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Ornellaia Le Volte
Bolgheri wines are powerful, compact, hard, okay, they’re most often hard and in need of cellaring, but they can have balance. It all comes down to climate – if you are too close to the sea, you will rarely ripen those vicious, vindictive tannins. Ornellaia is in a sheltered spot where the sun can radiate, and where the ocean winds can’t quite penetrate, and Bordeaux varieties can attain deliciousness, complexity and age-ability, especially in the hands of Ornellaia (and Masseto) winemaker Axel Heinz and his team. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are fermented separately and then blended to be aged in concrete and oak. 2021 is a keeper, with freshness and richness in equal measure.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pacific Gate Chardonnay
You’d perhaps be surprised to learn that many wine brands are actually created by people who don’t own vineyards. That’s not a bad thing since that means said wineries can shop freely for grapes that suit their style, their needs and their price point. This is one such, created by a company that owns vineyards but doesn’t use them for this brand. Where do the grapes come from? Like the man says, if I told you, I’d have to kill you. Sorry. Sorta
Type, Body & Flavor
Patricia Green Madrone Block Pinot Noir
Patty Green left us too soon in 2017, but her legacy as one of the most gifted winemakers in the world of Oregon Pinot Noir lives on through her business partner Jim Anderson. I’ve never had a bad Pinot from Patrica Green, but their Durant Vineyard bottling is something special entirely. Let’s just say these people know what they are doing, and they do it better than almost anyone else in Oregon.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pocapita
Pocapita is a great example of how much the Rioja region has upped its game in the last decade. Like many of their wines of late, this 100% Tempranillo is rich, powerful, intense, heady and every bit a modern version of concentrated Rioja, but one that nevertheless still tastes like Rioja.
Type, Body & Flavor
Prejuges Chardonnay Magnum
Cabardès has not always been a favored site but its intense limestone soils are beginning to consistently offer Burgundy-like nerve. It’s tasty wine, but maybe the best part of the story is that Cabardès is named for the 13th Century Lords of Cabaret – seriously. Picture Joel Grey or Alan Cumming astride white stallions, swords a-glinter in the sunlight, horses prancing. Okay, you just can’t un-see that image, can you? Drink this incredibly tasty number and try to forget we said this.
Type, Body & Flavor
Quilt Napa Cabernet
Quilt is a new brand from Joe Wagner, the man who invented Meomi. It was so popular the he sold nearly a million cases a year before he handed it off to Constellation Brands for $315 million. With all that sweet jack, Joe has started Quilt; this Cabernet Sauvignon is blended from vineyards throughout Napa Valley all connected by Joe's family - the people who brought you Caymus.
Type, Body & Flavor
Raffaello Prosecco Rose
So Raphael dal Bo is a real guy, born and raised in Conegliano, the beating heart of Prosecco, who makes some of the best sparkling in the game.
Type, Body & Flavor
Ramona Ruby Grapefruit 4 pk
Most of us have said for years that people should drink what they like, and for years the sommelier community agreed, while mocking anyone who didn’t drink the newest coolest label. Certain sommeliers are more open-minded than others; one of the most famed, Jordan Salcito, is talking about this simply enjoyable combo of Italian Zibbibo (think Muscat) grapes, cane sugar and grapefruit juice. If it all sounds like some sort of wine cooler, well, what’s wrong with that?
Type, Body & Flavor
Robert Foley The Griffin
I miss Bob Foley. I used to see him a lot because I was obsessed with Pride Mountain Vineyards, producer of one of the world’s great Merlots. Bob started at Heitz Cellars, but more importantly spent 15 years as the founding winemaker for Markham Vineyards (more great Merlot). Then in 1992, Bob began another 15 years as the founding winemaker for Pride Mountain Vineyards. He also created the highly acclaimed Switchback Ridge, Hourglass, Paloma, and School House wines. Now he has his own eponymous winery on Howell Mountain, and I don't get there (too many other places to be) but there he makes Cabernets as well as various blends, like the Griffin, the Foley Family crest in Irish heraldry and a blend of the best in the red wine cellar: Merlot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Charbono, Petit Verdot, and sometimes others.
Type, Body & Flavor
Robert Goulley Chablis
Chablis over the last few years has enjoyed the best of times and the worst of times, and sometimes at the same time. The 2022 vintage was badly damaged by frost, though the hail that hit much of Burgundy spared Chablis. The result was a smaller crop than anyone had hoped, but what was there was super concentrated. Many small growers, even with generations behind them, like Robert Goulley, have seen disruption. We’re lucky to have some
Type, Body & Flavor
Ornellaia Le Volte
Bolgheri wines are powerful, compact, hard, okay, they’re most often hard and in need of cellaring, but they can have balance. It all comes down to climate – if you are too close to the sea, you will rarely ripen those vicious, vindictive tannins. Ornellaia is in a sheltered spot where the sun can radiate, and where the ocean winds can’t quite penetrate, and Bordeaux varieties can attain deliciousness, complexity and age-ability, especially in the hands of Ornellaia (and Masseto) winemaker Axel Heinz and his team. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are fermented separately and then blended to be aged in concrete and oak. 2021 is a keeper, with freshness and richness in equal measure.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Pacific Gate Chardonnay
You’d perhaps be surprised to learn that many wine brands are actually created by people who don’t own vineyards. That’s not a bad thing since that means said wineries can shop freely for grapes that suit their style, their needs and their price point. This is one such, created by a company that owns vineyards but doesn’t use them for this brand. Where do the grapes come from? Like the man says, if I told you, I’d have to kill you. Sorry. Sorta
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Patricia Green Madrone Block Pinot Noir
Patty Green left us too soon in 2017, but her legacy as one of the most gifted winemakers in the world of Oregon Pinot Noir lives on through her business partner Jim Anderson. I’ve never had a bad Pinot from Patrica Green, but their Durant Vineyard bottling is something special entirely. Let’s just say these people know what they are doing, and they do it better than almost anyone else in Oregon.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Pocapita
Pocapita is a great example of how much the Rioja region has upped its game in the last decade. Like many of their wines of late, this 100% Tempranillo is rich, powerful, intense, heady and every bit a modern version of concentrated Rioja, but one that nevertheless still tastes like Rioja.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Prejuges Chardonnay Magnum
Cabardès has not always been a favored site but its intense limestone soils are beginning to consistently offer Burgundy-like nerve. It’s tasty wine, but maybe the best part of the story is that Cabardès is named for the 13th Century Lords of Cabaret – seriously. Picture Joel Grey or Alan Cumming astride white stallions, swords a-glinter in the sunlight, horses prancing. Okay, you just can’t un-see that image, can you? Drink this incredibly tasty number and try to forget we said this.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Quilt Napa Cabernet
Quilt is a new brand from Joe Wagner, the man who invented Meomi. It was so popular the he sold nearly a million cases a year before he handed it off to Constellation Brands for $315 million. With all that sweet jack, Joe has started Quilt; this Cabernet Sauvignon is blended from vineyards throughout Napa Valley all connected by Joe's family - the people who brought you Caymus.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Raffaello Prosecco Rose
So Raphael dal Bo is a real guy, born and raised in Conegliano, the beating heart of Prosecco, who makes some of the best sparkling in the game.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Ramona Ruby Grapefruit 4 pk
Most of us have said for years that people should drink what they like, and for years the sommelier community agreed, while mocking anyone who didn’t drink the newest coolest label. Certain sommeliers are more open-minded than others; one of the most famed, Jordan Salcito, is talking about this simply enjoyable combo of Italian Zibbibo (think Muscat) grapes, cane sugar and grapefruit juice. If it all sounds like some sort of wine cooler, well, what’s wrong with that?
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Robert Foley The Griffin
I miss Bob Foley. I used to see him a lot because I was obsessed with Pride Mountain Vineyards, producer of one of the world’s great Merlots. Bob started at Heitz Cellars, but more importantly spent 15 years as the founding winemaker for Markham Vineyards (more great Merlot). Then in 1992, Bob began another 15 years as the founding winemaker for Pride Mountain Vineyards. He also created the highly acclaimed Switchback Ridge, Hourglass, Paloma, and School House wines. Now he has his own eponymous winery on Howell Mountain, and I don't get there (too many other places to be) but there he makes Cabernets as well as various blends, like the Griffin, the Foley Family crest in Irish heraldry and a blend of the best in the red wine cellar: Merlot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Charbono, Petit Verdot, and sometimes others.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Robert Goulley Chablis
Chablis over the last few years has enjoyed the best of times and the worst of times, and sometimes at the same time. The 2022 vintage was badly damaged by frost, though the hail that hit much of Burgundy spared Chablis. The result was a smaller crop than anyone had hoped, but what was there was super concentrated. Many small growers, even with generations behind them, like Robert Goulley, have seen disruption. We’re lucky to have some
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions