The perfumed nose offers more floral notes to the ripe yet cool and airy mix of extremely pretty red berry fruit and plum aromas. There is good cut and punch to the detailed, intense and utterly delicious flavors that possess... Read More

A perfumed and exuberantly spicy nose offers up a blend of both red and dark cherry along with floral nuances. The wonderfully sleek, refined and punchy medium weight flavors possess a gorgeous texture thanks to the very fine-grained... Read More

There’s a flinty notion to this wine with gunpowder, black berry and ripe strawberry aromas and flavors. Full body, with very fine velvety tannins. Refined and very pretty. Just a hint of meat and chocolate. Seductive.... Read More

Fantastic aromas of blackberry and blueberry follow through to a full body with very fine, velvety tannins that run the length of the wine. Baking spices. Citrus. Blood orange. Purple fruit at the end like black cherry. Fresh... Read More

Plenty of blue fruits with violets, other flowers and orange peel. Raspberry. Full body, with tight and focused tannins and a creamy tannin texture. Just a hint of smoke and meat. Lovely flavors. Very classy. Drink or hold.... Read More

The Morey premier cru from Lambrays has better density than the village-level wine; there is a ripe plummy fruit with notes of liquorice underlined with a note of dark chocolate. The texture has more weight and substance, and... Read More

Exuberant, lively wine with a fresh lovely plummy fruit character coloured with notes of smoke, cedar, and Havana cigar. The texture is supple and light, but there is an intense floral perfume that continues on the palate. The... Read More

I was able to taste a few lots destined for the 2021 Cornas Renaissance, and it appears to be a forward, charming wine with plenty of ripe fruit, medium body, and supple tannins. There's plenty of classic Clape character here,... Read More

A tasting of the constituent lieux-dits indicates that this will be a fresh, well-balanced style of Cornas. The acidity is high this year, and the tannins are classically Cornas in their granitic grain and intensity. A highly... Read More

This too is elegant and pure if slightly more deeply pitched with its aromas of both red and dark currant laced with freshly turned earth. Once again there is excellent verve and detail to the medium weight flavors that also possess... Read More

Here the pretty nose is quite pure and clean with its notably spicy and floral-suffused aromas of plum, dark berries and prominent earth nuances. The sleek, delicious and punchy medium weight flavors also flash evident minerality... Read More

Once again there is a plethora of floral elements adding elegance to the nose of cool and restrained aromas that also include an exotic tea component. There is a bit more size, weight and volume to the more powerful, and more... Read More

The 2021 Chambolle-Musigny Village, a blend of five plots, has a well-defined bouquet, red and black fruit intermixed with blood orange. The stems are neatly assimilate here. The palate is well balanced with crunchy spicy red... Read More

Intense aromas of red currants, sweet tobacco, lead pencil, and terra-cotta. Medium to full body with polished tannins that are very well-integrated into the wine. It is racy and long with lovely mocha and subtle fruit at the... Read More

A tasting of the various constituent lieux-dits revealed that the Bachesson parcel had a peppery side and its characteristic rose scent, and an unmistakably granitic texture. The Chalaix lieu-dit was precise, fine, with no huge... Read More

A gorgeously fresh, airy and cool nose combines notes of green apple, a panoply of white flowers nuances, wet stone and a pretty array of exotic spice elements, especially jasmine. There is a notably more refined mouthfeel to... Read More

A reasonably fresh and more layered nose is comprised by notes of wild red currant, raspberry, violet and lilac hints. There is very good mid-palate volume and richness to the seductively textured medium weight flavors that possess... Read More

A cool and equally restrained nose also derives mostly from the red side of the fruit spectrum, especially cherry and raspberry along with pretty floral hints. There is excellent volume and punch to the medium-bodied flavors that... Read More

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is laced with dark cherry, plum, mocha, dark spice and chocolate. In 2021, the Reserve is a bit softer and less opulent than it can be, and that adds to its overall immediacy. Once again, it... Read More

The terrific 2021 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mountain is a 60-40 blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot from this vineyard in southern Napa. Vaguely floral and leafy, loaded with purple raspberries and cherries, this is really complex,... Read More

The 2021 Pinot Noir Ryan has a medium ruby color and autumnal scents of truffle and forest floor, cinnamon and Earl Grey tea leaves complementing a core of wild berry fruit. (In 2021, the wine comes from the Dutton-Jentoft and... Read More

An elegant, ethereal and transparent pinot with fresh raspberries, cranberries, red tea, licorice, cardamom and persimmons on the nose. All about the vibrant red fruit, with so much energy and life. Fine, seamless tannins. Unfined... Read More

Background hints of wood are present on the brooding and much more sauvage-inflected aromas of plum and dark currant. The supple and delicious medium weight flavors possess better volume as well as mid-palate density, all wrapped... Read More

The 2021 Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Les Dames Huguette is initially quite bashful on the nose, dark berry fruit intermingling with brown spices and orange blossom, gently unfolding with aeration. The palate is well... Read More

The 2021 vintage of Gap’s Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir comprises four carefully selected clones and underwent fermentation in a combination of stainless steel, concrete, and wood vessels. This wine possesses a magical quality—its... Read More

An elegant, cool and airy nose blends notes of black cherry, cassis, black raspberry and violet. The dense, delicious and tension-filled middleweight flavors culminate in a robust, serious and long but not rustic finale. Solid... Read More

The 2021 Pinot Noir Annabelle pours a youthful ruby and offers layers of ripe floral perfume that unfold in the glass, with wild berries and fresh herbs. Medium-bodied, with notes of brambly fruit and citrus oil, ripe tannins,... Read More

Deep but transparent ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir DuMOL Estate Vineyard is brooding with pine, pure black cherry, and licorice aromas. Medium to full-bodied, it offers bright acidity, ripe warming spice, and pure fruit, with notes... Read More

Just a spectacular vintage from this unparalleled, ungrafted old-vine site in the NW corner of the Yamhill-Carlton district. It opens with anise, pencil led and a gamey quality as the dark-colored wine moves slowly around the... Read More

We like this neighborhood. Elliot Vineyard tucks itself between Hellenthal Vineyards and the easternmost boundary of the Hirsch Vineyard. We were drawn to this site, planted in 1981 to the Mt. Eden clone of Pinot Noir, partly... Read More

Matured for 15 months in 52% new oak, the 2021 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills has a very pretty expression this vintage. The nose features detailed scents of blueberries, strawberries, Earl Grey tea leaves and forest floor, and the... Read More