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2016 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Franc, Bayly Ranch Vineyard, Paicines AVA, San Benito County. Ian Brand’s gorgeous and freshly focused 2016 Bayly Ranch Cab Franc is heavenly in…

2016 Satyre Wines, Amalthea Rosé, Russian River Valley. The face of Satyre Wines, Nicole Kosta, a fiercely proud Aussie, was an organic chemistry graduate of the University of Adelaide before…

2013 Socre, Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy. The 2013 Socre Barbaresco is a pure and ripe Nebbiolo with striking profile and rich character, it fermented in tank and is raised for…

2016 Waxwing Wine Cellars, Syrah, Dierberg Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley. I have been a fan of Waxwing Wine Cellars for quite a few vintages, Scot Sisemore’s tiny micro winery is…

2015 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Kabinett, Dorsheimer Goldloch, VDP Grosse Lage, Nahe Germany. Drier and more complex than a Kabinett should be, not that I’m complaining at all, this 2015 Diel…

2017 L’Aventure, Estate Rosé, Stephan Vineyards, Willow Creek District, Paso Robles. Crafted by the Saint-Emilion native Stephan Asseo, the L’Aventure Estate Rosé is to California what Domaine Tempier is to…

2016 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Trocken “Bömer” Zeltinger Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. This Bömer Trocken is amazingly perfumed, really highly aromatic at this stage, much more so than when I tried the…

2017 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rosé, Provence, France. The 2017 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rosé is a powerful wine and one that demands your attention, this amazing effort really gives Domaine Tempier…

2015 Domaine Xavier Gerard, Côte-Rôtie, Northern Rhone, France. A wonderfully expressive and exciting Côte-Rôtie from new to me Xavier Gerard, who I met earlier this spring and tasted through his…

2013 Domaine de L’Ecu, Muscadet Sevre et Maine “Taurus” Loire Valley, France. Fred Niger’s Taurus is his tank and barrel raised estate 100% Melon de Bourgogne lees aged Muscadet Sevre…