2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Zinfandel, Lodi, California.The darkly colored and deeply concentrated Sandlands Kirschenmann Vineyard Zinfandel is wonderfully rich and detailed on the full bodied palate, perfectly displaying the best qualities…
2019 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Rully Blanc “Les Cailloux” White Burgundy, France.This pale straw colored 2019 Rully Les Cailloux white Burgundy is pulsating with energy and its zesty acidity heightens the…
2019 Saint Cosme, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France.I am a huge fan of Louis Barroul’s negociant line of Northern Rhone bottlings, which seem, as I say almost every year, to…
2020 Bedrock Wine Co., Evangelho Vineyard Heritage Red, Contra Costa County.The latest releases from Bedrock are exceptional and have a sense of lightness and grace, traits not always found in…
2021 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Summer-Salters Rosé, Shake Ridge Ranch Vineyard, Amador County.Hardy Wallace’s new Summer-Salters Rosé under his Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! label is unbelievably pale pink/salmon in the…
2016 La Fiorita, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.There’s a lot to be said about these 2016 Brunellos, much has been done already, but they will be talked about for…
2014 La Marea, Grenache, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.The single vineyard 2014 Brosseau Grenache by Ian Brand under his La Marea label is drinking fantastically well right now, eight…
2017 Ferrando, Carema DOC, Etichetta Bianca, Piedmonte, Italy.The Ferrando Carema is a beautifully crafted wine from high up in the Canavese district, near the lake country in the Alpine foothills…
2020 Cameron Winery, Friulano, Clos Electrique Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This is ultra serious stuff, one of the most exciting and pleasing white wines I’ve had this year, it…
2019 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel “Cedarman” Howell Mountain, Napa Valley.In Turley’s awesome lineup of wines, it is hard to pick favorites, but this Cedarman consistently is one I am hugely…