December 2003 Issue
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December 2003 Tastings
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> Letter from the Editor > Year's Best Cabernet Sauvignon > American Cabernet Sauvignon > Champagne > 2000 Bordeaux > Barolo & Barbaresco > German Riesling > American New Releases > Imported New Releases
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> Riesling Radicals
Austrian rieslings climbed towards super-ripeness in the nineties. Now top producers are returning to more traditional styles. Philipp Blom finds out why. |
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> Rutherford
Rod Smith searches out the elusive "Rutherford dust" in wines from Napa Valley's cabernet heartland. |
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> Portugal's Limestone Coast
The wines of Bairrada are some of Portugal's finest reds. Joshua Greene delves into the unusual character of baga. |
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> Amarone
If amarone is Italy's richest, blackest wine, does the place where it's grown make the difference? David Lynch investigates terroir in Valpolicella. |
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> Margaux: Back in the Game
Château Margaux 2000 may be the wine of the vintage in Bordeaux. But what about the rest of the appellation? Fiona Morrison, M.W., reports on which châteaux are the ones to watch. |
