2024 Sandlands Vineyards, Carignane, Contra Costa County, California.The latest version of Sandlands Vineyards Contra Costa County Carignane, from old historic vines set in the deep sandy soils near the Delta,…
2025 Bodegas Bernabeleva, Camino de Navaherreros Blanco, Vinos de Madrid DO, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Spain.This highly aromatic, bone dry white wine from Bodegas Bernabeleva, one of the pioneers of…
1970 Château Cissac, Haut Medoc, Cru Bourgeois, Red Bordeaux, France.A remarkably well preserved 1970 Bordeaux with a deep garnet color, fresh aromatics and a stunningly good medium bodied palate showing…
2024 Sylvain Morey, Panorama Rouge, Luberon AOP, France.Coming from a famous name in Burgundy, Morey, this Côtes du Rhône style red from the Luberon and Sylvain Morey shows off a…
2024 Impromptu, Sardésco, Cannonau, ‘Inu Nieddu, Vino Italia Rosso, Sardinia, Italy.The all new deep garnet/ruby hued Sardésco bottling from Giuseppi Cóssu at Impromptu Wines, technically a Vino de Tavola or…
2015 Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru Red Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-St.-Denis, France.What an amazing treat this 2015 Lignier-Michelot Grand Cru Clos de la Roche, one of…
2023 Storm Wines, Grand Marque Rouge, Rhône Style Red, Santa Barbara County.Ernest Storm’s Grand Marque Rouge, a mostly Santa Ynez Valley blend of 66% Grenache, 17% Mourvedre and 17% Syrah…
2021 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Chassagne-Montrachet, Vieilles Vignes, Côte de Beaune, White Burgundy, France.Interestingly, this 2021 Old Vine Chassagne-Monttrachet from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey follows suit with the more dense 2020 and 2022…
2025 Ameztoi, Rubentis Rosé, Getariako Txakolina DO, Spain.I was in need of Summer refreshment and scanning the list at Bar La Côte in Los Olivos I found an old friend…
2022 Piemaggio, Chianti Classico DOCG “Le Fioraie” Castelina in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy.This old fashion and rustically charm Piemaggio Le Fioraie, a deep garnet hued wine, is a 100% native blend…