Month: April 2019

2016 I. Brand & Family Winery, Grenache, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County. Ian Brand’s newest wine, his Brosseau Vineyard Grenache from the white tuff chalky dirt of Chalone, is…

2017 Pax, Syrah, North Coast. The once in a while rarity, Pax’s North Coast Syrah is a multi-regional blend of sites, or as Pax puts it, this 100% Syrah is…

2016 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Clos Electrique, Estate, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The monopole “Clos Electrique” Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir has to be one of Oregon’s most iconic wines…

2017 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Abtei, VDP Erste Lage, Nahe Germany. The bright and precise Abtei Trocken shines with a delicate and generous nature, it shows a crystalline mineral driven…

2016 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bourgogne Blanc, France. The latest basic Bourgogne Blanc from the talented Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a beauty and shows vivid form and detail, it gives a performance…

2016 Passopisciaro “Passorosso” Etna Rosso DOC, Sicily, Italy. The beautifully detailed and flavored 2016 Passopisciaro Passorosso, which is a medium bodied Nerello Mascalese from the north side of Mount Etna…

2017 Envinate, Albahra Tinto, Vinos Mediterraneos, Almansa, Spain. The latest Enivinate Albahra Tinto is beautiful and is one of the best values in Spain, it shows a delicious array of…

2016 Domaine Jérôme Gradassi, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. Domaine Jerome Gradassi’s 2016 Chateauneuf Rouge is a gorgeous and textured wine with perfect vintage definition and depth. This…

2016 Jolie-Laide, Syrah, North Coast. The exceptional 2016 North Coast Syrah by Jolie-Laide shows pretty northern Rhone detailing with crushed violets and bright blue fruits leading the way on the…

2007 Château Haut-Bergey, Pessac-Leognan, Red Bordeaux, France. This vintage, 2007, is totally under the radar in Bordeaux and while it is never going to be a classic or collectable year…