cherry, blueberry, sage and leaf to really shine. A food friend for lots of situations,...
Robert Whitley
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January 19, 2016
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The 2013 Cabernet from True Myth is textbook Paso Robles Cabernet, exhibiting ripe, fleshy fruit on the palate and a floral, spicy nose. Aromas...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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Perhaps best known as a kosher wine producer, Herzog grabs a big score with this blend of twelve different grapes as a 30th anniversary...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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A Shiraz with everything in spades.  It’s loaded with ripe black fruit, jazzy spice and savory notes that linger in very satisfying fashion.  If...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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I’m happy to see Renwood designating this vineyard again after a brief hiatus – it’s one of the older Amador sites and produces some...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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Trefethen thankfully remains committed to this unfairly maligned grape, and continues to turn out some of the best examples in California.  Age-worthy structure and...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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Exotic!  Damp earth, Asian spice, cherry fruit, cedar and leaf aromas demand longer than usual nosing, and draw you in to a palate that’s...
Rich Cook
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March 29, 2016
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What’s not to like about a Zin with a leg lamp on the fuzzy purple label?  It’s a blend of three appellations, and it...