This offering seemed surprisingly tart and acidic when the cork was first pulled, but opened up and broadened out in just...
Bodegas Elías Mora, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) 2018
Only 250 cases of this wine were produced in honor of Victoria Benvenides’ father, and I’ve never seen it...
Bodegas Elías Mora, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) 2017
This is a very big and powerful wine in most vintages — certainly in this one as well. Physically quite dense,...
Bodegas Elías Mora, Toro Reserva (Castilla y León, Spain) 2015
This is a phenomenally delicious wine, and though it will surely improve for a decade or more, but one doesn’t need...
Peñalolen, Maipo Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Good luck finding $20 Cabernet that is as distinctive and detailed as this wine. I taste frightening numbers of Cabs...
Roberto Sarotto, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
This is wonderfully open and aromatic for a Barolo from this vintage, and flavorful and accessible in texture too —...
Roberto Sarotto, Barbaresco Riserva (Piedmont, Italy) 2018
The 2018 vintage in the area around Alba — including Barbaresco, Barolo and Roero, most notably — was one that...
Palladino, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
This is showing beautifully already, and though we’re approaching four years since the grapes came off the vine, in...
Rodáno, Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Italy) 2019
Anyone who believes that the only superb wines from the Chianti Classico district are ones with the words...
Bodegas San Román, Toro (Castilla y León, Spain) 2020
This is consistently one of Spain’s best wines. Although dozens of others are more expensive, the number that...
Sidetracks to Great Wine: Ten Top Destinations
Summer travel season is now nearly underway for most people, with the end of school on the horizon, and travel industry experts...
Platinum Award Winners from the San Diego International Challenge
Surely you’ve seen wine competition medal stickers in ads or on labels or “hang tags” on bottles in retail...