I’ve yet to visit this estate, and don’t know whether those involved consider Bricco Voghera their...
Tenuta Cucco, Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2019
This wine from the 2016 vintage put this producer front and center on my radar screen, and I was delighted to taste this...
Chalmers Wines, Heathcote (Victoria, Australia) 2021
This is a wickedly good wine — complex and intriguing — at a price that defies belief in relation to its...
Bosco de’ Medici, Pompeii (Campania, Italy) 2023
It is already a major selling point for this wine that it comes from Pompeii, and if you don’t know why that is cool...
Casalfarneto, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore (Marche, Italy) 2022
Verdicchio isn’t loved by everybody as much as it is by me, but I greatly value its freshness and green-fruit...
Adegas Gran Vinum, Rías Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2023
I’ve never visited this producer despite liking the different releases quite consistently — and always...
Viña Otano, Rioja Gran Reserva (La Rioja, Spain) 2016
This wine has been very good in every vintage I’ve tasted but I’m particularly enamored with this 2016, which...
Viña Otano, Rioja (La Rioja Spain) Graciano 2018
This house releases a wide range of wines including traditional bottlings as well as single-variety reds and superb aged...
Bodegas Ollauri, Rioja (La Rioja Spain) 2016
This all-Tempranillo release is very impressive, with formidable density, excellent depth of flavor, and fine balance of...
Bella Luna Estate Winery, San Luis Obispo Coast (California) Chardonnay 2023
Theoretically there is a balance point between opulence and restraint for every California Chardonnay, and that point can...
Schloss Vollrads, Rheingau (Germany) Riesling Kabinett 2021
This great estate slipped over a period about two decades ago, but the renaissance that started a dozen years ago (or so)...
Alexander Valley Vineyards, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
This has been one of the most reliable Cabernets from California for a solid three decades, and the fact that it can hold...