Vinanmeldelser

A dark, brooding aspect of tar and cocoa is wrapped around the ripe but crunchy black cherry that is the hallmark of this wine on nose and palate. The purity of fruit on the palate is astonishing and…

Generous, with tertiary aromas of cured meat, leather and tobacco, this is a spicy and savory Brunello riserva that offers more in terms of black pepper, crushed mineral, licorice and prune than it d…

Frescobaldi's Castelgiocondo is a protagonist in the Brunello school that prioritizes bold, modern expressions of the Sangiovese Grosso grape. This vintage shows pulpy fruit, soft spice and chocolate…

So light and delicate, this is a wine beautifully poised and balanced. It has liveliness, pepper apricot and a hint of honey. Still very young. Drink from 2017.

This is the softest of the three single vineyard wines from Château de Fuissé. It has a warm, rich character, generous and full in the mouth. Yellow fruits are partnered with citrus acidity and an at…

On the sweet side, this is a rich, almost honeyed wine. It has deliciously ripe fruit, lychees and fragrant lemon. Full and generous, the wine still manages to keep some good freshness. It is young,…

A well-balanced wine, showing good acidity and honeyed ripeness in equal measure. With its pure line of bright acidity and dried apricot flavors, it's a wine that has a promising future. Drink from 2…

This offers generous tones of cherry, dried raspberry, moist tobacco, cured meat and white truffle. It is elegant, fine and extremely polished; hold for 10 years.

Bright, generous and intense, this offers shadings of spice and leather around dried berry and cola aromas. The overall effect is that of power, complexity and balance.

This opens with a plush, dark appearance and generous aromas of ripe fruit, tobacco, hazelnut and bitter chocolate. It delivers balance, determination and polished tannins.

This is 96% Merlot, with just a splash of Cabernet Sauvignon. Firm and focused, it sports a toasty nose, with rich blackberry and cherry fruit. The oak treatment brings in generous flavors of coffee…

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…

Tamarack blends grapes from an astonishing number of sites scattered across the length and breadth of the Columbia Valley, and yet makes wines that are distinctive, polished, generous, and focused. T…

This is a big, gutsy Syrah. It's strong and astringent in tannins and potent in ripe, fruity blackberries and plums, with a spicy edge of smoked bacon. The overall balance testifies to a pedigreed ad…

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…

A balance of blueberry-chiffon ripeness and asphalt tightness is enhanced by spearmint and cola notes on the nose of this blend from eastern Santa Ynez Valley. The palate shows generous black fruit a…

Pungent, spicy earth and cinnamon rise out of the wine's bouquet, inviting one to enjoy a structured expression of cranberry, raspberry and black tea. The tannin structure is well managed and the oak…

Full and smoky at first, however as it settles the bouquet delivers ripe strawberry and additional red, jammy aromas. The palate has a healthy, very nice feel and diligent flavors of red berry fruit…

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.…

While this is rich, it is also balanced and elegant. This is an impressive, ageworthy wine, with a perfumed, spicy character. It has white fruit and peach flavors and taut acidity. Screwcap.

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…

Donum er på toppen av sitt Pinot Noir-spill. Dette er rett og slett vidunderlig, og tilbyr en rikdom av røde frukter, cola, krydder, mineraler og jordsmaker. Tanninene er behagelige, syren frisk og r…

På dette stadiet viser vinen sin lagring på tre. Men med den rike smaken av solbær vil eiken til slutt integreres for å lage en seriøs, mørkfruktig vin. Den er teksturert, tørr og konsentrert. Denne…

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…