Wine Reviews
This Week’s 30 New Reviews
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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July 30, 2013
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This unoaked Pinot Noir from Germany is a completely different rendition of what we mostly find behind Pinot Noir labels. It is pale in...
Rich Cook
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July 30, 2013
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This is a big wine that delivers big fruit and spice in a complex, dry style. Aromas of bramble, black cherry, plum, vanilla and...
Rich Cook
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July 30, 2013
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This vineyard is adjacent to Stanly Lane in Carneros and is planted with three Pinot Noir clones: Swan, 115, and Pommard. The vintage was...
Rich Cook
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July 30, 2013
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This is the biggest wine of the three 2011 Pinot Noir offerings from Derek Rohlffs of Bravium, but it’s big in a very elegant...
July 30, 2013
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The wine of the vintage, the super incredible Dow’s has outdone itself. Drawn from some of Douro’s best vineyards, this effort is all one...
Rich Cook
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July 23, 2013
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Estate Zinfandel specialist Saucelito Canyon produces this bottling as their first release of the vintage each year to keep their fans happy as they...
Rich Cook
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July 23, 2013
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Winemaker/Chef Fabiano Ramaci has brought a bit of Valpolicella to Northern California with this Amarone style blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara and Negrara. After...
Rich Cook
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July 23, 2013
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Hooray for low alcohol Syrah! Navarro has long been one of my favorite producers, turning out one stellar wine after another and keeping their...
Rich Cook
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July 23, 2013
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Volamus Vineyard is located in the Petaluma Gap area of the Sonoma Coast appellation, where cool weather prevails most of the year. Winemaker Derek...
Robert Whitley
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July 30, 2013
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The richness and weight of Bella’s Maple Vineyards Zinfandel is impressive considering the ripeness and alcohol by volume (less than 15 percent) are modest...
July 16, 2013
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Perfumed notes of violet, cracked pepper, soy, and sweet-tart red fruits waft from the glass. The high-toned notes continue in the palate with cranberry...
Michael Franz
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July 23, 2013
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One of the most impressive 2009 bottlings of straight Barolo DOCG with a proprietary name rather than a cru designation, this shows impressively dark...