Wine Reviews
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I appreciate this wine for its artful blend of my favorite Pinot characteristics — vibrant cherry fruit, dusty dry earth minerality, mild fall spice...
More and more producers in Beaujolais are treating the area, especially Moulin-à-Vent, like the rest of Burgundy — as it deserves to be in...
A blend of Sangiovese (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (25% each), this is an intensely flavored, medium-bodied wine, with both ripe and dried fruit...
Most Napa Valley wines in this price range and above opt for a huge, in-your-face sort of style that’s bombastic in its youth. As...
Spicy Shiraz! Here’s a nice blend of mint, pepper, blackberry and black cherry, with a firm grip and a medium long, well integrated finish...
Duckhorn’s Paraduxx label gives the winemaking team a chance to experiment with blends and varieties that need a different marketing approach. This Syrah is...
From one of California’s most important wine estates, the 2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon is a monumental Napa Valley Cabernet that is destined for a...
This Syrah straddles the line between fleshy fat Paso Robles ripeness and a more peppery bright lighter style. It seems that this is accomplished...
The Assobio and Reserva are my first experience with this producer. They won’t be my last. Though more than twice the price of their...