I don’t know anything about this producer other than that this wine is a terrific rendering of Nebbiolo from the wonderful...
Remarkable Rieslings
In my capacity as Guy With World’s Best Job, I spent much of last week in Germany, tasting extraordinary renditions of...
RdV Vineyards, Virginia (United States) 2010
Both the price and the score indicated here will likely prove surprising to most readers, but I assure you that the wine turns...
Apaltagua, Apalta Valley (Colchagua Valley, Chile) Carmenere 2009
This limited edition (7,200 bottles), high-end rendition of Carmenere shows very interesting, highly complex aromas as well as...
Cavallotto, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
This captivating wine is an object lesson in the completeness as well as the immediate appeal of the 2010 vintage in...
Produttori Del Barbaresco, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2011
This amazing cooperative continues to amaze with it entry-level bottling for 2011, making one wonder how good the Riservas might...
Alessandria Fratelli, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
This smashingly good wine from the commune of Verduno as all about gorgeous Nebbiolo fruit from a great vintage, as opposed to...
Negretti, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
This is a modern-style Barolo that pushes its luck with prominent wood notes on the nose as well as the palate, yet the wine is...
Franco Conterno, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
This is a quite traditional-seeming Barolo that offers terrific immediate appeal while standing as a rather dicey prospect for...
Luciano Sandrone, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
Sandrone is widely regarded as one of the most skillful vintners in Barolo, and the 2010 vintage has been hailed as possibly the...
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Horse Heaven Hills (Washington) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
A beautifully made wine that exhibits near-perfect balance between fruit and wood, this shows lovely dark fruit tones and quite...
Cartlidge & Browne, North Coast (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
This wine is quite widely distributed, and though you could be excused for assuming that a wine you might encounter in a...