Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, Far From Ordinary
Recently I was in touch with our friends Down Under and came across some wines worthy of mention. The wines are Cabernet Sauvignon. I say “wines” especially because they are […]
Category Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon
Gamble Family Vineyards 2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Gamble Family Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 91, Reviewed by Michael Rockich, AppellationsTen I was really impressed by Gamble’s Sauvignon Blanc recently, so when the opportunity came to […]
Chateau Lassègue 2016 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
91 points, Michael Rockich, AppellationsTen Chateau Lassègue is an 18th Century wine estate located in the Saint-Émilion district, arguably Bordeau’s most historic due to winemaking dating from the 4th Century […]
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux – the 2020 Tasting of Vintage 2017
The US tour of the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) convened in January for 2020, as customary. Organized by Balzac Communications, the Bordelaise vignerons 133-member wineries brought their […]
Château Haut-Bailly, The Next Generation
I had been tuned into the lofty reputation of Château Haut-Bailly’s red wine for quite a while, but my introduction to it in the glass came at a past tasting […]
Taste of Oakville, Review 2019
I just returned from the Taste of Oakville held April 29 at the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley. This is the preferred venue for the event. Every time I […]
Tenth Annual Appellation St. Helena bASH 2019
I just attended a thoroughly captivating contest held in the Historic Barrel Room at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), in St. Helena. The purpose of the competition, the 10TH […]
AppellationsTen Significant Seventy, 2018
During the course of 2018 AppellationsTen tasted many wines from around the world. Some of these wines caught our attention in particular. These outstanding wines deserve special mention and make […]
Australian Winter Trade Tasting 2019
G’day, mate! AppellationsTen wants to bring quality wine to the attention of its readers. With that in mind, it’s time well spent looking at current Aussie releases. For those already […]
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux – the 2019 Tasting of Vintage 2016
Late January is the time of year when the Bordelaise vintners bring their wines from a vintage approaching three years of age to the USA for evaluation by the trade. […]
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