Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 7, 2023
2021 Mansfield-Dunne, Pinot Noir, Cortada Alta Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.One of the sleepers at the Santa Lucia Highlands Sun, Wind & Wine event this May was the wines by Mansfield-Dunne…
Gapelive: Wine of the Day June 6, 2023
2016 Caraccioli Cellars, Sparkling Brut Rosé, Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Tasted out of magnum(s) at the Santa Lucia Highlands Sun, Wind & Wine event, this 2016 Brut Rosé vintage sparkling…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 5, 2023
2021 Domaine Comte Abbatucci, Cuvée Faustine Rouge, Vieilles Vignes, Vin de France, Ajaccio, Corsica, France.The beautifully pure and pristine ruby and garnet hued 2021 Cuvée Faustine Rouge, made from about…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 4, 2023
2021 Cattleya Wines, Syrah “The Initiation” Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The Cattleya “The Initiation” Soberanes Vineyard Syrah is without question one of California’s greatest wines and this 2021 edition maybe…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 3, 2023
2019 Bordes, Pinot Noir, Estate Reserve, Champlin Creek Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.I first tried the Bordes Pinot Noir a few vintages ago and enjoyed what Stephen and Carolyn Bodes had created…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 2, 2023
2016 Bruliam, Pinot Noir, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The latest Bruliam Soberanes Pinot Noir fits perfectly into winemaker Kerith Overstreet’s mantra of it takes great grapes to make great wines,…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day June 1, 2023
2021 Domaine Jean Collet, Chablis AC, White Burgundy, France.Each one of the three Collet Chablis wines I tried recently were outstanding bottles, but totally different and distinct in character, with…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 31, 2023
2004 Domaine Denis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin “Mes Cinq Terroirs” Red Burgundy, France.In a week reviewing nicely aged and or mature French wines, the 2004 Denis Mortet Mes Cinq Terroirs” Gevrey-Chambertin seemed…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 30, 2023
2007 E. Guigal, Saint-Joseph AOC Rouge, Vignes de L’Hospice, Northern Rhone, France.A very elegant and seductive maturing Saint-Joseph by Giugal that is far from being peaked out and an excellent…
Grapelive: Wine of the Day May 29, 2023
2015 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Riesling, Rangen De Thann “Clos Saint Urbain” Grand Cru d’Alsace, France.Some age has really benefited Zind-Humbrecht’s 2015 “Clos Saint Urbain” Riesling adding complexity, secondary tertiary elements and…