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Crafted by the “Angelo Gaja” of Portugal In a 300-word rave, the superlatives chosen by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate to describe this 95-point 2001 Luís Pato Vinha Barrio tripped over each other: a “silky,” “vibrant” effort that was also “remarkable” and “very impressive.” Wine & Spirits’ matching 95-point review gushes that “it offers a flavor…
Perfectly-Aged Any-Night Shameless Red, for 1 or 2 Tonight — any night — is the night you reach for a half-bottle of the perfectly aged 2007 Bernardus “Marinus” Red. Born of an exceptional vintage, there’s no shame — not at this price — in having one glass, or finishing two glasses before you even sit…
2007 Penché “Argent” Proprietary Red — Wine Spectator 92pts — Direct from the Cellar Based on tasting notes of bottles pulled recently from our cellars, Napa Valley’s 2007 Cabernet Sauvignons — drawn from a monumental harvest that earned 96 points from Robert Parker and 97 from Wine Spectator — are just beginning to shed their…
From Two Masters of Wine to Your Cellar Rasa’s Billo Naravane is one of only five winemakers in the entire United States to earn Master of Wine credentials. His deeply rich, dark-fruited 2009 comes to Wine Access clients by way of another MW, our very own Matt Deller, who hand-selected the QED Proprietary Red Blend…
Greatest Vintage in 50 Years: The High Ground of Rioja Baja We first discovered the astounding Riojas of Bodegas Valsacro nearly 10 years ago at a Penin tasting of the top wines of Spain at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park. The Spanish wine market was exploding in NYC. The hall was packed…
2010 Château Perron — A Serious Wine for the Bordeaux Bargain-Hunter By now, the greatness of Bordeaux’s 2010 vintage has been well documented. Robert Parker, Stephen Tanzer, James Suckling, Jancis Robinson, and Wine Spectator all came out with guns blazing, ranking 2010 as one of the greatest vintages since 1961. Parker dropped a DOZEN 100-point…
100pt Celia Welch — An Introduction on ‘Dynamite Hill’ In the late 1990s, after a long and fruitless search for vineyard land in Napa Valley, Eric Grigsby and Mary Rocca discovered a 12-acre parcel set on a little knoll just south of the Stags Leap line. The couple commissioned a viticultural consultancy to dig several…
This 2011 “Arnione” Bolgheri Superiore hails from an estate neighboring Ornellaia, Sassicaia and Gaja’s Ca’ Marcanda and is far less than half the price of its storied neighbors. With 93 points from Wine Spectator, this “elegant and intense” Super Tuscan Superiore is a hidden gem, with production at a fraction of the tens of thousands…
Heir Apparent to the King of Amarone It is impossible to speak about Amarone and not utter the name Giuseppe Quintarelli; if you knew the late master, you might say “Bepi.” You can thank Quintarelli for the high prices Amarone fetches today, up to $400 a bottle. Luckily for us, Quintarelli mentored Nicola Ferrari for…
2011 Three Wine Company “1885” … Saving Lucchesi Over the years, we’ve been told hundreds of stories of backroom deals on the Beltway that squeeze out the little guys for the benefit of the powerful. But as anyone in the state-regulated wine business will tell you, the Feds are choirboys compared to their local counterparts….
93pt Alleromb Cuvée B Scarline Vineyard: A Garagiste in Walla Walla Our first introduction to Aryn Morell’s Cabernet Sauvignon was made by Michael Madrigale, Wine Enthusiast’s #1 Sommelier in America, at Bar Boulud. Paired with Daniel Boulud’s grilled T-Bone Agneau Rôti, sprinkled with cracked pepper, Morell’s Cabernet sizzled. Yesterday, per Madrigale’s suggestion, we hopped a…
From Trentino to Tuscany: Elisabetta Foradori’s Journey to the Top It’s a sad but all-too-familiar tale in the world of winemaking. A child is thrust too soon into the family business upon the death of a beloved parent. At age 15, Elisabetta Foradori — now known the world over as one of Italy’s most influential…
Right-Bank Styled Cellar Release Napa Red How often do you find a perfectly cellared Napa library wine, drinking like an absolute classic right now, for $30? Andrew Lane has been in operation in the valley since the 1970s, gaining a reputation for small-production wines that are the dictionary definition of New World lushness and concentration….
2012 Antucura “La Folie”… and a Mercedes S550 in Buenos Aires The black Mercedes S550 that crawled behind us as we walked the streets of Buenos Aires had our hearts racing, making us wonder why we ever boarded that red-eye out of JFK. Lawlessness abounds in Argentina, as the country’s government continues to bury its…
Napa Valley’s “Watershed” 2012 Vintage: Brooks Painter’s 93-Point Classic On October 12, 2005, a 56-year-old male entered a large wine storage facility in Vallejo. Most would have brought a Laguiole corkscrew. Instead, the intruder brought a box of matches and a couple gallons of fuel. The fire he lit destroyed hundreds of thousands of bottles of…
93pt “Sister Moon” … and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Four summers ago, we drove northeast out of Montalcino to Valdichiana, then jumped on the E35 heading due north. Two-thirds of the way to Florence, we exited at the Figline Valdarno, and would soon pull into the majestic, cypress-lined driveway of Villa Il Palagio. On…
Ignoring Inflation on Spring Mountain Road In the early 1990s, Craig MacLean landed a head winemaking job at Spring Mountain Winery. But each day as he made his way up Spring Mountain Road, he couldn’t help but eyeball an impossible 30-degree slope overlooking his employer’s property. If anyone ever had the guts to plant that…
95-Point Unus — Roasted Rabbit at Gramercy Tavern with Mendoza’s Leading Lady The wine we tasted with the rabbit at Gramercy Tavern painted our oversized Riedel deepest purple. But unlike most of what’s coming out of Mendoza these days, the aromas belied the wine’s origin. While the blackberries and wild raspberries were on full display,…
Wine Spectator’s 100-point Winemaker: Carlo Ferrini and the “Head-Turner” In 2006, Wine Spectator named Carlo Ferrini’s 2001 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto “one of the greatest Brunellos of all time” and awarded it 100 points — one of just two Brunellos to ever reach the apex.Ferrini quickly jumped to the top of the list…
11 straight “3 Bicchieri” for Tuscan Bargain Red In Italy, nothing in the world of gourmet food and wine comes close to rivaling the influence of the Rome-based publication Gambero Rosso. Founded in 1986 by the late Italian writer Stefano Bonilli, a pioneer of the Slow Food movement, the magazine issues a highly anticipated, once-a-year…
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