Vinanmeldelser

Tropisk modenhet er tydelig i duften av denne vinen, som er laget av Musque-klonen fra Carter Estate Vineyard. Den har aromaer av Juicy Fruit tyggegummi, papaya-appelsin-guava juice og påskeliljer. S…

Denne deilig friske vinen produsert på eiendommen er full av de ferskeste jordbærfruktene. Den danser med sin syrlighet og et lett hint av krydder. Fra en av de største private vinmarkene i Frankrike…

Friske aromaer av sukkererter og friske urter kommer sammen med kraftige sitrusdufter. Dette er en fyldig, sommerlig vin som er i god form. Kraftige sitrussmaker, spesielt grapefrukt, blir fyldige fø…

Denne friske og sprø bringebærsmakende vinen er forfriskende. Den er helt fruktig med bare et hint av syrlig sitronskall for å gi ekstra friskhet. Den største enkeltvinmarken i Beaujolais og Burgund,…

Lys rød på farge og med aroma av bringebær, legger denne vinen til jordaktige, krydrede smaker samtidig som den avrundes med røde kirsebærnoter og faste tanniner som styrker en ellers avslappet tekst…

A light, easy Viognier that's not oily like some versions of this variety, but pleasingly tropical, smelling of pineapple and guava with ripe melon on the finish.

Higher in acids and lower in sugar than the regular bottling, and shares most of the same charactertistics. Packed with jammy white stone fruit and floral flavors. Lees adds a rich, creamy texture. S…

This wine marches to its own tune, with appealing but unusual opening notes of berries, plastic, chocolate and petroleum that add to the prominent red cherry note on the palate. There's a lot of extr…

This starts out with a whiff of earth and compost that transitions to olive, tree bark and herbal berry aromas upon airing. The palate feels good, with midlevel tannic bite and light, woody flavors o…

A well-made relatively large production Cabernet, fruity in black cherry with a smoky edge of cinnamon toast and soft vanilla. Pour at your next party.

One whiff says this hails from a warmer region like Maule as opposed to someplace cool and coastal. The aromas are tropical more than zesty, with notes of mango and banana. On the palate, this is rou…

Reduced blueberry sauce hovers around a spiced cherry core. A rich palate of tangy blueberry and blackberry feels thick, yet there's enough acidic kick to keep it in check. The grippy tannins give am…

Campfire smoke punctuates the opening of this intensely dense wine. It veers into jammy, syrupy territory, red and black berry fruit exploding at its juicy core.

This wine comes from the original, own-rooted, 1965 plantings. It would be interesting to trace the ancestry of these vines, as such things were far less understood 50 years ago. Soft, round and frui…

This combines Chardonnay, Malvasia Bianca, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc in nearly equal parts. A sweet, floral nose of honeysuckle dominates before apricot jam and vanilla flavors enter the scene…

Made from organically farmed grapes grown in an estate vineyard, then cradled in American oak, this delivers subdued aromas of ripe, lusty lemon and big oak. Lurching toward the finish are flavors of…

This opens with a gaseous, sulfuric scent followed by aromas of peach pit, apricot, green apple and wet stones. The palate is lean and zesty, while flavors of lemon, tangerine and nectarine finish wi…

This pure Cabernet spent 22 months in a mix of French and American oak, though what percentage was new is not stated. It enters the palate with a pleasing mix of cassis, tar and a hint of mint, then…

Intensely ripe and rich, this wine boasts flavors of raisins and currants with oak adding hints of sweet toast. It's overripe and brawny in style, with high alcohol lending a hot, glycerine mouthfeel.

Give credit to Ballentine for sticking by this variety even when it's such a hard sell. It's a good wine, crisp and minerally, with sweet Pinot Grigio-like citrus, vanilla and spice flavors.

Light and tart, with high acid cranberry fruit flavors. It's clean and straightforward, though the old vines (some are 34 years old) do not deliver the complexity that might be anticipated.

With a reductive quality and prominent oak, this is a thick, concentrated wine built on unwavering tannins. The fruit is elusive and shy. Clove and cola eke out of an earthy element that's part rose…

A brawny, cherry flavored Zinfandel, big shouldered all around with dense, leathery spicy aromas and flavors, with hints of licorice and bittersweet chocolate. Estate bottled and grown in Napa's Chil…

Herbal plum and olive aromas come with dry spicy oak notes. All in all, this holds up well on the palate, which offers herbal spicy plum flavors. A minty finish with a black-olive character doesn't h…