Vinanmeldelser

This full-bodied, 100% Cabernet is lightly gamy, offering a sensuous potpourri of wild herbs and brambly berries. It's subtle, lovely, distinctive, smoothly rendered and unusually textural and comple…

This is the darkest, biggest, richest of Raymond's 2007 Cabernets. It's ripe and full in blackberries and currants, with a thick coating of sweet, toasty oak, but it's not really drinkable now becaus…

In reaction to Mount Etna's volcanic eruptions, local farmers have adopted a unique mix of Christianity and mysticism to protect against imminent dangers. Many vineyard sites are anointed with religi…

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…

Long Island is not typically known for Cabernet Sauvignon, but in the hands of winemaker Anthony Nappa (who also crafts excellent Cabs at Raphael), the variety shows remarkable promise. Juxtaposing h…

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…

This wine has a very deep color, aromas like blueberry syrup and dark chocolate, rich, mouthfilling texture and attractive ripe fruit flavors. It is full bodied, packed with fine-grained tannins yet…

The 33% Semillion shows strongly in this Bordeaux-style blend, with the rest Sauvignon Blanc. Toasted Marcona almonds, preserved lemons, dried limes, iodine and walnut oil greet the nose. The nut-oil…

Mineral, mulberry, dried herb and black-fruit aromas lead to layered dark-fruit flavors that show intensity as well as exceptional balance. This has a delicious factor that is impossible to ignore.

This is an amazingly rich Cabernet, packed with classic Napa blackberry, blueberry and dark chocolate flavors. It's opulent even by California standards, and is a little sweet. With firm, pronounced…

A blend of Carignano (85%), Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Barrua is the so-called Sassicaia of Sardinia. (In fact, it represents a partnership between the island's most prestigious co-op, Cantina di…

The fruit comes from the cool climate Den Hoed vineyard. It was barrel fermented in neutral French oak Burgundy barrels, yielding a racy, razor-sharp, spicy, detailed, delicious wine. Lovely fruit is…

High toned and grapy when first opened, this opens up nicely with decanting. Pretty raspberry and light cherry fruit are enhanced with aromas of fresh-cut tobacco and just-picked herbs. The length an…

This shows a darker shade than most young whites, almost a burnished gold. Soft and complex, with ripe, slightly confected fruit flavors, it's super smooth, with honeysuckle highlights around waxy st…

California Malbec by itself tends to be straightforward, which might be why the winemaker blended this one with a bit of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The result is excellent, one of the best Malbec…

Dette er en levende rik vin som er full av deilige røde fruktnoter og frisk syre. Fyldig og konsentrert, den har tyngde uten å være tung. Det er en fint laget vin med en frisk avslutning.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc og Merlot kombineres for å produsere en vakker rødvin med intensitet, vedvarendehet og integritet. Lyse aromaer av bjørnebær og kirsebær støttes av knust pepper og…

Frodig, sammensatt og frisk i duften, med bjørnebær og perfekte sviskearomaer. Denne er fyldig og myk i munnen, med en fast, fyldig tanninstruktur og smaker av kokos, sitronskall, urteaktig svart fru…

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…

Så moden at du kan smake solen som bryter gjennom bjørnebærsmaken. Fast, raffinert tanniner, god syrlighet og en jordnær mineralitet gir kompleks struktur til denne intenst konsentrerte fjellvinen. D…

Alltid en sterk side ved àMaurice, har 2009 Viognier en cocktailblanding av sitron og botaniske urter og krydder. Skarp, lys og deilig livlig, dette er en spennende, balansert vin.

Tre firedeler Merlot, med 17 % Cabernet Franc og 8 % Cabernet Sauvignon, denne er litt lettere enn 2007 Merlot, men like god, om ikke bedre. Fyldig og full av svarte kirsebær, bjørnebær, kakao og kry…