Michael Franz
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January 18, 2011
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 An indisputably delicious wine and a remarkable bargain, this features big but balanced notes of dark cherries and berries along with a red raspberry...
Michael Franz
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January 18, 2011
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 Generously flavored and yet quite classy, this shows aromatic delicacy and exceptionally soft texture, with 8% Viognier likely playing a role in those characteristics. ...
Robert Whitley
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January 18, 2011
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 This extremely suave Pinot is beautifully structured and well proportioned, exhibiting a floral nose, aromas of sweet red fruits and spicy oak, with beautifully integrated tannins....
Michael Franz
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January 18, 2011
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 Fresh and bright and driving in flavor, this is an extremely tasty little Pinot, and I write “little” not to depreciate the wine, but...
Michael Franz
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January 18, 2011
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 When tasting red Burgundy I’m more likely to give points for poise than power, so if you want something big and burly, you might...
Tina Caputo
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January 18, 2011
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 Aromas of raspberries and red fruit give way to bright red raspberry flavor and a silky smooth texture.  Elegant and delicious.

Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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January 18, 2011
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 This wine represents the Nebbiolo grape in its most delicate expression.  From a vineyard (Martinenga) that is one of the most elite in the...
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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January 11, 2011
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 Montecucco is a fairly new (1998) DOC zone in southern Tuscany, south of the nearby Montalcino zone.  The wines of the area include a...
W. Blake Gray
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January 11, 2011
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 This wine is a shock on first sniff: I swore it was bretty, but winemaker Matthew Rorick, who thought the same, swore he’d had...
W. Blake Gray
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January 11, 2011
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 This wine is so fruity — berries, cherries — that it’s almost bubble-gummy.  It’s so fruity that you’d think it was sweet, though it’s...
Mary Ewing-Mulligan
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January 11, 2011
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 Barbera wines come in many styles, from very light and fresh to very ripe and oak-influenced.  This Alba-zone Barbera, from a tiny producer situated...
Robert Whitley
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January 11, 2011
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 In the realm of inexpensive reds that are inviting, interesting and generous, Liveli’s lineup from Puglia is impressive. This medium-bodied Primitivo is fresh and...