2015 Angeline Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Reserve Sonoma County
Balanced: both ripe and cooling
White Wines
2016 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Effusively tropical, herbaceous, citric, et cetera
2015 Davis Bynum Sauvignon Blanc Virginia’s Block Jane’s Vineyard Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Zesty and tropical but with heft, too
2015 Y. Rousseau Old Vines Colombard Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Focused, precise, but wearing the mantle of old-vine wisdom
2015 Marco Felluga Pinot Grigio Mongris Collio
Tender and fleshy, with a honeysuckle sweetness
2014 Château Les Charmes-Godard Blanc Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
White fruits, stone fruits, almonds, and rocks
2015 Marco Felluga Bianco Just Molamatta Collio DOC
Glimmering tree fruits and laurel, flowers and brine
2015 Gallica Albariño Rorick Heritage Vineyards Calaveras County
An elegant, prismatic Albariño threaded with complexity
2015 Garofoli Podium Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore
Ripe and generous with honey, citrus, and white flowers
2014 Pellegrini Chardonnay Olivet Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley
Balancing sunlit fruits with nut, cream, and honeysuckle
2015 Émile Béranger Pouilly-Fuissé
“Shiny yet also demure…”
2015 Domaine les Chenevières Mâcon-Villages
“Substantial but not creamy…”