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Antonio Galloni’s “Epic” 2013 Barbaresco: “Deep, powerful … sensual” When Antonio Galloni took his leave from The Wine Advocate to launch Vinous, the indefatigable critic quickly teamed up with Stephen Tanzer, and then hired a formidable staff of writers to cover nearly all of the world’s wine trails. Still, despite broadening his reach, Antonio’s heart…
Flying Winemakers’ Svelte New Tuscan Red Michel Rolland and Jean Hoefliger are two master winemakers. Hoefliger is best known for his work at Napa’s Alpha Omega and his two 100-point wines at The Debate. Rolland, of course, is the “Flying Winemaker” known for his Midas touch with wines all over the world, like Harlan Estate,…
Parker’s Greatest Vintage in 37 Years: 2013 Napa Valley Collection Any critic worth their salt will tell you that 2013 was a PHENOMENAL year for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Just how phenomenal? Robert Parker gave the vintage 98 points, doling out an unprecedented 19 scores reaching the 100-point summit. Antonio Galloni, Parker’s slightly stingier protégé,…
Parker’s Greatest Vintage in 37 Years: 2013 Napa Valley Collection Any critic worth their salt will tell you that 2013 was a PHENOMENAL year for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Just how phenomenal? Robert Parker gave the vintage 98 points, doling out an unprecedented 19 scores reaching the 100-point summit. Antonio Galloni, Parker’s slightly stingier protégé,…
Parker’s Greatest Vintage in 37 Years: 2013 Napa Valley Collection Any critic worth their salt will tell you that 2013 was a PHENOMENAL year for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Just how phenomenal? Robert Parker gave the vintage 98 points, doling out an unprecedented 19 scores reaching the 100-point summit. Antonio Galloni, Parker’s slightly stingier protégé, coughed up…
Enologist Britt Nichols’ Rutherford/St. Helena “Reserve” Take a brief glance at Britt Nichols’ resume, and it’s easy to understand where the young enologist developed her deft touch with Cabernet Sauvignon. After a stint at Jordan Winery, Nichols landed one of the most sought-after positions in the valley, working under Nicolas Morlet at Peter Michael, assisting…
“Power, muscle, elegance and delicacy” — Britt Nichols’ First Shot at Stags Leap Forty years ago, a British wine merchant organized what seemed to be a one-sided blind tasting on the banks of the Seine. Pitted against Bordeaux’s First Growths were a handful of upstart Cabernets from California. When the votes were tallied and the…
Julien Fayard’s Nicholson Jones Dolly Hill Chardonnay from Parker’s “vintage of a lifetime” has the luscious texture of Napa Carneros Chardonnay, balanced by the freshness of a terrific Fumé Blanc. “The French say ‘aerien,’” Fayard told Wine Access, which translates to “elevated and pure.” That’s this wine in a nutshell. “I picked at about 23…
The blue-chip estates that dot the steep slopes of Oakville’s “Magic Road” don’t need to call attention to themselves — Dalla Valle, Phelps’ Backus Vineyard, Peter Michael’s Oakville Vineyard (formerly Showket), and David Ramey’s Pedregal. Finally, at 1,400 feet elevation, high above the fog line, sits one of the most prized properties in Napa Valley…
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…
Highest-Rated Italian Red from the 2013 Vintage Soon after leaving University of Wisconsin’s School of Journalism, James Suckling moved back west in pursuit of a newspaper career. He responded to an advertisement from a brand-new magazine called Wine Spectator based in San Diego with 800 subscribers. Suckling was hired by Marvin Shanken in 1981, and,…
500+ 5-star Ratings on Ottimino Zinfandels and the “best damn looking stuff I’ve seen” When we first discovered Bill Knuttel’s single-vineyard Ottimino Zinfandels, we knew what we had in hand. Knuttel had already made quite a name for himself as head winemaker at Saintsbury and Dry Creek. But as we’d been told by Zin gurus…
Panther Creek’s Pinot Noir Dynasty In 1994, Panther Creek announced Oregon’s ascendance to the world stage with a 94-point Pinot Noir that stunned Robert Parker. From that point forward, you couldn’t talk about the Willamette Valley, or even Oregon Pinot, without referencing winemaker Ken Wright and Panther Creek. Almost 20 years later, another collaboration between…
Tony Rynder’s Tiny Single Parcel It’s just us and the Panther Creek mailing list — you can’t get the 2013 French Creek Chardonnay anywhere else. Sourced from a single 9-acre parcel in the Columbia Valley, the 2013 French Creek is the definition of a boutique wine. Meticulous vineyard work matched with star winemaker Tony Rynders’…
Jaw-Dropping Value From Oregon Stalwart It’s unlikely that you’ll find another under-$20 Pinot Noir that holds a candle to this monumental 2013 Panther Creek Verde Vineyards Pinot, which traces its lineage back to the 94-point Pinot that stunned Robert Parker and announced Oregon’s ascendance to the world stage back in 1994. That year, Ken Wright…
There’s nothing like discovering the fruits of a successful experiment in our own backyard, but this Tempranillo from one of the most sought-after vineyards in Napa Valley sets a whole new bar for what’s possible in our home terroir. As enchantingly aromatic as it is dark and powerful, this 2013 Parador Cellars Tempranillo is so…
When a great vintage and some of the top talent in the wine world combine, you can bet there will be magic in the bottle. That’s exactly what’s in the 2013 Patel Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, a gorgeous, perfectly aged US-exclusive from a Wine Access favorite. Patel’s last library Cab wowed our notoriously tough-to-please Cabernet…
Thomas Keller’s French Laundry and Parker’s Greatest Napa Valley Vintage in 37 Years At age 15, Thomas Keller found himself washing dishes at the Palm Beach Yacht Club for $4/hour. But even as he sponged plates and polished silverware, young Keller couldn’t keep his eyes off “the line.” Several months later, he was promoted, trading…
Rare started out as Piper-Heidseick’s top wine—a celebration of the bottling originally presented to Marie-Antoinette—but recently it’s undergone a transformation to its own mini-maison within the Piper architecture. Modeled on the relationship that Salon enjoys with Delamotte, this newfound autonomy has resulted in an upward jolt to the quality of what was already one of…
A Top 100 New Super Tuscan Favorite In 2012, Prima Pietra landed on James Suckling’s Top 100 New Super Tuscans list, and he pointed out that the Prima is one of his personal favorites. Taking a cue from Suckling—if you’ve ever seen him at a wine tasting he is literally revered as a god among…
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