Wine Reviews
Marguerite Thomas
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April 16, 2013
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Those people who think the words “elegant” and“Zinfandel” don’t go together should try Bella’s Bell Canyon. I’m by no means suggesting that this is...
Rebecca Murphy
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April 16, 2013
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Quinta de Roriz is one of two estates owned by the Prats & Symington partnership that was created to exploit the strengths of each...
Michael Apstein
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April 9, 2013
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The international backgrounds of the people involved with Burn Cottage help explain why this Pinot Noir is exceptional. Marquis Sauvage, owner, though hailing from...
Robert Whitley
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April 16, 2013
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The team behind Ten Acre has a good deal of pedigree, and it shows. Winemaker Michael Zardo sharpened his chops in Monterey County with...
Michael Franz
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April 9, 2013
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This wine is ripe, soft, pleasantly earthy and fully mature, though hardly spent or on the downhill slide. The texture is rounded and pleasingly...
Michael Apstein
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April 9, 2013
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I don’t have enough experience with Chinon to say that Couly-Dutheil is the area’s best producer. But I can’t think of producer whose wines...
Robert Whitley
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April 16, 2013
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If it’s true that biodynamic farming is all the rage in Oregon winemaking, it’s equally true that the wines being made are the most...
Robert Whitley
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April 16, 2013
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Silverado has always had a deft hand with merlot, embracing the grape and treating it with the respect other vintners in the neighborhood reserve...
Michael Franz
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April 9, 2013
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More affordable than this producer’s “Bric du Luv” bottling and very nearly as good, this shows wonderful balance between ripe fruit, fresh acidity, very...
Michael Franz
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April 9, 2013
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There’s plenty of power and flavor in this wine, but what is most impressive about it is its freshness and subtlety. Showing both red...
Michael Franz
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April 9, 2013
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Rocca di Frassinello is a joint venture between Paolo Panerai of Castellare in Castellina and Eric Rothschild of Lafite, and though the enterprise has...
Michael Apstein
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April 9, 2013
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The name says it all. Made from a blend of Malbec, Bonarda, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s a big juicy fruit forward wine with...