Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews

RdV Vineyards, Virginia (United States) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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Both the price and the score indicated here will likely prove surprising to most readers, but I assure you that the wine turns in...
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Apaltagua, Apalta Valley (Colchagua Valley, Chile) Carmenere 2009
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This limited edition (7,200 bottles), high-end rendition of Carmenere shows very interesting, highly complex aromas as well as deep, authoritative flavors.  There’s plenty of...
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Cavallotto, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This captivating wine is an object lesson in the completeness as well as the immediate appeal of the 2010 vintage in Barolo.  Moreover, its...
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Produttori Del Barbaresco, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This amazing cooperative continues to amaze with it entry-level bottling for 2011, making one wonder how good the Riservas might be when they hit...
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Alessandria Fratelli, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This smashingly good wine from the commune of Verduno as all about gorgeous Nebbiolo fruit from a great vintage, as opposed to many excellent...
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Negretti, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This is a modern-style Barolo that pushes its luck with prominent wood notes on the nose as well as the palate, yet the wine...
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Franco Conterno, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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This is a quite traditional-seeming Barolo that offers terrific immediate appeal while standing as a rather dicey prospect for long-term ageing.  Deeply pigmented and...
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Luciano Sandrone, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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June 3, 2014
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Sandrone is widely regarded as one of the most skillful vintners in Barolo, and the 2010 vintage has been hailed as possibly the most...
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Planeta, Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG (Sicily, Italy) 2011
Michael Apstein
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June 3, 2014
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Though Planeta is a Sicilian producer — and a great one at that — they trumpet the idea that Sicily has many different terroirs. ...
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Luca Bosio, Barbera d’Asti (Piedmont, Italy) 2012
Robert Whitley
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June 3, 2014
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This lovely Barbera is the perfect wine for the summer barbecue, showing ripe black fruits, spice and a subtle tarry note. It’s supple and...
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Planeta, Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG (Sicily, Italy) 2011
Michael Apstein
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June 3, 2014
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Cerasuolo di Vittoria, one of Sicily’s two DOCG wines (along with Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico), is a blend of two indigenous grapes, Frappato and...
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Planeta, DOC Vittoria (Sicily, Italy) Frappato 2013
Michael Apstein
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June 3, 2014
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Planeta has made an utterly charming wine entirely from Frappato, a grape more often blended with Nero d’Avola for Sicily’s DOCG wine, Cerasuolo di...
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