This is just a stunning bottle of properly aged wine. First taste is grapey but then its hits with a sandy texture. The high acidity begs for a cheese course... read more →
When in Valtellina in 2019 I met a man named Marco Ferrari at Ar.Pe.Pe. He had worked with Franck Balthazar in Cornas and was looking forward to making wine on... read more →
I can’t remember if it was Deirdre or me who said this wine is like taking (the grape) Brianna out of her high heels and sliding her into Doc Martens,... read more →
You might remember this wine under the label Domaine de Montrieux. Lesné took it over from Emile Heredia in 2015, but the new name and label has only been here... read more →
Franz gives these grapes four hours on skin, then into barrels the wine goes. The end result is so precise with a great finish. It has a powdery touch not... read more →
This beauty is part whole cluster (hence the beautiful forest berry fragrance) and part crushed. There is a soft and gentle texture, making this fizz more like a gentle lambrusco.... read more →
The last time I reviewed this wine was ages ago. Have a look at the No7 entry in 2016. It’s still gorgeous or even more gorgeous and precise. Here are... read more →
Franz fermented the grapes on skins for four weeks and then the wine went into barrels of different sizes. My first note was, “Whoa.” Then I broke that down. “Quite... read more →
From the remarkable Lopez Vineyard in Cucamonga comes an extraordinary wine that may not happen again. Foot trodden, basket-pressed. No skin contact. No SO2. Barrel fermentation ensues in neutral barrique.... read more →
Farmed in the tiny village of Pupillin, the wine comes from a one-hectare parcel of savagnin planted in compact grey marl. Vinified in large, old oak barrels, it stays there... read more →