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Amici Cellars, Spring Mountain District (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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November 27, 2012
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Amici is the new venture of Joel Aiken, the respected and well-liked winemaker who spent the most recent decades years of his career at...
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Antiyal, Maipo Valley (Chile) 2010
Michael Franz
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November 27, 2012
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 This wine is consistently outstanding, but I cannot recall a better rendition than this one from 2010.  Crafted from 47% Carmenère, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Kendall-Jackson, Sonoma County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Michael Franz
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November 27, 2012
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 I often wonder whether the wines in KJ’s “Grand Reserve” line fall into a sort of no man’s land because they fall between the...
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Feudi di San Gregorio, Irpinia (Campania, Italy) Aglianico 2008
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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November 27, 2012
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 I consistently like this red wine, and particularly this 2008 vintage.  It has the guts and inherent quality you expect from southern Italy’s great...
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Milbrandt Vineyards, Wahluke Slope (Washington) Petite Sirah 2009
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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November 27, 2012
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 If your experience with Petite Sirah wine is limited to California wines, here’s a new frontier for you.  This wine is a smooth but...
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Bava, Barbera d’Asti (Piedmont, Italy) 2009
Michael Franz
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November 27, 2012
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 Bava’s wines are new to me, but from now on, I’ll definitely be paying close attention on the strength of wines like this Barbera,...
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Wild Horse, Central Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2010
Robert Whitley
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November 27, 2012
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If you enjoy Pinot Noir but have difficulty swallowing the price, Wild Horse has a Pinot for you. It’s the winery’s basic Central Coast...
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Grgich Hills Cellars, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Robert Whitley
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November 27, 2012
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Grgich is one of the true giants of Napa Valley Cabernet and the current vintage, 2009, is living proof. This is an exquisitely balanced...
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Decoy, Sonoma County (California) Merlot 2010
Robert Whitley
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November 27, 2012
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The parent winery, Duckhorn, almost single-handedly put California Merlot on the wine map, so it should come as no surprise that the sister winery,...
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Patz & Hall, Sonoma Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2010
Robert Whitley
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November 27, 2012
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Patz & Hall built its reputation on vineyard-designate wines, making it all too easy to ignore the appellation wines in its arsenal. That would...
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Decoy, Sonoma County (California) Pinot Noir 2011
Robert Whitley
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November 27, 2012
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This is another of the ever-increasing number of “value” Pinots on the market. From the Duckhorn family of wineries, the Decoy wines are consistently...
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Renato Ratti, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
Michael Franz
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November 27, 2012
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 The Barolos crafted by Pietro Ratti in recent vintages have been so outstanding that one could easily overlook the other Piedmontese varieties with which...
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