2021 Joseph-Jibril Carbonic Pinot Noir Marshall Ranch Sonoma Coast
As I mentioned in my review of the Joseph-Jibril rosé, I can’t be fully objective about this wine, having met one of the winemakers,…
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2021 Joseph-Jibril Pinot Noir Rosé Russian River Valley
I can’t be impartial about this wine, because Jaam Moynihan, who is one half of the Joseph-Jibril team, is something of a protegé. I’ve…
2021 Troon Vineyard Piquette Méthode Ancestrale Applegate Valley
Piquette is normally made by adding water to the press cake, consisting mostly of grape skin and seeds, that remains after a red wine…
NV Noël Bazin L’unanime Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
The assemblage comprises half vintage 2017 and half solera, all Chardonnay (naturally). The body offers a minuscule bead and sherried aromas, profoundly nutty with…
2020 Covenant Solomon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Bennett Valley
The Sauvignon Blanc grapes are grown in estate’s Moaveni Vineyard, and the fruit was fermented with ambient cultures and aged for ten months in…
2021 Massican Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley
The 2021 Massican Sauvignon Blanc is a ripe wine with a perfume of musk, jasmine, and lime peel. Shimmery front-of-palate acidity gives way to…
2015 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard Napa Valley
The 2015 vintage was Cathy Corison’s twentieth from her estate Kronos Vineyard, so it was a natural choice to celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary….
NV Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Traditionnel Champagne
The Bardoux family have been growers in the hamlet of Villedommage since 1684. In 1929, the family established their own marque. Since 1973, the…
2020 Vietti Arneis Roero
The Vietti Arneis is a perennial favorite. Grown on roughly 30-year-old vines, the grapes are vinified in stainless steel without malolactic. Pale yellow with…
2019 Cromavera Albariño San Luis Obispo County
Cromavera’s varietal Albariño is fermented and aged in a mix of stainless steel and neutral oak barrels. It’s fragrant of sharp citrus, especially lime…
2016 J. Wright Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
J. Wright’s Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a mix of Dijon 777 and Pommard clones, fermented in open top vessels and aged in French…
2015 La Grange Tiphaine Nouveau Nez Montlouis-sur-Loire
Damien Delecheneau’s Montlouis-sur-Loire is fully dry, made from organic, young-vine Chenin. The wine is bottled before primary fermentation is complete to create the sparkle….