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2005 Chateau d’Armailhac, Pauillac, Grand Cru Classe, Red Bordeaux, France. The Baron Philip de Rothschild Chateau d’Armailhac 2005 is drinking beautifully, I was certain it was a 2001 vintage in…

2013 Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvee Reserve, Rhone Red, France. Laurence Feraud’s gorgeous traditionally crafted 2013 Reserve Chateauneuf is the real deal with wonderful layers of fruit, spice, earthiness and…

2012 Chateau le Puy, Cuvee Emilien, Cotes de Francs, Red Bordeaux, France. Jean-Pierre and son Pascal Amoreau’s Chateau le Puy Emilien Bordeaux is an all biodynamic red made up of…

2015 Domaine de L’Edu “Muse” Rose of Cabernet Sauvignon, Vin de France, Loire Valley, France. Fred Niger’s Domaine de L’Ecu makes some of the finest Muscadet Sevre et Maine there…

2016 Joyce Vineyards, Chardonnay, Tondre Grapefield, Santa Lucia Highlands. The steely fresh new release Tondre Grapefield Chardonnay from Russell Joyce and team is a winner, maybe the best yet from…

2015 Domaine de la Touraize, Arbois, Trousseau Les Corvees, Jura, France. Made by vigneron Andre Jean Morin, the Touraize 2015 Trousseau is a ripe vintage wine with an exciting earthy…

2016 M. Lapierre, Julienas, Cru Beaujolais, France. The new Julienas from Mathieu Lapierre is sourced from the lieu-dit Côte de Bessay (single vineyard plot) from 60 year old vines set…

2014 Goodfellow Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, Bishop Creek Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Delicately layered and spicy the 2014 Bishop Creek is a pretty effort, especially for a richer vintage…

2016 Julien Sunier, Wild Soul, Vin de France, Beaujolais, France. This 100% Gamay is really a Beaujolais Village from Julien Sunier, he had a small crop in 20216 and went…

2014 Franchere, Syrah, Havlin Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Absolutely new to me, the Mike Hinds, a distant relative of the Franchere’s that were some of the first to explore the…