Vinanmeldelser

Denne blandingen av 54% Grenache, 34% Syrah, 9% Mourvèdre og 3% Cinsault har noen tette bærtoner, men domineres av noter av lær og nellik. Den viser god tyngde og konsentrasjon på ganen, men er litt…

Urteaktige aromaer av røde bær, tomat og kakao er anspente og stive. Dette føles tanninrikt som en eske spiker, med skrapende stramhet. Tørre, tomataktige røde fruktaromaer kommer med et strøk av sjo…

Alle de fem røde Bordeaux-druetypene er representert her, med de største andelene av Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot og Malbec, i nesten like proporsjoner. Grillrøyk kommer først inn i bildet, med e…

Stilkete, skinnaktige bæraromaer mangler litt i renhet. Dette føles hakkete, mens stilkete, lett grønne bærsmaker avsluttes med urteaktige nyanser og harpiksaktig eik.

Denne mediumfylte rødvinen er litt åpenbar og kunstig, men gir rikelig med cassis-frukt uten noen tydelig struktur for å støtte den. Den er syltetøylignende og litt søtlig på ettersmaken.

Denne halvsøte Cava er nøytral på nesen bortsett fra toner av gress og gjæret vanilje. Munnfølelsen er akseptabel, mens smakprofilen virker fanget mellom søt lime og litchi og bitterhet.

Tropiske aromaer av melon, ananasjuice og hermetiske pærer er innbydende. En frisk gane med minimal dybde og vekt tilbyr enkle smaker av eple og hvit drue før en slank, melonaktig avslutning.

This Sangiovese and Syrah blend opens with slightly burnt aromas of tar and campfire, and it has background notes of dried fruit and leather. It feels dry and a bit flat on the finish.

This Chardonnay has brisk, crisp acidity and flavors of pineapple, orange and mango. There are dominating notes of buttered toast and sweet butterscotch.

This Romanian Chardonnay is golden straw in color with green reflections. It has aromas of green apple and Bartlett pear and flavors of lemon, apple and peach juice. The finish is crisp, but just a t…

Spicy and smoky, this wine is dark with tannins and dryness. Its dark chocolate and bitter coffee flavors suggest tough extraction. The fruit does not stand a chance.

Minty new wood aromas are the theme in this wood-laden wine. It has a burnt character from high extraction and wood aging, making it hard to discern the fruit, although there is a juicy character at…

Even for the rich 2015 vintage, this is an excessive wine. Made from superripe Merlot with high extraction, it adds dark chocolate flavors to its rich, juicy blackberry jelly fruit, feeling too big a…

This is a simple, somewhat muted wine, with small amounts of Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Sanguine, it shows a touch of red currant, cassis and cedar in addition to a burly full-b…

Prune, grilled herb and a whiff of salted-game aromas carry over to the light-bodied palate along with dried black cherry and a hint of clove. It's über-simple, with loose fleeting tannins.

This is a lean wine with considerable structure and acidity but perhaps not enough fruit. There is a green edge to the fruit although the tannins are ripe enough. It is ready to drink now.

Bread-like, yeasty aromas adorn a simple thickness of smoky char, dark cherry and bold concentration in this wine, which seems heartier than the varietal tends to be.

Heavily wood aged, this wine is tough and dry, with aggressive toast flavors. The concentration is there but is not from fruit.

Strong spicy meaty aromas and equally assertive oak and char flavors threaten to overwhelm the fruity aspects of this dry wine but it has enough concentration to match the firm tannins. Best after 20…

Here's a luminous sparkling wine that plays up its Italian good cheer. It's a simple and straightforward expression with characteristic aromas of cut grass, stone fruit and citrus that makes for an i…

Showing a bit of evolution, The Turk features hints of leather and beef alongside blackberry and cassis. It's reasonably complex for the price, but dries out a bit on the finish, suggesting it may be…

Made with Raboso grapes, this foamy pink sparkling wine offers feminine tones of rose, raspberry and cranberry. Closed with a silver string, the spago argento, it is a delicately sweet and feminine w…

A basic, light, veggie-flavored wine, this smells like celery and onion and tastes like zucchini.

Not much of this wine was made, the grapes coming from a vineyard in the heart of the appellation farmed by Phil Coturri. Earthy and light in oak, it struggles to show fruit, remaining more about min…