2014 Piedrasassi, Syrah & Mourvedre, Harrison Clarke Vineyard, Ballard Canyon. Sashi Moorman’s deeply hued and brooding Harrison Clarke Vineyard red, his first Mourvedre based red under his own Piedrasassi label…
2016 Weingut Goldatzel, Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Geisenheimer Kläuserweg, Rheingau Germany. One of the surprises in the Terry Theise lineup at Skurnik’s SF tasting was the thoughtful and austere laser sharp…
2015 Halcon Vineyards, Esquisto, Rhone Style Blend, Yorkville Highlands. Halcon’s Chateauneuf du Pape inspired red Esquisto 2015 is extremely tightly wound, with staggering concentration and power, but still reveals gorgeous…
2015 Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes “Les Jouises” Red Burgundy, France. What a beauty, clear and concentrated with lovely detail, perfume and length the 2015 Frederic Esmonin Les Jouises Gevrey…
2016 Weingut A. J. Adam, Riesling Feinherb, Im Pfarrgarten, Mosel Germany. Andreas Adam (having worked at Heymann-Löwenstein, after studying at Geisenheim) is a rising star in the middle Mosel not…
n.v. Weingut Brundlmayer, Sekt Brut Rose, Langenlois, Austria. Vincent Brundlmayer’s Brut Rose, a methode champenoise grower fizz, is one of the great dry sparkling wines of the world with wonderful…
2016 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Feinherb “Ur” Alte Reben, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Mosel Germany. One of the best in Selbach’s gorgeous set of fresh 2016 wines is the lovely and deeply blue…
2014 Weingut von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc “500” Pfalz Germany. This wine asks serious questions, it grabs your attention and blows your mind, it just might be the greatest Sauvignon Blanc…
2015 Viticultores Emilio Ramirez y Envinate, Listan Prieto, Benje Tinto, Vinos Atlanticos, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Envinate’s Benje Tinto from the Santiago del Teide region of Tenerife on the volcanic…
2013 Bodegas y Vinedos Akilia, Mencia, Villa de San Lorenzo, Ponferrada León (Bierzo) Spain. This wonderfully textured and earthy Akilia Villa de San Lorenzo is a delicate and pretty Mencia…