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Another ultra-important 2020 southern Rhône release has just arrived, Daniel Brunier’s monolithic Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge. The vintage is, of course,...
Bin G-8 (2 bottles)THE ODDERO CRUSThe much-anticipated offer of the 2021 Oddero Barolos is here. These wines, from one of the most important vintages ever at this seminal La Morra cantina, will arrive this August, before any of the tariff shenanigans...
Our resident Italophile Tadd Tanji recently told us that, while he still professes an undying love of the wines of ArPePe, the crown jewel property of Lombardia’s Valtellina, he’s having an intense fling...
These vines face southeast in Arborina, across the road from Settimo on a slope that, on the opposite side of the swale, belongs to Elio Altare. Why isn’t this Barolo? Because, Tiziana says, ‘we love Dolcetto!’ This is a darker, richer,...
A very hot and dry 2022 made, what is for Settimo, a bigger-boned wine with some serious chutzpah. It’s a longtime PRIMA favorite in the ‘baby Barolo’ style with a lot of class and nuance. Love this wine. Very highly...
100% Carricante, unoaked.
The Cusumano brothers Diego and Alberto, already well-known for their winemaking success in other parts of Sicily, finally completed their long search for a piece of Mount Etna in 2013, when they acquired three small contrade...
The late Franz Haas was the seventh Franz in a long line of Haases from Montagna and was the man responsible for elevating the family business to one of the most revered in the entire Adige Valley. Franz approached his work with an incredible...
A magnum of classic Southern Rhône comfort! Grenache leads with ripe cherry and garrigue; Syrah and Mourvèdre fill in spice and backbone. The 2023 Sablet is both easygoing and seriously delicious, the kind of wine that turns any dinner into...
Kongsgaard’s 2023 channels mineral tension and ripe power, walking the line between opulence and electric drive. Waves of white peach, grilled pineapple and lemon curd pour from the glass, with hints of marzipan and orange marmalade gathering at...
When it comes to American Cabernet Franc, there are two distinct camps. One looks at it like Cabernet Sauvignon and aims for riper, silkier, more powerful wines that show a lot of texture, polish and class. Crocker & Starr, Kenzo and Dalle Valle are...
Southing's evil twin, 'Ten', is named for the ten Pinot Noir clones planted on the Sta. Rita Hills’ westernmost, most coastal outpost. Ten is the Sea Smoke's largest-scale wine—extravagantly rich and intriguingly exotic with a...
Vinous: The 2023 Riesling Bernkasteler Graben Grosses Gewächs hails from vines between 60 and 90 years old that are lower down on the slope, all on single stakes, some ungrafted Half of the volume is fermented in Fuder, half in stainless steel. A...
James Suckling, 93 points: If you want to know what a good Mosel riesling tasted like 50 years ago when it was young, this wine gives a very good idea. Light-bodied, but with a wonderful apple and wild berry character and a delicate earthiness. These...
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The seventh vintage of this newfangled PRIMA favorite is in the house! Intriguing, delicious and always sells out quickly….. This is always one of our top wines of the year.
"There is a...
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We’ve got a few really delicious chillable reds in stock right now but most come from the cooler north of Italy. This guy comes from Sicily and is delicious!
We seldom associate ‘chillable...
Our biggest selling Italian white of the year and a strong candidate for a Top Five finish in this year’s Wine of the Year list at PRIMA! We know the Scavinos make sensational wines from the Nebbiolo grape- a transcendent Langhe Nebbiolo and a passel of...
We all need a wine like this sometimes: bubbly, crisp, lively and FUN! Stick a bottle in the ice. Pop it. Drink it. Repeat.
This old estate in Anjou seems to have it all dialed in. As pretty to look at as it is to drink, this gorgeous rosé...
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Much of the acreage in this central-northern Spanish landscape is classified Rioja Alta, but when you find well-tended plots carrying the humbler Sonisierra-Navarra designation, you might be...
When Paul Hobbs set out to create a value-priced stable of wines to balance out his high-priced estate and single-vineyard offerings, he approached the project with the same single-minded intensity and meticulousness that have made the Hobbs label one of...
The Argentine Malbec category has gotten nearly as crowded as the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc section as so many producers have joined the party over the past few years. Too bad. Most of them- especially those under $20 a bottle- are really...
The modern history of this iconic Chianti producer with the Etruscan name goes back only 50 years, but what a 50 years it has been! This ancient estate high at the top of Gaiole was rejuvenated in the early 1970s by one John Dunkley, who famously...
The return of a longtime PRIMA favorite, this old vine white wayyy overdelivers!
Every refrigerator needs a wine like this: A characterful wine to open while you decide what wine to open next. And then, because it’s so delicious, poof, the...
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No one, outside of the growers who have long resided in this tiny Burgundian village itself, has deeper roots (as it were) in the Côte Chalonnaise village of Mercurey than Domaine Faiveley. The...
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No one, outside of the growers who have long resided in the region itself, has deeper roots (as it were) in the village appellations of Cote Chalonnaise than Domaine Faiveley. The family’s holdings in the...
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James Suckling 98, Wine Independent 97, Wine Advocate 96
"So pure, vibrant and concentrated, expanding in dark berries, black cherries, bitter oranges and cassis as you sip. Structured firmly with moderate tannins and...
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You wouldn’t think the noble Nebbiolo vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, right in the heart of the Barolo growing zone, would also be known for producing something as prosaic as Chardonnay…....
The 2023 Ernesto Picollo Gavi is a gorgeous example of ‘terroir’; i.e. a wine that expresses its inherent characteristics and those of its immediate environment, soil, climate, weather, and local flora. Their Gavi is lively and crisp, with a...
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57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot, 12% Syrah, 7% Petite Sirah, 7% Malbec, 2% Grenache and 2% Cabernet Franc
We’re totally digging Booker’s extended family, including ‘My Favorite...
Affordable but tasty white Burgundy is an essential- like the little black dress of your wine fridge. The successful candidate should be inexpensive enough to open any night of the week, go well with any sort of food, taste great by all itself and,...
Almondo’s Bricco Ciliegie, has, over the past few vintages, become the benchmark against which we measure all other Roero Arneis, and doubtless, if you are fan of great Italian whites, you have a few bottles kicking around your own wine fridge...
Walter Scott is one of those tiny Oregon winery projects we hear rumors of but rarely get to actually taste. Their California distributor never has more than a few cases to spread around each vintage and, until we begged loud enough, they were never...
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Let’s face it. There is an ocean of innocuous Pinot Grigio grown in northern Italy. As soon as someone got the memo that we Americans would like it, they filled the flatlands of the...
The iconic Giovanni Almondo Arneis ‘Bricco delle Ciliegie’ really needs no introduction here at PRIMA but, in case you are one of the few who have yet to discover the joys of this delicious Roero Arneis, here is a word of explanation. The...
Wine Country: New Zealand
Wine Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
The New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc category has become a tough one to navigate these days as the shelves that used to have two or three examples are now bursting with a dozen or more...
Coming on the heels of the Ciacci offer last week, comes the wonderful benchmarks from Altesino. While Ciacci rules the southern part of the appellation, Altesino’s Montosoli vineyard is the icon of the north. These are beautiful, elegant offerings...
Featuring a wine from Tenuta Bibbiano, located in Castellina in Chianti, is a real flash from the past for me. This well-known estate, one of the oldest in Tuscany, was part of the wine portfolio that our company imported and distributed when I was just...
I’d known Nadia Curto casually for many years and been a big fan of her wines before the day she magically appeared at my elbow while my wife and I were shopping at the Alba Saturday market. She had an arm-full of groceries and, after a few...
Leave it to Gillardi to coax serious northern Rhône attitude from the hills of Dogliani. The 2019 Harys is savory and deep—blackcurrant, peppercorn, violet and that earthy Barolo-neighbor grit that gives it shape. A deft Italian accent keeps...
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This wine is so pretty, with dried rose, violet and peony perfume. It’s joined by juicy bright red cherry, raspberry and darker plum, cassis and blackberry fruit notes. Dust, baking spices and...
Mastroberardino, the iconic producer from Campania, is justifiably recognized as the property that single-handedly brought the appellation back to life after WWII and raised the quality and reputation of the entire region in the process. Their portfolio...
Attention all Cabernet Franc lovers. I have to confess that winemaker Nicolas Pointeau’s wines do not represent the state of the art in the Loire Valley. They are made in a straightforward,...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Piemonte
Wine Sub-subregion: Barbaresco
What a difference a vintage makes. 2021 is as powerful as 2020 is elegant and this is a posterchild for that distinction. This-is-out-standing!
A complex blend anchored by all the Garnatxas (Negra, Rosa, and Blanca) with contributions of old-vine Ull de Llebre, Macabeu, and Carinyena • grapes are direct-pressed, picking up just a hint of color and cofermented very slowly for six months in...
Coltibuono’s Cetamura nails what everyday Tuscan wine should be: honest, juicy and vibrant. With bright cherry, gentle herbs and a whiff of terracotta, it’s pure Sangiovese joy straight from the hills of Gaiole. A brilliant pizza and pasta...
Staff Reviews:
John Rittmaster, Wine Director: "Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. An excellent example of a seamless, textural style that emphasizes mouthfeel and finish over aromatics or aggressive bubble. Very easy to love this. Doesn’t need...
Staff Reviews:
John Rittmaster, Wine Director: "This is such a solid bottles of bubbles! Nice, fresh and complex. Perfect for a backyard celebration. One of America’s real blue chips. ***"
Frank Rothstein, Minister of Value: "Tons of flavors and...
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Frank Rothstein: What Henri Giraud accomplishes with his Esprit Nature is amplified in the unique Dame-Jane Rosé. Firm structure, balanced complexity and youthful fruit flavors in a powerful, yet approachable rose. ***
A decade of bottle age has turned this once-bold Langhe Syrah into something mesmerizing. Aromas of black truffle, dried cherry and iron fold into a seamless, silky palate. The tannins, once muscular, have melted into a warm embrace of spice and fruit...
If you tossed a handful of pebbles high from the parapet of the Castello di Barolo, the odds are good that a few of them are going to plunk someone named Borgogno when they come down. (Please, let’s not try this) It’s one of...