The best Quality-Price-Ratio (QPR) California Pinot Noir we’ve tasted in years! It’s from one of the Central Coast’s very first Pinot Noir vineyards, Mission Ranch in the Salinas Valley planted in 1961. Fifty-five... Read More
Organic/Bio There are no other Willamette Valley Pinots like Stephen Hagen's Antiquum Farm wines, and no other Antiquum Farm wine like this. Here he's seeking to capture the essence of his unique vines and the remarkable... Read More
Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More
Organic/Bio In the past, Passiflora was the Antiquum Farm wine that made Willamette Valley Pinot Noir fans scratch their heads and mutter, Wait - what? There’s some of that in the 2021 edition, but just a touch more restrained,... Read More
One of Austria's most consistently highly-rated Pinot Noirs is also one of the world's finest Pinot Noir values! From Austria's Wagram region and two-time Austrian Winemaker of the Year Anton Bauer, this is 100% Pinot... Read More
Organic/Bio Very much a wow wine that's already showing layers of complexity and will keep on improving with ease. From younger blocks (meaning <20 years old) near the top of the vineyard, the 2021 serves up boisterous... Read More
If you think this is impressive right now (and it is!), just wait until you give it some time in decanter or a year or two in cellar. Plenty of succulent fruit but also amazing old-vine intensity from a large does of the vineyard's... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Bethel Heights has made wine from this very densely-planted site just next to Justice off and on for years before purchasing it and adding it to the estate in 2000. A little bit of Dundee Hills smoky richness... Read More
From 7 different vineyards, 100% whole cluster, stomped by foot, native yeast, basket pressed, aged 10 months in oak (just a little new) and bottled with as little sulfur as possible, this is just plain delicious. Dark fruited,... Read More
One of the longest-running high-quality “value” Pinots we know of. As Robert Parker said of the 2013 edition: An authentic tasting Pinot Noir that sells for a song...Aromas of sweet red and black cherry fruit intermixed... Read More
The best Bourgogne Rouge in the shop right now, one of the best we’ve found in years, and a terrific value to boot. Caroline Fyot and Alexia Russo worked in luxury products and finance in Paris before deciding to move to... Read More
An outstanding 1er Cru Mercurey that shows the flesh and grip this region is famed for – and the value, too! Caroline Fyot and Alexia Russo worked in luxury products and finance in Paris before deciding to move to Burgundy... Read More
Lower ABV This is an unexpectedly exciting Pinot Noir out of Germany that can be enjoyed almost anytime. From Tuesday night pizza night to barbecues outside, this wines versatility will make you want to grab it again and again.... Read More
From Duckhorn's “value” project, this shares the approach of their Goldeneye and Migration Pinots. Ripe Pinot fruit from across California gives this plenty of dark cherry, currant and wild strawberry fruit aromas... Read More
From the newest AOC in the Cote de Beaune in the hills above Chassagne, this is a lovely 1er Cru red that needs a little time but is sure to delivery masses of pleasure. The concentration of 50 year-old vines is evident in the... Read More
Yes, it's far too soon to be drinking 2021 red Burgundies...but this is so utterly charming already that it's at least worth dipping into! This is just Jerome Billard's 5th or 6th harvest from Les Hates, a village... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV The region is obscure but the wine delicious! Champlitte’s vines grow about halfway between Jura and Champagne, about 1.5 hours drive east from Beaune. Before phylloxera and WWI, the region was big... Read More
Organic/Bio Cheverny is the Loire Valley’s forgotten appellation, known (if at all) for Sauvignon/Chardonnay whites that offer excellent value alternatives to Sancerre. But there’s a little red wine from Pinot Noir... Read More
From 100% declassified Marsannay fruit, this is elegant and nicely earthy and glides like silk across your palate before the fine tannins come up at the end. Decant now and enjoy through 2028 or so.
Once the dominant grape of Sancerre, Pinot Noir has taken on new life and prominence in the eastern Loire (with a bit of help from climate-change-induced extra ripeness). This is a beauty, from 55-70 year-old vines and with 70%... Read More
Organic/BioIn the 19th Century, the wines of Chitry were sold as “Chablis” and, even today, most wine grown in Chitry is a very Chablis-like Chardonnay. But warmer slopes and ancient limestone soils bring Pinot Noir... Read More
Patrick Giboulot has only been making wine from his family's Cote de Beaune vines since 2014, but the talent is definitely there. The richness of 2020 is balanced beautifully by flinty, earthy, undertones and layers of black... Read More
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