Wine Reviews
Michael Apstein
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February 27, 2024
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This looks like a Rosé in the glass, but fortunately it displays enormous character and complexity, so you know it’s not a rosé. Girolamo...
Michael Apstein
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February 27, 2024
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The ready-to-drink 2020 Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico shows why Chianti Classico is so popular. Lip-smacking acidity acts as the foil for its succulent black...
Michael Apstein
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February 27, 2024
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The Contini Bonacossi family owns Capezzana, Carmignano’s best producer. Ugo Contini Bonacossi, who transformed the property from the typical sharecropping agricultural endeavor of the...
Michael Apstein
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February 27, 2024
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The story goes that a parcel of vines in the Merusault Perrières vineyard lost its exalted appellation classification when the owner added 10-inches or...
Rich Cook
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February 20, 2024
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I love James MacPhail’s propensity for layered complexity in Pinot Noir across a range of styles. I’m sure he would argue that it has...
Miranda Franco
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February 20, 2024
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Within the Garnacha universe, very few manage to coax such finesse from this variety and deliver a world-class product. Founded by Fernando García and...
Miranda Franco
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February 20, 2024
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Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make Albariño from old vines around the village of Cambados. Their 2021 skin-contact produced, amber-hued “Crisopa” Albariño (with a...
Michael Franz
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February 20, 2024
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This had better be bloody good for a hundred bucks — and guess what, it is terrific. It was graced with the coveted “Tre...
Michael Franz
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February 20, 2024
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I have little experience with this producer, but hope to change that during my next visit to the regions around Alba. This is exemplary...
Wayne Belding
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February 20, 2024
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The Roots Wine Company was founded in 2002 in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley. While their focus is on fine Pinot Noir,...
Miranda Franco
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February 20, 2024
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Verónica Ortega’s Cobrana 2021 captivates with its elegance, depth, and sense of place. Situated in Bierzo Alto, Cobrana is a small town within the...
Wayne Belding
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February 20, 2024
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Sauvignon Blancs from the Loire Valley are among the most distinctive renditions of that grape. Sancerre is the best-known appellation for Sauvignon wines, and...