2020 Wine

There’s real direction and clarity to this white with sliced dried apples crushed stones and minerals on the nose as well as hints of biscuit and praline. Some honeysuckle and lemon-grass undertones too. It’s full-bodied... Read More

The only dry wine from the vintage is the 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Sec whose tank sample shows a classy pure precise and chalky/lemony bouquet with bright and perfectly healthy fruit and some herbal as well as yeasty aromas. On the... Read More

As is usual at this early juncture the nose is firmly reduced. More interesting are the much finer but less concentrated middle weight flavors that possess both good detail and evident minerality on the finish that is somewhat... Read More

Firm reduction blocks an evaluation of the nose though there is good verve to the sleeker but not necessarily denser medium-bodied flavors that display noticeable rusticity on the slightly more structured finish that also exhibits... Read More

Whiffs of herbal tea violet and an assortment of spice nuances are present on the mostly dark berry fruit-suffused nose. The succulent round and sleek medium weight flavors evident good minerality on the notably more complex and... Read More

I tasted three different lots of the 2020 Crozes Hermitage picked at very different ripeness levels. One picked on August 23 at just 11.7 degrees of potential alcohol was light-bodied with paper-like tannins but charming cherry-like... Read More

Tasted from a 10-hectoliter oak tank the 2020 Saint Joseph boasts herbal raspberry-scented aromas. It's medium to full-bodied and silky in feel with slightly ashy-stemmy notes on a crisp finish. Maxime Graillot had finished... Read More

10 Sep 2021 – A fragrant and super-elegant gruner veltliner which has plenty of concentration but steps lightly. Lots of white peach rosemary and shiso-leaf freshness as well as wet-stone minerality. Very long finely etched... Read More

A cornucopia of fruit aromas across the entire range of citrus and stone fruit with a touch of thyme. Rich and concentrated but this is married to stunningly fresh acidity that lights it up. Lovely floral notes. Moves inexorably... Read More

Very intense and focused this dry riesling has noble austerity. The radical thyme grapefruit and bergamot character are married to intensely mineral acidity on the sleek and highly structured palate. The long extremely focused... Read More

Not yet bottled the 2020 Mourvèdre blended with 12% Syrah and 2% Viognier is already offering incredible varietal character and expression. Made using 75% whole clusters fruit comes from several Central Coast vineyards including... Read More

Not yet bottled the 2020 Mourvèdre blended with 12% Syrah and 2% Viognier is already offering incredible varietal character and expression. Made using 75% whole clusters fruit comes from several Central Coast vineyards including... Read More

The 2020 No. 9 still in barrel is a blend of 89% Syrah 9% Mourvèdre and 2% Viognier made with 50% whole clusters. Fruit comes from several vineyards throughout the Central Coast including Slide Hill White Hawk Larner Harrison-Clarke... Read More

The 2020 Angélus has turned out superbly and underlines this estate's continuing shift to a more elegant integrated style that offers a purer expression of its terroir. A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc it unwinds... Read More

The 2020 Angélus has turned out superbly and underlines this estate's continuing shift to a more elegant integrated style that offers a purer expression of its terroir. A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc it unwinds... Read More

There are vague Chablis-like hints of iodine and seashore to the ultra-fresh aromas of green apple white flower and citrus peel. There is both good volume and richness to the focused and moderately powerful flavors that deliver... Read More