2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Grenache, Besson Vineyard, Santa Clara County.The 2019 Grenache Besson Vineyard by Sandlands, made by Tegan Passalacqua, who is Turley’s head winemaker and vineyard manager, is bright fruited…
2018 Neethlingshof Estate Wine, The Caracal, Red Wine, Short Story Collection, Stellenbosch, South Africa.The 2018 The Caracal Bordeaux style red blend from the Neethlingshof Wine Estate, a new winery for…
2020 Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez, Mencia, La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille, La Vizcaina, Bierzo, Spain.I love this Bierzo La Vitoriana Lomas de Valtuille Mencia with its raw earthy character…
2016 Sullivan Vineyards, Estate Red “Coeur de Vigne” Rutherford, Napa Valley.One of the most highly acclaimed vintages in recent memory and showing exactly what you’d expect from a top estate…
2020 Turley Wine Cellar, Zinfandel, Duarte, Contra Costa County.There’s a lot to love in Turley’s latest set of wines, and these 2020 vintage offerings are some of my favorite Zins…
2020 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Vosne-Romanée, Red Burgundy, France.The new Vosne-Romanée from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is noticeably plush, rich on the palate and luxuriously, almost, forward with classic Pinot fruit at its core…
2019 Domaine Giacometti, Patrimonio Rouge, Cuvée Sarah, Corsica, France.Christian Giacometti’s wines are getting better and better with each vintage I try and this 2019 Patrimonio Cuvée is another fantastic effort…
2020 Domaine Chapel, Fleurie, Charbonnières, Cru Beaujolais, France.The Charbonnières Fleurie by Domaine Chapel, an all new wine for me, is beautifully aromatic and juicy on the medium bodied palate with…
2013 Massolino, Barolo DOCG Riserva, Vigna Rionda, Serralunga d’Alba, Piedmonte, Italy.Massolino’s Vigna Rionda Riserva 2013 is remarkably involved and tight as nails, more like a 2010, than what I expected…
2009 Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm, Riesling Auslese, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany.In the world of wine, Katharina Prüm is a star and the J. J. Prüm winery is legendary, noted for…