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  March 2013

  Les Chaux de Fontbonau Cotes du Rhone 2009

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  Opaque plum hue, aromas of dried plums, jerky and tar; with broad flavor notes of red and black fruits, rose petal, tea and spice. Read More

  Wine review by InWineTruth

  
  
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  March 2013

  Chateau Puisseguin la Rigodrie Saint-Emilion 2009

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  Not a fruit bomb! Thank god. French oak. Decently strong aroma (Franc). Nice bit of damp fresh black soil from compost, slight truffle, slight violet/rose. Taste raspberry, cassis, methoxypyrazine, black cherry, tobacco, coffee bean, slightly less than fully ripe grape. stem and barrel wood with counteracting ripe fruit and minute tannin. not ov... Read More

  Wine review by benjamindehoog

  
  
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  February 2013

  A.P. Vin Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Sta. Rita Hills Clos Pepe Vineyard 2006

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  Brick red in the glass. Age on the nose. Grenache-like nose of black tea, rose petal with currant and cinnamon stick. Earthy, with aromas of dried leaves, herb and bay leaf. Red raspberry on the palate. Still has fresh, youthful fruit. Cinnamon and herb (thyme, bay leaf), cedar, tea and flowers. Sweet and pretty, which was surprising give... Read More

  Wine review by VegasOenophile

  
  
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  February 2013

  Pierre Gonon St. Joseph les Oliviers 2010

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  This was fairly complex on the nose with notes of roasted coffee bean, rose petals, a hint of orange oil and some hazelnut elements, over soft notes of green olive and black pepper beef. Balanced if a touch soft in the mouth, this is rambunctiously tannic at this young age but there seems to be enough stuffing to absorb the structure. Theres a l... Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

• January 2013

  I'm making a lasagne bolognese for a dinner party (the whole deal from scratch, including pasta) and I want to get an interesting Italian red to pair with it. I'd love to get a Barolo but the cost is a bit prohibitive...I'm like to keep it at about 15 a bottle or less.Also maybe a light Italian white to have with appetizers. Unfortunately I live... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Italian dinner party

  
  

• January 2013

  There is not much new information one can write about Theobaldo Cappellano, a sometimes divisive winemaker with whom I was once fortunate to spend the better part of the afternoon discussing winemaking, viticulture, land use, morality and invention. To say that my visit was unusual is perhaps an understatement, though I’m guessing it was only un... Read More

  From the article Cappellano Dinner

  
  
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  January 2013

  Artisan Wines Pure Rosé Frizzante 2012

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  Happily sparkling, notes of strawberries, dark ripe elder, black berries and a hint of coconuts, rhubarb sorbet, fruity and light, flowery, hints of violets, lavender and lilac, a raspberry-strawberry-mix on the palate with rose hips in the finish. Read More

  Wine review by Franz Schneider

  
  
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  December 2012

  Féraud-Brunel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2006

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  The wine in the glass is a deep garnet color, about what you'd expect from a nice CdP. The nose is very mellow, almost surprisingly so, with hints of lovely fruit, black currant, blueberry, some interesting spice notes intermingled with rose petals and the faintest bit of barnyard. The taste is just sublime, with lovely ripe fruits bursting f... Read More

  Wine review by jtryka

  
  
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  December 2012

  Masperla Piorat D.O.C 2007

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  Wine Advocate rating 92 points for 2007. Listed only as a red wine on the vintners website. http://masperla.com/terra.aspxFounded in 2005 as the result of the common interest of a wine merchant from Bordeaux, a wine consultant in Burgundy, a renowned enologist from Bordeaux and a family from the Priorat region with roots in the wine industry. ... Read More

  Wine review by drquinn

  
  

• November 2012

  Yes, a potentially loaded subject, but...  given recent conversations on this forum, I became even more curious about palate/preference between the genders.A few things I've noticed on this site:1. There are less women to men on the forums.Things I've noticed in my personal "wine life" of friends, tastings, etc.1. Women tend to prefer fruitier, ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Male vs. Female Palate.......

  
  

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