Wine Reviews


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5823158230FranceThis big, spicy wine shows the strides that have been made at Lamothe-Guignard over the last five years. The character of the wine is powerful, sweetness concentrated into a hugely rich texture, flavors of sweet peach and lychee showing through, all the time balanced.93BordeauxSauternesRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau Lamothe Guignard 2006 SauternesBordeaux-style White BlendChâteau Lamothe Guignard
5823258231USA great wine that combines the modern, ultraripe winemaking style with Rutherford's fine, complex tannins and herbs. Feels plush and velvety in the mouth, exploding in blackberry, cherry, cassis and chocolate flavors grounded with sweet sage. An ager. Beautiful now through 2012, at least.Reserve9385CaliforniaRutherfordNapaFrank Family 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)Cabernet SauvignonFrank Family
5823358232USHere the blend is two thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, the rest an even split between Cab Franc and Merlot. Straightforward and unadorned, this wine is tightly defined, with sleek and juicy red fruit flavors. Cranberry, raspberry, pie cherry and even a bit of pomegranate mingle together, with substantial acids. The 50% new oak is barely evident, but some pleasing toastiness seeps into the finish.Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine9340WashingtonRed MountainColumbia ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Soos Creek 2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine Red (Red Mountain)Red BlendSoos Creek
5823458233FranceRich, sweet chocolate flavors balance with equally sweet blackberries in this opulent wine. This ripeness goes right through to the heart of the concentrated texture, even the tannins sharing in the generosity. This is a delicious wine, but wait for five years and it will be even better.93BordeauxPomerolRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau la Fleur-Pétrus 2006 PomerolBordeaux-style Red BlendChâteau la Fleur-Pétrus
5823558234FranceA big, ripe chocolate-flavored wine with spice, new wood and a smooth, polished character. It is rich, with black currant jelly flavors, but this richness is balanced with a lively freshness and subtlety in its tannins. The finish is long, the flavors echoing the perfumes on the nose.93BordeauxMargauxRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau Rauzan-Ségla 2006 MargauxBordeaux-style Red BlendChâteau Rauzan-Ségla
5823658235ItalyThere's no other wine like this in the world, and it won't appeal to everyone. Anfora is matured in ceramic amphorae for seven months in a throwback to ancient winemaking techniques to achieve a deep golden color and penetrating aromas of resin, caramel, chestnut honey and cola. The firmstructure could match that of a mature red and the wine imparts resinous, almost syrupy density.Anfora93120Northeastern ItalyVenezia GiuliaGravner 2003 Anfora Ribolla Gialla (Venezia Giulia)Ribolla GiallaGravner
5823758236ItalyMount Etna's Don Peppino vineyard is responsible for some of the volcano's most precious and highest quality fruit. This wine opens with a light hue and delicate aromas of violets, white almonds, cranberries and fresh plums. The nose is polished and refined. It's hard to believe that sucha violent volcano can produce such a feminine wine.Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino9396Sicily & SardiniaEtnaTenuta delle Terre Nere 2006 Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino (Etna)Red BlendTenuta delle Terre Nere
5823858237USMount Eden makes their estate Cab the old-fashioned way: to age. The '05 is quite tannic and shut down right now, with a hard astringency, especially on the finish. However, it's rich in black currants, mocha and cedar, and is a natural for many years in the cellar. The score could rise considerably after 2011.Estate Bottled9350CaliforniaSanta Cruz MountainsCentral CoastMount Eden Vineyards 2005 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Cruz Mountains)Cabernet SauvignonMount Eden Vineyards
5823958238USThe Allen bottling typically needs time to come around. This '06 shows the dusty tannins that close it down a bit in its youth, suggesting a good five years in the cellar. Silky and refined, it should evolve to a fine wine, with its cherry pie, mocha, cola and spice flavors. If you drink now, decant. Beautiful with a fine grilled steak.Allen Vineyard9378CaliforniaRussian River ValleySonomaWilliams Selyem 2006 Allen Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)Pinot NoirWilliams Selyem
5824058239FranceSmoky and spicy aromas set the scene for a wine that plays on its wood and toast. These give a smooth texture to the berry fruits and dried raisins. At this stage in its development, the wine is still tight, but as it opens out its concentration will come through more, and the freshness of2006's Merlot will show strongly.92BordeauxSaint-ÉmilionRoger Voss@vossrogerClos Fourtet 2006 Saint-ÉmilionBordeaux-style Red BlendClos Fourtet
5824158240GermanyDisplays the majesty of Rhein Riesling in a dry format, combining muscle (13% alcohol) with elegance and length. Layers of dried and fresh fruit unfold on the palate, backed by a solid underpinning of minerality and spice.Hochheim Kirchenstück Erstes Gewächs9255RheingauJoe Czerwinski@JoeCzDomdechant Werner 2006 Hochheim Kirchenstück Erstes Gewächs Riesling (Rheingau)RieslingDomdechant Werner
5824258241ItalyThis boutique winery in central Sicily benefits from extreme isolation that has helped it nurture its own clone of Nero d'Avola. Oak tones and vanilla come in the foreground of cherry, blueberry and leather. The wine is balanced and soft with bright freshness on the close.Vrucara9235Sicily & SardiniaSiciliaFeudo Montoni 2004 Vrucara Nero d'Avola (Sicilia)Nero d'AvolaFeudo Montoni
5824358242USSilky and luscious, this extraordinary Sémillon from the makers of the Chateau Rollat red wines sends up cascading scents of orange blossom, orange peel, citrus and light tropical, moving into the mouth with beautifully integrated fruits dappled with honey and tea. Elegant and impressively long, it concludes with a light kiss of toast.9222WashingtonColumbia Valley (WA)Columbia ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Ardenvoir 2007 Sémillon (Columbia Valley (WA))SémillonArdenvoir
5824458243FranceAn intense, tight wine, with stalky black currant fruit. It exhibits delicacy and elegance rather than power. Fresh fruit with an attractive smoky element make this a wine that is going to develop further, and it has a fresh, vibrant finish.92BordeauxMargauxRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau d'Issan 2006 MargauxBordeaux-style Red BlendChâteau d'Issan
5824558244FranceThe wine starts lively, almost fresh. Only after a while in the mouth do you taste the intense richness underneath. The structure is of pear skins, with white fig and sweet dried apricot syrup. The botrytis, dry at the heart of the wine, gives the whole ensemble great balance.92BordeauxSauternesRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2006 SauternesBordeaux-style White BlendChâteau Lafaurie-Peyraguey
5824658245FranceAn evocatively perfumed wine, with aromas of pine, eucalyptus and spice. To taste, it is open, generous, its tannins cushioned inside ripe, jelly black fruits. Everything mingles well, the core of dryness an essential component of the richness of the wine.92BordeauxPessac-LéognanRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau Malartic-Lagravière 2006 Pessac-LéognanBordeaux-style Red BlendChâteau Malartic-Lagravière
5824758246FranceA ripely smooth, polished wine, the new wood a major constituent of its character. It has a severe structure, dark and concentrated, but the texture of the very ripe fruit is rounded, jammy, giving a more generous potential. Age for at least five years.92BordeauxPessac-LéognanRoger Voss@vossrogerChâteau Pape Clément 2006 Pessac-LéognanBordeaux-style Red BlendChâteau Pape Clément
5824858247USSoft and luscious, with a sweet peppermint patty taste firming up the blackberries, currants, pepper and cedar flavors. Shows real discernment and class. Drink in the next five years.9248CaliforniaPaso RoblesCentral CoastVenteux 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles)Cabernet SauvignonVenteux
5824958248ItalyThis is a sophisticated and smooth Chardonnay with an extraordinarily soft and silky texture in the mouth. The wine's aromas recall peach blossom, caramel and butter squash and are delivered with intensity and confidence. Pair it with honey-roasted ham or stuffed pork roll.Grâfin de la Tour9260Northeastern ItalyCollioVilla Russiz 2006 Grâfin de la Tour Chardonnay (Collio)ChardonnayVilla Russiz
5825058249USIf you like the spicy, wild berry character of Zinfandel, you'll love this one. It's dry and crisp and medium-bodied, with a blast of forest-picked cherries, raspberries, blackberries and mulberries, accented with cocoa, tangerine zest, pepper and Asian spices. Really lip-smackingly delicious.Nova Vineyard Old Vine9224CaliforniaLake CountyJelly Jar 2006 Nova Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Lake County)ZinfandelJelly Jar
5825158250USThis is pure Cabernet from Red Mountain's Klipsun vineyard; there is nothing subtle or gentle about this wine. It's a powerhouse, sharp and astringent, with edgy flavors of berry and granite. The rock/mineral component dominates the finish, which lingers and gently fades. Overall, this is a wine to cellar and to watch; it tastes like a high-altitude Malbec from a 7,000-foot Argentine vineyard.La Bestia Klipsun Vineyard9245WashingtonRed MountainColumbia ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Lachini 2005 La Bestia Klipsun Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Mountain)Cabernet SauvignonLachini
5825258251USA Right Bank style—48% Merlot/46% Cab Franc/6% Petit Verdot—this is meaty, spicy, herbal and earthy. There's nothing subtle here, but flavors a'plenty, everything from tomato and strawberry to riper hints of black cherry, cassis and plum. Spice, black coffee and earth dominate the back palate, which slides into very dry, mouth-scraping tannins.Long Haul Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine9245WashingtonRed MountainColumbia ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Mark Ryan 2006 Long Haul Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine Red (Red Mountain)Red BlendMark Ryan
5825358252USWhen Russian River Zinfandel succeeds, and this one does, it marries the variety's wild, feral personality to the valley's perfect terroir to produce distinctive wines. Ottimino's 2005 Von Weidlich is very tannic, but classic in presentation, showing blackberry, currant and intense black pepper aromas and flavors. Might tempt you to cellar it, but it's best over the next year for sheer exuberance.Von Weidlich Vineyard9236CaliforniaRussian River ValleySonomaOttimino Vineyards 2005 Von Weidlich Vineyard Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)ZinfandelOttimino Vineyards
5825458253USThe newest vintage of Long Shadows Pirouette is 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 14% Syrah, 5% Malbec and 4% Cab Franc. Combined with the benefits of a stellar vintage, this is substantial, textural and complex. The toasty new oak flavors are more than matched by rich layers of berries, cassis and black cherries. It glides into a seductive midpalate, adding flavors of dusty cocoa, espresso liqueur and toasted grain. It would show quite well against California Meritage-style wines costing twice as much.Red Wine9255WashingtonColumbia Valley (WA)Columbia ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Pirouette 2005 Red Wine Red (Columbia Valley (WA))Red BlendPirouette
5825558254GermanyStarts off with beautiful scents of ripe peaches, orange blossom and a briny minerality, then delivers all of that and more in a slightly creamy, sensuous mouthful of flavor. The purity of ripe fruit is noteworthy, extending through the long, filigreed finish.Bockenauer Felseneck Spätlese9241NaheJoe Czerwinski@JoeCzSchäfer-Fröhlich 2007 Bockenauer Felseneck Spätlese Riesling (Nahe)RieslingSchäfer-Fröhlich
5825658255USTalley's Rincon bottling is a big, complicated Pinot that's quite unresolved in youth. The 2006 is typical. Dark and full-bodied, it has opulent flavors of black currants, with tart notes of coffee and tobacco, and is completely dry. It's also quite tannic. Should come into its own after 2010 and glide for several more years.Rincon Vineyard9258CaliforniaArroyo Grande ValleyCentral CoastTalley 2006 Rincon Vineyard Pinot Noir (Arroyo Grande Valley)Pinot NoirTalley
5825758256ItalyCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot are blended to produce a wine of enormous intensity and personality. You'll get aromas of inky black fruit, barbecue sauce, cola, root beer and black cherry. The wine tastes beautifully smooth and soft in the mouth.Serramarrocco9252Sicily & SardiniaSiciliaTenuta di Serramarrocco 2005 Serramarrocco Red (Sicilia)Red BlendTenuta di Serramarrocco
5825858257USLocked down by hard tannins, this nonetheless is a beautiful Zinfandel, dry and rich in flavor. It bursts with savory wild berry, tobacco, mocha and pepper flavors, and feels elegant and refined. The tannins call for enormously rich beef, pasta, sauces and cheeses.Shaw Vineyard Reserve Century Vines9235CaliforniaSonoma ValleySonomaKunde 2005 Shaw Vineyard Reserve Century Vines Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley)ZinfandelKunde
5825958258MexicoMost Monte Xanic wines are well made and fall into this region on our 100-point scale. This Cab-Merlot blend begins with herbal tomato aromas, leafy touches and spice notes. It's a lot like basic Bordeaux, but with a creamy feel, rubbery tannins and more overt oak. This finishes with mocha, coffee, chocolate and peppery flavors.Cabernet Blend8623Valle de GuadalupeMichael Schachner@wineschachMonte Xanic 2011 Cabernet Blend Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Valle de Guadalupe)Cabernet Sauvignon-MerlotMonte Xanic
5826058259USA bit of a disappointment, given the excellence of the winery's 2010 vineyard designates. Tart cranberry fruit carries a whiff of saddle leather, and finishes with a fair amount of leafy herbal notes. It's sealed with screwcap, so decanting it would be a good idea if you plan to drink it soon.Reserve8638OregonWillamette ValleyWillamette ValleyPaul Gregutt@paulgwine Raptor Ridge 2010 Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)Pinot NoirRaptor Ridge

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