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2013 Ridge Vineyards, Carignane, Buchignani Ranch, Sonoma County. The hillside old vine Carignane Buchignani Ranch from Ridge is a lovely and juicy deeply purple wine that smacks of old school…

2014 Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc, France. The new 2014 Roulot basic white Burgundy is a brilliant and stylish wine with real depth of character and steely mineral intensity, it is…

2015 Weingut Nigl, Gruner Veltliner, Senftenberger Piri, Kremstal Auistria. The warm vintage shines through here without taking anything away from the electric energy and bright mineral character in Nigl’s lovely…

2013 Bernard Baudry, Chinon Rouge, La Croix Boissee, Loire Valley, France. This Baudry Cabernet Franc is not showy or flamboyant, but amazingly pure and shines with an inner gorgeousness of…

2015 Stolpman Vineyards, Para Maria de Los Tecolotes, Santa Barbara County. Stolpman’s vineyard manager Ruben Solorzano has a en eye for great vines and grapes, this Para Maria, a mostly…

2014 Anthill Farms, Pinot Noir, Peters Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. Another wonderful and stylish Pinot from Anthill Farms, the latest 2014 Peters Vineyard, is really showing well right now with bright…

2013 Dunn Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. Wow, what an awesome wine, this 2013 Dunn Napa Cabernet is close to perfection and is a throw back to the early 1990’s…

2015 Nanclares y Prieto, Albarino “Dandelion” Rias Baixas, Spain. The Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto Dandelion Albarino is their village wine from multiple plots of vines around Cambados in the…

2010 Chateau Bel-Air, Pomerol, Red Bordeaux, France. The vintage shows through here without question, a great year makes this lovely Pomerol a terrific value and wonderfully textured wine from Chateau…

2015 Envinate, Garnacha Tintorera, Albahra, Vinos Mediterraneos, Almansa Spain. I only just reviewed the 2014 vintage a short time ago, but this 2015 was so impressive and expressive I just…