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Setting A High Bar in Mendoza: Aurelio Montes’ 93-point Cabernet Sauvignon Even as so many critics have hopped on the Argentine Cabernet Sauvignon bandwagon, for the most part, we’ve stayed on sidelines. How come? While dark and ultra-concentrated, all too many Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignons lack the structure we look for in Cabernet. Maybe we’ve set…
A Screaming Eagle Script in Calistoga Patrick Chapman was on Easy Street. When you head up direct-to-consumer marketing for a Napa Valley winery with a name that begins with “Screaming,” the challenge isn’t in selling the new vintage, but in managing collector allocations. “The most remarkable thing about my previous employer is the resolve and…
White Quail and 93-point Pinot Noir…at 6640 Washington Street in Yountville When a boutique California Pinot Noir producer, even one with as many 93-95 point scores in its resume as Knez Vineyards, lands an appointment at 6640 Washington Street in Yountville, spirits run high. When that upcoming appointment coincides with an opening for a Pinot…
2012: A Watershed Year for Cabernet Sauvignon on Mt. Veeder More than in any Napa Valley AVA, Mount Veeder’s varied expositions, soil types, and high-elevation perches give birth to Cabernet Sauvignons of wildly disparate makeup. Those of you who have laid away bottles of Peter Rubissow’s Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon are well acquainted with the…
Napa Valley Meets Tuscany From Wine Advocate’s “favorite estate” in Panzano-in Chianti, Giorgio Primo is Napa Valley meets Tuscany: a full-bodied blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot that is perfectly hitting its stride right now. Chianti’s Concha d’Oro, or Golden Basin, has long been known for producing some of the top reds in…
96-Point Showstopping #9 Brunello of the Vintage The “wonderfully precise” 2012 La Rasina Brunello di Montalcino earned a well-deserved 96 points from Italian wine expert James Suckling. The critic then installed this wine at number nine on his Top 25 Brunello list alongside big names that push the triple-digit price point. “2012 is not a…
Willamette Valley’s “Record-Breaking” 2012 Vintage — Pinot Noir of the Year Since the late 1980s, Oregon’s winegrowers have insisted that only in Willamette Valley could the New World give birth to Pinot Noirs capable of rivaling the greats of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits. On paper, there was plenty of merit in that assertion. Damp winters…
Thanks to our close friendship with Larkmead winemaker and 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year Dan Petroski—and of course a very fortuitous visit to the winery—we’re sharing a previously unreleased etched magnum of the 2012 Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. The 2012 Larkmead Cabernet is a regal wine that Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate called…
Larkmead, as much as any wine in Napa Valley, is about time. The millennia have left the property with a layer of gravel more than 300 feet deep, and their Cabernet rarely makes it into the bottle until the vines have reached 10 to 15 years of age. The only thing that can make a…
Grand Cru White Burgundy: Best Price in the Nation This striking 2012 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne Grand Cruearned 93 points from Wine Spectator, which called it “vibrant and long.” Released at $165, our last 120 bottles are available to Wine Access clients at just $99 per bottle — the best price in the nation. Latour’s…
6.5 Acres of Lynsolence: Parker’s 94pt “Star of the Vintage” ABV 14.50% Enjoy right away % Merlot
A Helen Turley Script at Martinelli Zio Tony Ranch In the early 1880s, at just 16 and 19 years of age, Luisa Vellutini and Giuseppe Martinelli eloped, leaving a small village in Tuscany for Northern California. Giuseppe quickly landed a job planting a vineyard for a landowner in Forestville, saving nearly every nickel he made….
2012 Barolo: “Grace Under Pressure” There’s a saying on Wall Street: Be first, be smarter, or cheat. We’re not smart enough to cheat, so we get there first. Rarely has that been so important as after the 2012 Barolo vintage reports landed. Tales of a challenging growing season guaranteed that the cream would rise to…
#1 Sommelier in America’s Favorite: 93pt Matthews Claret Michael Madrigale first honed his palate at Burgundy Wine Company on West 26th Street, before landing a cellar job at Domaine de l’Arlot in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Years later, Madrigale was recruited by chef Daniel Boulud, who recognized Michael’s talent for matching unusual wines with Boulud’s classic French cuisine and entrusted…
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,…
Napa 2012 Was Once A Vintage of Plenty. Today, It’s A Collector’s Game. Rarity, value, and a historic vintage seldom go hand in hand like they do today. We go way back with this benchmark Merryvale Cabernet bottling—all the way back to the first moment we realized that 2012 would be one of the most…
Master Sommelier Sur Lucero MS has tasted many thousands of wines while working at The French Laundry, The Little Nell, Meadowood and Daniel Boulud. So, when he raves about any wine that impresses him — we listen. “This is the best $40 Brunello I’ve tasted in a long time,” he told us, referring to this…
Michel Rolland’s Super Tuscan Triumph It came as no surprise when I discovered that this 2012 Monteverro Toscana, the best new wine that I tasted this month, was made under the guidance of Michel Rolland. He has an incredible talent for coaxing gorgeous flavors and svelte textures from the outstanding sites that he chooses to…
Robert Parker’s “Abundance of Riches” — 2012 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Collection You have to go all the way back to 2007 to find a Napa Valley vintage that was received with as much enthusiasm as the monumental 2012 harvest. Seasoned veterans like Chuck Wagner at Caymus pronounced this a “watershed vintage,” one that combined copious…
Zin-Master Bill Knuttel: “No More Marriott Courtyards” We first discovered Bill Knuttel’s single-vineyard Ottimino Zinfandels in 2010, just as the extravagant 2007s were set to be released. Among Zinfandel insiders, Knuttel was well known for crafting rich, juicy, wild-berry Zins in the spirit of Peterson at Ravenswood and Draper at Ridge. But, as we learned…
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