BIONDI-SANTI - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva - 2010
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Monica Larner, March 2016The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is slow to open and I spent a good amount of extra time...
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The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is slow to open and I spent a good amount of extra time...
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This is firm, tight and upright in the Trimbach house style, subtle and precise, though the 2012...
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Immediately reminds of 2008 and will go down a similar, slowly turning and evolving path. So...
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A fine and silky young Brunello with dried cherry, light chocolate and cream aromas and flavors....
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Candied lemon, crushed rocks, sage, dried flowers and a host of mineral-inflected notes open up....
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In 2009, Adrianna Catena, the youngest daughter of Nicolas Catena, joined forces with winemaker...
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fellom Ranch, from a site in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is rich, deep...
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Vivid straw-green. Extremely deep, complex aromas of green apple, green papaya, gooseberry, jasmine...
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Gold-tinged straw. Ginger, quince and white stone fruits on the nose and in the mouth, along with...
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Straw-yellow with a golden tinge. Anise and green apple with a hint of pear on the enticing,...
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Very dark crimson. Elegant, dark-red fruit. Attractively dusty sensation. Dry and a little more...
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The Syrah Clary Ranch is, as it often is, one of the truly great, iconic Syrahs of California....
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The best-value sparkling wine of any kind that I have tasted in the past five years. In all its...
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In this range, the 2014 Pinot Noir The North Slope Vineyard comes across as quite reticent and...
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This wine could also be in my 12 greatest Riberas. Delicious, complex, finely sewn, open. Top...
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The 2014 Syrah North Coast is quite possibly the single best wine in the Arnot-Roberts range this...
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The 2014 Chardonnay Watson Ranch is deep and intense, with distinctive floral and savory notes that...
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Fermented with 40% whole bunches but no pigeage, so as not to extract too much tannin, this is made...
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Showing the adaptability of his winemaking, Thibault Liger-Belair used no whole bunches on his...
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Planted in 1944, Thibault Liger-Belair's south-facing parcel covers 0.72 hectares. It's a serious,...
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More than a third of the crop was lost to hail, but the end result is still impressive, partly...
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A wine that can be difficult to taste when it's young, given that Les St Georges is among the most...
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Made from purchased fruit and sold under Thibault Liger-Belair's négociant label, this comes from...
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