Vinanmeldelser

En kraftig, tøff, ordinær vin, med tørr tanninmunnfølelse og jordnære smaker av bær, cola og eik. Merlot, Syrah og Cabernet Sauvignon.

Dette er en myk vin, fruktig uten stor definisjon. En moden, rød fruktkarakter kontrasteres av en bitter syre. Den er klar til å drikkes. Blandingen er 50/50 Merlot og Cabernet Sauvignon.

Denne merkelige blandingen av Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Sirah og Zinfandel er jordaktig og mulket i nesen, med aromaer av kaffe og kompost. Den finner aldri mye friskhet da smakene antyder k…

En enkel liten Cabernet, myk og silkeaktig, med søte, kandiserte smaker av bringebær, kirsebær og vanilje. Ganske bra for prisen.

Gummiaktige, medisinske aromaer antyder jod og latex. Denne blandingen av Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon og Syrah er tung og slapp, med bakte, urteaktige smaker som avsluttes saftige og viser noter av to…

Thick and heavy in texture, with rather sweet, candied blackberry, cherry and cola flavors. Drink now.

Pinched and hard, no two ways about it. The bouquet is herbal and rubbery, with blackened berry and plum aromas. Feels clampy, with hard tannins and herbal berry flavors. Leafy as it bangs and clangs…

Sour blackberry and smoked meat aromas greet the nose on this bottling from a small, relatively unknown appellation in Monterey County. The flavors are a tad flat, with some sour cherries and tar.

Leafy aromas of tomato and green herbs pile on the pyrazines. This distinctly herbal Cabernet is full and chunky in feel, with flavors that follow the nose: bell pepper and spicy tomato lead the way.…

The nose on this appellation blend is kind of sour, with gravel, blackberry and blueberry. The palate is also a bit sour and bitter, with beet juice, juniper and eucalyptus notes.

Stewy, muddled, herbal aromas come prior to a chunky, chewy palate. Flavors of compost, nutty berry fruits and turned earth lack freshness, while a stewed finish tastes mulchy and feels tannic.

This is a sharp, high-toned Cabernet, which begins with nail polishy aromas and some cherry candy flavors, then quickly tails off. It lacks both depth and detail, making it difficult to understand wh…

This Super-Tuscan-style wine won't be confused as anything from Tuscany. It's soft, tannic and very fruity, with a sugary finish. Bring on the hamburgers.

The oak on this basic Cab offers a nose that is pasty and lactic, while the palate and finish are resiny. In between, there are rubbery tannins, berry fruit flavors and a lot of vanilla and carob.

Almost citrusy aromas of candied berry are jammy and unconvincing. The mouth is narrow and pinched in feel, with herbal, wiry berry flavors that finish minty and hot.

Take a cool year like 2010—which is tough to begin with—on a late ripener like Cabernet, and throw in a ton of char and burnt oak, and what you get is a wine that smells like a smoldering campfire. T…

Dusty peppercorn and a green note of cedar define this simple, somewhat diluted effort that's light bodied and lacking in complexity.

Hard and capped on the bouquet, with plastic aromas, dry oak, milk chocolate and mint. Feels resiny and cloying, with wood-led flavors and resin. Tastes bland and overoaked for what it is.

Briny cherry and raspberry aromas offer up a note of tire rubber. Muddled cherry and berry flavors finish short, and overall this wine lacks character.

This Salta Cabernet is closed on the nose, green and smelling like cigar ash. Hard, green tannins and astringency create a tough environment for stewy flavors.

This wine is a mix of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and 5% Merlot that is tight, tannic and a tad green.

Denne Caberneten er ganske tynn i smaken, med en viss umodenhet som gir den en grønnaktig mintsmak. Den har imidlertid en god kjerne av bjørnebærsmak. Kall det en rustikk slukker og drikk den nå med…

Snerpende tanniner med et gummipreg rundt bjørnebær og svart tjære, dette er en stor vin som kanskje trenger litt dekantering for å nytes.

Rustfarget og uklar på ganen, denne jordlige, modne vinen lukter litt for mye av en gjørmepytt, med urteaktige, grønne noter blandet inn. Tannisk, uttørrende og streng, smaker denne Cabernet drueakti…