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Broadbent, Madeira Verdelho 10 Year, Madeira, Portugal. Some many times, Madeira, Port, Marsala and Sherry get overlooked, or thought of as an old persons tipple, so it is nice to…

2011 Stolpman, Syrah Angeli, Santa Ynez Valley. The top wine from Stoplman made by the talented Sashi Moorman since day one is a extreme, no holds barred Syrah with pure…

2012 Kruger-Rumpf, Scheurebe Spatlese Nahe Germany. Georg Rumpf’s brilliant 2012 Scheurebe is one of the most exciting wines of the vintage, and maybe the ultimate example of this grape, it…

2012 Selbach-Oster, Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Ur” Alte Reben Mosel, Germany. This Riesling from 100 Year Old Mosel vines in Zeltinger Sonnenuhr is a touch off dry technically, but is wonderfully…

2012 Muller-Catoir, Muskateller Haardt Trocken, Pfalz Germany. If you ever want to know how serious dry muscat should taste, then you must try Muller-Catoir’s Haardt Muskateller, in fact if you…

2011 Alfredo Maestro Tejero, white Albillo “Lovamor” (Ribera del Duero) Valladolid, Spain. Known for his inventive and rebel ways in the Ribera del Duero, Alfredo Maestro has become a leader…

1999 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. I’ve always loved this vintage of VT, it was a sleeper, not hyped up like 2000 or the classic 1998,…

1995 Rocche dei Manzoni, Barolo DOCG “Vigna Big” Piedmonte, Italy. (1.5L Magnum) Wow, this 18 Year Old Barolo is still so young and fresh with great color and vivid purity,…

1995 Chateau Montrose, Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Estephe, Red Bordeaux, France. This wine was a huge and pleasing surprise, as I wasn’t really expecting much and truth be told, I have…

2011 Hilliard Bruce, Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills. Made by John Hilliard, from a vineyard site just west of Clos Pepe, the 2011 Hilliard Bruce Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills is a…