Category: Wine Reviews

2018 Domaine Rimbert, Cinsault “Cousin Oscar” Vin de France, Saint Chinian, Languedoc, France.The all natural 100% Cinsault Cousin Oscar from Domaine Rimbert is a tangy fresh red wine that is…

2018 Domaine Testut, Chablis “Cote de Brechain” White Burgundy, France.A newcomer to me, on the Chablis scene, Domaine Testut looks set for stardom with an impressive Lieu-Dit bottling from Cote…

2016 Montevetrano, Colli di Salerno “Montevetrano” IGT Rosso, Campania, Italy.One of the most singular wines of southern Italy, Montevetrano is to Campania as Tignanello is to Tuscany, made from a…

2018 Chateau Peyrassol, Rosé “Cuvee de la Commanderie de Peyrassol” Cotes de Provence, France.The famous Cotes de Provence winery, Chateau Peyrassol, is located in the hills of the Var, north…

2017 De Forville, Dolcetto d’Alba, Piedmonte, Italy.This dark fruited and brightly juicy 2017 Dolcetto by De Forville is a little gem of a wine that delivers a wonderful performance worthy…

2017 Weingut Willi Schaefer, Riesling Kabinett, Graacher Himmelreich, Mosel Germany.One of my favorites and wine world classic, the Willi Schaefer Graacher-Himmelreich Kabi is always a delectable treat, this off dry…

2018 Laurent Herlin, Cabernet Franc “Tsoin-Tsoin” Vin de France, Loire Valley, France.The bright and strawberry juicy Tsoin-Tsoin by natural wine new comer (to the USA) Laurent Herlin is a easy…

2016 Domaine des Roches Neuves – Thierry Germain Vigneron, Saumur-Champigny “Cuvee Domaine” Loire Valley, France.Thierry Germain, who relocated to the Loire from Bordeaux in the early 1990s, and soon fell…

2012 Rovellotti, Ghemme DOCG “Chioso Dei Pomi” Northern Piedmonte, Italy.The Rovellotti family traces its roots in Ghemme, in the Alta Piedmonte which is fast becoming the hot spot for Nebbiolo,…

2014 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Red Burgundy, France.The Gouges family has been growing grapes in Burgundy for more than four hundred years and the current domaine was established in 1920…