Vinanmeldelser

Rich, ripe and dramatically layered with black currant, licorice and oak flavors that turn a little raisiny on the finish. Although it's very dry, there's ripeness in the fruit. Flashy enough to drin…

This delicious Amarone offers intense aromas of plum and spice. The palate delivers ripe black cherry and raisin flavors, layered with accents of chocolate, white pepper, licorice and almond. It alre…

A potpourri of dried sage, gunpowder, black pepper and leather provide a robust, full-bodied and brawny experience in this wine crafted from vineyards across the valley. It has black fruit flavors an…

This is a rich and luscious wine dominated by Petit Manseng, a small berry/small-yield grape from Gascony, the home of unusual grapes. It's aromatic, ripe and honeyed with ripe peach cut by the pinea…

Riper, and more lusciously peachy and floral than the Herrenberg, the Abtsberg Superior calibrates honeyed stone fruit flavors against a spine of tart, tangerine acidity. Light-footed and harmoniousl…

A ripe, spicy wine, this balances its rich tropical fruits with tense acidity and wood toast. It's full and rounded yet finely tangy and taut. With this structure, the wine should age over many years.

This Pinot tastes young and undeveloped, but it should go places. Evidence of its youth lies in the big tannins and acids and the way the fruit flavors are so fresh and primary. Although it's delicio…

Old vines have produced a superconcentrated and ripe wine. It has notes of toast, spice and yellow fruit as well as bright acidity. With its structure, depth of flavor and density, it should age well…

A wine that is both fruity and almost approachable now, it is packed with the great structure of Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon. It's rich and firmly tannic, layering plums and blackberries within a dar…

Fine acidity and a lick of steel give this Sauvignon Blanc a gravity above and beyond the savory flavors of citrus, green apple, lemongrass and honey. With its elegance, this should pair well with ro…

Dry and briskly acidic, this is rich in cherry, mocha and spice flavors that are just starting to turn the corner and develop aged bottle notes. Fascinating now, it should continue to evolve over the…

This joint venture between the Laughton (Jasper Hill) and Chapoutier families continues to impress. The 2010 is firmly built, with raspberry and boysenberry fruit notes supported by hints of mint and…

The grapes for this Syrah come from the Ballard Canyon area, which is likely to be Santa Barbara's next official appellation. It's a big, full-bodied wine, tannic and dry, with blackberry, blueberry,…

This is the darkest, biggest, richest of Raymond's 2007 Cabernets. It's ripe and full in blackberries and currants, with a thick coating of sweet, toasty oak, but it's not really drinkable now becaus…

Mainly Grenache (80%, the balance is Syrah) aged entirely in tank, this wine features loads of superripe dark cherries and plums, yet with a savory, olive-and meat-tinged aspect as well. Full-bodied,…

An interesting wine that grows more complex as it sits and warms in the glass. The vineyard long has been source to one of Ravenswood's best Zinfandels, and the 2007 was really great. This '08 is a t…

California Malbec by itself tends to be straightforward, which might be why the winemaker blended this one with a bit of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The result is excellent, one of the best Malbec…

Dette er en myk, eikelagret vin som er full av bærfrukter og rike tanniner. Vinen er mørk og konsentrert, med et medisinsk preg og et saftig element som følger den kraftige strukturen. Denne bør lagr…

Årgangen var snill mot denne flasken, noe som resulterte i fantastisk modne smaker av kirsebær, svart bringebær og cola som avsluttes med en swirl av eksotiske krydder. Den er litt tung og direkte i…

En kraftig rødvin laget hovedsakelig av Cabernet Sauvignon med en balansert andel Merlot, Cabernet Franc og Petit Verdot. Denne vinen har markante, faste tanniner og mye fylde. Smaker av bjørnebær, s…

Modne, smakfulle smaker av kirsebær, cola og solbær preger denne friske unge Pinot-en. De blir løftet av frisk syre som skjærer rett gjennom ganen, noe som gjør den saftig og ren. Elegant i munnfølel…

Denne vinen er en blanding av 75% Cabernet Sauvignon og 25% Malbec. Den viser de store, harde tanninene fra begge druene, samt deres tørre karakter og intense smaker av bjørnebær, solbær og mørk sjok…

Alltid pen, alltid polert, St. Jean's '05 Cinq Cepages er en solid rødvin som drikkes godt nå og som bør utvikle seg med noen år i kjelleren. Den er tørr og fast i tanninene, med smaker av bjørnebær,…

Stram og sprø nå, med syrlighet og tørrhet i hovedrollen. Det som er viktig å forstå om denne Pinot er at den er ganske beskjeden i alkohol og nøktern i smak, med smaker av rabarbra, granateple og ki…