The Central Coast designation is used here since the fruit is a mix from cool climate vineyards in Edna Valley and a...
Morgan Winery, Arroyo Seco (Monterey County, California) Albariño 2023
This Albariño draws on a little vanilla from the oak use, and it works surprisingly well against the tart citrus...
Morgan Winery, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
This is a crowd pleaser of a Pinot Noir, and as its twelve clones might lead you to believe, there are aspects for...
Meyye, Petaluma Gap (Sonoma Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2021
I always appreciate this style in Pinot Noir – it is light in color, but not at all light on flavor, oozing cool...
Kosta Browne, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
Another great site in the Kosta Browne book gets yet another grand treatment here, one that shows off the cool breeze...
Kosta Browne, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2021
One of the lucky few producers to get access to this spectacular vineyard, and one that the owners are no doubt happy to...
Morgan, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Riesling 2023
It is wines like this that make me wonder how other white varieties ever got as popular as they have when Riesling is...
Morgan, Arroyo Seco (Monterey County, California) Rosé of Grenache 2023
Morgan has got to be the most underrated winery on the Central Coast, and this wine continues to make the argument that...
Lucia by Pisoni, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Chardonnay 2022
I imagine it's always a challenge to let a site speak and to make the choice to not exert your will as a winemaker into...
Lucia by Pisoni, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2022
Here is a Pinot Noir that will take some time to unwind and will definitely reward the patient procurer. It’s...
Scattered Peaks, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Scattered Peaks is part of Derek Benham’s Purple Wine Company portfolio which includes Raeburn and Avalon. Of...
Brion, Napa Valley (California) 2021
Structurally, out of the bottle it is lean and leathery with peppery tannins. With a little time, it opens up to...