2021 Pope Valley Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
In spring, a wine lover’s fancy turns to nice, cold glasses of fresh Sauvignon Blanc. But, oh my, how the prices for our favorites from California (and France, and New Zealand and...
As a person, Carole Doyard is truly engaging so it’s not surprising that her wines reflect her effervescent personality and ‘joie de vivre’. On the other hand, she is a serious and accomplished winemaker who makes pure,...
The 2019 Tether Cabernet Sauvignon bursts from the glass with abundant aromas of black currant liqueur, huckleberry compote and blueberry pie. The gorgeous dark fruit core is complemented by layers of volcanic rock, spring flowers, mocha, spice and...
Unfortunately for us, Ca’ del Baio is no longer the best-kept secret in Barbaresco it once was. The news, thanks to their reviews, the annual visits of the PRIMA gang and the profiling of the Grasso sisters in Suzanne Hoffman’s...
The Petit is blended from around 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and a similar amount of Merlot (a portion of which dates from the 1850s) and the rest old vine Cabernet Franc and an ancient clone of Petit Verdot; it’s a gorgeously glossy red whose glorious...
One of the legendary winemakers of the world, Bruno Giacosa joined the family business at the age of 15, representing the third generation of his Langhe winemaking family. Giacosa’s unfailing pursuit of perfection, his unrivaled...
Domaine le Clos des Lumières is a 50-hectare family farm founded in 1946 by the grandfather of the domaine’s current vigneron, Gerald Serrano. The ambitious, talented Serrano was the first to actually bottle wine here rather than sell...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve already featured a few stellar examples from the appellation like Oddero’s and the Titon from L’Armangia that really rung our chimes, but we’re particularly in love with Guido Berta’s 2015 Nizza, a...
There are many who think this has become the top wine in the cellar as it shows all of the hallmark elegance and balance of this cellar. To me it is always the wine I’d most want to use to show off the many attributes of Barolo in general...
A young winery that’s very much on the lips of everyone in the Langhe, the young brother-sister combo Alberto and Caterina Burzi’s cellar is in an innocuous-looking building off the Santa Maria parking lot, just across the street from...
Apples, they say, don’t fall far from their trees, and five minutes with Carlo Mondavi will confirm that the same applies to grapes. Carlo is very much like his dad Tim, and there’s an awful lot of his famous grandfather in there too!...
A pale straw color shows reflections of new gold with fine bubbles. Soft and elegant aroma of apples accompanied by a nutty smokiness. The mouth is creamy and delicious with a well-balanced sweetness and acidity. The finish is persistent and soft...
PRIMA Notes: Aged in French oak barrels, as opposed to the American oak that remains the stylistic signature of both Silver Oak Cabs, it was to be an elegant, rather Bordeaux-leaning wine that also would preserve the essential character- the Napa...
35% Corvina,35% Corvinone, 23% Rondinella and 7% Oseleta
Decanter: A relatively restrained nose shows dried garden herbs with plum and floral nuances. On the palate, fig and prune flavours are laced with cigar smoke...
James Suckling 91 Points: A tangy array of wild herbs and spices colors the bright berry fruit. Hints of minerals and tangerines, too. Medium-bodied and quite elegant and fluid, with silky, refined tannins. A juicy and very well-made Rosso, to enjoy now.
2018 School House Pinot Noir, Spring Mountain Estate
Class in the glass, this piece of Napa Valley history brings an unmatched pedigree to a Pinot Noir with roots that travel all the way back to Romanee-Conti in Burgundy with a brief stay in the ground...
Wine Advocate: 94 Points The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley, blended with 3% Petit Verdot, has a deep ruby-purple color and alluring aromas of black cherries, blueberries, thyme, aniseed and violet with touches of tobacco leaves and cedar. The...
The Zero Dosage is produced with grapes from the terraced vineyards of Montorfano, adjacent to the winery's headquarters, and others vineyards. The ancient and ferrous lands of the Montorfano characterize this wine...
Wine Advocate: Featuring Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the Tenuta di Sesta 2019 Poggio d'Arna is packed tight with the dense fruit and inky black extract that you would primarily associate with Cabernet Franc. This is the dominant force. Aromas...