You want to pronounce it correctly for the right props: that’s shomlo (as opposed to Shlomo), and it’s good. No, make that really good. From a high-elevation hill of volcanic... read more →
2013 was a hard year in the Anjou, but it was kind to Christine and Joël Ménard, two of the nicest vignerons in all of the Anjou Noir. All of... read more →
West of Toulouse and east of Bordeaux in Buzet, Magali Tissot and Ludovic Bonnelle do the old fashioned thing, work by hand, foot crush, deeply respect the soil, get silly-low... read more →
Olivier is indeed the little brother to the Anjou’s Jo Pithon. He moved to the southwest where he gives us this swell mix of grenache and syrah. Expect a wine... read more →
Don’t forget Austria’s Meinklang. Sure, they’re not in the “natural wine club,” but they will be soon. If you can forget the (for now) somewhat conventional (for biodynamics) sulfur additions,... read more →
There’s a lot here. Lots of fruit. Lots of sun. Lots of power. But the iron and mint are just the right notes to temper the bold flavors.
I’ve been a fan of these wines, raised in concrete, ever since the early days. The Bien Luné is smoky and coal-like, it’s a dark drink with herbal and blackberry... read more →
Maranges is the southernmost Côte de Beaune appellation. This, the gateway to Côte Challonaise, is not on the collectors’ purview. Their loss, because some of the wines, especially those planted... read more →
Transplanted Burgundian Louis-Antoine has been part of Chile’s CPR and there are now signs of life. This wine is from 70-year-old vines in Truquilemu in Maule and those grapes are... read more →
At the end of a long tasting this was just the refresher I needed. It’s red, dense fizz, full of diesel and herbal tannin. Lots of tannin. Not for the... read more →