This Albariño is sourced from the Val do Salnés sub-district of the Rías Baixas D.O., and is a...
Xión, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2020
If you get a look at this wine in a restaurant or in a glass in your home after buying it from a retail store, you will...
Burgans, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2020
I threw this wine into a flight of Albariño wines I was tasting, just because it happened to be around —...
Adegas Gran Vinum, Rias Baixas DO (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2020
This is the best rendition of Albariño I’ve tasted this year, and though it carries a premium price, it is...
Ca’ Del Sarto, Friuli (Italy) Pinot Grigio 2021
This is notably above the average for this wine type and price category, which I confess looks like “damning with...
Gianni Gagliardo, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
Gagliardo is a top-notch producer located in the village of La Morra, though the fruit for this Barolo normale bottling...
Ippolito 1845, Cirò Bianco DOC (Calabria, Italy) 2020
Made entirely from Greco Bianco, this is less mineral and saline-seeming than many of the more widely known renditions of...
Palladino, Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2017
I have more than a few years of experience with wines from this producer, as Palladino often shows wines in “Nebbiolo...
Terra d’Aligi, Terre di Chieti IGT (Abruzzo, Italy) Pecorino 2020
Pecorino is a high-quality variety that has roared back from near extinction during the past 20 years, mostly from...
Adegas Gran Vinum, Rias Baixas (Galicia, Spain) Albariño 2021
The 2021 vintage was a tough one in Rías Baixas according to several sources, and I tasted more than a few washed...
Dei, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
I’ve tasted this producer’s wines sporadically for nearly 30 years, but this is the best of any of them. Still...
Il Poggiolo, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (Tuscany, Italy) 2015
It is undoubtedly true that the gloriously, historically great 2016 vintage for Brunello, Barolo and Barbaresco will...