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2011 Domaine Guiberteau, Saumur Blanc, Clos des Carmes, Monopole Breze, Loire Valley, France. The remarkable fresh and vibrant 2011 Clos des Carmes Monopole Breze is full of life with ton…

2017 Domaine Rimbert, Saint Chinian Rouge “Les Travers de Marceau” Languedoc, France. One of my favorite Languedoc wines, the Domaine Rimbert Carignan based Les Travers de Marceau is a beautiful…

1996 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Second Growth, Saint-Julien, Red Bordeaux, France. After holding this bottle for almost a decade, I just couldn’t wait any longer to pop the cork on this Ducru-Beaucaillou…

2017 Bodega Cooperativa Cristo del Humilladero, Garnacha, “Granito del Cadalso” by Dani Landi & Fernando Garcia, Sierra de Gredos, Vinos de Madrid, Spain. The Granito de Cadalso is made at…

2010 Le Vieux Donjon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. I started follow this estate in the late nineties and have always been a fan of their traditional style, though in…

2014 Domaine Jérôme Gradassi, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Rhone Valley, France. As mentioned in my earlier reviews, Jerome Gradassi Chateauneuf is one of the most exciting new producers of this historic region…

2018 Joyce Wine Company, Rosé, Gamay/Grenache “Turbidity Current” Monterey County. Joyce’s 2018 Turbidity Current Roséis a dry and bright version, crafted this year from 63% Grenache and 37% Gamay from…

2016 Domaine de Gouye, Saint-Joseph Rouge, Vieilles Vignes, Northern Rhone, France. The old school and traditional Domaine de Gouye, which was established as an estate winery back in 1933, is…

2017 Envínate, Vidueño de Santiago del Teide, Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Founded by wine college students in 2005, Envínate (which means “Wine Yourself”) is the brainchild of four…

2017 Alfredo Maestro, Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) “Viña Almate” Peñafiel, Valladolid, VdT Castilla y León, Spain. Alfredo Maestro Tejero, a rebel winemaker who’s family came to Peñafiel, not far from Madrid…