2018 Domaine des Sanzay Saumur Champigny
Domaine de Sanzay’s Saumur-Champigny is a mercurial wine, youthful but with the stuffing to age. Made from organically farmed Cabernet Franc, it’s rich raspberry-red…
Red Wines
2020 Gallica Cabernet Franc Napa Valley
Gallica’s Napa Cab Franc is ruby purple with blue-fuchsia glints. The wine has a perfume of violets and black plums, and the first palate…
2017 Émile Beyer Pinot Noir Eguisheim Alsace
The Émile Beyer winery was established in Eguisheim in 1580 and is now managed by the family’s 14th generation. Farming is organic and the…
2018 Perrachon et Fils Clos des Chers Juliénas
Perrachon’s Juliénas is deliciously versatile and a terrific value
2017 DeLille Cellars D2 Red Blend Columbia Valley
DeLille’s D2 is a Bordeaux-style blend of two-thirds Merlot, a little less than one-third Cabernet Sauvignon, and a dollop of Cab Franc and Petit…
2017 Clos des Fous Pinot Noir Subsollum Aconcagua Costa
Subsollum is made by the same band of friends who produce Pour Ma Gueule, a red blend based on Cinsault that includes a modicum…
2020 Troon Vineyard Grenache Glou-Glou Cowhorn Vineyard Applegate Valley
This cuvée comes from Troon’s estate Cownhorn Vineyard plus another organic vineyard in Applegate Valley. The grapes underwent carbonic maceration in a sealed stainless…
2017 Clos des Fous Pour Ma Gueule Red Blend Itata
Winemakers (and friends) Pedro Parra, François Massoc, Paco Leyton, and Albert Cussen feature prominently on this wine’s label. Pour Ma Gueule means, basically, “for…
2019 Pax Mahle Wines Mission Somer’s Vineyard Lodi
One hundred and twenty years old. Let that sink in.
2009 Malvirà S.S. Trinità Riserva Roero
Malvirà’s 2009 Nebbiolo has evolved beautifully but retains its freshness and vibrancy
2019 Maison Noir Pinot Noir Other People’s Pinot Willamette Valley
For his “Other People’s Pinot,” winemaker André Hueston Mack sources grapes from a medley of Willamette Valley vineyards. He treats the fruit to a…
2017 Trimbach Pinot Noir Réserve Alsace
Trimbach’s reserve Pinot is garnet colored and fragrant of high-toned cherries steeped in tarragon, thyme, and basil. The palate adds ripe red and dried…