2021

The NV Extra Brut Le Cépage Grand Cru Verzy is a pure Pinot Noir. The mellow creaminess of oak is im

Sourced from 25 small plots of vines spread across the village of Verzy Renoir's latest NV Verzy Grand Cru Le Terroir (2021 base) is a blend of equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Based on the 2021 vintage and complemented... Read More

The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Les Quatre Climats is a multi-climat blend mandated due to the frost. It has a well-defined quite minerally nose focused and gaining complexity with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a brisk... Read More

A softly floral and earthy nose of both red and dark berries introduces denser and more voluminous medium-bodied flavors that flash focused power on the balanced if firmer finish that makes clear that in contrast to the Chassagne... Read More

Arista Winery was founded in 2002 by Al and Jancis McWilliams with the intent of producing small quantities of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from The Russian River Valley District . The day to day operations are now run by... Read More

The 2021 Chardonnay Russian River Valley is deeply fruited yet fantastically energetic! It has layered aromas of flint baked apples chamomile honey almonds and top notes of lemon peel. The medium-bodied palate balances rich fruit... Read More

The ‘classique' Gevrey (unlike the village-level Clos du Château) is a true 'cuvée ronde' that incorporates (this year) eight parcels from around the village including three premier crus. The initial attack shows... Read More

In theory this plot does not usually frost but that was not the case in 2021: three barrels instead of 20! Pale lime green. A mix of reductive tension and something a little bit chunkier than usual. This is one of the 2021s with... Read More

A refined red with a taut well-knit frame of sandy tannins and orange peel acidity structuring flavors of macerated cherry oolong tea leaf and minerally hints of smoke and stone that drive the lingering finish. Drink now through... Read More

The Benanti 2021 Etna Rosso Contrada Cavaliere is punchy and bright with lots of primary fruit that recalls raspberry and redcurrant with a hint of white pepper. This vintage delivers a very clean and immediate quality of fruit... Read More

Here there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background so be sure to give this some air if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The lilting and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash excellent... Read More

The 2021 Chardonnay Sigrid is bright and crystalline offering scents of Meyer lemon almonds meringue and flint. The palate is surprisingly powerful! It explodes with concentrated apple and almond layers while its firm linear acidity... Read More

2021 Edition Release

Firm reduction renders the nose tough to evaluate though there is both fine freshness and verve to the impressively dense yet well detailed larger-bodied flavors that terminate in a clean dry and strikingly long finish that is... Read More

The 2021 Sauvignon Dark Label is wickedly spicy boasting a complex blend of ground ginger lemon zest incense and sage. Silky in feel yet almost salty in nature it's perfumed and zesty within with citrus-kissed orchard fruits... Read More

Deep ruby-purple in color the 2021 Syrah Bassi Vineyard explodes with scents of blueberry boysenberry cracked pepper and powdered sugar with slowly emerging floral tones. Medium-bodied chalky and energetic the palate offers notably... Read More

Once again the nose is cool pure and airy with its aromas of mostly essence of various red berries along with background nuances of earth and pretty floral nuances. There is a beguiling sense of refinement to the borderline delicate... Read More

Moderate reduction presently dominates the underlying fruit though there is excellent verve to the more concentrated and powerful if less refined medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract while the balanced finale... Read More