2020 Moreau-Naudet, Chablis, Vaillons Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.The 2020 looks like an exceptionally exciting vintage for Chablis and this Vaillons 1er Cru from Moreau-Naudet is a stunning and crystalline…
2014 Chateau de L’Echarderie, Quarts de Chaume, Grand Cru, Loire Valley, France.The beautifully crafted Quarts de Chaume from Chateau de L ‘Echarderie and vigneron Pascal Laffourcade shows a perfectly proportioned…
2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Grenache, Besson Vineyard, Santa Clara County.The 2019 Grenache Besson Vineyard by Sandlands, made by Tegan Passalacqua, who is Turley’s head winemaker and vineyard manager, is bright fruited…
2018 Neethlingshof Estate Wine, The Caracal, Red Wine, Short Story Collection, Stellenbosch, South Africa.The 2018 The Caracal Bordeaux style red blend from the Neethlingshof Wine Estate, a new winery for…
2020 Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez, Mencia, La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille, La Vizcaina, Bierzo, Spain.I love this Bierzo La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille Mencia with its raw earthy character…
2016 Sullivan Vineyards, Estate Red “Coeur de Vigne” Rutherford, Napa Valley.One of the most highly acclaimed vintages in recent memory and showing exactly what you’d expect from a top estate…
2020 Turley Wine Cellar, Zinfandel, Duarte, Contra Costa County.There’s a lot to love in Turley’s latest set of wines, and these 2020 vintage offerings are some of my favorite Zins…
2020 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Vosne-Romanée, Red Burgundy, France.The new Vosne-Romanée from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is noticeably plush, rich on the palate and luxuriously, almost, forward with classic Pinot fruit at its core…
2019 Domaine Giacometti, Patrimonio Rouge, Cuvée Sarah, Corsica, France.Christian Giacometti’s wines are getting better and better with each vintage I try and this 2019 Patrimonio Cuvée is another fantastic effort…
2020 Domaine Chapel, Fleurie, Charbonnières, Cru Beaujolais, France.The Charbonnières Fleurie by Domaine Chapel, an all new wine for me, is beautifully aromatic and juicy on the medium bodied palate with…