Weekend Wine Notes: Catch-Up Day -- 12 Reds

Being without electricity after an ice storm combined with general first-of-the-year malaise put me behind in attending to reviewing wines. So here's the first in a series of "catch-up" posts, this one devoted to 12 diverse red wines. Similar posts are forthcoming about white wines, cabernet-based wines and blends, and pinot noir. There are a few thread…