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Ultimate Gran Reserva Rioja Wine Spectator European bureau chief James Suckling, has honored the “driven and structured” 2011 Viña Real Rioja Gran Reserva with 95 points, making it one of his top two Gran Reservas from that excellent vintage. Vina Real Gran Reserva is no stranger to such acclaim, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate describes it…
Wine cannot possibly get better than this. That’s what our Master of Wine Vanessa Conlin was thinking years ago, as she let her first-ever sip of Cabernet from Dana Estates linger on her palate. Eventually she became so enamored with the winery that she sought a job there, and for three years she had the…
“Agricultural Yosemite” — Ehren Jordan’s 2012 Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay Over the last 20 years, we’ve enjoyed meals and conversations with hundreds of Napa Valley growers and winemakers. While we’ve been lucky to know many great people, a few stand out. In chronological order, based on when we met each man, first is Robert Mondavi, one…
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…
2012 Anderson’s Conn Valley “Right Bank” — Parker’s “Cheval Blanc Look-Alike” In July 2012, we trekked the manicured rows above St. Helena, where Conn Creek flows off of Howell Mountain. We’ve visited Napa Valley every summer since the early 1990s, but we had never seen so many perfectly formed clusters. It was as if Walt…
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….
A Harmonious Marriage This may surprise the many fans of Andrew Rich’s top-flight Pinot Noirs, but he didn’t move up to Oregon on a Pinot pilgrimage. His skills sharpened by a formative six-year stint with iconoclastic Bonny Doon winemaker Randall Grahm, Rich headed to the Pacific Northwest in 1994 to make Rhône-style wines. Whether judged…
Forbes: Is This America’s Best Red Wine? “Readers looking for classic, age-worthy Washington state Bordeaux blends need look no further than this terrific estate,” the Wine Advocate declared last month. “Easily some of the best wines I’ve tasted from him,” they raved. When Forbes asked about his 2012, “Is This America’s Best Red Wine?” —…
Tignanello on Atlas Peak — The Legacy of Piero Antinori In 1966, Piero Antinori was 28 when disaster struck his family’s business. After weeks of torrential downpours, the Arno River flooded the streets of Florence, pouring into the Antinori cellars as well as ruining countless historical treasures and priceless works of art. At the same…
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…
Clos du Val Alum’s Lost Vintage We’ve often said that this job is mostly about timing. Last week, we received a serendipitous call from a friend at Arbor Bench Vineyards in Dry Creek. While clearing out room in the cellar for the incoming 2017s, a pallet of Estate Cabernet was found tucked into a dark…
Timing is everything. It’s how we scored the 2012 Ascent Cabernet Sauvignon, which has been aged perfectly and is hitting its peak right now. Produced for a private client, the bill for this wine simply wasn’t paid—blame legal battles, trust funds, and the depravity of mankind. With fruit from an exceptional vineyard near Spring Mountain…
A 2012 Napa Discount We’re Not Explaining Since the early 1980s, we’ve barrel-tasted new vintages of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in early summer. In July 2013, we tasted over 200 wines, including this one. We could have counted the clunkers on a single hand. If you asked us what so distinguished the 2012s during our…
A Barolo Coup In 2012, the cream of Monforte d’Alba — Grasso, Conterno, and Elio Altare — came through with masterful, wildly complex, Burgundian-styled Nebbiolos of extraordinary charm and finesse. The 2012 Attilio Ghisolfi Barolo drawn from the Bussia vineyard, one of the most prized sites in Piedmont, belongs in that company, and in your…
2012 Ballentine Zinfandel Pocai Vineyard Napa Valley … and Phylloxera-Resistant St. George Rootstock In the 19th century, in the tiny village of Pujaut in the Languedoc, botanists discovered a tiny sap-sucking insect that was feeding on the village’s vines. At varying speeds, depending on soil content and rootstock, the aphid-like pest deformed roots, cutting off…
Parker’s “World’s Finest” Under-$17 American Red Beckmen Vineyards Robert Parker called Steve Beckmen’s “Cuvee Le Bec” one of the “wine world’s finest bargains.” Wine Spectator pushed the envelope further, including Beckmen’s voluptuous Rhône blend on its list of the “100 Outstanding Values” of the year. In 1996, Tom Beckmen (Steve’s dad) purchased a stunning 365-acre…
95pt Mike Dashe and Geyserville Zinfandel “Two Patch” Up until the late 1960s, Zinfandel was little more than a jug-wine grape. But in 1969, a 36-year-old Stanford graduate, fresh off a brief stint at Château Latour in Pauillac, was named head winemaker at Ridge Vineyards.In just five years, Paul Draper — working almost exclusively with…
2012 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve: Parker’s 96-point “Classic, Quintessential Napa Cabernet” The 2012 vintage will go down as one of the most monumental in recent history. Not since 2007 would Robert Parker rain so many perfect 100-point scores on the Napa Valley elite. The challenge for collectors will come at the cash register. With…
“Pisoni Clone” Pinot Noir at Gary Franscioni’s Sierra Mar The 44-acre Sierra Mar Vineyard ekes out a small crop of the most sought after Pinot Noir on the coast. Production is divided among a handful of superstar wineries, including Kosta Browne, ROAR, Bernardus, and Siduri. Winemaker Dean De Korth’s 2012 Bernardus Pinot Noir “Sierra…
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