France’s Rhône Valley is on a historic tear, with excellent vintages now running back-to-back for a decade even as...
Yves Cuilleron, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
A couple of Cuilleron’s releases from Côte-Rôtie were “just” good in their 2017 renditions...
Domaine Georges Vernay, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
A gorgeous, graceful wine, this doesn’t push too hard in any respect, but is so beautifully proportioned and complex...
Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2017
A terrific wine with impressive density and depth of flavor, this is a powerful wine with wood to match, yet it wears its...
Domaine Pierre Jean Villa, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Sourced from a single lieu-dit near La Turque toward the top of the Côte Brune, this is a very different wine than...
Domaine Rosiers, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
This house makes three very good bottlings of Côte-Rôtie, and though you should not hesitate to buy any of the...
Domaine Gilles Barge, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
I tasted three utterly different bottlings of Côte-Rôtie from this well-respected house’s 2016 lineup,...
Patrick Jasmin, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Some of what follows about this wine is speculative, but please bear with me, as the wine is so good that a measure of...
Delas, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Although I was disappointed by the performance of Delas’ “Seigneur di Maugiron” bottling of...
Chapoutier, Côte-Rôtie (Rhône Valley, France) 2016
Moderate in density but nearly overwhelming in complexity and expressiveness, this is the best vintage of this wine that...
Pago de Tharsys / Carlota Suria, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) Chardonnay 2017
Granted, there’s no worldwide shortage of Chardonnay, but we can never get too many excellent examples at affordable...
Pago de Tharsys, Utiel-Requena (Valencia, Spain) 2013
This house makes amazing bubbly from Bobal, and though a $45 price tag will make almost anybody wonder if they...