Month: December 2020

2017 Benoit Ente, Bourgogne Aligoté, White Burgundy, France.The other Ente for many years now, Benoit Ente, the younger brother of the cult legend Arnaud Ente, is now finding his own…

n.v. Weingut Von Winning, Riesling Sekt, Extra Brut Sparkling Wine, Pfalz Germany.I’m lucky to have enjoyed this exciting Riesling Sparkler on a few occasions now, I love its intensity, crisp…

2019 Sheldon, Manus Lux Cuvee, Napa Valley.The naturally wild or sauvage Manus Lux Cuvee by Sheldon Wines is their latest version of this field blend of old-vine Calistoga Petite Sirah,…

2019 Brick House, Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Legendary Oregon winegrower Doug Tunnell, who founded Brick House in 1990, pioneered organics and especially biodynamic grape growing in the Willamette…

2019 Viticultor Envinate, Albahra, Vinos Mediterraneos, Almansa, Spain.One of the most interesting and satisfying natural style red wines costing around twenty bucks, the beautiful dark black/purple Albahra Vino de Mesa…

2018 Saint Cosme, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France.Louis Barroul’s negociant line of Northern Rhone bottlings seem to get better and better every year and I am a huge fan of…

2007 Chateau de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge “Oenotheque” Rhone Valley, France.As I finish a month long look back and or at classic bottlings from the wine world I couldn’t leave out…

2016 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Trocken, Eierfels, Nahe Germany.One of the great values in dry Riesling, the Schlossgut Diel Eierfels Trocken is crisply and mineral driven, but surprisingly complex, fruit dense…

2008 Contadi Castaldi, Satèn, Franciacorta DOCG Sparkling Wine, Lombardy, Italy.One of the best values in Italy, the Contadi Castaldi Satèn is a fabulous vintage Méthode Champenoise sparkler that way over…

2011 Domaine A. – F. Gros, Vosne-Romanee “Clos de la Fontaine” Monopole, Red Burgundy, France.Know for high quality, solid performances and exacting purity the Domaine A. F. Gros, which was…