Wine Reviews
An archive of all wine reviews
Rich Cook
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August 20, 2013
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Here is a relatively low alcohol Syrah that delivers big on flavor. It’s fleshy and lively on the palate, with blackberry, blueberry, plum, cedar...
Rich Cook
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August 20, 2013
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A solid, structured Merlot from winemaker Christophe Paubert. Aromas of cherry, red currant, blackberry and mild notes of spice and toffee are delivered seamlessly...
Rich Cook
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August 20, 2013
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Gary Farrell takes grapes from some great vineyards in Russian River Valley — Allen, Rochioli, Floodgate, Hallberg and Singler — to produce this multi-clone...
Rich Cook
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August 20, 2013
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It’s not every day that I get to taste a sixty five dollar domestic Malbec, and after tasting this wine I’m thinking that it’s...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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This is an intense, aggressively modern wine with lots of oak showing in its youth, but it also shows excellent concentration and depth that...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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Lovely floral aromas offer the first of several indications that this is among the most stylish wines of the vintage, with outstanding delicacy and...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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Rather light in color for a wine from La Morra in 2009, this nevertheless shows wonderful expressiveness, starting with heady aromas of fresh flowers,...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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Very complex and a standout for stylishness, this shows engaging aromas recalling spring flowers, vanilla, menthol and spices. The texture is rounded and the...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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A highly distinctive and exceptionally pretty wine sourced from a cru that I associate much more with sheer power, this is strikingly floral and...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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This is one of the most expressive and interesting of the 2009 Borolo bottlings, showing only moderate weight but superb intricacy–especially in aromatic terms. ...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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With very dark color and deep pigmentation, this is imposing at first sight, and the wine really follows through with sappy, succulent fruit that...
Michael Franz
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August 20, 2013
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Beautifully balanced ripeness is the key to this wine’s success, as it shows dark color and impressive density, but also a fine purity that...