Vinanmeldelser

Frankly sweet and almost flabby, with plenty of sugar, petrolly minerality and ripe pear flavors, but this wine lacks the buoyant citrusy zest needed for balance and length.

The 16 months in French oak come through with strong aromas and flavors of coffee, chocolate and roasted coconut accented by black cherry, dark berry and cassis. The body lacks the structure to balan…

Not one of the best Cabs from this venerable winery. Despite a cool vintage, there's a burnt edge to the blackberry pie filling flavors. Tasted in late 2007, the tannins are very astringent, and shut…

This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot and Sangiovese is tad jammy and cooked. The wine delivers tight, tart tannins with impressive structure and length.

Black plum and black currant are jammy on the brambly nose. The smooth tannins take a backseat to the jammy and plummy black fruits on the medium-bodied palate. There is just enough acidity to keep t…

This fruity red wine has firm tannins and juicy acidity. Its soft, rounded aftertaste makes it easy and warm.

This wine is earthy, with a yeasty edge. It offers plenty of Touriga Nacional's perfumed fruit although this is masked by a barnyard character that needs to blow away. The wine requires another year…

Similar to past bottlings, Bourassa's 2005 Syrah is slightly rustic. It has a baked-fruit quality of blackberry and black cherry pie filling, and is very peppery. Given the right fare, such as a pepp…

This intense, extracted wine shows some bitter tannins along with loganberry and cranberry fruits. There are some spice and herbal flavors in addition to the juicy aftertaste.

Broad and slightly too sweet for its modest acid levels (17 g/l residual sugar; 5.3 g/l TA), this wine does deliver oodles of succulent fruit, ranging from red berries to ripe peaches and citrus.

Initially lean, but that's partly due to its youth. There is also fine, juicy fruit, pierced through with acidity, but offering tense tannins and some dark plum aftertaste.

There isn't enough fruit on this high flier to give it the unqualified seal of approval. In fact, for $50 it has its issues, namely a nose of boot polish and grainy oak. Seems like the fruit is fadin…

This high-acid Chardonnay has a prickly mouthfeel. It tastes considerably more tart than almost anything out there, which at least makes it different. Other than that, it offers fairly standard flavo…

Dark, mossy, rubbery blackberry aromas are solid. In the mouth, this is punishing, with raw tannins that suggest grapeskins. Dark, chocolaty, savory, spicy flavors of blackberry and black plum finish…

This green, intensely herbaceous wine comes from Sauvignon Blanc and Colombard vines growing on sandy soil. It is full of lemon and grapefruit flavors that give the wine a tight, almost steely textur…

Named after the range of mountains close to the Roquevale winery, this wine is ripe, soft and offers an attractive series of red fruits and rich tannins. Drink this wine now.

Lemon and raspberry flavored wine with crisp acidity and a tight, mineral texture. It has just a hint of tannin and a squeeze of lime at the end. Drink now.

A blend of Ugni Blanc and Colombard from Gascony, the wine has crisp herbaceous flavors and a tight zesty texture. It is light, refreshing and ready to drink.

Light and fruity, this wine has blackberry flavors to balance its soft texture and dusty tannins. The wine has an earthy edge to go with its simple fruit and lively acidity. Drink now.

From organic grapes and bottled without added sulfur, this is a fruity juicy wine with a strangely perfumed, geranium character. It has soft tannins, and hints of red fruits behind the perfume. The a…

Fruity, soft and rather sweet, this wine smells and tastes like apple and pear juice. It has low acidity, medium body and a sugary finish.

A light and fruity wine that is deliciously crisp with raspberry flavors and is nicely cut with acidity. Drink now.

Aromas of white clover, carnation and lime leaf lead the nose of this crisp and easy white. Fruity tones of underripe peach and melon rind unfold on the palate, coupled with zippy lime-like acidity a…

This is a highly perfumed, fruity wine with ripe melon and spiced apple flavors. It is crisp, tangy and attractively textured with fine acidity. Drink now.