Vinanmeldelser

This blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Syrah offers a fragrance of black fruit and Mediterranean herbs. The palate is a bit restrained but reveals black cherry, licorice and black pepper along with not…

This blend of barrique-aged Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon has a fragrance of oak and bell pepper. The palate shows red currant, cherry, oak, coffee and chocolate notes. Although it has generous f…

Aromas of mature blackberry, vanilla and white chocolate lead the nose of this wine. The palate offers dense black cherry, oak, chocolate and white pepper wrapped up in tight-knit tannins. It starts…

This light, elegant wine uses estate-grown fruit, and brings the same general character as the single vineyard offerings. Briary berry fruit, with pepper and spice, shows a more herbal aspect than th…

This new vintage was barrel fermented, which fleshes out the flavors and brings some tropical notes along with the tart flavors of fresh pear. Young, sleek and showing a pleasing, wet stone mineralit…

This is a full-bodied rosé, with rich fruit and spice notes. Its ripe apricot and strawberry flavors are lifted by balanced acidity. Drink now.

Here's a nice Dolcetto from Dogliani, the grape's spiritual home. It has a classic varietal fragrance of cherry, licorice and black pepper accompanied by smoky notes. The palate delivers black cherry…

Ripe pear fruit introduces a full-bodied Pinot Gris, and carries it through a satisfying finish. It's fruit all the way, dusted with a little taste of cinnamon spice.

Made entirely with native grape Arneis, this refreshing white has pretty aromas of white spring flowers and pear. The palate offers creamy apple, pear and mineral notes along with crisp acidity that…

This Nebbiolo has aromas of raspberry with hints of spice and coffee. The palate delivers ripe black cherry flavors with white pepper and clove notes. This will pair well with mushroom risotto.

This Amarone shows overripe black fruit, oak and raisin aromas. The palate offers extracted plum and black cherry flavors layered with chocolate, vanilla, oak and black pepper notes. It's closes on a…

This straightforward brut offers apple and stone fruit sensations along with baked bread and hints of toasted oak. It has medium-sized, persistent bubbles and closes on a note of bitter almond.

Fiano is an Italian variety, rarely grown in California. In this case it has produced an interesting wine. It feels midway in weight between Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. Unoaked with a medium-bodied…

As always, this attractive non-vintage Champagne is light, fruity and fragrant. It has crisp apple, pear and green-plum flavors and a refreshing citrus acidity. It is full in the mouth, but finishes…

Fire up the barbie for this robust, delicious Zinfandel. It's full bodied, dry and tannic, with sweet, ripe black-and red currant, licorice, pepper, cola and sandalwood flavors. It has Zin's briary,…

Doesn't say so on the label, but this is largely Syrah, with 8% Grenache. It's a well-structured, balanced wine whose high alcohol wears itself well around the blackberries and currants. But it does…

A somewhat reserved wine but one that still shows some complexity with notes of honey, apricot, lychee and smoky spice. The palate is rich and luscious with good length and a spice-filled finish.

Very lemony, this is a crisp citrus- and peach-flavored wine. It has delicious, refreshing fruitiness that contrasts with a softer, rounded texture. For drinking now and until 2018.

Tightly wound and dry, this is an elegant, fruity Pinot marked by tart flavors of cranberries and pomegranates and relieved by richer notes of cherry pie and sweet oak. Turns sharp on the finish, wit…

There's a lot of appeal with notes of apricot, mango, butter and toasty spices. It's creamy in feel with the oak—70% American, half new—speckling the fruit flavors and the finish.

A soft, moderately jammy old-vine Zinfandel—the vines at Mohr-Fry Ranch go back to 1901 and 1944—that's heady in spicy ripe blackberry with an impressive backbone of structure and mouthwatering textu…

Celebrating the founding in 1875 of Antonin Rodet, this ripe, perfumed wine has red fruits that are opulent, gloriously drinkable already. It's ripe, softly textured, layered with delicate acidity.

This Syrah-dominant blend, with 25% Carignan and 5% Grenache, leads with oak-driven aromas of charred cedar, sweet smoke and vanilla bean that envelop the ripe blackberry and cherry fruit tones. The…

Blueberry and blackberry aromas fold in earthy notes, herbal spice and a pinch of Cabernet-related green. This feels full but crisp, with level acidity and minty, oaky flavors of carob and herbal ras…