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James Laube's Wine Flights
The 2009 Napa Cabernets are rich and structured; Sonoma Pinot Noirs are great again in 2010
Posted: May 18, 2012 By James Laube
The more I taste the 2009 Napa Cabernets and 2010 California Pinot Noirs, the more I like them.
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Tasting Highlights
New reviews of inexpensive Grenache- and Syrah-based reds from the Southern Rhône Valley of France
Posted: May 11, 2012 By James Molesworth
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Cellar Notes
Vintners are relieved by the quality of the reds and whites; get an early look at how the vintage rates, plus 29 top wines from cellar tastings
Posted: May 3, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
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Tasting Highlights
New reviews from the excellent 2010 vintage in upstate New York
Posted: April 6, 2012 By James Molesworth
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James Laube's Wine Flights
California Chardonnay detractors were legion in recent years, but the versatile grape is still king of the hill
Posted: April 5, 2012 By James Laube
Think what you may and drink what you like, but California Chardonnay is alive and well. At the top end of quality, the wine is not only surviving, but thriving.
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Exploring Wine with Tim Fish
Once the upstart, Turley is now one of the undisputed kings of California Zinfandel
Posted: April 4, 2012 By Tim Fish
Back in the mid 1990s, there were three kings of California Zinfandel, the Three Rs we called them: Ravenswood, Ridge and Rosenblum. The snotty young punk in Zintown was Turley. Fast-forward almost 20 years and things have sure changed. The Three Rs continue to make fine Zinfandels—Ridge most frequently—but only Turley is on top of its game.
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That's my takeaway after tasting through the winery's most-recent releases. I've been drinking Turley since the first vintage, 1993, and, taken as a group, these are some of the best Zinfandels that Turley has made. The group included 2009s from the winery's top single vineyards as well as early-release 2010 from its value-oriented blends.
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Robert Oatley spreads it out in Australia, and it might be a plus
Posted: April 2, 2012 By Harvey Steiman
Over dinner the other night, Chris Hancock, the wily veteran of Australian wine, posed an intriguing question. We had been tasting the new line of signature wines from Robert Oatley, which for the first time included several bottlings from Western Australia and cooler regions in Victoria, in the southeast.
Hancock’s question was simple: “If you were starting a portfolio of Australian wines, what regions would you go to for the grapes?”
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What We're Drinking Now
Cecchetto Manzoni Bianco Marca Trevigiana IGT 2010
Posted: April 2, 2012 By Thomas Matthews
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Tasting Highlights
New reviews of good value Zins from recent vintages
Posted: February 27, 2012 By Tim Fish
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What We're Drinking Now
Bodegas Juan Gil Wrongo Dongo Jumilla 2010
Posted: February 23, 2012 By Kim Marcus
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Recent acquisitions provide depth and diversity to the Champy range
Posted: February 17, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
Since my last visit with Pierre Meurgey, director of Maison Champy, and enologist Dimitri Bazas, in June 2007, the firm has expanded its domaine holdings. First, it acquired Domaine Laleure-Piot in 2010, then last year secured three premier cru parcels in Volnay and Pommard from Louis Boillot that will be called Domaine Clos de la Chapelle.
With more than half the wines now under Domaine Champy or Domaine Clos de la Chapelle labels, Meurgey and Bazas showed me all the 2010s from these two properties. Here are my highlights.
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What We're Drinking Now
Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza 2010
Posted: February 15, 2012 By Harvey Steiman
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What We're Drinking Now
Château Graville-Lacoste Graves White 2010
Posted: February 13, 2012 By Thomas Matthews
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Natural selection was the key to Pinot Noir quality in Burgundy's 2010 vintage
Posted: February 8, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
I'm back in Burgundy to taste the 2010 whites and reds. Some have been recently bottled, others are assembled in tank, or still in barrel, waiting to be blended for the bottling. Today I tasted the 2010 lineup from Louis Jadot with winemakers Jacques Lardière and Frédéric Barnier. Here are my notes and ratings on the 2010 Pinot Noirs.
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Winemaker Jacques Lardière previews his 2010 Chardonnays
Posted: February 6, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
I'm back in Burgundy to taste the 2010 whites and reds. Some have been recently bottled, others are assembled in tank, or still in barrel, waiting to be blended for the bottling. Today I tasted the 2010 lineup from Louis Jadot with winemakers Jacques Lardière and Frédéric Barnier. Here are my notes and ratings on the 2010 Chardonnays.
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Old, high-quality vine strains are the key to pure, ripe fruit flavors and intensity in 2010
Posted: February 3, 2012 By Bruce Sanderson
I'm back in Burgundy, where winter weather has firmly set in, to taste the 2010 whites and reds. Some have been recently bottled, others are assembled in tank, or still in barrel, waiting to be blended for the bottling. I will cover mostly the Côte d'Or, with a side trip to Chablis and, for the first time, the Côte Chalonnaise. Today I tasted a lineup of 2010s from Tollot-Beaut.
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Tasting Highlights
New reviews from the impressive 2009 and 2010 vintages of Beaujolais, including some solid values
Posted: January 27, 2012 By Alison Napjus
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Tasting Highlights
New reviews of winemaker Brian Loring’s 2010 Pinots offer an exciting glimpse of the vintage
Posted: January 9, 2012 By James Laube
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What We're Drinking Now
Rafael Palacios Godello Valdeorras Louro do Bolo 2009
Posted: January 3, 2012 By Dana Nigro
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What We're Drinking Now
Torii Mor Pinot Gris Willamette Valley 2010
Posted: December 27, 2011 By Dana Nigro
