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Voliero's Radical Rosso di Montalcino Could be Mistaken for Baby Brunello

Sangiovese from Tuscany may be the best source of under-$30 red wine in the world. But which Sangiovese exactly? Is it a racy Chianti Classico? An elegant Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?

Today, we’ll make the case that — at least with the delicious 2022s that are now coming on the market — your best and finest source of under $30 value in Sangiovese comes from Rosso di Montalcino.
Posted on October 13, 2024
Jeff Patten
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A Secret Source for Stunning Volcanic Wines: Hungary's Somlói Vandor

One of the most fascinating volcanic wines we’ve tasted in some time come from the landlocked country of Hungary, specifically the area surrounding Lake Balaton. Made from the native Hungarian grapes Furmint and Juhfark, these wines offer a medley of generous fruit notes, refreshing acidity and that unique savory minerality imparted by volcanic soils.
Posted on October 09, 2024
Valerie Pimpinelli
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Baricchi Timorasso: A Gorgeous Piedmont White, After 10 Years Aging

The 2014 Cascina Baricchi Timorraso “Ca Va Sans Dire” is a total showstopper. It comes from a vineyard planted in the 1950s on clay and limestone soils. It spent the first 6 months of its life in stainless steel tanks with regular stirring of the lees. It was then moved to neutral barriques where it rested for a whopping nine years before bottling.
Posted on October 06, 2024
Dan Weber
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Ancient Vines & Great Terroir Collide in Antonio Madeira's Old Vine Blend

This is an “entry level” wine on a whole other level, a wine from another time. Antonio Madeira's vines are 50 to over 100 years old. Vinhas hella Velhas, if you get right down to it. Even wackier, it’s a field blend of more than 20 varieties. The farming and winemaking are super old-fashioned too: organic, even biodynamic work in the vines and minimal interventions in the winery.
Posted on October 02, 2024
Joshua Cohen
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Sulauze's Joyful "Charbonnières" Shows a Lighter Side of Provence

You’d be forgiven for thinking of Domaine de Sulauze as a rosé domaine — after all, it’s in the heartland of French rosé, Provence, and its Pomponette rosé is one of our best-selling pink wines. But this slice of biodynamic paradise churns out stunning red wines, too.
Posted on September 29, 2024
Valerie Pimpinelli
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Lioco: Exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot from Cool Climate California

LIOCO appeared at every casual gathering of in-the-know wine nerds and industry folk back in the early days of the New California movement, and after a recent revisit, it’s apparent the wines are even better than we remembered. And while they offer an array of great higher-end bottlings, their introductory wines remain an unbeatable value.
Posted on September 25, 2024
Julia Burke
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Tempier Bandol Rouge: Grand Cru Terroir From a Beloved Winery

Tempier's Bandol rosé might be their most famous wine, but their Bandol Rouge is actually the signature bottling at the estate. If you're one of the many Tempier rosé fans, you should absolutely get to know the "Lulu et Lucien", named for the beloved matriarch and patriarch of this iconic Provence domaine.
Posted on September 22, 2024
Joshua Cohen
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Pure Piedmont Pleasure: Little Grapes from Barbaresco's La Ca' Nova

For years, producers of Barolo and Barbaresco split into two camps: the modernists and the traditionalists. This dichotomy did consumers no good, as only a small handful of producers managed to rise above the debate to actually produce world class wines.

Now, something new has emerged in Piedmont. There is a class of producers who don’t worry about where they fall on that spectrum, but instead focus on fruit purity, freshness, terroir expression, and on Henri Jayer’s old rule that for a wine to be truly great, it must be great both when it is young and when it is old.
Posted on September 18, 2024
Jeff Patten
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A Very Special Spätburgunder: Wasenhaus' In-Demand Pinot Noir

Wasenhaus is, without doubt, one of the most talked about wine estates in Germany, if not the world.

Over the last few years, their showstopping collection of Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Chardonnay have created a rabid following — overnight, it seems, the wines went from insider secret to heavily allocated and collectible. To anyone who has had the pleasure of drinking these wines, their cult status is no surprise. They are simply stunning.
Posted on September 15, 2024
Dan Weber
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An Ethereal Chardonnay from the Willamette's Wonderful Kelley Fox

Our offer today comes from a winemaker who’s long had both our staff and customers smitten. Upon first discovery of Kelley Fox, you might learn about her biodynamic and regenerative principles, listen to her discuss her “vulnerable" and "non-hierarchical” approach to winemaking, or even admire the fanciful, fairytale-like artwork on her labels. And you might anticipate from this a rather dreamy, head-in-the-clouds winemaking style not unheard of in crunchy Oregon, but often a bit light on technique.
Posted on September 14, 2024
Julia Burke
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A Fleurie Favorite Returns: Anne-Sophie Dubois's Captivating 'Les Cocottes'

In just a few short years, Anne-Sophie Dubois has risen through the ranks and become one of our favorite Beaujolais winemakers. Her wines are some of the most elegant, Burgundian Beaujolais we’ve had the pleasure of tasting.
Posted on September 08, 2024
Valerie Pimpinelli
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A Great Rosé Defies Borders (and Expectations): Rozsa Petsovits

Rozsa Petsovits is a true gastronomic rosé, with flavors of fruit (those fresh raspberries again, a hint of blood orange), spice (black pepper, cinnamon, orange zest), and minerals (Sopron’s volcanic soils come through, and the limestone of Mittelburgenland). It’s fun and refreshing, sure, but there’s a savory, slightly smoky element that makes it suitable for short-term aging or pairing with more complex fare. We’d be remiss if we didn’t recommend socking away a couple of bottles to drink at Thanksgiving.
Posted on September 04, 2024
Valerie Pimpinelli
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