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2021 Morgan Winery, Pinot Noir, Double L Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The latest Double L releases, Chardonnay and Syrah, are stunning wines, but especially Morgan’s flagship Pinot Noir, which shows…

2020 Bodegas y Vinedos Artuke, Pies Negros, Red Rioja, Spain.Artuke’s Arturo Miguel, like Telmo Rodriguez of Remelluri, is changing the way the world thinks about Rioja, which was for hundreds…

2020 Forteresse de Berrye, Crémant de Loire, Dry Sparkling Wine, Loire Valley, France.With a talented enologist, Olivier Barbou, Forteresse de Berrye is becoming an interesting new Loire label to follow…

2016 Michaud, Sangiovese, The Pinnacles National Monument, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.Michael Michaud’s rare Sangiovese offering from vines grown in Chalone’s chalky limestone soils is truly Italian in feel and flavor…

2021 Domaine Arnaud Lambert, Saumur Blanc “St. Cyr en Bourg” Loire Valley, France.As mentioned, the Domaine Arnaud Lambert, based in Saint Cyr en Bourg – Brézé, is making some of…

2021 Château Thivin, Côte de Brouilly, Cru Beaujolais, France.Thivin’s latest Côte de Brouilly from the 2021 vintage is youthfully wound up still and almost comes across with a Chinon like…

2020 Domaine Jean Collet, Chablis Premier Cru, Montmains, White Burgundy, France.Each one of the three Collet Chablis wines I tried recently were outstanding bottles, but totally different and distinct in…

2022 Russell Joyce, Gamay Noir, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Having led the modern Gamay rush in the region, Russell Joyce’s true Gamay Noir offerings take a back seat to none…

nv Sami-Odi Wines, Syrah “Little V” Barossa Valley, Australia.The wildly rare Sami-Odi wines almost never get out of the country, so I was thrilled to get a chance to try…

2021 Arnot-Roberts, Falanghina, Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma County.Arnot-Roberts’ Falanghina, which they have been doing since the 2016 vintage, is a beautiful version of this Southern Italian white grape with…