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“Can you imagine if you’d discovered Jacques Selosse before anyone else?” No name in the Champagne world carries more cachet than Selosse. So when our friend—a Master of Wine who wrote a book about Champagne—asked us that question as he drove us alongside a hillside en route to Champagne Maurice Grumier, our interest was beyond…
Ask an Argentinian wine collector what he thinks of a Robert Parker score for any given Malbec, and you might be met with a blank stare. Ask the same collector if he or she knows the Deschorchados score—the veritable Wine Advocate of Argentina—and eyes will light up. This 2015 Mauricio Lorca Poetico Malbec earned 95…
Sangiovese-Cabernet Blend From Long Tradition of Iconoclasts For about a decade now, Wine Access clients have been snapping up Italian red masterpieces from the Mazzei family as soon as we hit “Send.” Ever impressed by our quickly disappearing allocations of Philip Cabernet, Badiola, and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, our friends at Castello di Fonterutoli have…
Napa Cabernet’s Mountain Challenger Antonio Galloni’s Vinous called the2015 Mendel Cabernet Sauvignon, “seamless,” “minerally,” and “most impressive” and pinned on 92 points. Not to be outdone, James Suckling awarded the label 93-points for its “full body that’s chewy and rich.” We’d expect nothing less from winemaker Roberto de la Mota who, according to Jancis Robinson,…
“Full-Bodied, Dense, and Chewy” — Tim Atkin, MW Master of Wine Tim Atkin, one of the world’s foremost experts on South American wines, called the 2015 Mendel Malbec “full-bodied, dense, and chewy,” and rated it 93 points. This lush, juicy, fruit-driven red was crafted by legendary winemaker Roberto de la Mota, and Robert Parker’s Wine…
2015 Michel Sarrazin — The Savvy Collector’s Dream Some vintages play favorites, smiling down on one appellation with pitch-perfect conditions, while an unlucky village a few miles up the road is blasted with hail and frost. Other vintages — a tad rarer — spread the love around from corner to corner, raising the quality of…
A Chance Phone Call and California’s “Most Overlooked” Terroir Site and skill: no grape demands more of both than Pinot Noir, and it’s tough to name a New World Pinot born of a better combo than the 2015 Mindego Ridge. It is crafted by Failla legend and San Francisco ChronicleWinemaker of the Year winemaker Ehren…
Stunning White from Michel Rolland and Jean Hoefliger The 2015 Monteverro Vermentino Toscana IGT owes its class and beauty to the consultant winemaking partnership of world-famous oenologists Michel Rolland and Jean Hoefliger. Nuanced pops of almond and fennel subdue bright fruity aromatics, leading to a fresh expression of crisp fruit and refreshing acidity. Captivating and…
Unique Obstacles, a “Roaring” Reward Snow-capped mountains and pristine rivers set the backdrop for New Zealand’s Central Otago wine region, where vines rooted in silty, schist and sandy soils turn out some of the most exquisite Pinot Noirs in the world. Some time ago, I made the drive down Felton Road, the region’s famous wine…
The Secret is in the Final Blend When notoriously hard to impress critic Stephen Tanzer is impressed, we pay attention. But when Tanzer awards 93 points to an under-$20 Sauvignon Blanc from the New World? We back up the truck. Writing for Vinous, he called the mouth-watering 2015 Mulderbosch “rich, smooth and substantial” before adding…
A Napa Cab Redefining “Everyday Wine” When Britt Nichols told us that the $24 2015 Nichols Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley was one of her favorites, out of all the wines she’s made, we couldn’t help but wonder, “why?” For someone who spent time at Peter Michael making $200 bottles of “Les Pavots,” and with Philippe…
At the annual International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon, the “extravaganza dedicated to incurable Pinot-philia,” as described by World of Fine Wine, there are always standouts. But at this year’s festival, it was all about standing in line—a very long line—for a taste of one of Oregon’s top newcomers: Domaine Nicolas-Jay. The label is a…
Nittardi’s bold, richly regal 2015 Nectar Dei is a Super Tuscan value find we can’t stop crowing about. Boasting 95 points, born of prime terroir from a 1,000-year-old estate, it can confidently claim to belong in the conversation with regional standard-bearers like Ornellaia, Sassicaia, and Ilatraia. “The nose here is just the sort that pulls…
New World Opulence Meets Burgundian Balance The bottle was disguised under a plain brown wrapper when we invited our colleagues here at WineAccess HQ to swirl, sniff, and swish last week. We were putting something to the test. Our importer friend, Kenny O., had sent us a few bottles of the 2015 Nugan Frasca’s Lane…
As one of the winery’s more restrained and elegant bottlings, 2015 Puerta del Mar Pinot Noir showed all the earthiness and minerality of its Old World peers, and had an unmistakable generosity about its California character that kept us coming back, sip after sip. After all, when considering the cornucopia of roasts, stews, and casseroles…
An Omen — Prophesying the Next “Prisoner” The Sierra Foothills are seeing something of a Grape Rush. Where prospectors once dug their well-worn shovels into shale, granite, limestone, and iron-rich volcanic soils in search of precious gold, now winemakers have planted acres upon acres of vineyards, firmly rooted in steep hillsides. French winemaker Alexandre Remy…
Opening the Vault: A Napa Insider’s Cabernet We have said this before: there is the Napa everybody knows—Mondavi Private Reserve, Caymus Special Select, and the big names that won the Judgment of Paris and put Napa Valley on the map—and there is the Napa that the insiders know. The valley where the same accomplished winemakers…
A Historic Day Technically, we’d had the appointment for about a month. But realistically, we’d been looking forward to it for years. So on a beautiful August day, the Wine Access offices in the town of Napa emptied. Everyone in the company headed north on Silverado Trail to the Oakville AVA, to make our first…
The Tiny-Production Zin that Almost Wasn’t Every time we’ve offered winemaker Bill Knuttel’s wines, the feedback has been the same: Members call and email us with stories about how they’re reminded how much they love Zin every time they pop the cork on one of his bottles. It makes sense: Dry Creek Valley is widely…
Pala Makes “Some Of The Best Wines In Sardinia Today” Mario Pala’s Stellato Vermentino di Sardegna has wooed Italy’s wine bible, the Rome-based Gambero Rosso, earning the publication’s highest award — Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) — for two years running. Critics peg Pala as one of the greatest Vermentino di Sardegna producers, and Robert Parker’s…
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