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2017 Samuel Louis Smith, Syrah “Sandstone Terrace” Santa Cruz Mountains. The Samuel Louis Smith Sandstone Terrace Syrah from the Santa Cruz Mountains is an awesomely beautiful wine with a heady…

2016 Cima Collina, Pinot Noir, Righetti Vineyard, Edna Valley. Annette Hoff’s Righetti Vineyard Pinot Noir is an absolute stunner with exotic whole cluster perfume and spicy intensity, it just might…

2012 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck, Katerloch, VDP Grosse Lage, Rheingau Germany. The beautiful golden hued 2012 Leitz Rosie Trocken, a GG by another name, is drinking absolutely…

2016 Castello di Verduno, Langhe Nebbiolo, Piemonte, Italy. The bright and menthol laced Castello di Verduno Langhe Nebbiolo opens nicely to reveal tangy cherry (cherry drop) and plum fruits along…

2015 Arterberry Maresh, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The Arterberry Maresh 2015 Dundee Hills Pinot is classic in style and with wonderful purity showing a deep color and…

2016 Weingut Von Schubert-Maximin Grunhauser, Riesling Feinherb, Monopol, Mosel, Germany. It’s impossible not to love this beautiful dry style Riesling from Maximin Grunhaus, it is bursting with energy and slate…

2016 Waxwing Wine Cellars, Syrah, Flocchini Vineyard, Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma County. Another small batch beauty from Scott Sisemore of Waxwing Wine Cellars, the Petaluma Gap Flocchini Vineyard Syrah shows…

2015 Domaine Maurice Schoech, Riesling, Sonnenberg, Vin d’Alsace, France. I have tried a few older vintages of Schoech and have always admired the brightness and purity in the wines, but…

2016 Saint-Cosme, Saint-Joseph Rouge, Northern Rhone, France. The 2016’s from Saint-Cosme are vigorous and meaty wines that will certainly be considered classics with deep layers and tons of character, I…

2017 Domaine Rimbert, Saint-Chinian Rouge “Les Travers de Marceau” Languedoc Sud de France. Jean-Marie Rimbert aka the Carignan-Man or Carignaniste is one of the herbs of the Carignan grape and…