Month: May 2023

2021 Cattleya, Syrah “The Reward” Pisoni Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Tasted from magnum, the latest from Cattleya is a beauty with deep complexity and with a thrilling profile that captures…

2022 Russell Joyce, Gamay Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands.After trying the Arroyo Seco version recently I was thrilled to try this 2022 SLH Gamay by Russell Joyce of Joyce Vineyards, who…

2018 Domaine Olivier Dumaine, Crozes-Hermitage “La Croix du Verre” Northern Rhone, France.The Domaine Olivier Dumaine La Croix du Barre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2018 is beautifully balanced and aromatic with loads of…

2011 Roar, Pinot Noir, Sierra Mar Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The Roar Sierra Mar Pinot at 12 years old is still a beauty with a divine silken almost weightless texture and…

2019 August West, Chardonnay, Cortada Alta Vineyard, Santa Lucía Highlands.The beautifully balanced and aromatic Cortada Alta Chardonnay by winemaker Ed Kurtzman of August West, ex Roar and ex Freeman, is…

2021 Sheldon Wines, Proof of Concept, ~Tension & Release~ Red Wine, California.The artist label Proof of Concept is a wildly delicious and unique red blend, made from 36% Graciano, 24%…

2019 Intent Wines, Pinot Noir, Golden Fleece, Anderson Valley.A beautifully pure and vivid Pinot Noir from the Anderson Valley, the Intent Wines Golden Fleece 2019 is wonderfully balanced, aromatic and…

2019 Samuel Louis Smith, Pinot Noir “Montañita de Oro” Monterey County.I have held this bottle for an extra few years, and love its purity and delicacy that it now shows…

2013 Paloma Vineyard, Merlot, Spring Mountain District, Napa Napa.Deeply flavored and colored, the 2013 Paloma Merlot, coming from high up on Spring Mountain, is beautifully structured with some Mountain tannins…

2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!, Full King Crab White, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.The Full King Crab White Blend by Hardy Wallace at his Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! is…