A wonderful expression of the heat, the warmth and the spirit of Puglia without being jammy. Still held back and dusty and lusty. The 2012 was strong, hugely powerful and... read more →
Francesco’s father Luigi brought the estate to biodynamics in 1965. The first in Italy. At one time, his hills were all vines but to enter into biodynamics, they needed biodiversity.... read more →
Elena Pantaleoni believes in tradition and a continuity of her heritage, the proof is always in the bottle and glass as it is with this bonarda/barbera blend. The heavy clay... read more →
Jure Štekar, who took over the estate in 2012, is making beautiful wine and kudos to Jake Halper of Field Blend for picking him up. I was particularly taken with... read more →
After I got sick on a boat in the Irish Sea that stunk of Jameson before 11am, I swore off Irish Whiskey. This brought me back into the fold. It’s... read more →
The estate is a half-century old and is situated in the Jurassic, a bit southwest of Rotalier, home of some pretty important winemaking action. Michael Mazier took over from his... read more →
Valentin has a degree in international law. In 2014 he asked himself, who needs that? He took an internship with Alsace’s Christian Binner, then turned his attention to dad’s vines.... read more →
Meet my new Jurassic heartthrob, Valentin. Thought it was the savagnin that would have knocked me out, turns out it was this of his three chardonnays. It needed a boost... read more →
On the clay-limestone soils of Mittelbergheim. It sees 21 days of whole cluster and elevage in foudres for a half-year. This was spicy, appealing in the floral way of pinot... read more →
Vince Marie is out of the biodynamic and slightly crazy (in a good way) school of Patrick Meyer and Gerard Schueller, Alsace campus. Which means this is not a man... read more →