The 2021 Pinot Noir Savoy pours a ripe ruby and delivers notes of bright cherry, peppery spice, and roses. Medium-bodied, it has fine-grained tannins and a fresh spine of acidity, with notes of more pure red fruit, crunchy earth,... Read More
More mineral aromas emerge in the 2021 Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf, with notes of wet stone, black raspberry, and fresh herbs. Medium-bodied and more tension driven, it’s taut with orange zest, clove, and gravelly, saline earth.... Read More
A refined version with a rich, toasty base, this carries flavors of brioche, pureed blackberry, graphite, candied lemon zest and fresh ginger on a fine and creamy mousse, followed by a lasting, spiced finish. Drink now through... Read More
Deep and powerfully built, with a rich and polished texture that highlights wild berry and blueberry flavors that show notes of espresso, smoky beef and black pepper. Finishes with big but refined tannins. Syrah and Petite Sirah.... Read More
A wine that needed plenty of air, the 2018 Syrah Singularity started out reductive and impenetrable yet slowly gave up beautiful, gamey black and blue fruits as well as notes of iron, beef blood, ground pepper, and iodine. Exotic,... Read More
Apple pie, croissant and lemon curd with some salted caramel. Full-bodied with density, focus and beautiful length. Lots of energy and richness here. Dosage 4g/L. Disgorged in August 2021. Drink or hold.
This rosé sampler has you set for spring, and even includes two big bottles!! Includes one bottle each: 2022 Chateau Guiot Rosé, Costieres de Nimes 2022 Liberty Aples de Haute-Provence Rosé 2023 Bargemone... Read More
Another brilliant value that readers will love, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Silencieux,is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot, all of which spent 22 months in 50% new oak. This medium to full-bodied,... Read More
Sarmassa is a lower elevation basin-shaped vineyard with more compact soils. It lies west of Cannubi and before Fossati. The wines tend to be a bit more structured and dense as a result. This estate has 50-year-old vines at 240... Read More
What a dramatic wine this is, at once ripe and austere, super-stony and super-herbal with a touch of peppermint. Compact core in spite of the sleek and very focused body. Electric freshness at the vibrant finish although the acidity... Read More
The restrained beauty of the peachiness in the nose is hard to describe, but easy to be overwhelmed by! On the compact palate this has staggering concentration yet still manages to be very light on its feet. The finish is blade-runner... Read More