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One grape. One vineyard. 100-point winemaking savant Philippe Melka lends his Midas touch to that rigorous formula with spectacular results in the lush, densely textured 2016 Melka Mekerra Merlot. A new cuvée from California’s master of Bordeaux varieties (he’s an alum of Haut-Brion and Petrus), this bottling was born of Melka’s fascination with the Merlot…
The 2016 MR is an incredible deal in every sense of the word—an all-star bottling if there ever was one, featuring Cabernet from Napa’s unrivaled Stagecoach, To Kalon, Missouri Hopper, and Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyards. Crafted by two multi-100-point-scoring winemakers and coming from the Valley’s “vintage of the century,” this 97-point Cabernet delivers classic Napa…
A Standout Under-$20 Sancerre I am on the constant search for excellent $20 Sancerre because I know it is something that our valued clients are looking for. After tasting through literally dozens of Sancerre wines, I finally found a $20 Sancerre I’m willing to hang my hat on — this 2016 Michel Vattan Cuvée Calcaire….
Jeb Dunnuck calls it “seamless” and “brilliant.” Winemaker Jason Moore calls it “high-impact and crowd pleasing.” But the dark, dense, and polished 2016 Modus Operandi Vicarious Red Wine Napa Valley might be summed up best by one Modus Operandi mailing list member: Around his house, Vicarious is simply “The Prisoner Killer.” We’ve known Jason since…
The story of the 2016 Monte Antico Supremus starts with five words: “You have to try this.” They were spoken to our own Eduardo Dingler by his partner, Laura—who at the time was wine director for chef Michael Chiarello’s Bottega restaurant in Napa (and whose talents we’ve since claimed for Wine Access!). “I had to…
Elegant, Polished, and Rare Napa Cab My first sip of Moone-Tsai wasn’t in a gorgeous vineyard or tasting room, but during a routine tasting when I worked at Napa’s iconic Tra Vigne restaurant. Rubbing the sleep from my eyes during the early morning appointment, Moone-Tsai shocked me: A single sip sent me reeling with blackberry,…
No Italian wine collection is complete without a Montefalco Sagrantino like Moretti Omero’s 2016, which Decanter called “a complete original.” Sagrantinos are rare to begin with, but this 97-pointer and Best in Show Italy 2020 winner is incredibly scarce. This is an essential for a true Italian-wine lover’s cellar—and Napa Cab fans will adore it…
On a sunny weekend last October, we took a drive to Half Moon Bay for a beach picnic with some friends. With a cooler (let’s be honest, no one uses baskets anymore) full of charcuterie, cheese, three dozen oysters, and entirely too much wine, we set up camp, eager to get lost in the sound…
The 2016 Moundsman Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is the result of hundreds of journeys between Carneros and Calistoga in search of Napa Valley’s best Cabernet Sauvignon. On a cool morning in July just over three years ago, our patience finally led to a unique opportunity from a 100-point Napa Cabernet house. The winery’s flagship mailing…
New Zealand’s Other Marquee White Last spring, we got a call from a friend who was back in the Northern Hemisphere after working “Sauvalanche,” the locals’ affectionate nickname for New Zealand’s Sauvignon Blanc-dominated grape harvest. We met him for tuna tartare in downtown Napa, where he insisted on blind tasting us on a bottle he…
The Mt. Brave Merlot from the slopes of Mt. Veeder is an incredible wine. It’s one of our favorite luxe Napa Valley Merlots because Mt. Brave wines, while they cellar similarly to Bordeaux, they’re priced to enjoy regularly. In the glass, this wine demands attention with its powerful dark plummy fruit profile, crushed violets, and…
The 2016 Musso Barbaresco Rio Sordo had blown us away when proprietor Valter Musso poured it for us at VinItaly, where it stood out against a backdrop of thousands of Italy’s top wines. Now, in a convivial, dimly lit dining room, it was the 95-point Nebbiolo’s time to shine—with a serious meal. This Musso masterpiece packs…
A Pinot Noir Steal Thanks to Baby Dash Winemaker Britt Nichols, who lives in Carneros, knows the windswept Napa region as well as anyone. That’s how she was able to lock in 12 barrels of exceptional Pinot Noir. Britt — a Jordan Winery alum, and protege of Nicolas Morlet and 100-point winemaker Philippe Melka —…
A 100-point Napa Cabernet proprietorer and a decorated Master of Wine headed to southern France to see what their combined talents and expertise could achieve in an under-$20 bottle of wine. The result: Occi Vin Rouge—a full-bodied, irresistibly alluring red that’s chock full of brambly blackberry and plush boysenberry, with hints of five-spice and peppery…
Business negotiators must react on the fly to a new offer made at the bargaining table with millions of dollars in the balance. Soldiers are trained to make split-second decisions in the heat of battle. And on occasion, even a winemaker gets a call that’s a game-changer, and is forced to make an off-the-cuff decision…
The Magic of Ojai For $35 Like the best wines of the world, the magic of Ojai starts in the vineyard. The Sebastiano Vineyard is planted up in the hills, and as a result, is buffeted by the winds of the Pacific. Add to that the dizzying, south-facing slope plus clay-and-shale-pocked soils, and each individual vine…
A French Winemaker on an Oregon Mission As a consultant for Atlas Wine Company, Alexandre Remy has hired out his considerable talents to a who’s who of big-name Napa Valley and Sonoma County wineries — including Opus One, Chalone Group, and Jackson Family Wines. When he set out to produce his own Pinot Noir, the…
Of the handful of producers who have developed a feverish fan base among Wine Access clients, we would be hard-pressed to name one whose wines are more hotly anticipated than Dave Phinney. After all, the founder and winemaker of Orin Swift and the original creator of “The Prisoner,” Phinney is one of the great winemaking…
The dinner invite came just as we wrapped up a tasting in Monforte d’Alba, and it presented a dilemma: We could stick to our plan and hit the road for Turin or we could treat ourselves to first-class wining and dining at a hilltop osteria just 10 minutes away, crash at a local albergo, and…
A Tuscan Icon…For Less Than A Napa Cab There are certain names in the wine world that cause a universal sense of awe when they’re mentioned. And when their wines are placed on a dinner table, uncorked, and poured, a hush tends to descend over the people lucky enough to be there for it. Ornellaia is…
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