Month: October 2025

2022 Château Le Puy, Emilien, Vin de France, Bordeaux, France.Formerly part of the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, Château Le Puy, which left the official AOC to focus on making…

2019 Zidarich, Teran Rosso, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.One of my favorite wines of the Fall season so far, the 2019 Zidarich Teran, from the remote Friuli Venezia Giulia region of…

2024 Domaine Pascal Janvier, Jasnières AOC Blanc, Loire Valley, France.The bright, zesty and steely 2024 Jasnières by Janvier is pure Chenin with limestone influence showing off lemony citrus, white peach…

2021 Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo DOCG “Camilla” Piemonte, Italy.The beautifully put together and aromatic Bruna Grimaldi Camilla Barolo, sourced from multiple sites, including La Morra, set on clay, sand and limestone…

2023 Domaine Lydie et Thierry Chancelle, Saumur-Champigny, Vieilles Vignes, Loire Valley, France.The Domaine Chancelle, with wines coming from the Loire’s Saumur-Champigny region, made by Lydie et Thierry Chancelle, was all…

2022 Salwey, Pinot Gris, Kaiserstuhl, Baden, Germany.Coming vines in the warm Spa area of Baden, the Salwey Pinot Gris is a pleasant dry white wine with good varietal character and…

2023 Battenfeld Spanier, Riesling Trocken, Mölsheim VDP Erstes Gewächs, Rheinhessen, Germany.Wow, what a steal this wine is, with a beautiful generosity and precise detailing on display in the glass, this…

2020 Agricola Brandini La Morra, Barolo DOCG “R56” La Morra Estate, Piemonte, Italy.Now firmly one of my favorite Barolo wines, Brandini’s estate R56 Barolo, is only getting better with each…

2020 Domaine Michelot, Meursault “Affine en Gres” White Burgundy, France.The beautiful pale gold, subtle, invitingly pure and stylish 2020 “Affine en Gres” AOC Meursault by Domaine Michelot is a very…

2018 Neely, Pinot Noir, Hidden Block, Spring Ridge Estate Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2018 vintage of Neely’s Hidden Block Pinot Noir is wonderfully evolving and satiny on the palate with…