Vinanmeldelser

A candied-cherry nose meets with cinnamon stick, nutmeg and turned earth on the nose of this blend of 78% Grenache, 18% Syrah and 4% Mourvèdre. Dried strawberry and dark cranberry show once sipped, w…

This is a wine that relishes its dark color, its deep pigment. It's just as dense on the palate with concentrated black fruits and an earthy edge. There's no wood here, just ripe blackberry fruitines…

Shows the earthiness that often marks young Calera Pinot, which makes it less flashy but more elegant and food-friendly than many more expensive wines. The herb-infused cherry, raspberry and cola fla…

Earthier aspects mix with the fleshy yellow-plum notes on nose and palate. The medium-sweetness puts the ripeness of the fruit center stage, countered by hints of pith and freshness. Drink soon.

Lemony freshness meets earthy, textured glints on this slender Riesling characterized by its brightness and slender body. Underneath it all, plenty of tart, refreshing apple fruit leads to a clean, l…

Earthy cherry and cassis aromas are backed by bacon and generic gritty scents. This Maule Malbec feels chunky, while salty plum and oaky flavors finish with notes of hickory, savory meat and controll…

Amidst layers of bramble, toast, cedar and herb, bright raspberry and blackberry flavors penetrate throughout this full-bodied Cab Franc. Equal parts fruity and savory, it suggests nuances of beet an…

This is a medium-bodied, oak-inflected wine. Initial aromas of sun-warmed lumber and vanilla give way with air to scents of cola, earth and mocha. The overall impression is savory, especially on the…

Stalky, lightly green aromas of tobacco and mountain herbs blend with leathery plum and berry scents in front of a round, full-bodied palate. Loamy, earthy plum flavors come with an herbal covering,…

Made with native grapes Aglianico and Piedirosso, this offers aromas of fig, mature plum, vanilla and scorched earth. The ripe, round palate shows dried black cherry, chopped herb, cocoa and a minty…

Made with organically cultivated fruit, this opens with scents of ripe red berry, dark spice and an earthy whiff of tilled soil. The smooth, easy-drinking palate offers juicy morello cherry, crushed…

Earthy berry, tomato, vanilla, herb and spice notes are textbook Rioja. This is drawing but sturdy in feel, with a mix of dry oak, tomato, plum and currant flavors. A salty tasting, tangy finish is i…

Aromas of scorched earth, underbrush, spicy plum, allspice and graphite lead the nose. On the palate, notes of cracked pepper and clove accent the mature blackberry, raspberry and fig flavors. It's b…

This opens with funky, earthy notes of blueberry, juniper and animal hide. The palate is chunky and jammy, which is welcome given 2011's cold conditions. Flavors of herbal blackberry, baked plum and…

Aromas of mature black berries, prune toast and tilled earth lead the nose on this savory wine. The succulent, easygoing palate doles out crushed blackberry, Morello cherry, dried plum and clove alon…

A whiff of earth under tangy, young, grapy fruit leads into a tasty, easy-drinking Gamay with flavors of mountain berries. Firm, lemony acidity underscores the bright fruit. Drink this over the next…

Aromas of mature black plum, tilled earth, smoke and cake spice lead the nose on this robust wine. The palate delivers ripe blackberry, black cherry, licorice and peppercorn alongside hearty tannins.

Earthy, lightly herbal cherry and plum aromas come with a whiff of smoke. The palate is round and feels well balanced, with blackberry, dark plum, chocolate and spice flavors. Long and slightly herba…

Here's a quirky but alluring Ripasso with offbeat aromas of black olive and eucalyptus folded between dark aromas of ripe fruit, tobacco and moist earth. It offers a long-lasting but medium-bodied mo…

Chalky earth, black pepper and clove comprise the nose on this wine, which gets a boost from 10% Merlot. The flavors are spicy and complex, with cedar, tea and a tiny bit of varietally distinct green…

Aromas of oak, mint and cola accent earthy black-fruit scents in front of a palate that's tannic and raw but firm and structured. Berry and salty, oaky flavors finish with grabby, drying tannins and…

This is a smooth, well-mannered and distinctly varietal wine, richly rewarding in cola spice and earthy black tea, with a juicy finish.

Lusciously rich black-cherry preserves are juxtaposed by a puckery tartness in this structurally bold Baco Noir. It's rich and velvety on the palate with lingering tones of spice, vanila and wet eart…

Give this Syrah another year or two in the cellar. Even though it's a 2009, the blackberry and cherry fruit remains startlingly fresh. Yet the acid-tannin structure is balanced. Should start picking…