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2020 Domaine Nicolas Pointeau, Chinon Rouge, Les Tonnelieres, Loire Valley, France.This surprisingly delicious 100% organic and naturally made Cabernet Franc was a real delight, especially with rustic cuisine, and showed…

2017 Chesebro, Grenache, CM Ranch – Estate Vineyard, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.Chesebro has released a new set of cellar aged wines, including an estate CM Ranch Carmel Valley Syrah…

2020 Castello di Perno – Gregorio Gitti, Nascetta, Langhe DOC, Piemonte, Italy.Nascetta, an extremely rare Langhe white grape, is now made into wine by only a dozen or so producers…

2020 Casa Castillo, La Tendida, Jumilla D.O., Spain.The Casa Castillo label, imported by Eric Soloman’s European Cellars, is a well known and admired winery, famous for Monastrell, aka Mourvèdre, and…

2021 Weingut Tegernseerhof, Riesling Smaragd, Reid Steinertal, Wachau, Austria.Tegernseerhof’s Ried Steinertal Smaragd Riesling is an exceptional and impactful dry Riesling with a stylish density and mouth feel, but still holding…

2022 Leo Steen, Chenin Blanc, Peayberry, Mendocino County.Looking for great domestic Chenin Blanc? This is the label for you, and especially this gorgeous 2022 Peaberry from Leo Hansen at Leo…

2022 A. Rafanelli, Zinfandel, Estate Grown, Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma County.There’s a lot to admire from Shelly Rafanelli’s 2022 Estate Dry Creek Zinfandel, not an easy vintage, and I…

2022 Malat, Grüner Veltliner, Furth, Kremstal DAC, Austria.The crisply dry 2022 village level Grüner Furth from Malat is a racy and bracing expression of Kremstal Grüner that is everything you…

2021 Cume do Avia, Colleita 9 Tinto, Galicia, Spain.As I’ve said before, these Cume do Avia wines are serious efforts that deserve your attention, though they have a friendly and…

2022 Oliviero Pastoris, Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG “La Norezza” Italy.I’m a huge fan of Erbaluce di Caluso, and love the wines of Favaro and Ferrando, but winemaker Eugenio Pastoris believes…