Category: Wine Reviews

2024 Domaine Pascal Janvier, Jasnières AOC Blanc, Loire Valley, France.The bright, zesty and steely 2024 Jasnières by Janvier is pure Chenin with limestone influence showing off lemony citrus, white peach…

2021 Bruna Grimaldi, Barolo DOCG “Camilla” Piemonte, Italy.The beautifully put together and aromatic Bruna Grimaldi Camilla Barolo, sourced from multiple sites, including La Morra, set on clay, sand and limestone…

2023 Domaine Lydie et Thierry Chancelle, Saumur-Champigny, Vieilles Vignes, Loire Valley, France.The Domaine Chancelle, with wines coming from the Loire’s Saumur-Champigny region, made by Lydie et Thierry Chancelle, was all…

2022 Salwey, Pinot Gris, Kaiserstuhl, Baden, Germany.Coming vines in the warm Spa area of Baden, the Salwey Pinot Gris is a pleasant dry white wine with good varietal character and…

2023 Battenfeld Spanier, Riesling Trocken, Mölsheim VDP Erstes Gewächs, Rheinhessen, Germany.Wow, what a steal this wine is, with a beautiful generosity and precise detailing on display in the glass, this…

2020 Agricola Brandini La Morra, Barolo DOCG “R56” La Morra Estate, Piemonte, Italy.Now firmly one of my favorite Barolo wines, Brandini’s estate R56 Barolo, is only getting better with each…

2020 Domaine Michelot, Meursault “Affine en Gres” White Burgundy, France.The beautiful pale gold, subtle, invitingly pure and stylish 2020 “Affine en Gres” AOC Meursault by Domaine Michelot is a very…

2018 Neely, Pinot Noir, Hidden Block, Spring Ridge Estate Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2018 vintage of Neely’s Hidden Block Pinot Noir is wonderfully evolving and satiny on the palate with…

2019 Agricola Punica, Barrua, IGT Rosso, Isola dei Nuraghi, Sardinia, Italy.The Punica Barrua is dark and luxurious on the all bodied palate with rich layers of earthy blueberry, dark berry,…

2022 Château Suduiraut “Lion de Suduiraut” Bordeaux Blanc Sec, AOC Bordeaux, France.Wonderfully electric in the glass this Lion de Suduiraut Blanc Sec shines a vivid yellow/gold in hue and has…