Month: May 2016

2014 Bow & Arrow, Pinot Noir, Hughes Hollow Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Bow & Arrow is an underground Portland winery making natural wines from select Willamette and Oregon vineyards, owned…

2014 Waterkloof, Cinsault “Seriously Cool” Stellenbosch, South Africa. Waterkloof’s Cinsault is a fresh and vibrant example of this Rhone varietal that has found a welcoming home and interesting history in…

2014 Domaine Rimbert, Saint-Chinian “Les Travers de Marceau” Languedoc-Roussillon Red, France. This vintage is striking for it’s detail and freshness of fruit and looks set to be the best yet…

2012 Becker Family, Pinot Noir, Pfalz Germany. One of the sweetest deals in great Pinot Noir is the basic Spatburgunder Trocken from Becker, and this lovely and lush 2012 is…

2014 Nicolas-Jay, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The new Meo-Camuzet Oregon project, the Nicolas-Jay Pinot Noir is out, and it is a brilliant and luscious wine with deep fruit and…

2015 Weingut Leitz, Rose of Pinot Noir, Rheingau Germany. Johannes Leitz’s Trocken Spatburgunder Rose is lively and full of bright mineral and vibrant summer fruit with a tangy crisp character.…

2006 Carlo Giacosa, Barbaresco, Montefico, Piedmonte, Italy. The Montefico block is a tiny Cru site on a very sleep slope with white dusty soils making the Carlo Giacosa Montefico a…

2014 Louis Barruol-Kermit Lynch, Cote Rotie, Neve, Northern Rhone, France. The latest set of Barroul-Lynch Syrahs from Crozes-Hermitage and Cote Rotie are stunning and wines that are pure and alive…

2015 L’ Argentier-Elisabeth & Francois Jourdan, Rose of Aramon, Vieilles Vignes, Languedoc France. While less intense than the 2014 the Aragon Rose old vines from vignerons Elisabeth & Francois Jourdan…

2013 Murdoch Hill Wines, Pinot Noir, The Single Vineyard Phaeton, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The small batch hand made Pinot from Oz The Phaeton by Murdoch Hills Wines is a…