Chateau Meylet’s Michel Favard was one of the first (if not the first) Bordelais in biodynamics (1989). A gentle soul who makes ethereal Bordeaux from limestone soils, the wines just... read more →
It’s rare to find a 100% nerello cappuccio and when given one at the winery, I treasured it and swore to take it home with me. I didn’t. I left... read more →
There’s such good stuff going on those schist-based soils of Rablay/Layon, and this entry from Bruno Richard was stunning. There was plenty flesh and pithy skin firmness and tension. A... read more →
Some of the Guion are my new house wines. There is a very clear progression in them from simple delicious to more serious to wow. This cuvée, between the two... read more →
I’ve been singing the Rateau praises for some time and each year, Jean Claude shows his never-ceasing growth. If he’s not on your collecting list, correct that. Even for a... read more →
The 100+-year-old vines are squarely in Minervois but as the wine is 100% carignan it wears the more broad designation Côtes du Brian. Falling in love with old vine carignan... read more →
In 2015 Guria, on the west coast of Georgia, was hit by frost and nary a grape to be had. To deal, Zurab Topuridze bought saperavi in the east from... read more →
Former restaurateur Noel Diaz works out there on Treasure Island, buying from a variety of vines. When he’s able to have his own vineyards watch out, but meanwhile, take a... read more →
When Clos Roche Blanche (Catherine Roussel and Didier Barrouillet) retired, the world mourned the loss and that included losing one of the Loire’s most beautiful pineau d’aunis. Well, this was... read more →
Based in Mittelbergheim, north of Colmar, Pierre Rietsch’s riesling comes from the clay and limestone lieu dit, Stein. An extremely appealing dry, fleshy riesling with nice depth from almost two... read more →