Category: Wine Reviews

2011 Michel Gassier, Lou Coucardie Blanc, Costieres de Nimes White Rhone, France. This Roussanne based white shows great intensity and vigor while remaining remarkably balanced and lush on the palate.…

2011 Rochioli, Chardonnay Estate Grown, Russian River Valley. This vintage of the Rochioli Estate Chard is refined and refreshingly subtle with medium weight, vibrancy and graceful round flavors with touches…

2011 Sheldon Wines, Pinot Noir “Roma’s Vineyard” Anderson Valley. This new Roma’s is coming out soon, and I am happy to have been able to get an early sample to…

2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St.-Georges “Les Chaignots” Premier Cru Red Burgundy. One of the lightest and prettiest of Chevillon’s wonderful lineup of Premier Cru wines for 2010, the subtle and…

2010 De Ponte Cellars, Pinot Noir Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Wow, this 2010 De Ponte Dundee Hills is stellar and is pleasure filled start to finish with perfume, lovely…

2010 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir “The Beaux Freres Vineyard” Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. I really have high expectations of Beaux Freres, so given that, I was blown away with…

2011 Domaine Costal, Chablis “Vaillons” Premier Cru White Burgundy. Kermit Lynch, Jean Collet and Bernard Raveneau are behind this impressive Domaine and it shows in the remarkable quality and intensity…

2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St.-Georges “Les Perrieres” Premier Cru Red Burgundy. First, Nuits-Saint-Georges is way underrated and the top Premier Cru sites there might be on par with many Grand…

2005 J. Rochioli, Pinot Noir “Little Hill” Estate, Russian River Valley. I will first say that if you have this wine, give it some more cellar time as I found…

2009 Ridge Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains. This was a spectacular bottle of Ridge Cabernet, from select lots and block on the Monte Bello Estate, this wine really is…