2019 Guigal - Hermitage

2020 Guillaume Gilles - Cornas

Vivid purple. Deeply pitched cherry, dark berry preserve and licorice aromas pick up smoky mineral, olive and floral notes with air. Chewy and penetrating on the palate, offering concentrated, mineral-drenched bitter cherry, blackberry, fruitcake and f...

2022 Cotat, Pascal Sancerre Monts Damnes

2021 Westwood - Red Blend Sonoma Legend

A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32% Syrah. The Syrah comes from Westwood's 14.9ha biodynamically farmed estate Annadel Gap Vineyard, while the Cabernet comes from organic and sustainably farmed sites in Sonoma County and Napa Valley. The wine lots w...

2021 Beaucastel - Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel

A terrific vintage for this wine, which was bottled just a couple of weeks prior to my late June visit, the 2021 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel is a blend of 30% each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, plus 10% Cinsault. From a vineyard just outside t...