Wine Reviews
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This block selection from The Birdsall family’s Kite’s Rest Vineyard showcases red fruit, particularly cherry, raspberry and rhubarb, with notes of dry earth, mushroom...
The third of W.H. Smith’s fine 2010 Pinot Noirs I’ve reviewed recently, this bottling is showing truffle, cola, tea and tobacco leaf above the...
Castello Banfi, a stellar producer of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy’s great wines, consistently shows its talent with this superb bargain-priced wine. In...
I’ve followed Jonathan Lachs and Susan Marks’ work at their estate Cedarville Vineyard in the Sierra Foothills for years, and these business/life partners continue...
Duckhorn, the master of American Merlot, is hardly a one-trick pony. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc from this estate are first-rate, and this...
Paixar is two things at once: A very obscure wine in terms of the awareness of the average wine lover, but also one of...
This supremely delicate and tasteful wine has at least two lessons to teach: Joseph Voillot is one of the best growers and winemakers in...
My considered opinion is that Carmenere is a considerably more noble and promising variety than most wine writers seem to recognize, and this terrific...