In any category that includes lots of different things, those falling in the middle often get overlooked, simply because they...
Wakefield / Taylors, Clare Valley (South Australia) Shiraz 2020
Generations of consumers have been baffled by the Clare Valley’s ability to produce some of the world’s best...
Wakefield / Taylors, Clare Valley & McLaren Vale (South Australia) Shiraz 2022
Combining fruit from different regions would be horrifying to most French winemakers, but the Aussies have never had a...
Álvarez y Diez / Mantel Blanco, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Sauvignon Blanc 2023
This superb Rueda producer never seems to hit an off-note with either Sauvignon or Verdejo, and for me, the only suspense...
Álvarez y Diez / Mantel Blanco, Rueda (Castilla y León, Spain) Verdejo 2023
I wonder whether reviewers put a “ceiling” on the scores they will accord to white varieties such as...
Merry Edwards Winery, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
This is the winery’s first release from this site (and, indeed, from any site outside of Sonoma County), and it is a...
Merry Edwards Winery, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
This vineyard site was the first to produce a designated wine for Merry Edwards beginning in 1997, and I have tasted...
Pascual Toso, Mendoza (Argentina) Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
This is a wine for lovers of dense and intense powerhouse Cabernets, and that is a very big category of wine...
Tenute Bosco, Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy) 2017
This marvelous wine is already downright intricate in its complexity at seven years of age, and yet it is also abundantly...
Tenute Bosco, Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy) 2020
The flavor profile of this excellent example of Etna Rosso is defined by fruit notes of tart red pie cherries and...
Tenute Bosco, Etna Bianco (Sicily, Italy) 2022
This is a delicious rendering of Carricante from the slopes of Mount Etna, with very precise balance of ripe but delicate...
Viña Quebrada de Macul, Upper Maipo Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
I have a very long track record with this wine, and it is all about admiration for its distinctiveness as well as love of...