Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Linda Murphy
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November 17, 2015
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Simple yet super-satisfying at this price, with soft tannins and juicy dark cherry, blueberry and plum flavors.  Subtle oak enhances the mouthfeel and adds...
Marguerite Thomas
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November 17, 2015
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This is what I think of as a Lolita wine:  It has the energetic charm, silky plumpness and spicy-feral fragrance of adolescence, plus the...
Michael Franz
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November 17, 2015
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I’m writing this review on 11/17/15, and last night I showed this bottle at a wine class devoted to possible choices for Thanksgiving dinner. ...
Michael Franz
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November 17, 2015
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Pol Roger is a widely known and admired Champagne house, but at the higher end of their offerings, the famous Winston Churchill cuvée gets...
Michael Apstein
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November 10, 2015
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New Zealand is clearly known for their electrifying Sauvignon Blanc, but this wine shows that country has vinous diversity.  From a Bordeaux blend —...
Rich Cook
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November 17, 2015
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This bottle shows what the variety can do at full ripeness.  There’s no vegetal sort of vibe happening – it’s all blackcurrants, plums, fall...
Rich Cook
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November 17, 2015
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This comes from a new fairly new line in the Concha Y Toro fleet that features what they call "single river, single vineyard varietal...
Rich Cook
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November 17, 2015
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Carmenère presents a very different set of aroma and flavor possibilities than most American wine drinkers are used to, and they can be a...
Rich Cook
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November 17, 2015
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I might have guessed this wine to be an upper echelon Right Bank Bordeaux in a blind tasting – it’s solidly structured and complex,...
Robert Whitley
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October 20, 2015
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La Crema’s venture into Oregon has yielded a meaty, earthy Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. The 2013 exhibits nuances of fall leaves/forest floor,...
Robert Whitley
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November 10, 2015
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Bolgheri is the hot spot for the so-called ‘Super Tuscans’ and this one from the Allegrini family, renowned for its success in the Veneto...
Linda Murphy
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November 10, 2015
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A new wine from Quivira, it offers Pinot Noir-like suppleness and polish with intense, rich blackcurrant, dark raspberry, anise, cola and pepper notes so...