Always a darker, richer, Pinot than you'd expect from Chassagne, the touch of extra freshness from 2021's cooler growing season makes this even harder to resist than usual. Black and red cherry fruit serve as the wine's... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Morgeot’s relatively heavy, warmer, soils helped mitigate 2021’s April frost damage and then drive lovely ripening in a cool, crisp, year. This opens with very pure, lifted, scents of crisp pear,... Read More
From arguably the finest red wine site in Chassagne and, unusually, from above the village where most 1er Cru sites feature Chardonnay instead of Pinot. Here the flatter terrain and walls of the clos have kept enough clay for... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Perched above the 1er Crus, this bowl-shaped sited was clobbered in the 2021 frosts. The tiny crop remaining gave beautiful Chassagne, with intense citrus and green orchard fruit, a double handful of crushed... Read More
At the western edge of the St Aubin hills, Pucelles is too flat to be 1er Cru but has a perfect S/SW exposure to generate plenty of ripeness even in 2021. This has the vibrancy and lightness of the vintage but with very ripe flavors... Read More
Under $30 Napa Cabernet has gotten to be a tough place to find good wine, which is why we're glad Master Sommelier Fran Kysela was able to pull this one together! Rich, concentrated, aromas of red and black currant, black... Read More
100% Negromaro from the “heel” of Italy’s boot, this is a terrific all-around pizza, pasta and cookout red. Bursting with notes of black cherry and raspberry, cracked black pepper and a touch wildflower aromas... Read More
Ripe fruit, around 40% whole clusters, and careful use of oak give a wine that almost feels better on the palate than it tastes - and it tastes GREAT! This is a terrific value.
Morgan was a pioneer in all stainless steel California Chardonnay and they still do one of the most delicious versions. Santa Lucia Highlands fruit gives plenty of ripe fruit – think pear, apple and papaya – that still... Read More
Organic/Bio Nebbiolo – the great black grape of Italy’s Piemonte – is more than one thing. Or, at least, makes more than one kind of wine. This is Nebbiolo at its prettiest, dressed up for Sunday but with a tiny... Read More
If you like Paso Cab, you’ll love how this shows in your glass and on your credit card bill (good value here). A darkly fruited, rich and fleshy blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Syrah, the whiff of scorched... Read More
Organic/Bio Not to do the points thing too much, but this is one of the 3-4 highest rated “straight” Chianti Classico 2021s Antonio Galloni at Vinous has tasted so far and by far the least expensive. It’s a triumph... Read More
We like Wine Spectator's description so much, we're going to use it here: Rich and bold up front, offering plenty of honeysuckle and spice notes. A drizzle of wildflower honey and a toast detail complement flavors of apricot... Read More
Jayson started in 1993, as winemakers Helen Turley, Bob Levy and Randy Dunn were tasting with winery founder Jayson Pahlmeyer and wondering what to do with some extra barrels of red that didn't quite fit in the Pahlmeyer blend.... Read More
Organic/Bio At just 1,800 feet elevation, the lowest of Passopisciaro’s Contrada vines grow on the last edges of Mount Etna lava. The vines push through the lava to limestone and develop more rich, round, textures than the... Read More
Organic/BioOnly available as part of the Passopisciaro Etna Six-Pack. Ok, I blew it and didn't buy enough of this because, tasting it in May on the slopes of Etna, it was closed and the fruit was hiding. Contrada Rampante... Read More
I never met Andrea Franchetti, who died in December 2021 at the age of 72. But this wine sums up everything I’ve read and heard from his partners at Passopisciaro. “Poetic” and “wildly visionary”... Read More
Corine Vyd (called Olenik through 2018) sits just down the hill from Lia’s and right beyond the boundary Ribbon Ridge in the Chehalem Mountain AVA. It's in the middle of a south-facing hillside with this block near the... Read More
As owner/winemaker Jim Anderson writes, “The Estate Vineyard, Old Vine bottling is the flagship wine of Patricia Green Cellars.” Like the “regular” Estate Pinot, this comes from a sampling of vines across... Read More
Unique among wines in the Patricia Green Cellar, this is a barrel selection - vs a single vineyard wine - that's made with extra lees contact and aged in 100% new French oak. In 2021, seven of 15 barrels came from the Estate... Read More
A unique take on Rioja. It’s all Tempranillo fermented via carbonic maceration to bring out the ripe red and black fruit. Then it’s aged just a few months in 100% new French oak, adding layers of dark chocolate and... Read More
Lower ABV Cheerful, happy, clean, Nero d'Avola from Sicily that's ready for any cookout, party or casual gathering it encounters. This is loaded with ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit with a squirt of raspberry for freshness... Read More
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