Michael Franz
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February 9, 2010
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 The current releases at the (currently crucial) entry-level from Errazuriz are as good as I’ve every seen them look, with terrific renditions of Sauvignon...
Paul Lukacs
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February 2, 2010
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For the past few years, Andeluna has offered a strong line-up of red wines, particularly with the winery’s value-priced white label range.  This youthful...
Paul Lukacs
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January 26, 2010
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 An excellent Bordeaux-blend from Chile, this wine lacks the herbal edge and firm structure that so distinguishes many top Chilean reds.  It makes up...
Paul Lukacs
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January 26, 2010
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 Beautifully balanced, showing plenty of savory spice and accents reminiscent of dried herbs and sun-baked earth, this is a compelling, complex Rhône red.  Very...
Gerald D. Boyd
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January 26, 2010
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 Argento, a name that derives from the Latin word for “silver,” has been making wine for a decade and now is entering the U.S....
Paul Lukacs
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January 19, 2010
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Made primarily with old-vine Grenache and Carignan grown in rocky, limestone-etched hills north of Montpelier, this offering from a relatively new domaine (founded by...
Michael Apstein
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January 12, 2010
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 At the recently concluded San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, my panel awarded this wine a Gold Medal and selected it as the “Best of...
Michael Franz
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January 12, 2010
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 This very solid wine offers lots of flavor and fun for the money.  Although it is a bit simple, with dark-toned fruit that is...
Michael Franz
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January 12, 2010
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 This is a terrific example of how good Carmenère can be–even at relatively low price points.  Although the wine is big and robust in...
Michael Franz
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January 12, 2010
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 For years I’ve been openly dismissive not only of Beaujolais Nouveau, but also of most other bottlings from Beaujolais, which are frequently grapey and...
Paul Lukacs
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January 12, 2010
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 Showing the varietal’s tell-tale hint of green, weedy herbaceousness, this Carmenère also offers plenty of ripe, plum-like fruit, so certainly never seems raw or...
Michael Apstein
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January 12, 2010
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 Carmenère, a variety formerly popular in Bordeaux, has found a new home in Chile, where it flourishes.  This mid-weight wine has an appealing spice...