2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Olivet Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“a sharp rhubarb mid-note and a finish like a blazing comet tail…”
Red Wines
2010 Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
“Kid suede, black velvet, caviar, string of pearls…”
2012 Ehlers Estate Merlot St. Helena, Napa Valley
“The wine’s generosity is hemmed by woodsy tannins and fruit that stays shy of sweet…”
2011 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Rouge Mes Vieilles Vignes Chassagne-Montrachet
“Fresh cherries steeped in herbs, plus a slash of steel and licorice…”
2011 Paul Dolan Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino County
“Multi-dimensional, active, animated…”
2012 Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley
“demure in the way of a young person who has been trained to behave admirably in mixed company…”
2012 Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon Rockaway Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
“Fruit skews black cherry, smoked blueberry, and blackberries, and the fragrant top notes are woodsy…”
2012 Dry Creek Vineyard Meritage The Mariner Dry Creek Valley
“Sleek and shiny and ripe, woven with threads of red and purple…”
2013 Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
“An elemental yet supremely youthful wine…”
2012 Jordan Vineyard and Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
“elegant, lustrous, sleek…”
2012 Grgich Hills Estate Zinfandel Napa Valley
“flavors of ripe black and red plums and a finishing hit of coffee-steeped fruits…”
2014 Michel Chapoutier Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem Côtes de Roussillon Villages Latour de France
“Peppery and fruity, with aromas of garrigue and spice…”