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Sitting on a blind judging panel at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, we swirled an opaque ruby wine, then took in its massive aroma: dark cherry mingled with fresh bramble, cocoa, and espresso tones. It had all the telltales of one of the blockbuster names of California, a monster of a wine whose name…
Parker: A Beautiful Example of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Todd Anderson has a history of delivering blue-chip offers to the Anderson’s Conn Valley faithful, and he’s got another gift to share: The 2014 Anderson’s Conn Valley Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — a 95 point “stunner” from Robert Parker, and the product of Wine Spectator’s “dream vintage.”…
Inky, Dense, and Velvety—Only 8 Barrels Century-old vines produce great grapes—they just don’t produce many of them. That’s the reality that drove Andrew Hardy to embark on the farsighted project of replanting his great-great-grandfather’s world-class Nottage Hill Shiraz with cuttings from those original 130-year old vines. Today, those stalwarts eke out no more than a…
WineAccess Flexes Its Willamette Valley Muscles: 2014 Andrew Rich Heart’s Gate Pinot Noir Andrew Rich is one of the most brilliant and inventive Pinot Noir makers in Willamette Valley. But unlike many of his neighbors, Rich’s ingenuity wasn’t nurtured in the Dundee Hills or Ribbon Ridge, but in the high-energy bustle of Manhattan. At a young…
“Leah’s Cuvée” Pinot Noir — Seemingly Sweet, but BONE-Dry In a great vintage, Oregon’s Willamette Valley is the world’s best answer to Premier Cru Côte de Nuits. In an opinion we share with Robert Parker, Steve Tanzer, and Wine Spectator, 2014 is just such a vintage. That was obvious to all who had tasted the…
Rare Allocation of the Wine “Redefining California Pinot Noir” In the Wall Street Journal’s “The Rock Stars of Pinot Noir” feature on Anthill Farms, the publication pointed to the three partners lead by Anthony Filiberti, all Williams Selyem alumni, calling them part of a “generation that’s redefining California Pinot Noir.” While Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate…
One of the Best Napa Valley Chardonnays of Today From the first sip, this opulent, pale-gold AXR release instantly registered in my mind as one the best Napa Valley Chardonnays being made today. Its creator is Jean Hoefliger, the Swiss-born winemaker who has partnered with world-famous oenologist Michel Rolland on a slate of acclaimed projects,…
A Globe-Trotting Talent Takes On California…And Wins It’s not that 94-point Napa Valley Cabernets from the spectacular 2014 vintage are hard to find—they just happen to cost hundreds of dollars. That’s why the 2014 AXR Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, which packs 94 points from Robert Parker into a bottle that costs well under $100, deserves…
Italy’s #1 Wine Guide Plays Favorites with Badia di Morrona In Italy, no other critical authority comes close to rivaling the influence of the Rome-based gourmet food and wine 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 you start winding your way up steep Spring Mountain Road from St. Helena, it doesn’t take long until you find yourself in the land of some of the most outstanding wines produced in Napa Valley: Pride, Keenan, Immortal Estate, Barnett, Stony Hill, and Smith-Madrone are all located up here. But at these heights—and beyond…
Mea Culpa at VinItaly: Riccardo Baracchi’s 93-point Super Tuscan of the Year In 1971, the Marchese Incisa della Rocchetta released the first vintage of Sassicaia, a 1968 Tuscan Cabernet Sauvignon drawn off a small hand-tended vineyard in Bolgheri. That same year saw Piero Antinori craft a Bordeaux blend off an estate in Santa Cristina that…
“Gold Medal” quality in Pauillac’s 2014 Classic Vintage The early scuttlebutt on the 2014 vintage in Bordeaux suggests that it’s the best vintage since the watershed 2010. After tasting more than 200 samples of the vintage at Cipriani in NYC two weeks ago, we wholeheartedly agree with the likes of Robert Parker and Wine Spectator….
Parker: “Well Made and Quite Delicious” This gorgeous 2014 Chardonnay from Bartinney Estate drew this rave from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “I could have quaffed away until the cows come home.” Over the last decade, the Jordaan family has spared no expense turning the breathtaking Bartinney estate into a consistent small-production overachiever. Bartinney’s 2014 Chardonnay…
Four Great Napa Vineyards in One Bottle Anthony Bell is one of Napa Valley’s great viticulturalists, who spent 15 years at Beaulieu Vineyard as the chief viticulturalist working beside the legendary André Tchelistcheff — the “founding father of the modern California wine industry,” according to Jancis Robinson. So, it should be no surprise that Bell…
The “Extraordinary” 2014 Vintage on Mt. Etna and #3 on Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 In December of 2015, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate published its 2014 vintage report on Sicily, awarding a 97-point score —“Extraordinary” by Parker’s rating scale and the highest EVER given to the region. While the Italian mainland had its most challenging growing…
“One of Italy’s 20 Best White Wines” — Antonio Galloni When it comes to verbalizing matters of the heart, it’s tough to beat the Italians — particularly when speaking of one of Italy’s most floral and exotic whites, made by one of the country’s most revered producers. Greco, the Italian white grape variety grown in…
Minerality, Salinity, and Citrus Zest at Le Bernardin His name is Aldo Sohm. He’s the wine director at Maguy Le Coze’s gastronomic palace, Le Bernardin, on West 51st Street. You may have seen Aldo on the “Today” show or the CBS “Early Show,” or heard him on Martha Stewart Radio’s “Winesday.” To say the least,…
Pleasure. The joy of the feast. As Napa Valley Cabernet lovers, this is what drives the hunt: finding a bold, full-bodied, downright hedonistic red from America’s most prestigious wine region but doesn’t cost $100+ is harder than ever. Finding a mature one that’s ready to drink? That’s an even greater challenge. Thankfully, we’re giving you…
BB-Size Berries in 95-98pt Arroyo Grande As many have you have requested, finally, the story behind “Benoni.” Four years ago, just after the last Pinot Noir clusters were picked, we received a call from an old friend — an old friend who happens to own two of California’s most celebrated Pinot Noir vineyards. The 2012 harvest, he…
From Côte de Beaune cellars to the summit of Santa Lucia Most American winemakers aren’t fortunate enough to include a decade of training in Burgundy and the Loire Valley on their CV. But Dean De Korth isn’t most winemakers. In the 1980s, after working as a professional musician in Los Angeles, dreams of making wine…
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