Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 2022
Laurelwood District, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley
January 12, 2024 - Oregon’s first soil-based AVA, the Laurelwood District, is situated along the Northern ridge of the Willamette Valley, where a long contiguous stretch of ancient fractured basalts are layered over a fine, windblown sediment called loess. The character of this soil has defined the Ponzi family's wines and served as a guide for generations of winemakers in the Willamette Valley.
James Suckling -April 15, 2024 "Bright and vibrant nose with strawberries, blood oranges, crushed spices, pine resin and dried herbs. Hints of bergamot. Very fine and tense phenolic structure, almost giving some chalky chewiness to…
Wine Spectator -May 18, 2023 "Shows elegance and a polished structure, with refined flavors of raspberry and cherry accented by rose petal, dusky spice and orange peel notes that sail toward fine-grained tannins."
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Colombaiolo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017
Brunello di Montalcino
January 08, 2024
From a single plot among the vineyards of Podere Casisano, in one of the highest and best-quality positions in the hills to the south-east of Montalcino, Colombaiolo combines structure, elegance and harmony.
Casisano Colombaiolo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017 (90 JS)
James Suckling -January 09, 2024 "This is a rich and plummy Brunello with cedar and sandalwood, sweet spices, dried cherries and prunes on the nose. Full-bodied with dense, ripe tannins. Lingering sweet, dried fruit. From…
Casisano Colombaiolo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017 (91 JD)
Jeb Dunnuck -January 09, 2024 "The 2017 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva offers more substance, with stewed black cherry, medicinal herbs, and dried leather. It is medium to full-bodied on the palate, with more black cherry,…
Casisano Colombaiolo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017 (94 WE)
Wine Enthusiast -January 09, 2024 "After initial savory notes, the nose is like a slice of cake, with sweeter vanilla, cardamom, cherry and cranberry aromas. The tangy fruitiness continues onto a lithe, dynamic palate, while…
Casisano Colombaiolo Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017 (90 DE)
Decanter -January 09, 2024 "With a brick-edged hue and oxidative nuances, Colombaiolo initially presents as fully mature yet youthful wood-driven aromas of cedar and spice waft atop. There is freshness on the mid-palate as…
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
January 05, 2024
This elegant, traditional style Brunello is produced in the southern hills of Montalcino, between the towns of Sant'Angelo in Colle and Castelnuovo dell'Abate.
Casisano Brunello di Montalcino 2019 (90 VM)
Vinous -January 11, 2024 "The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with a pretty blend of dried strawberries and cedary spice offset by lifting menthol and violet pastille aromas. This is juicy in character…
Casisano Brunello di Montalcino 2019 (91 JS)
James Suckling -January 09, 2024 "Black cherries and blueberries with walnut and lavender undertones. Medium body with very fine tannins that run the length of the wine and caress every inch of your palate. Fresh…
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Saint-Joseph Blanc 2020
November 28, 2023
While the reds of Saint-Joseph are today one of the most exciting stories in the Rhone Valley, the minuscule production of whites, in the hands of the best producers, are absolutely thrilling and in a perhaps less extreme way than the other great whites of the region, namely in Hermitage and Condrieu. Get them while they're still affordable.
E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Blanc 2020 (92WE)
Wine Spectator -November 27, 2023 "Opens up to reveal an appealing mix of floral, stone fruit and fresh apricot flavors. Dense and juicy on the palate, with oak whispers to round off the edges. Builds…
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E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Brune et Blonde 2020
Côte-Rôtie
August 28, 2024 - Guigal is synonymous with the Côte-Rôtie area, for bringing this great wine region to prominence, and for owning three times as much land as next largest land-owner, vinifying 1/3 of the total appellation, and unquestionably holding the finest sites in this tiny, special area. The incredible Syrah from this area, co-fermented with a touch of Viognier, has tremendously balanced concentration, depth and finesse.
Jeb Dunnuck -April 26, 2024 "2020 Côte Rôtie Brune Et Blonde is a winner, and readers could do much worse than a case of this in the cellar. Ripe black raspberries, spring flowers, smoke, and…