Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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June 30, 2015
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Nothing dead in this lively red fruit bomb that gives cherry, dill and white pepper aromas that arrive on the palate in the company...
Marguerite Thomas
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June 30, 2015
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Dark and dangerously gulpable, this Cabernet offers a riot of fruit flavors and evocative textures. The tannins are well integrated and the finish is...
Michael Apstein
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June 30, 2015
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Louis Martini was one of the pioneering giants of California wine. Although the Martini family is no longer involved with the label, the wines...
Rich Cook
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June 30, 2015
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Elegance. It’s a word that I find myself using sparingly these days when it comes to describing Pinot Noir from California, but it’s a...
Michael Apstein
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June 30, 2015
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Kristy Melton, Clos du Val’s new winemaker, has achieved her stated goal of making a bolder style of wine with the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. ...
Michael Apstein
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June 30, 2015
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The Carneros region of Napa, its southern end abutting San Pablo Bay, has always been a prime locale for grapes, such as Pinot Noir,...
Robert Whitley
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August 5, 2014
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Laurel Glen founder Patrick Campbell always believed in Sonoma Mountain as a superb terroir for Cabernet Sauvignon, and all of the evidence suggests his...
Robert Whitley
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June 30, 2015
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A rustic grape native to Southwest France, Tannat has found a home in South America, when the sunny climate seems to tame the fierce...
Robert Whitley
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June 30, 2015
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For lo these many years I’ve been calling Bonny Doon’s Clos de Gilroy one of the great values in red wine from California. So...
Robert Whitley
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June 23, 2015
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It’s not often you see the words Napa Valley and value in the same sentence, but when you do there’s a good chance it...
Michael Franz
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June 23, 2015
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Collio is justly famous for outstanding white wines, but it also produces some excellent reds that are quite complex aromatically with moderate weight and...
Linda Murphy
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June 23, 2015
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A lively wine with fresh strawberry, red cherry and cranberry fruit. Lightly oaked and medium-bodied, it’s seamless and refined. If you’re looking for bombast,...