Wine Reviews

An archive of all wine reviews

Merotto, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012
Michael Franz
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October 8, 2013
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This is a very successful wine that doesn’t impress quite as much as the other top wines of this impressive house, but that’s more...
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Ruggeri, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012
Michael Franz
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October 8, 2013
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Finished with 16 grams of residual sugar per liter but still perfectly balanced, this is a luxurious wine in multiple respects.  The aromas are...
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Gérard Bertrand, Pic Saint Loup (Coteaux du Languedoc, France) 2011
Michael Apstein
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October 8, 2013
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Pic Saint Loup, one of the top areas within the Languedoc, is in line to receive its own appellation because its wines have the...
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d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale (South Australia) Shiraz 2010
Michael Apstein
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October 8, 2013
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d’Arenberg has turned up the power here while simultaneously increasing the polish of this Shiraz.  A luxurious wine, its suave texture is all the...
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d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale (South Australia) Shiraz / Viognier 2009
Michael Apstein
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October 8, 2013
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By blending a touch of Viognier with the Shiraz, as in the custom in France’s Côte Rôtie, d’Arenberg has created a more layered wine...
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Freemark Abbey Winery, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Rich Cook
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October 1, 2013
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If you’re like me and prefer your Cabernet in a more restrained and balanced style, there are some fine examples from the 2010 Vintage,...
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Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley (California) 2010
Michael Apstein
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October 1, 2013
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Insignia, a gloriously suave Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec, remains one of Napa Valley’s most acclaimed wines.  And with...
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La Farra, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012
Michael Franz
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October 1, 2013
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Finished with evident sweetness but still — surprisingly — soil inflected and mineral-driven, this is a striking wine.  The sweetness comes across almost entirely...
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La Farra, a Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2011
Michael Franz
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October 1, 2013
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This is a reserved, even stately wine that seems quite shy when first poured, but then blossoms with air and warming into something quite...
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Nino Franco, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2012
Michael Franz
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October 1, 2013
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I lean pretty strongly toward the dry side of the Prosecco continuum, but this wine is so irresistibly delicious that neither I nor anyone...
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Nino Franco, Vino Spumante (Italy) 2010
Michael Franz
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October 1, 2013
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This wine is sourced from a single, limestone-rich site in which the vines are trained in cordon fashion and farmed sustainably.  The appellation authorities...
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Zuccardi, La Consulta (Mendoza, Argentina) 2009
October 1, 2013
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This wine is produced from Malbec planted in 1974 and grown in alluvial soil at 980 meters in altitude.  The wine is from the...
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