2019 Domaine Saint-Damien, Gigondas, Les Souteyrades, Vieilles Vignes, Rhone Valley, France.The fabulous and sultry Grenache based 2019 Saint-Damien Les Souteyrades Gigondas has layers of black raspberry, boysenberry, plum and grenadine…
2019 Arnot-Roberts, Trousseau, North Coast, California.Just when you thought this wine couldn’t get better, especially after the pretty 2018 version, the guys at Arnot-Roberts step it up again with their…
2018 Borgogno, No Name, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Piedmonte, Italy.The impeccable and finely detailed 2018 Borgogno No Name Langhe Nebbiolo, which really is a de-classified Barolo that saw the same winemaking…
2016 Mount Eden Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2016 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Mount Eden Vineyards is a stunning bottle and has the stuffing to…
2019 Il Colombaio di Santachiara, Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG “Campo della Pieve” Tuscan Wine Wine, Italy.The small family run winery, Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara, formerly a historic Parish…
2019 Halcon Vineyards, Esquisto, Grenache/Syrah, Halcon Estate, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.While mainly known for their fantastic Domaine Jamet like estate Syrah bottling(s), Halcon Vineyards has done a stellar job in…
2020 Troon Vineyard, Vermentino, Kubli Bench, Estate Vineyard, Applegate Valley AVA, Oregon.Much credit and attention needs to be directed at Craig Camp and his team at Troon Vineyard for the…
2017 Agricole Brandini la Morra, Barolo DOCG, Annunziata, Piedmonte, Italy.The Agricola Brandini La Morra Estate, owned by Piero Bagnasco and run by his daughters, Giovanna and Serena, is a new…
2018 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Trocken, Eierfels Dorsheim, Nahe, Germany.One of my favorite dry bottlings at Schloss Diel is Caroline Diel’s Dorsheim Riesling Eierfels which is a special cuvée that Diel…
2018 Sandlands, Grenache, Besson Vineyard, Santa Clara County.Tegan Passalacqua’s Sandlands beautifully detailed and aromatic Old Vine Grenache comes from the historic Besson Vineyard, near the Hecker Pass and the town…