2021 Alban Vineyards - Syrah Central Coast Patrina

The 2021 Patrina checks in as 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier that was bottled in March of 2024. It has a beautifully perfumed, complex, nuanced style in its darker berry-fruited, peppery, floral violet, and subtle orange blossom-like aromas and flavors. I lov...

2020 Altesino - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (750ml)

Opening to earthy tones of brimstone and petrichor, the Altesino 2020 Brunello di Montalcino shows the character of a house style that is easily recognized. This elegant wine offers a polished and smooth mouthfeel with finely tuned tannins. The oak is als...

NV Alvear - Montilla Moriles Solera 1927 Pedro Ximenez Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)

The NV Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 is non-vintage, but does have some 1927 material in it. This is totally dark brown/amber with notes of figs, toffee, caramel syrup, molasses and coffee. It is dense, super sweet, intense, rich and an amazingly, unctuously ...

2019 Antinori - Toscana Rosso IGT Solaia Super Tuscan

The 2019 Solaia is fabulous. Deep and exquisitely layered, the 2019 is so expressive right out of the gate. Succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, incense, pipe tobacco, chocolate and grilled herbs all take shape. Here, too, the aromatics are alluring....

2023 Aubert - Chardonnay Napa Sugar Shack Estate (750ml)

2019 Bevan Cellars - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley "EE"

The 2021 EE Red Wine is ripe and powerful, with smoky red and black fruits as well as lots of background oak, graphite, espresso, and dark chocolate-like aromas and flavors that develop beautifully with time in the glass. Deep, rich, full-bodied, and conc...

2020 Bila Haut (Chapoutier) - Occultum Lapidem (750ml)

Not yet bottled, the 2020 Côtes Du Roussillon Villages Latour De France Occultum Lapidem is more backward and reductive at this point yet has promising darker berry and cassis fruits as well as notes of violets and peppery herbs. Medium to full-bodied on ...

2022 Billaud-Simon - Chablis Montee de Tonnerre

The 2022 Chablis Montée de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a pretty, well-defined bouquet with cooking apple, Conference pear and light earthy scents. The palate seems to have some CO2 and feels quite primal, but I think this will sort itself out with bottle age. Mo...

2022 Billaud-Simon - Chablis Bougros

Be aware that Bailly noted that to this point the Bougros had only seen contact with stainless steel though it's possible he may rack it into barrel for a few months before it's bottled. A cool and reserved nose grudgingly offers up a combination of prono...

NV Billecart-Salmon - Champagne Brut Rose

NV Bollinger - Champagne Brut Special Cuvee

Bollinger - Brut Special Cuvee NV 750ml

2020 Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco (750ml)

Elegant and precise, the Cantina del Pino 2020 Barbaresco brings lots of freshness and a charming view of young Nebbiolo fruit. This vintage tends to be more accessible overall, but you are nonetheless awarded with the subtle nuances and complexity that c...

2018 Cavallotto - Barolo Bricco Boschis

The Cavallotto 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) is a lovely expression with fruit from one of the most beautiful sites in Castiglione Falletto, measuring 7.3 hectares. The wine is streamlined and tight with forest berry, blackcurrant ...

2022 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

A creamy, forward style, with a core of warmed raspberry and boysenberry preserves infused liberally with mocha and melted licorice. Shows a late flicker of chaparral. This is meant for near-term hedonism. Drink now through 2034.

2022 Charvin - Chateauneuf du Pape (750ml)

Another highlight this year, Charvin's 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape exhales a complex, floral bouquet of violet, rose petals, dark cherries, spices and menthol intertwined with delicate garrigue notes. Medium to full-bodied and fine-boned with a layered core ...

2020 Chateau Branaire Ducru - St. Julien

The 2020 Branaire-Ducru was so alluring en primeur, but is very shy today. That said, some of that youthful exuberance has given way to the characteristic Brainaire finesse. Dark red cherry, spice, grilled herbs, menthol and licorice emerge, but only w...

2014 Chateau Domaine de Chevalier - Pessac

The 2014 Domaine de Chevalier is a total knockout. Precise, brilliant and finely sculpted, the 2014 possesses superb intensity. Freshly cut flowers, mint and sweet red berries, along with finessed but persistent tannins, give the wine its regal personalit...

2020 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou - St. Julien

Lastly, the 2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is another legendary wine from this château that has been on an incredible run over the past decade. A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot that was brought up all in new French oak, it has a saturated ...