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Long-time wine industry veteran Robert McFarlane returns after a long hiatus. For those of you that have never tasted with Robert, he is one of the best we know. He has tremendous knowledge of French and Italian wine (he had a long stint many years with the legendary Bobby Kacher) and he's selected some awesome wines from his portfolio. Don't miss this one. Below are some selections from Neal Rosenthal, Thomas Calder and Vom Boden (amongst others)
2022 Lauer, Peter - Fass 6 "Senior" Ayler Kupp
Here's the open, obvious secret: Lauer's "Senior" is one of the of the greatest values in German wine, and frankly white wine, period. While Lauer considers this a village-level wine (special Lauer label-reading tip: any bottle with a green circle on it is considered a village-level wine), the "Senior" is in fact a single-vineyard wine sourced completely from the Grand Cru Kupp. With an average vine age of around 70 years and a plethora of ungrafted vines, this is a wine that punches well above its price. It is Grand Cru for the price of village, plain and simple.
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2022 Brovia - Roero Arneis
Producer notes: "The sole white wine of the estate is produced in the Roero district from an 0.80 hectare plot in Vezza d'Alba. The soil is essentially sandy in composition and sits at 340 meters altitude on south-facing slopes. The vineyard was planted in 1980. Harvest (manual) normally occurs in mid-September. The grapes are briefly macerated and the fermentation occurs at controlled temperatures (around 15 degrees Celsius) for two to three weeks. The wine rests in stainless steel until the early spring months of the following year and is usually released to the market, after several months of bottle aging, in late summer/early fall
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2020 Phillipe Alliet - Chinon V.V.
The 2020 Les Vieilles Vignes hails from a gravel-based vineyard of 50 to 80 years old vines. Matured in concrete tank over 18 months, the result is all black cherry, blackcurrant and a hint of piquancy. It's round and shimmies around your mouth. Excellent, resolved, gravelly tannins coat the palate. All in all, it's charming. A minor gripe is the touch of alcohol (14.1% alcohol) that leaves a slight warmth and partly detracts from the finish; otherwise, it is delightfully handled. The 2019 was perhaps a little better. The 2020 is a bigger, riper style. Tank sample.
89-91 Points Rebecca Gibb Vinous Media
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2021 Paris, Vincent - Saint-Joseph Les Cotes
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2020 Paris, Vincent - Cornas Granit 30
Starting with what could be considered the entry level cuvée, the 2020 Cornas Granit 30 comes from further down the slope, from vines closer to the village. That's obviously not a bad thing, since this plump, full-bodied, beautifully textured Cornas has remarkable purity and elegance as well as richness. Blackberries, blueberries, subtle smoke, graphite, and violets all emerge from the glass, and it has a seamless, incredibly elegant texture.
93-95 Points Jeb Dunnuck
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