2021 Le P’Tit Paysan, Rosé, Pierre’s Pirouette, Central Coast, California.Ian Brand’s delicious and more serious than the name Pierre’s Pirouette would suggest, dry Provence style Rosé, made with 75% Mourvedre,…
2017 G.D. Vajra, Langhe Freisa DOC “Kye” Piedmonte, Italy.I first tried Vajra’s Kye Langhe Freisa DOC in 2013 with their 2009 version being shown at a trade show and I…
2018 Cayuse Vineyards, Grenache, Armada Vineyard “God Only Knows” Walla Walla Valley.The amazing 2018 God Only Knows Grenache from Cayuse’s legendary winemaker Christophe Barron, who’s roots are from the Champagne…
2015 Williams Selyem, Pinot Noir, Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Vintage, Vista Verde Vineyard, San Benito County.One of the first post Bob Cabral era wines from Williams Selyem, the 2015 vintage, which was…
2018 Krupp Brothers, Syrah “Black Bart” Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley.The deep and inky purple Black Bart Syrah by the Krupp Brothers coats the palate with fine grained tannins and opulent…
2017 Mount Eden Vineyards, Chardonnay, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2017 Estate Chardonnay by Jeffery Patterson and his team at Mount Eden is everything that expectations had imagined and is a…
2019 Vietti, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC “Perbacco” Piedmonte, Italy.One of the first tables I visited at this year’s Slow Wine 2022 tasting event in San Francisco was of course Vietti, especially…
2021 Arnot-Roberts, Rosé, California.The latest Arnot-Roberts Rosé is really tasty stuff, made from mainly from Touriga Nacional, the famous Port grape though rare here, as per normal, but this year…
2018 Porseleinberg Farm 798, Syrah, Riebeek Kasteel, Swartland, South Africa.This little known Porseleinberg wine by winemaker Callie Louw, part of the Boekenhoutskloof collection is an absolutely stunning Syrah, I can…
2016 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rouge, Provence, France.Etienne Portails’ 2016 Bandol Rouge from his family’s Chateau Pradeaux is a rich and full bodied effort, showing a soulful Mourvedre dominated palate with…