Bichi's 2021s are brilliant. It's as if they have achieved a kind of maturity but still remember how to be a kid. Especially this rosé. While most of the wines... 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 →
Hirotake Ooka settled in the northern Rhône after various wine stages, hooking up with friends and influences including Thierry Allemand. Now he’s settled in the new hipster central, St. Peray,... read more →
The original still wine of Champagne, and this one is a beaut. The color and the depth of flavor. Whoa. Delicate beauty. Tough to find. You might try Uva in... read more →
I feel a syrah party coming on. Same winemaker as Foufoune, different soils. Drinkable pleasure, with a slightly lighter weight and higher tone.
If you don’t know this domaine, you should. This one is their least expensive cuvée. Soft, easy tannin and strawberry. At this price, well could be the season’s red party... read more →
Another great one from Hank. This, birthed from the cool climate vintage, blood and iron from granite (not basalt). Saline and elegant and the more I drink the more I... read more →
Francis asked me to make sure you knew that because this is a solera (25% of 2006 is added to a 75% blend of past vintages dating back to 1997)... read more →
Can only find the photo for the 2005 (which I have not tasted). Here's a fifth dimension, with a marshmallow kicker and a non-citrusy orange rind.
Quaffable, elegant, feminine, whispery, with just a little bit of grit and tannin to give it the right attitude.