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2025 Big Basin Vineyards, Rosé, Central Coast, California.This slight different 2025 version of Big Basin’s tasty Rosé with its 32% Syrah, 32% Carignan, 24%Grenache, and 12% Mourvedre, is made up…

2025 Emme Wines, Pink Lemonade, Ricetti Vineyard, Pink Wine, Redwood Valley.Rosalind Reynolds, current assistant winemaker at Pax Winery, created Emme Wines a few years ago and is making some fun…

2019 Hundred Suns, Syrah, Columbia Gorge AVA, Mosier, Oregon.The incredibly distinctive, complex, crunchy and pleasure filled deep fruited Syrah from Grant Coulter, the ex Beaux Freres Pinot ace behind Oregon’s…

2022 Domaine de Montille, Saint-Aubin “En Remilly” Premier Cru, White Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, France.Surprisingly dense, opulent and vinous on the palate, the golden/straw hued Domaine de Montille Saint-Aubin 1er…

2024 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon-Milly-Martine Blanc, White Burgundy, Mâcon-Villages, France.The latest Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon-Milly-Martine Blanc, a pure 100% Mâconnais Chardonnay, is a wonderful and mineral…

2019 Domaine M. & C. Lapierre, Morgon, Marcel Lapierre Cuvée MMXIX, Cru Beaujolais, France.As I always say, this is one of the world’s great wines, the Lapierre Cuvée Marcel comes…

2023 Clau de Nell par Anne Claude Leflaive, Chenin Blanc, Anjou AOC, Loire Valley, France.The Clau de Nell wines are super rare, highly allocated and have a cult like following,…

2025 Domaine Font-Mars, Picpoul de Pinet, Languedoc, France.This crisp and pale light bodied Font-Mars opens up classic Picpoul freshness with lime, white flowers, tangerine and white peach and the pit,…

2020 Jouves & Croisille, Côt à Côt, Malbec, Cahors, France.The new Jouves & Croisille label, as mentioned in my prior reviews, is the creation of longtime friends Fabien Jouves, Germain…

2023 Zarate, Albariño, Val Do Salnes, Rias Baixas DO, Galicia, Spain.One of the top Rias Baixas producers and a truly terroir driven wine, made by Bodegas Zárate, a pioneer of…