Point Ormond, Roussanne 2013, Upper Goulburn, Australia
Tasting Note: Rhone-styled whites are gaining in marketshare, and Australia is seeking its piece of the market.[Read more]
Point Ormond, Roussanne 2013, Upper Goulburn, Australia
Tasting Note: Rhone-styled whites are gaining in marketshare, and Australia is seeking its piece of the market.[Read more]
Saget La Perrière, Marie de Beauregard Chinon 2014, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A Chinon that stands above — fullstop.[Read more]
Domaine Pardon, Cuvée Hugo Fleurie, Beaujolais, France
Tasting Note: A crus Beaujolais from Fleurie that shows the floral side of the gamay grape.[Read more]
Rocca Felice, Dolcetto D’Alba 2015, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting Note: An Italian red from Piemonte with low-alcohol that would be a ready, uncomplicated accompaniment to many a meal, especially an Italian one.[Read more]
Alma Terra, Ponte Single Vineyard Albariño 2015, Rias Baixas, Spain
Tasting Note: Some Albariños can be largely flavorless, but not this one.[Read more]
Louis Jadot, Pouilly-Fuissé 2015, Maconnais, France
Tasting Note: The Mâcon produces fuller-bodied chardonnays with riper fruit, and this wine well-captures that style.[Read more]
Latitud 42, Gran Reserva Rioja 2005, Rioja, Spain
Tasting Note: Gran Reservas from Rioja offer great value for the money in the to aged wine, category of which this wine is an example.[Read more]
Thorn-Clarke, Terra Barossa Winemaker’s Selection Shiraz 2015, Barossa, Australia
Tasting Note: A substantial Shiraz with personality, flavor concentration, and loads of black fruit.[Read more]
Coppo, Camp du Rouss Barbera D’Asti DOCG 2011, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting Note: Barbara from Asti is where this Italian grape variety shines best, including this bottle.[Read more]
Donnachiara, Taurasi DOCG 2011, Campania, Italy
Tasting Note: The aglianico grape, also known as the “Nebbiolo of the South (of Italy)” from Taurasi where it reaches its heights shows well in this bottle which offers ripe, plush fruit and concentration but not in the way you experience it in the New World.[Read more]