Month: September 2024

2020 Domaine Dureuil-Janthial, Mercurey, Red Burgundy, France.I just love what is coming out of Domaine Dureuil-Janthial and this small estate is certainly becoming one of my personal go to labels…

2023 Melville, Chardonnay, Estate, Sta. Rita Hills.The 2023 Melville Estate Chardonnay is crystalline and electric in the glass with a cool toned character, vivid fruit density and a lovely mineral…

2019 Clos Canarelli, Corse Figari Rouge, Corsica, France.Clos Canarelli is one of my favorite producers and it was a pleasure again to sit back and enjoy their beautiful 2019 Corse…

2021 Hundred Suns, Gamay Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The lighter, wetter and brighter acid vintage of 2021 gave winemaker Grant Coulter of Hundred Suns some concerns I’m sure, but his Gamay…

2022 Comando G Viticultores, La Bruja Tinto, Valle del Tietar, Sierra de Gredos, Vinos de Madrid D.O., Spain.The beautifully chiseled, limpid ruby/garnet hued and ripely layered 2022 La Bruja Garnacha…

1990 Château Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Medoc, Red Bordeaux, France.I’ve always loved Château Sociando-Mallet and it was a thrill to enjoy this 1990, even though it is a bit past its peak, it…

2020 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils, Chassagne-Montrachet, White Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, France.I had not had the Bernard Moreau wines in quite sometime and was incredibly impressed by Alex Moreau’s…

2015 Domaine Marc Roy, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France.Vigneron Alexandrine Roy, who leads the highly regarded Domaine Marc Roy in Gevrey-Chambertin, is one of my favorite winemakers in Burgundy…

2020 Clos Sainte Magdeleine, Cassis AOC Blanc, Provence, France.France’s historic and ancient Mediterranean fishing village Cassis in Provence is well known for its natural beauty, but maybe lesser known is…

2018 Il Paradiso di Frassina “12 Uve” Maremma Toscana Rosso DOC, Tuscany, Italy.This unique dark garnet Maremma Toscana Rosso by Brunello producer Il Paradiso di Frassina is like fine music…