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2018 Michel Gahier, Trousseau, Le Clousot, Arbois AC, Jura, France.One of the Jura classics, Gahier’s 2018 Le Clousot Trousseau has a beam of stony red fruits, a light dusting of…

2016 Domaine Tour Saint Michel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Rouge “Cuvée du Lion” Rhône Valley, France.The Domaine Tour Saint Michel, which was completely unknown to me prior to tasting this 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape…

2019 Combe, Trousseau, Stolpman Vineyards, Ballard Canyon, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County.The Jura inspired 2019 Combe Trousseau by Stolpman is deliciously light pale ruby and brick hued in the…

2012 Salon, Brut Cuvée S, Blanc de Blancs, Le Mesnil, Grand Cru Champagne, France.With striking aromatics, steely mineral, precise and a poised full bodied mouth feel, there’s not much wrong…

2022 Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.The lean, edgy and deeply opaque purple/garnet 2022 Theopolis Yorkville Highlands Petite Sirah is similar, but ripe and fuller than…

2016 Domaine François Raveneau, Chablis “Butteaux” Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.Run by the brothers, François’ sons, Bernard and Jean-Marie Raveneau, Domaine François Raveneau, is one of the legendary Burgundy estates…

1983 Dom Pérignon, Brut Vintage Champagne by Moët et Chandon, France.One of the world’s most glamorous symbols, the iconic Dom Pérignon luxury Champagne is still a magic force in the…

2020 Domaine Serre Besson, Cru Vinsobres AOC Rouge, Rhone Valley, France.The Serre Besson Cru Vinsobres, a new wine and producer to me, was a huge hit at a recent Rhône…

2015 Les Vins de Vienne, Conrdieu, Les Chambée, Northern Rhône, France.Like some of Yves Cuilleron’s own efforts, especially his La Petite Côte, the delicately perfumed and stony 2015 Les Vins…

2017 Cantina Roeno, Riesling “Praecipuus” IGT Riesling Renano TreVenezie, Italy.This crisply dry and pure straw/gold 100% Riesling from Roeno shows off loads of unique character and has a mineral driven…