Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Robert Whitley
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November 18, 2014
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 This is the finest Cabernet Sauvignon from Nickel & Nickel’s bumper crop of vineyard-designate Cabs from the 2012 vintage, and that’s usually the case....
Robert Whitley
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November 18, 2014
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 J. Lohr’s Hilltop Cabernet is produced from a selection of vineyards in the Paso Robles district and crafted to have structure and complexity. If...
Robert Whitley
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November 18, 2014
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 Casillero del Diablo is an entry level wine produced by Concha y Toro, Chile’s largest and perhaps most important wine company. This it has...
Rich Cook
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November 18, 2014
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For those who like their Cabernet in a bold, fruit forward style with more spice and vanilla than herb tones, this wine is a...
Rich Cook
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November 18, 2014
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I was at a ZAP symposium a few years ago where I heard Jeff Cohn say "don’t worry about whether my wine is age-worthy...
Robert Whitley
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November 18, 2014
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 Davis Bynum has a long and proud history with Pinot Noir going back nearly 40 years. The brilliant Gary Farrell was winemaker for many...
Robert Whitley
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November 18, 2014
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 This latest Le Pousseur Syrah from Bonny Doon is a spicy pepper pot of a wine, with savory notes mouth-filling fruit despite a relatively...
Marguerite Thomas
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February 5, 2013
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Soft and utterly undemanding, with a relatively light body, the most notable aspect of “Sunset Red” is the high tide of sweet fruitiness that...
Michael Franz
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November 18, 2014
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Both 2009 and 2010 were terrific years in the southern Rhône, so I was prepared to see a major drop-off in quality in 2011. ...
Rich Cook
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November 18, 2014
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Fairly recent DNA testing shows that what is called Charbono in California is the same grape that is widely planted in Argentina, where it...
Michael Franz
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November 18, 2014
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The wines under the “Famille Perrin” label (from the family behind the ultra-famous Chateau Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape) have gotten strikingly better in the last...
Michael Franz
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November 18, 2014
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Few consumers in the USA are aware that such a thing as Sancerre Rouge even exists, and historically speaking, that wasn’t much to their...