LUCA - Beso de Dante - 2017
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September 2019Bright, dark ruby-red; not quite as dark as the Old Vine Malbec. More complex but reticent on the...
Detailed press reviewBright, dark ruby-red; not quite as dark as the Old Vine Malbec. More complex but reticent on the...
Detailed press reviewBright ruby. Vibrant scents of dark berries, bitter chocolate and violet...the intense black fruit...
Detailed press reviewSaturated ruby. Very dark, brooding scents of crushed black fruits, licorice pastille, violet and...
Detailed press reviewEven better, the 2017 Rasteau Les Argiles Bleues (80/20 Grenache and Syrah) just screams Rasteau...
Detailed press reviewSuch lovely aromas of flowers and red fruit with some cedar and spice. Hot terra cotta....
Detailed press reviewDeep, lurid purple. Assertive, highly perfumed aromas of fresh blackberry, cherry, Moroccan spices...
Detailed press reviewInky ruby. An assertively perfumed bouquet evokes fresh black/blue fruits, star anise, olive,...
Detailed press reviewA generous vintage for this wine, with a gorgeous, lifted lime and orange blossom nose, a touch of...
Detailed press reviewA rich, dark-plum and purple-berry nose here with violets and spiced currants, as well as freshly...
Detailed press reviewGood dark ruby. Crushed blackberry and cassis aromas are complicated by a licorice nuance. Pliant...
Detailed press reviewA smooth, svelte, shapely style - classic Lirac with pleasing black fruits and a touch peppery. It...
Detailed press reviewA tasting of five lieux-dits points to a ripe, rich, dark-fruited vintage with high but not...
Detailed press reviewThis is a profound wine – a very lithe, full, flowing style, quite nakedly fruity. The acidity is...
Detailed press reviewMedium-bodied, very fresh, no over-ripeness. Structured, saline, plenty of thrust and direction,...
Detailed press reviewThis is intense with mouthcoating, ripe tannins that turn your mouth inside out but with remarkably...
Detailed press reviewThis intensely perfumed blend of 88% Syrah and 12% Viognier boasts sultry cassis aromas marked by...
Detailed press reviewBright straw. Clean, vibrantly mineral and racy aromas and flavors of green apple, pear and lime....
Detailed press reviewLemon and lime aromas here with crushed stones and chalky notes, too. The palate has a very taut...
Detailed press reviewA small crop due to devasting frosts in April has left some excellent wines but in very small...
Detailed press reviewThe Luca wines are the passion of Laura Catena, and the name of her son. Laura was instrumental in...
Detailed press reviewIzadi Blanco is an intriguing mix of 70 percent viura blended with 10/10/10 malvasía, garnacha...
Detailed press reviewLots of soaked fruit, but delivered in a fresh, vibrant mode. Dark cherries, brambleberries,...
Detailed press reviewTight and poised with sliced apples, pears and mineral undertones. Medium body. Dry and fruity....
Detailed press reviewLots of crushed-apple, stone and kerosene aromas that follow through to a full body, layered fruit...
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