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New Releases from Napa Valley: 2012 and 2013 (Dec 2014)

The 2012 Second Flight kicks things up a notch. Dense, layered and voluptuous in the glass, the Second Flight impresses for its breadth and volume. Although only recently bottled, the 2012 nevertheless shows superb depth and tons of pure personality.

2011 Barolo: The Here and Now (Mar 2015)

The 2011 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata shows why this site is so highly regarded. Sweet and perfumed at the outset, yet also quite pliant and intense, the 2011 Rocche has it all. Rose petal, pomegranate, wild flowers and cinnamon all blossom in the glass. The 2011 is super-ripe, flashy and exotic, yet it also has the…

Central Spain: Tempranillo and Beyond (Dec 2015)

(aged for a year in new French oak barriques): Brilliant ruby. Pungent, highly expressive aromas of dark berry preserves, cherry-vanilla and candied flowers, lifted by a bright mineral topnote. The palate offers an array of sweet black and blue fruit flavors, with spicecake, cola and mocha nuances building on the back half. Supple, slow-building tannins…

Focus on Tuscany: The 2009s and 2008s (Aug 2011)

The 2008 Tignanello is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. The 2008 isn’t a huge or obvious Tignanello, rather it is a wine that impresses for its sublime elegance and precision. Understated layers of fruit caress the palate like cashmere in this impeccable, soft wine. There is not a hard edge to be…

The Many Different Chiles of Chile (Mar 2020)

Quebrada Seca, in Limarí, boasts soils of granite and red clay with visible seams of limestone. Amelia was born in Bloques 3 and 9 which, in a cold year with the help of Burgundian knowhow, reaches a significant and seductive degree of sophistication: green apple and hazelnuts set the tone and establish a balanced structure…

Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016)

The 2015 Vieux Clos St. Émilion is a dark, powerful wine. Dark red and purplish fruit, smoke, leather, licorice and menthol nuances give the 2015 much of its dark, brooding personality. This hearty, rustic Saint-Émilion is an excellent candidate for drinking on the young side, even if the tannins are a bit burly.