2023 Les Traverses de Fontanès, Cabernet Sauvignon, Vin de France, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.The all organic old vine Cabernet Sauvignon, from vines planted in 1970, by Château Fontanès and biodynamic winegrower Cyriaque…
2023 La Marea by Ian Brand, Albariño “Alternative Cut” Kristy Vineyard, Monterey County.The 2023 La Marea “Alternative Cut” Albariño, by Ian Brand, is juicy and steely fresh, highlighting the long…
2011 Domaine Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet “Les Caillerets” Premier Cru, White Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, France.Starting to show its age and getting a deep gold hue in the glass and very nutty…
2017 Kobza Wines, Crémant of Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley AVA, San Benito County.The bright gold yeasty and nutty Kobza Crémant of Riesling from old vines is dry…
2019 Bucklin, Otto’s Grenache, Old Hill Ranch Vineyard, Sonoma Valley.This 2019 Otto’s Grenache from Will Bucklin is a dark hued, powerful and brooding vintage, quite different from the 2018, with…
2023 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Roxheimer Höllenpfad, Nahe, Germany.The Dönnhoff ’23 vintage, especially the dry Riesling collection, like this gorgeous, crisply dry, spicy, delicately aromatic and crystalline Roxheimer Höllenpfad, is…
2009 Capiaux, Pinot Noir “Pisoni Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands.The dark crimson/ruby hued 2009 Pisoni Vineyard by Sean Capiaux is aging beautifully and is still remarkably youthful and shows off a…
2022 Weingut Selbach-Oster Riesling “Rotlay” Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany.The exotic, deeply rich and thrilling 2022 Rotlay block collection Riesling from Selbach-Oster comes from the cru Zeltlinger Sonnenuhr vineyard set on…
2020 Cantina Fradiles, Muristellu – Bovale Sardo, Bagadìu, Isola dei Nuraghi IGT Rosso, Sardinia, Italy.Like the impressive 2016, this deep garnet/crimson hued and aromatic 2020 Fradiles Bagadìu shows off a…
1999 Clos du Mont-Olivet, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Cuvée Unique, Rhône Valley, France.I opened my last bottle of 1999 Châteauneuf du Pape, and with a touch of sadness and a slight disappointment…