Carignano del Sulcis
Carignano is a grape that one comes across fairly regularly in Priorat, usually in blends, but reaches its pinnacle I think in the hilly southwestern part of Sardinia, where it’s arguably the island’s most important red grape and [...]
Barolo 2013 (Alessandria, Cogno, T. Grasso)
I don’t have all that many of these downstairs, but enough to get an idea, and my source who has guided my purchasing (www.barolobrunello.com) knows [...]
Young Southern Rhones (Janasse, Fondrèche)
I thought some lamb kefta and other hearty Lebanese fare might be a good foil for some big young wines from Southern France. 2015 [...]
2006 Chateauneuf Heavyweights (Clos des Papes, Usseglio, Mordorée)
My relationship with the wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape is complex. 15-20 years ago I would have called them my favourites of all. I loved the exuberant [...]
Brunello 2012 Continues (Caprili, Sassetti, Talenti)
I can’t quite put my finger on it – something about tonight’s line-up of labels made me want to listen to The Smiths. Shuffle around [...]
Top 2011 Cornas (Clape, Paris, Voge)
Three of the appellation’s top handful of wines, which I thought might be starting to enter a good drinking window. I was a bit optimistic [...]
Colin-Morey St. Aubin ‘Les Champlots’ vertical
A quick mini-vertical from one of the most fashionable white burgundy producers; while he makes stratospheric Grands Crus, he is possibly best known for the [...]
2014 Passopisciaro Etna Rosso Horizontal
I recently tried a flight of these wines from some different producers; tonight a single-producer horizontal. Passopisciaro is a prominent Etna Rosso producer who makes [...]
Let’s Go Aglianico (Tecce, Fucci, Paternoster)
Three leading bottlings of Aglianico, the noble red grape from Campania. 2012 Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture ‘Don Anselmo’. Light brown spice, cherry nose, not super-fragrant [...]