Category: Wine Reviews

1986 Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Sauternes, Premier Cru Classe, Sweet White Bordeaux, France. A friend celebrating his birthday opened this to share his special day and what a treat, especially to taste…

2011 Château Pesquie, Cotes du Ventoux “Terrasses” Rhone Valley Red, France. This vibrant and deeply flavored red, made from Grenache and Syrah is a real winner, and gives amazing drinking…

2009 Chateau La Roque, Pic St Loup “Cuvee les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvedre” Languedoc, France. Chateau La Roque is one of my favorite producers and I have long admired the…

2010 Cru, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley by Vineyard 29. Vineyard 29’s tasty second label Cabernet, Cru is a very pleasurable wine that possesses rich fruit, complex layers and delightful balance.…

2011 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling “Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg” Spatlese “Felsenturmchen” Nahe, Germany. This is a stunning example of modern Spatlese, a wine that transcends time and place with textural depth and elegance…

2010 Black Kite, Pinot Noir “Kite’s Rest” Anderson Valley. It is not hard to see why Black Kite has a rebid following, and the latest Kite’s Rest will certainly be…

2011 G.B. Burlotto, Verduno Pelaverga, DOC, Piedmonte, Italy. Pelaverga is a native grape to Piedmonte and is super rare, I have only heard of a handful of producers and research…

2010 Agostina, Rosso di Montalcino DOC, Tuscany, Italy. This is flat out delicious wine with plenty of character and charm to spare, best to keep an eye out for this…

2009 Domaine Camus-Bruchon, Savigny-Les-Beaune AC Red Burgundy, France. Camus-Bruchon makes some outstanding classically styled Burgundy wines and while on the old school traditional side, these wines are interesting and easy…

2011 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling “Pittersberg” Grosses Gewachs, Nahe, Germany. Georg Rumpf is making some fine wines, and while slightly under the radar, these are wines to find and covet. The…