2018 Odonata, Syrah, Hook Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.This beautiful black fruited, spicy, floral and delicately earthy Odonata Syrah, coming from the Santa Lucia Highland’s sandy/loamy decomposed granite soils and see…
2016 Marchesi di Grésy, Barbaresco DOCG “Camp Gros” Martinenga Riserva, Piedmonte, Italy.The 2016 Barbaresco DOCG “Camp Gros” Martinenga Riserva by Marchesi di Grésy is a powerful and dense Nebbiolo, more…
2020 Domaine Paul Pillot, Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy, France.Thierry Pillot’s wines are some of the most beautiful and authentic white Burgundies out there and this 2020 Bourgogne Blanc punches well above…
2016 Tenuta Col d’Orcia, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.One of the vintage’s best values and one you should try hard not to miss is Tenuta d’Orcia’s 2016 Brunello di…
2003 Schloss Schönborn, Riesling Kabinett, Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen, Rheingau, Germany.The golden hued 2003 Hattenheimer Nussbrunnen from Graf von Schönborn – Schloss Schönborn is really showing wonderfully well right now and was…
2020 Domaine Giacometti, Patrimonio Rouge “Cru des Agriate” Corsica, France.This pure and expressive red from Giacometti is a blend of 97% Niellucciu (Sangiovese) and 3% Grenache that was fermented and…
2015 Domaine du Grand Montirail, Gigondas, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Rhone Valley, France.Now perfectly aged and evolved without losing any purity and or vitality, Domaine du Grand Montmirail’s Gigondas Cuvée Vieilles…
2015 Weingut Georg Breuer, Riesling Trocken, Artist Label, Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg, Rheingau, Germany.The dry Grand Cru Schlossberg Riesling from Breuer, as mentioned here, is one of the most serious terroir…
2021 Ridge Vineyards, Carignane, Buchignani Ranch, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County.It’s remarkable how similar the 2021 Buchignani Ranch Carignane is to the 2018 version I last reviewed, where I compared in…
2014 Domaine de la Terre Rouge, Syrah, High Slopes, Sierra Foothills.Bill Easton’s 2014 Domaine de la Terre Rouge High Slopes Syrah is a beauty with full evolved character and mature…