Wine Reviews
This Week’s 30 New Reviews
Michael Apstein
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December 11, 2012
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Donnafugata, one of the star producers in Sicily, has fashioned a satisfying everyday type of red wine from Nero d’Avola, one of that island’s...
December 11, 2012
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This wine derives from a 1.5 hectare parcel at the top of Clos Vougeot; a monopole opposite Musigny, hence the right to carry the...
December 11, 2012
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This monopole opposite Musigny (hence the name) is within the much-debated Clos Vougeot Grand Cru. The appellation promotes discussion of the lower versus upper...
Rebecca Murphy
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December 11, 2012
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Randall Graham is a free thinker, with the emphasis on thinker. He makes good wines and applies his legendary sense of humor to the...
Gerald D. Boyd
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December 11, 2012
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While at Beaulieu Vineyard, Anthony Bell conducted extensive clonal experiments with Cabernet Sauvignon. Bell introduced Clone 6 in the Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard. These...
Gerald D. Boyd
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December 11, 2012
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Bell’s 2009 Cabernet is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and a splash of Petit Verdot, selected from sub-appellations throughout the Napa...
Robert Whitley
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December 11, 2012
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This is a new wine from the iconic Napa Valley winery, Chappellet. Sort of. Cervantes has actually been around more than a decade and...
Robert Whitley
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December 11, 2012
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Ed Killian has been making good wine for as long as I can remember, most of it at Souverain through its various incarnations. This...
Michael Franz
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December 4, 2012
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Generously endowed and yet admirably layered and intricate, this impressive, interesting blend is comprised of 50% Grenache, 30% Carignan and 20% Syrah. Restrained use...
Gerald D. Boyd
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December 4, 2012
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The 2009 Reserve ups the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon by comparison to Whitehall Lane’s regular Cab and drops the Merlot from the blend. The...
Gerald D. Boyd
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December 4, 2012
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Merlot is, by nature, ripe and fruity, so when you add 15% Syrah, the fruitiness factor goes up. The concern is that the wine...
Gerald D. Boyd
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December 4, 2012
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The 2008 vintage marks the 34th bottling of Kenwood’s Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes from Knights Valley and the home vineyard in Sonoma Valley...