Winery - Van Duzer
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Spicy and herbal, like a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with lots of barrel scents and flavors following. There are baking spices aplenty, coconut, sandalwood, cinnamon and more. Hard to resist.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Chewy, tannic, with a streak of burnt rubber and plastic. The fruit is thin and the wine smoky.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Thin, sour and hard, this has simple cranberry fruit, with stem and earth flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fresh and refreshing, Van Duzer hits it right with tart, spicy fruit and a nice kick to the finish. A racy, lean style, built for food, but quite appealing all by itself.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Snappy flavors of fresh, cinnamon-spiced Asian pears are the focus of the firm, tart fruit. Flavors remain light through the mid-palate, then tail off into a simple, lightly lemony finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The opening aromas carry an impression of some overripe fruit, like papaya past its prime. Oddly, the flavors are sour and plain, with a bitter finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A pleasant, lightly grapefruity wine, with a lot of pucker to it. Deserves kudos for keeping the alcohol down where it should be (13%), and for making a food-friendly style with a clean, crisp finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not much is going on here. It’s very pale, like a dark rosé, and barely tastes of tart fruits; more like under-ripe cherries. It finishes very citric and acidic.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Plum, citrus and some brambly red fruits are mixed together, creating a forward, fruity wine with plenty of toasty oak up front.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Cherry fruit and plenty of chocolaty, mocha barrel flavors. Mainstream, clean and simple. The twin parts—fruit and oak—are like two halves of a sandwich, separate, equal, but unintegrated.
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