Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 This comes from a truly unique spot in the world.  A dash of mint lifts the delicious lemon character up in both aroma and...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Yum!  Lemon – lemon blossom, lemon oil, lemon zest, a dash of pith, and hints of lanolin and ambergris.  I can picture Alghero while...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Here is a serious wine at a very unserious price as Pinot Noir goes these days.  Sweet cherry fruit aromas and flavors take the...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 I met Ben Mayo at the Orange County Fair some years back when we were judging homemade wines, and we both agreed that a...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Here is a bold Cabernet Sauvignon with full throttle extraction on display.  Blackberry and black currant fruit are almost raisiny, but stop just short...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Bright Anderson Valley cherry scents kick things off aromatically, with cinnamon and cardamom spice brightening the fruit.  This carries through on the palate, where...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 A touch of matchstick (a sulphur tell) shows on the initial nose, but it swirls off, exposing cherry, cola, rhubarb, and some dry earth...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Black cherry, cranberry and damp earth tones get things started on the nose here, and they carry through to the palate in bright food...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 This wine got the most votes from my tasting panel in a pretty nice set of Cabernet Sauvignons, and it has been a favorite...
Rich Cook
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September 10, 2024
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 Wow.  This has a billowing bouquet of blackberry cassis and spice that screams fine Cabernet.  The palate follows through on that promise, adding on...
Miranda Franco
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September 10, 2024
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 Founded in 1999 by Dominique Lafon, Héritiers du Comte Lafon is his biodynamic Mâconnais domaine.  His 2020 Pouilly-Fuissé en Chatenay is a beautifully rich...
Vince Simmon
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September 3, 2024
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 Marta Valpiani is a boutique family-run winery from Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy.  Their Rio Pierta Sangiovese is funky, complex, and earthy.  Mushroom, wild strawberry,...