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2013 Pinot Noir in Santa Lucia Highlands: Big, Bold, and Voluptuous In 1951, John Steinbeck described the Santa Lucia Highlands as “like heaven” in East of Eden. That same year, Eddie and Jane Pisoni began farming vegetables in the Salinas Valley. Their son Gary Pisoni graduated from college and immediately booked a one-way ticket to…
Parker’s Wine Advocate: “Impossible to Resist” Bob Betz, a Master of Wine, is Washington’s kingpin winemaker — a title that was his long before Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate proclaimed his wines to be “the best of Washington State.” Betz’s 2013 “Clos de Betz” earned 94 points from the Advocate, which gushed, calling it “sexy, supple,”…
The Pinnacle of Super Tuscan Stardom Bibi Graetz has catapulted himself to the pinnacle of Super Tuscan stardom. “I continue to be impressed with the beautiful wines of Bibi Graetz,” raves Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, further adding they are “singular, expressive wines that merit serious consideration.” James Suckling, Wine Spectator’s former European Bureau Chief, has…
Wine Advocate’s 91 points: The Hottest Little Red in France It made little sense to anyone at the time. Michel Chapoutier is one of the most revered winemakers in France. His Hermitages and Côte-Rôties are the Northern Rhône equivalent of Bordeaux’s First Growths, garnering more perfect 100-point reviews from The Wine Advocate in the last…
93pt Chapoutier Bila-Haut “L’esquerda” … The Greenback Pounds the Euro Reporting from Perpignan: In 1999, Michel Chapoutier stumbled upon a neglected 185-acre property in the Roussillon. The soils were a rugged mix of flaky schist, gneiss, and clay. Chapoutier was smitten by the wildness of the slopes of the Agly Valley — about as close…
Scoring an allocation of Billecart-Salmon is always cause for celebration, and since early 2020 we’ve been lucky enough to secure small shares of Billecart’s most prestigious vintage-bottlings—collector’s items like the $200+ Cuvée Louis Salmon and Cuvée Elisabeth. But their brilliant Extra Brut remains one of the most anticipated—and extraordinary—offerings in vintage Champagne. Grown in the…
A 92pt Step Towards Château Rayas: 103-Year-Old Besson Vineyard As prices for top-rated California reds continue to soar, our inboxes are increasingly flooded with requests for what’s all but impossible to find. We love hearing from each and every one of you, but truth be told, the search for extraordinary $20 American reds that have…
Winemaker of the Year “Delivers the Goods” “The ultimate viniculturist.” That’s what Australia’s greatest critic, James Halliday, called Bleasdale winemaker Paul Hotker after naming him 2017-2018 Winemaker of the Year. The award caps an unprecedented hot streak dating to 2007, when Hotker arrived at Bleasdale. Since then, Hotker has turned out 11 wines rated 95…
Argentina’s Answer to Napa Cabernet Profoundly concentrated and terrifically structured, this 2013 Bodega Piedra Negra release is Argentina’s answer to Napa’s richest Cabernets—and an incredible value to boot. James Suckling was over the moon for this bottle, laying on 95 points and calling it “a dense and textured cab with chewy and rich tannins” that…
Gran Reserva Rioja never ceases to astound us. Nowhere else in the world of fine wine can you find a perfectly aged, nine-year-old bottle that is the TOP offering of an iconic, 132-year-old producer—direct from the bodega, no less—for anything less than a fortune. That definitely ain’t happening in Bordeaux. If you love stalwarts of…
Wine Advocate: “A terrific example of how much wine one can buy for under $25 a bottle!” In December 2012, Robert Parker sold a controlling interest in The Wine Advocate to a group of Singapore investors. While press releases insisted that Parker would be maintaining an active role in the company, some suggested that the…
17 Vintages Later, A Late Master Sommelier’s Dream Lives On When Michael Bonaccorsi, the 20th American to earn the prestigious Master Sommelier title, died suddenly of a heart attack in early 2004, it sent shockwaves through L.A.’s tight-knit restaurant and wine community. The 43-year-old Bonaccorsi had risen to fame and a rare affection managing Wolfgang…
The Last Batch of a Master Winemaker’s Pinot Noir In 2013, two years before retiring from his post at Bouchaine, veteran winemaker Michael Richmond produced the best Pinot Noir of his career — a bottle that blended the firm acid structure of a Côtes de Nuits with sumptuous New World dark-berry fruit, black earth tones,…
Winemaker Legend Cary Gott’s Mountain Brilliance One of James Suckling’s “Top 100 Reds of Napa Valley 2016,” this powerhouse 2013 Calla Lily Cabernet Sauvignon won 93 points from the former Wine Spectator bureau chief, who lauded it as “sleek and polished” with “silky tannins.” Renowned, veteran Napa winemaker Cary Gott took full advantage at Calla…
Wine Advocate’s “Go-To Producer” Our FIRST offer of a 2013 Brunello di Montalcino marks the return of our highest-rated and most-anticipated bottlings — Caparzo. In an era when sub-$50 Brunellos are a rarity, Caparzo delivers practically unheard-of quality for under $30. The 2013 Caparzo earned a glowing 93 points from James Suckling, as well as…
As Piedmont enthusiasts know—the lovers of Italy’s elegant, finesse-driven, collector-worthy Nebbiolo-based reds—2013 was potentially the greatest vintage of recent memory, equaling or bettering 2008 and 2010. “If you love age-worthy Nebbiolo, then stock your cellar with 2013 Barolo,” advised Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. This 2013 Carlo Revello & Figli Barolo R.G., from Carlo and his…
The Argentinian Vintage Stephen Tanzer’s Been Waiting For Stephen Tanzer remains the world’s most eloquent critic — and its stingiest. Writing ever-restrained prose from his perch on the Upper East Side, Tanzer has tended to reserve his toughest judgments for the wines of Argentina. Most years, Tanzer’s ratings for Mendoza’s wine haven’t ventured outside the…
Galloni gushes: “That wine is so **** good!” We ran into Antonio Galloni last December at an event in Manhattan. Every time we see each other, the conversation always turns to wine — what else? We mentioned that we’d be offering the 2013 Castello ColleMassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva. Galloni had tasted the wine a few weeks…
Sangiovese from Gambero Rosso Winery of the Year The 2013 ColleMassari Poggio Lombrone Sangiovese Riserva Montecucco will ring a bell with Wine Access clients, many of whom have stocked their cellars with the producer’s pure and powerful Sangioveses in the past. ColleMassari, which took home Italian magazine Gambero Rosso’s prestigious Winery of the Year Award…
The Best Chianti You’ll Drink This Year If you’re a Chianti Classico fan, you know that finding a truly exceptional bottle can be a challenge. Not today. The 95-point 2013 Castello di Verrazzano Chianti Classico “Sassello” is one of a handful of new Chianti’s worthy of Italy’s best upgrade ever: it bears the prestigious “Gran…
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