Concentrated and deeply flavorful, but also marvelously pure and fresh, this is obviously fantastic northern Rhône...
Maison Les Alexandrins, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
This is a new house that makes some solid entry-level wines from purchased fruit and a few truly exceptional ones from...
Sebastien Blachon, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
This house evidently knew just how to play the 2017 growing season, as this shows quite ripe fruit that is open and...
Domaine Durand, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
This is a house on the rise, with excellent wines at reasonable prices and a clearly upward trajectory in terms of overall...
Domaine Courbis, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
A bit light by reference to the norm among top producers (which certainly includes Courbis) in the 2017 vintage, this...
Les Vins de Vienne, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
An excellent, interesting wine that shows both power and poise, this shows good density isn’t unusually concentrated...
P. J. Villa, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
This is Villa’s simple, fresh take on St-Jo, and it is always delicious and a pure pleasure to drink, even if never...
Bodegas Vibe, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Tardana 2018
When’s the last time you tasted a wine made from Tardana? I’d have been hard-pressed to answer that...
Hesperian, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
I really don’t go out of my way to review small production wines (300 cases) in the $150 range from Napa, but this...
Ferraton, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Ferraton is a house of long-standing that has made two major changes in direction in recent years, first in 1998 when...
Yves Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
Cuilleron’s cellar releases wines every year that demonstrate the competitiveness of Saint-Joseph and Cornas with...
M. Chapoutier, Saint-Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
This isn’t easy to find in the USA, but the 2016 is so good that it is worth a search…even if that search...