2020 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit Blanc de Tablas Paso Robles
Tablas Creek’s flagship white blend leans on Roussanne (46 percent), with healthy doses of Grenache blanc (28 percent) and Picpoul (14 percent), and smaller…
Wine Reviews
2011 Julia Moro La Combe Perdue Châteauneuf-du-Pape
“La Combe Perdue” means the lost valley. It also, apparently, means the lost wine. Scanning the world’s wine databases for this gem is fruitless:…
Two Organic Chianti Rùfina from I Veroni
I Veroni is an historic winery located about ten kilometers due east of Florence, in the Chianti Rùfina region. The estate consists of seventy…
2021 Il Conte Villa Prandone Aurato Valerio Pecorino
I love Pecorino. It doesn’t get enough play. Here, Il Conte Villa Prandone has vinified it cold, in stainless steel, to preserve the delicate…
Emeritus Vineyards 2019 Pinot Noir from Pinot Hill East and Pinot Hill West
Emeritus bottles two expressions from their estate Pinot Hill vineyard using fruit harvested on each side of the hill. The eastern flank gets morning…
2021 Castel Salle Schiava Bischofsleiten Sudtirol Alto Adige
Fruit for this Schiava bottling was hand harvested and fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel. The wine spent six months in a mix of…
2021 Eugenio Collavini T Friulano Collio
Collavini ferments and ages their Friulano in stainless steel for a fresh, modern style. It’s light gold color with a heady fragrance of peaches,…
Laherte Frères Brut Champagne
Lahert Frères is a négociant in Chavot, France, and their nonvintage brut consists of 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot noir, sourced from…
2019 Corison Winery Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Napa Valley
Cathy Corison’s 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet, just released, is deep, brilliant ruby-purple and, as with all of of her wines, is highly perfumed, scented…
2021 Inman Family Wines Chardonnay Pratt Vine Hill Russian River Valley Sonoma County
The Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay bottling is a mix of clones grown in sandy Goldridge soils. The vineyard is certified sustainable. The grapes were…
2019 Inman Family Wines Pinot Noir Olivet Grange Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Fruit for Kathleen Inman’s estate Pinot is farmed organically. The grapes were harvested at night, mostly de-stemmed, and fermented with ambient cultures in a…
2018 Gaja Ca’ Marcanda Magari Bolgheri
Gaja’s Magari Super Tuscan is 60 percent Cabernet Franc, 30 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10 percent Petit Verdot. It has a fresh ruby color…