Vinanmeldelser

Old vines have produced a superconcentrated and ripe wine. It has notes of toast, spice and yellow fruit as well as bright acidity. With its structure, depth of flavor and density, it should age well…

The Rutherford vineyard has been the source of well-regarded Cabs for Monticello and the '04 is the latest. Compact and ageworthy, it shows well-ripened blackberry, cherry and cola flavors that have…

This is Gainey's basic '05 Pinot, and it shows the quality of the vintage. The wine is dry, crisp in acidity and under 14% in alcohol, with dramatic cherry and boysenberry fruit complexed with leathe…

This joint venture between the Laughton (Jasper Hill) and Chapoutier families continues to impress. The 2010 is firmly built, with raspberry and boysenberry fruit notes supported by hints of mint and…

This offers a hint of honey in the nose, then moves into a fresh palate loaded with a full range of yellow fruits. The acidity is spot on, and a suggestion of wet cement adds a hint of mineral to the…

Give this dry elegant Pinot 4–5 years in the cellar to soften and mellow. Right now, the tannins dominate, making it tough. Underneath are fascinatingly earthy flavors of cherries, cola, mushrooms an…

A wine that reveals a textured side of Meursault. It has weight, ripe apricot and pineapple fruit with a refreshing touch of acidity. But the chalky, mineral character equally defines the wine. Age f…

This old tawny Port has developed a green-gold color and extreme concentration. With a beautiful floral perfume, the flavors are of almonds, acidity and a bite of spirit, while overall is the beautif…

Sun-ripened bramble and dried herbs lend a savory rusticity to this spry yet decadently ripened Cabernet Franc. It's not a brawny wine, but powerful in impact, full of black fruit flavors and jolted…

While the nose is subdued, the palate brings out yellow apple peel and rounded, mellow spice, spiked with pure lemony freshness. Tingling pepperiness around the edges makes this pure apple-lemon comb…

Beautifully balanced and elegant, this is made by one of the winemakers at Cardinale and inspired by the Loire Valley. It offers equal parts fruit, weight and minerality, tasting of fresh-squeezed li…

Ripe, yellow pear, stone and earth are united by a zesty grapefruit perfume. The streak of purity at the center of this is invigorating, with an enlivening backbone of tinkling acidity. This bottling…

This ripe but fresh blend of 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Syrah and 32% Petite Sirah shows blackberry-blueberry syrup as well as cedar and smoked pork on the nose. The palate offers rich and tasty fla…

Made from all free-run juice with no oak, this wine by 40-year veteran Frederic Brander shows candied lemon and lime peels on the approachable, inviting nose, along with fresh-cut apples and a growin…

A big, rich, full-bodied wine, flashy and dramatic. Floods the mouth with cherry-berry flavors, yet somehow feels light and elegant despite the weight and tannins, which is a kind of magic. You'll fi…

Heinrich's Blaufränkisch is a concentrated and deeply tannic wine. It shows a mineral texture to go with the black plums and powerful structure. Intended for long-term aging, its acidity and dry core…

Few wines of this quality come from Zamora, and if you like top-flight Ribera del Duero or Toro reds then give this heavyweight a try. It's packed with earthy blackberry and licorice aromas that fall…

A hugely tannic wine, still of course very young. Its black cherry and dark plum fruits are augmented by wood tannins and concentrated spice. This is Blaufränkisch at its most dense with layered acid…

This is finely proportioned, with intense fruit flavors laced with spice, acidity and a mineral texture. Made using grapes from a single vineyard, it is concentrated, with a depth of intense flavor.…

Dette er en myk, eikelagret vin som er full av bærfrukter og rike tanniner. Vinen er mørk og konsentrert, med et medisinsk preg og et saftig element som følger den kraftige strukturen. Denne bør lagr…

Uimotståelig fra starten av, tilbyr denne velduftende vinen fristende aromaer av sitrus, stein og eksotiske tropiske frukter. Smaker av modne fersken, opplyst med livlig syre, holder den i perfekt ba…

Denne er rik og konsentrert. Den har tyngde, med den modne hvite ferskenfrukten som gir en myk avslutning til den ellers stramme, mineralske syren. Lagres i 3–4 år. Glasskork.

Denne Bordeaux-inspirerte blandingen viser lyse kirsebærtoner, med hint av rosmarin, bjørnebær, espressobønne og eksotisk krydder. Strukturen er fast, stram og viser kompleksiteten som finnes i utmer…

Denne Syrah, som blander 11 % Counoise, handler om mørke og tilbyr krydder til baking, blåbær, stekt lam, timian og espresso notater på nesen. Den treffer ganen med kremet kraft, dens sure ryggrad st…