Vinanmeldelser

Easy to like for its dry, clean Chardonnay personality, and at this price, a great bargain. Shows polished tangerine, lemon chiffon, vanilla and buttered toast flavors, in a creamy texture.

Opens with a warm, baked nose of raisin, roasted plum and tobacco. The palate is scouring and crisp due to sharp acids, and thus the flavors follow suit in that they're lean and tart and focus on pie…

Forward berry aromas are regular but solid. The palate has a ripe but choppy mouthfeel and juicy, firm flavors of blackberry and dark toast. Burns a bit on the finish, with extended toasty flavors an…

Standard-issue berry and plum aromas turn warm and leathery with airing. The palate on this Malbec-Bonarda-Syrah blend is juicy, but it comes with a choppy feel. Tastes brambly and wild, with red ber…

This is a simple, correct Valpolicella with clean aromas of cherry, blueberry, white almond and raspberry cola. It has a smooth, soft mouthfeel with one-dimensional fruit flavors.

Valpolicella Vigneto Sant'Urbano offers very bright, albeit, one-dimensional aromas of red cherry and blueberry. The mouthfeel is crisp and smooth and the wine promises to pair with light meat or pas…

Comprised of traditional Port varieties, this is a very dry, high-acid wine of a certain charm. With its silky texture and cherry and rose petal flavors, you might mistake it for a countrified Grenac…

This is a traditional take on Vernaccia with aromas of stone fruit and almond delivered directly from the essence of the grape. There's a tiny touch of smoke or toast in the background and the mouthf…

A ton of oak aromas hit with force: there's butterscotch, mocha and caramel leading the pack. The palate is pretty jacked up on sweet cassis and berry flavors, so don't expect too much in the way of…

The slopes below the Stift Gottweig monastery are the source of this attractively crisp, light wine, its acidity and fresh fruit a pure pleasure to drink. There is a twist of minerality here, just to…

Freshly roasted coffee, allspice and charred mixed berries shine on the nose of this Cabernet Franc which saw 24 months in Appalachian oak barrels. Silky and generous on the palate, Bing cherry and r…

Off dry and fruity, this simple wine tastes like peach juice, with a bit of citrus. It's pleasant but one-dimensional.

Gros Plant (also known as Folle Blanche) is the second grape of the Pays Nantais region, better know for Muscadet. The grape produces a wine with intense acidity that is crisp, very light and traditi…

Soft and fruity, this has broad red-fruit flavors. Acidity, light tannins and a ripe, perfumed character from the blend of Syrah and Touriga Nacional make it rich and warming.

Valtravieso Winery is now run by the international wine consultant Michel Rolland and Javier Galaretta. This ripe, stewy blend of Tempranillo and Merlot shows aromas of animal, cheesy oak and soft be…

This blend of Tempranillo and Touriga Nacional delivers aromas of dried cherries, light herbs and graphite. There is a lot of acid on the palate, and the red fruit, lightly spiced flavors are reminis…

This wine has a light color and appealing notes of candied strawberries, herbs, brown stems and forest floor. It's light and airy—surprising given the general power of the vintage—with delicate, mout…

This 50-50 blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese opens with earthy aromas of tilled soil and blue flower, accented by ripe red berries. The palate is one dimensional with juicy black cherry, raspberr…

Light in color, the wine from hand-picked Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Barroca grapes has strawberry flavors, light acidity and a fresh finish. It is, of course, sweet, hinting at the s…

Made principally from Touriga Nacional, this is a rich wine with attractive acidity and strawberry fruitiness. It is ripe, touched with caramel and finished with wild raspberry flavors.

This is a grassy, herbal blend of Inzolia and Sauvignon Blanc with dandelion, dried hay and sage leaf backed by pulpy peach. It's an organic wine with a crisp, cheerful personality and an easy approa…

Peppery notes emanate from the bouquet first, followed by more traditional notes of black plum, black currant leaf and dried fig. The mouth is loaded with more brambly fruit flavors against an easygo…

Blackberry and other sweet aromas lead to a soft, mildly oaky palate with sweet, ripe plum and berry flavors. There's juicy acids and reasonable amounts of toast, licorice and spice on the finish. No…

Spicy berry fruit aromas are straightforward and pretty good. This wine feels firm and centered, with plum, berry and cherry flavors. A reasonably deep finish offers residual berry notes and peppery…