Month: July 2016

2014 Domaine Costal, Chablis, Premier Cru Vaillons, White Burgundy, France. With the Collet’s and Raveneau consulting, the Domaine Costal Chablis have a lot of talent going into them, and of…

2015 Domaine Comte Abbatucci, Sciaccarellu, Rouge Frais Imperial, Corsica. The young and lush Rouge Frais Imperial from Domaine Comte Abbatucci is an all biodynamic wine made from 100% Sciaccarellu, a…

2012 Domaine Laurent Combier, Cap Nord, Saint-Joseph Rouge, Rhone, France. The Cap Nord Saint-Joseph Syrah from Laurent Combier is an organic red made from 20 Year Old vines on north-eastern…

2009 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-St.-Georges 1er Cru, Clos des Porrets St.-Georges, Monopole, Red Burgundy, France. The Gouges wines are always a class act, and this 2009 surprises for it’s reserved…

2014 Fazenda Pradio, Mencia, Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. Xabi and Martina Pradio run this small all natural winery in Galicia’s Ribeiro Sacra as well as a guest house and restaurant…

2015 Weingut Nigl, Gruner Veltliner “Freiheit” Niederösterreich, Austria. Nigel’s 2015 Freiheit Gruner is bright, fresh and steely crisp with light body and mineral charms, while not as exotic or extract…

2015 Schlossgut Diel, Rose de Diel, Nahe Germany. The Diel Rose de Diel, Rose of Pinot Noir, is a beautiful pink wine that is dry and mineral crisp with wonderful…

2014 Foradori, Fontanasanta, Manzoni Bianco, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italy. The beautiful and pure Manzoni, a crossing of Riesling and Pinot Bianco, is a perfect summer white with plenty of complexity…

2011 Domaine des Coteaux des Travers, Rasteau Reserve, Rhone Red, France. Here’s a great Grenache based red that can be a go to wine for the next two or three…

2013 Sean Thackrey, Pinot Noir, Andromeda, Devil’s Gulch Ranch, Marin County. The nose is wildly pure Thackrey, it is full of alpine herbs, amaro like, and with minty eucalyptus notes…