This wine has – for many years on end – managed to combine remarkable size, weight and palate impact with...
Herzog Wine Cellars, Lake County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Lake County still doesn’t have the cachet of the Napa Valley, but it is the source for ever more top-quality...
Jeff Runquist, Amador County (California) Dolcetto 2020
I taste a lot of Dolcetto each year, and taste a lot of it in its traditional home around Alba in Piedmont, which I note...
Palazzo, Napa Valley (California) 2017
This is comprised of 98% Semillon and 2% Sauvignon Blanc, and though one could reasonably ask why it isn’t simply...
Serene Cellars, Pope Valley (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
This is a big-ticket wine that proves completely convincing even when the price tag is in view. The aromas are...
Trefethen, Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley (California) Chardonnay 2020
This superb Chardonnay accomplishes something that is quite rare in young renditions regardless of growing location: ...
Zonte’s Footstep, Barossa Valley (Australia) Shiraz 2019
It isn’t easy to pack this much flavor and fun into a bottle but still have the wine come across as both serious and...
Cantina Kurtatsch, Alto Adige (Italy) Schiava 2020
I’ve adored this wine in every vintage I’ve tasted, and this 2020 rendition is surely no exception. It...
Massolino, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
Massolino is a great house perched in one of the most enviable spots in the world of wine, with a truly grand view of most...
Silvio Grasso, Barbera d’Alba (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
Good Barbera is among the world’s best food wines, and among its strengths is that some of the least expensive and...
Nino Costa, Langhe Nebbiolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2020
is a light, fresh, very well-balanced rendition of Nebbiolo made to enjoy early and often. This category has never...
Cantina Terlano, Alto Adige Terlano (Italy) Pinot Bianco 2017
Over and above being a standard-bearer for Pinot Bianco from Alto Adige, this is one of the world’s truly great...