2019 Weingut Bründlmayer, Dry Riesling, Ried Zöbinger Heilgenstein, Erste Lage, Kamptal, Austria.The beautifully aromatic and elegant 2019 Bründlmayer 1er Lage Ried Löbinger Heilgenstein Dry Riesling rival top Grosses Gewachs from…
2014 Domaine Jean-Paul et Beniot Droin, Chablis Premier Cru, Vaillons, White Burgundy, France.The brilliant, invigorating and brisk 2014 Vaillons by Droin is just starting to enter full maturity and has…
2019 Vincent, Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The 2019s here at Vincent have proved to be lovely and charming wines, especially the Eola-Amity Pinot with its fresh, almost…
2016 Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo DOCG, Bricco Ambrogio, Piedmonte, Italy.These 2016s are easy to love Nebbiolo wines, even now there is a lot of pleasure to be had, especially Barolo offerings…
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…