This famous Rioja bodega has been turning out excellent Albariño under this proprietary label for several years...
Thierry et Pascale Matrot, Bourgogne (Burgundy, France) Chardonnay 2017
There’s no need to yell. I can hear you loud and clear: “92 Points for Bourgogne Blanc?” ...
Don’t Forget BV…
It is a sad fact of human nature that we tend to overlook that which is familiar--even when the familiar is an “old...
Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) 2015
This wine won’t require quite as much inventiveness to justify a purchase as “Georges De Latour Private...
Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
BV’s flagship is among the most historic wines in the United States. At $145 per bottle, you might need a...
Rocche Dei Manzoni, Barolo (Piedmont, Italy) 2010
This producer has turned out some extraordinary wines from this site over the years, and the 2010 will likely turn out to be the...
E. Pira – Chiara Boschis, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This is clearly the best of all the wines I’ve tasted from Monforte in this vintage, and though it comes off as...
Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
This Cabernet seriously over-performs at $33 in relation to its Napa counterparts, with notably more intricacy than is the...
Ascheri, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
In light of the tendency of 2015 to produce big wines and the commune of Serralunga to do the same, this is an admirably...
Barale Fratelli, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This excellent Bussia is dark in both appearance and tone of fruit, yet manages to seem open in terms of flavors and...
Alessandria Gianfranco, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This isn’t the most aromatic Barolo crafted from Monforte in this vintage, but man, it is marvelously flavorful and...
Rosso Giovanni di Rosso Davide, Barolo DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2015
This has the 2015 growing season etched into it very deeply, with big, ripe fruit driving all of the sensory signals it...