2018 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Panoplie, Mourvèdre/Syrah/Grenache, Adelaida District AVA, Paso Robles.Maybe the most prized and exclusive of Tablas Creek’s bottlings, the Panoplie, is a Mourvèdre led Chateauneuf du Pape blend…
2020 Hundred Suns, Syrah, River Rock Vineyard, The Rocks District AVA, Milton-Freewater, Oregon.The open knit and pure Hundred Suns Syrah comes from The Rocks District, a sub appellation of the…
2018 Elaine Wines, Chardonnay, Calypte Vineyard, Russian River Valley.Coming from Chardonnay vines that are now 22 years old vines set on classic Russian River Goldridge soils at the cool climate…
2016 Desparada, Sangiovese, Amphora Raised, White Hawk Vineyard, Santa Barbara County.The incredibly rich and opulent Amphora Sangiovese by Vailia Form at Paso Robles’ Desparada Winery is deeply colored with a…
2019 Maison Louis Latour, Chassagne-Montrachet “Cailleret” Premier Cru White Burgundy, Côtes de Beaune, France.The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet Cailleret is classically pure and elegant in the glass with stony elements from start…
2004 Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, La Paulée, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The La Paulée cuvée was crafted from a blend of selected lots from all of the vineyards that were sourced by…
2021 Âmevive, Périphérie, Field Blend Red, Ibarra-Young Vineyard, Los Olivos AVA, Santa Ynez Valley.A light hued, framed and delicate red wine that reminds me of some of the Jura regional…
2010 Chesebro, Roussanne, CM Ranch, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.After recently talking about Roussanne, the difficult to grow white Rhone grape found in both the Southern and Northern Rhone region,…
2021 Samuel Louis Smith, Gamay Noir, Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The bright, juicy and crunchy Escolle Vineyard Gamay Noir by Sam Smith, the head winemaker at Monterey’s famous Morgan Winery,…
2019 Turley Wine Cellars, Old Vines Zinfandel, California.Last night, catching up with an old friend this iconic Turley Old Vine Zin provided pure and stylish pleasure to go with the…