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“Like a Chapoutier Single-Vineyard Hermitage” — Robert Parker In the late spring of 2014, we traveled to Napa Valley. Our packed schedule included private tastings of the spectacular 2013 vintage with Paul Roberts at Colgin and Phil Titus at Chappellet. To be perfectly truthful, we had no intention of visiting Lawer Estates in Calistoga, or…
Galloni’s “Best Wines for the Money” “The 2013 Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard is pure class.” That’s how Antonio Galloni begins his sensational 95-point Vinous review of this wine, going on to call it “rich, seamless, and inviting” and “very beautiful.” Indeed, it’s difficult to think of a Central Coast Syrah with a finer pedigree. The…
At this point, there’s no debate: Rhys Vineyards is one of the greatest wine producers on the planet. “With each passing vintage,” wrote Antonio Galloni of Vinous, “the wines continue to improve to the point where comparisons to the best estates in California are increasingly less relevant. Rhys is world class. It’s as simple as…
In retrospect, it’s probably good that we didn’t make those steak dinner bets. In 2002, as the news broke that Stolpman Vineyard was done selling grapes to names like Sine Qua Non and Ojai from their oldest and most coveted Syrah block, we were willing to bet dinner with anyone who would listen that they’d…
Unbeatable Value Single-Site Dry Creek Red Close your eyes. Now think about how far $17 goes in the California red wine market. Does it get you a single-vineyard wine? One grown and bottled at a small family-run estate in the heart of one of the top AVAs on the North Coast? Today, the answer is…
Inky, Dense, and Velvety—Only 8 Barrels Century-old vines produce great grapes—they just don’t produce many of them. That’s the reality that drove Andrew Hardy to embark on the farsighted project of replanting his great-great-grandfather’s world-class Nottage Hill Shiraz with cuttings from those original 130-year old vines. Today, those stalwarts eke out no more than a…
Legendary Critic’s “Delicious!” California Rhône-Style Red Critical praise for Donelan swings back and forth amongst the titans we love to read: “As for the wines, they are all terrific,” exclaimed Antonio Galloni after a recent visit. Robert Parker has gushed over their single-vineyard Kobler Syrahs, comparing them to “Guigal single-vineyard Côte-Rôtie” with their “elegance and…
Few wines are worth risking our lives to better understand, but most collectors would argue that Guigal’s La Turque is one of them. There are the top Rhône producers, and then there’s E. Guigal, whose mythical, single-vineyard, small production “La-La” reds—La Landonne, La Mouline, and La Turque—have garnered 30 perfect 100-point reviews from Robert Parker’s…
When we asked him the price, our host, Jeff Gordon, just smiled. “That’s no fun,” he said. “How about you tell me what the price should be?” We turned our attention back to the 2014 Gordon Estate Syrah, the scents of ripe blackberry and smoked meat, the super-juicy core, and the savory elements of herbs,…
Peter Hunken’s Monster Hit from Santa Barbara’s “Exceptional” 2014 Vintage When Wine Enthusiast published its “Best of Year 2016” issue, it blew the lid off one of the best-kept secrets in the Sta. Rita Hills. After tasting 22,000 wines throughout the year, the Enthusiast critics went wild for the vibrant, beautifully concentrated 2013 Holus Bolus…
New-Wave Australia Channels the Greatest Wines of the Northern Rhône Gary Mills has shot to the top of the Australian winemaking pecking order since his first vintage at Jamsheed Wine in 2003. The market and critics agree, with The New York Times’ Eric Asimov ranking Mills’ Jamsheed among “Australia’s Best Reds Trickling to the United…
‘91 Dominus, ‘86 Dunn, ‘82 Mayacams, and the STAR—‘99 Lagier Meredith Several months ago, on another unplanned outing in St. Helena, we ended up at PRESS restaurant. The somms working the floor were pulling out rarities from the cellar that included ‘91 Dominus, ‘86 Dunn, ‘82 Mayacamas, and a ‘99 Lagier Meredith Syrah, which was…
The 2014 Meyer Family Cellars Syrah has an Old World soul—boasting tremendous concentration and ageability, a pure and focused palate of blueberry, black currant and leather, highlighted by vibrant, high-altitude acidity. The little-known region of the Yorkville Highlands, remote and rugged enough to foster its own hidden language, is producing some of the greatest Syrah…
Paul Jaboulet Aîné’s La Chapelle is one of the rare Northern Rhône reds that stands with the most collectible wines in the world. But to experience its full glory, you must wait. Painstakingly grown on the most sacred spots on Hermitage Hill, La Chapelle is a quintessential example of ageworthy Northern Rhone Syrah, and it…
In the last couple of years, Rudius Wines have garnered a slate of perfect 5-star ratings on Wine Access, but one particular review said it all: “Off the charts best wine I ever drank from Wine Access!” Today, winemaker Jeff Ames of Rudius and TOR fame throws open the doors to one of his most…
Kid Gloves Come Off For No-Holds-Barred Angeli For years running, WineAccess has been gobbling up Sashi Moorman’s supercharged Syrahs at a record pace. You’d think after sending thousands of cases to members’ doorsteps, Pete Stolpman would step up to the plate and be a sport. But just try mentioning Angeli to him: That’s Sashi’s annual…
When The Grape Whisperer Keeps His Cool Twenty-one years ago, Manfred Krankl of Sine Qua Non put a block of Syrah at Stolpman Vineyards onto the world stage. Krankl bought most of the fruit that went into the Sine Qua Non Syrah from Stolpman’s “Originals” block in 1995, and then watched as the 95- to…
The Gang of Five Down Under and the Awakening Winemaker Bruno Tait could have just played it safe. He’s used to raking in the critical praise for his Shiraz, which Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate says compete with “the very best” of Australia’s blockbusters at “a fraction of the cost.” Twelve straight vintages of his Shiraz-dominant…
The Biggest Difference Between Tensley Syrah and Colgin Estate? About $250/bottle! Over the course of the last decade, Joey Tensley has established himself as one of the greatest Syrah-makers this side of Hermitage. Since the release of the 2007 Colson Canyon Syrah, Tensley has garnered higher ratings from Parker and Wine Spectator than any American…
Pax Mahle, Northern California’s Undisputed Syrah Master Pax Mahle is the undisputed king of Syrah from California’s north coast. From 2000 to 2008 at Pax Cellars he accumulated TWENTY-THREE 95+ scores from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Parker himself penned the following no-holds-barred homage: “What this young former wine consultant at the Dean and Deluca store…
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