Wine of the Day
2011 Sheldon Wines, Pinot Noir “Roma’s Vineyard” Anderson Valley. This new Roma’s is coming out soon, and I am happy to have been able to get an early sample to…
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2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St.-Georges “Les Chaignots” Premier Cru Red Burgundy. One of the lightest and prettiest of Chevillon’s wonderful lineup of Premier Cru wines for 2010, the subtle and…
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2010 De Ponte Cellars, Pinot Noir Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Wow, this 2010 De Ponte Dundee Hills is stellar and is pleasure filled start to finish with perfume, lovely…
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2010 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir “The Beaux Freres Vineyard” Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. I really have high expectations of Beaux Freres, so given that, I was blown away with…
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2011 Domaine Costal, Chablis “Vaillons” Premier Cru White Burgundy. Kermit Lynch, Jean Collet and Bernard Raveneau are behind this impressive Domaine and it shows in the remarkable quality and intensity…
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2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St.-Georges “Les Perrieres” Premier Cru Red Burgundy. First, Nuits-Saint-Georges is way underrated and the top Premier Cru sites there might be on par with many Grand…
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2005 J. Rochioli, Pinot Noir “Little Hill” Estate, Russian River Valley. I will first say that if you have this wine, give it some more cellar time as I found…
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2009 Ridge Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains. This was a spectacular bottle of Ridge Cabernet, from select lots and block on the Monte Bello Estate, this wine really is…
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2011 Brovia, Roero Arneis, Piedmonte, Italy. This is an almost perfect example of this varietal, and it is a spectacular white wine that shows amazing detail and gives delightful pleasure…
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2009 Fattorie Romeo del Castello “Allegracore” Etna Rosso DOC, Nerello Mascalese, Sicily. Chiara Vigo is a rising star and her wines are stylish and seductive, especially her latest release here,…