2012 Aratas - Petite Sirah Napa Valley

NV Gruet - Brut New Mexico

2022 Chateau Brane Cantenac - Margaux (Bordeaux Future ETA 2025)

The 2022 Brane-Cantenac, as usual, is a wine that you must sit and contemplate before words gush forth. It was picked from 7 September to 10 October (their tiny plot of Carmenère) at 31.5hL/ha and contains 16% vin de presse from the Cabernet Sauvignon. It...

2012 Aratas - Petite Sirah Napa Valley Shake Ridge

Amador county is known for its hot dry climate but grower Ann Kraemer's spectacular Shake Ridge Ranch ranch is planted to vine at elevations 1650′ to 1800' feet above sea level. Just two small lots produce a coveted amount of Petite Sirah. Both clon...

2016 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere - St. Emilion

The 2016 Canon La Gaffelière is just as striking from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright, intensely aromatic and precise, the 2016 has it all. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange and rose petal all race through this silky, super-expressive Sa...