A serious “Cru” Beaujolais from a single estate with real complexity and depth of flavor, this still manages...
Cascina Luisin, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This is a bigger, riper, sweeter rendition of the Rabajà cru than the 2016 released by Giuseppe Cortese, and in...
Poderi Colla, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This traditionally-styled wine is always good, but this vintage may be the best rendition I’ve tasted in a...
Albino Rocca, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Barbaresco “Ronchi” from Albino Rocca is also quite good in this vintage, but the bottling from Cottà...
Pasquale Pelissero, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This wine is an object lesson in the ability of 2016s from Barbaresco to achieve both concentrated flavors as well as...
Paitin di Pasquero-Elia, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
Rarely a powerhouse but usually among the most interesting wines from Barbaresco, this is well suited to the growing...
Giuseppe Nada, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
With the extremely talented young Enrico Nada making the wines and his father Giuseppe still energetically tending the...
La Biòca, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
I can’t say that another wine from this producer has stuck in my memory, but I can say that this one will stay...
Battaglio, Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) 2016
This is clearly the best wine I’ve ever tasted from this house. It is brimming with expressive aromas and...
A Wine Buying Strategy for Scary Tax Season: Zig When They Zag
We’re now entering the scariest tax season in recent memory, with great uncertainty flowing from the 2018 “Tax...
Carol Shelton Wines, Mendocino County (California) Old Vine Zinfandel 2016
A juicy, fun rendition of Zinfandel with a high ratio of flavor to structure, this will please a great many palates. ...
Alexander Valley Vineyards, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) 2017
This offers a lot of fun for not a lot of money, based on an interesting balance of firmer, dark fruit notes and softer,...