A hint of Mirabelle plum plays on the nose before becoming fully fledged on the medium-sweet palate. This flows with a stone fruit flavor that is always tempered by lemon freshness. It's smooth, rounded and fruit-driven, with... Read More
The ginger and smoke aromas (slight reduction) ensure this riesling stands out from the crowd, and as it aerates even more spices and stone fruits emerge. This is still tightly wound with tremendous concentration and great mineral... Read More
Love the fruit on the center palate here with its brightness and vivid acidity. Citrus undertones and a fresh finish. Well done here, and it’s a second wine!
A very classic Yquem. Breathtakingly wide spectrum of floral honey, exotic fruit (passion fruit, mango and pineapple), caramel and marzipan aromas. But none of this is a jot too much. In fact, the wine is extremely precise and... Read More
The 2016 Clémentin de Pape Clement Blanc reveals suggestions of fresh hay, dried persimmons, pineapple and wild thyme plus a waft of oyster shell. Medium-bodied, crisp and clean, with compelling saline notions, it finishes... Read More
A ripe wine that has great fruit as well as tannins, this is rich and perfumed. It has a layer of minerality that brings it close to the tough schist of the Douro. At the same time, the rich fruits are generous. The potential... Read More
Coming all from the Bien Nacido Vineyard located outside of the town of Santa Maria, the 2016 Loner Chardonnay WellWellWell reveals a more gold hue as well as powerful notes of salted citrus and orchard fruits, toasted bread,... Read More
Russet-pear peel with earthy and fruity notes dominates the nose. The palate comes in with dreamy sweetness, highlighted and framed with ripe lemon freshness, creating a tension between those two entirely fruit-driven poles. The... Read More