Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews
Paul Lukacs
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July 15, 2014
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An exceptional value, this wine tastes of ripe plum and berry fruit enhanced by notes resembling black pepper, dried herbs, and tobacco, with a...
Paul Lukacs
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July 15, 2014
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A sweet rendition of what can be a drier and more serious wine, this wine nonetheless proves very enticing, as it exhibits good depth...
Paul Lukacs
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July 15, 2014
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An old-fashioned field blend, reflecting northern California’s grape growing history (hence the name), Borra’s Heritage is light in color but deep in flavor.  A...
Ed McCarthy
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July 15, 2014
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I believe that the two Halberg Vineyard Pinot Noirs in this tasting were served after the winery’s Rochioli Vineyard Pinot because they are more...
Rich Cook
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July 15, 2014
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Bold, lusty Pinot Noirs are not my favorite style, but this one really works.  Forward dark fruit, bright sweet oak spice, some heat that’s...
Rich Cook
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July 15, 2014
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The Charles family says that this was their coldest vintage ever, and this wine shows what the foresight of picking the fruit on time...
Robert Whitley
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July 15, 2014
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This is an intriguing domestic Malbec. While it doesn’t have the heft or complexity of a top Argentine Malbec, it does deliver an explosive...
Robert Whitley
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July 15, 2014
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This was a pretty good vintage compared to the previous harvest and Truchard took advantage, producing a spicy medium-bodied Pinot Noir that exhibits red-fruit...
Rich Cook
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July 15, 2014
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I had the pleasure of judging 2011 Pinot Noir with Clos Pepe winemaker Wes Hagen at the 2014 Riverside International Wine Competition in May,...
Marguerite Thomas
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July 8, 2014
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“Entity” scooped up a Platinum medal at this year’s Critics Challenge International Wine Competition.  An elegant and stylish Shiraz it has extraordinarily deep and...
Wayne Belding
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July 8, 2014
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Xynomavro is the aristocratic grape of Naoussa, in the Macedonia region of northern Greece.  It is made in a variety of styles, but few...
Rich Cook
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July 8, 2014
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This wine is showing its youth and needs a bit of time for the oak to fully integrate.  The wait should be worthwhile, though,...