An exceptionally well-integrated Cabernet, with fruit and oak meshing harmoniously, and a bevvy of secondary flavors...
Casa Bianchi, San Rafael (Argentina) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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Quinta de la Rosa, Douro (Portugal) 2014
A blend of Touriga Nacional (40%) and equal parts Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca, this is a deeply-flavored yet quite...
Abbazia di Novacella, Alto Adige (Italy) Kerner 2016
Taut and linear, with echoes of slate and stone lurking beneath its crisp apple-scented fruit, this is a fine example of a...
Dry Creek Vineyard, Dry Creek Vally (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
This winery gets lots of kudos for white wines, especially its Sauvignon Blancs and its value-priced Chenin Blanc. ...
Bodegas Caro, Mendoza (Argentina) 2015
A sophisticated red made with Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, with plenty of juicy fruit flavor but also a firm and...
Costers del Priorat, Priorat (Spain) 2016
A young but surprisingly accessible Priorat, this wine avoids the syrupy quality that characterizes many high alcohol...
Spy Valley, Marlborough (New Zealand) Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Vivacious and zesty, with lively citrus fruit, hints of freshly mown grass, and a bracing finish, this is an ideal summer...
Gary Farrell, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2015
One of the finest young California Pinots I have tasted this year, Gary Farrell’s Russian River Selection is...
Domaine Calot, Morgon (Beaujolais, France) 2015
A serious wine from the Morgon “cru,” this Beaujolais is deeply colored and flavored, with earthy undertones...
Torre Rosazza, Friuli Colli Orientali (Italy) Friulano 2017
Sometimes vintages make virtually no difference. I tasted and reviewed (and praised) the 2016 rendition of this wine...
Domaine Yohan Lardy, Moulin-a-Vent (Beaujolais, France) 2016
An earthy Beaujolais, with some of the rural “funk” that characterizes many Rhône and some Burgundy...
Ten Wines that Changed the World
It is a truism bordering on cliché to observe that wine the world over is better than it’s ever been. Greater...