Domaine Santa Duc Vacqueyras Les Aubes 2010
This bottle disappeared in a hurry—the 2010 Santa Duc Les Aubes is a strapping blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. Blackberry compote, black olives, smoldering embers, venison terrine, and cracked black pepper form the stratified layers of the nose. Full-bodied, earth and underbrush wash over the palate just before a vein of acidity surfaces […]
Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc Alsace Réserve 2016
Made from 100% Pinot Blanc sourced from vineyard parcels in the Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim, and grown in predominantly clay-limestone soils, the Gustave Lorentz Réserve Pinot Blanc exhibits a light and limber profile on the nose and palate. Almond cookie, lemon drop, green apple, dried mint, and wet stone. In the mouth, it’s refreshing […]
Château de Ribebon Bordeaux Supérieur 2015
Poised and polished, Château de Ribebon is a blend of 60% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from old vines ranging in age from 60 to 100 years—all grown on a gravelly outcrop overlooking the Dordogne River. Aromas of plums, black currants, sweet tobacco, and menthol waft from the glass. Pillowy tannins […]
Dopff & Irion Cuvée Réne Dopff Pinot Blanc 2016
Limpid pale yellow in the glass, the 2016 Dopff & Irion Cuvée Réne Dopff Pinot Blanc is awash with spritely notes of d’Anjou pear, freshly cut yellow apple, white peach, blanched almond, and spring blossoms. Round on the palate, with body and autolytic mid-tones from four months aging on the lees—subtle minerality, white pepper, and […]
Pan-Seared Ribeye featuring LXV’s Jaipur Nights Spice Blend
I’ve recently partnered with LXV to develop a series of recipes for the winery’s club members. The dishes feature spice blends that the team creates in-house. A bit of back story—LXV is the first winery in the United States owned by an Indian woman. Everything about her tasting lounge is a nod to her homeland, […]
Mionetto Il Prosecco N.V.
The color of sun-bleached straw, Mointetto’s charming non-vintage Il Prosecco is delicately embroidered with notes of granulated honey, dewy orchard pear, spring flowers, and chamomile. Expect a soft, unobtrusive mousse held aloft by a bright acid vein that courses through this crisp and inexpensive Italian bubbly. 6% g/l RS, 11.0% ABV | Sample Mionetto 88 […]
Quail in a Rose Petal Sauce featuring LXV Wine’s Jaipur Nights Spice Blend
I’ve recently partnered with LXV to develop a series of recipes for the winery’s club members. The dishes feature spice blends that the team creates in-house. A bit of back story—LXV is the first winery in the United States owned by an Indian woman. Everything about her tasting lounge is a nod to her homeland, from the […]
Château Le Doyenné Côtes de Bordeaux 2016
Delicious for its price point, the 2016 Château Le Doyenné is composed of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. As it evolves in the glass lifted aromas of menthol, incense, and violets swirl around darker notes of blackberry and dusky plums. It’s medium-bodied with grippy tannins at the mid-palate, and a limber […]
Trimbach Pinot Gris Alsace Réserve Personnelle 2014
The Pinot Gris for Trimbach’s Pinot Gris Alsace Réserve Personnelle is sourced from Grand Cru parcels of Osterberg situated around Ribeauville, where calcareous marl sandstone soils are studded with and bio-degraded seashell fossils called “Muschelkalk.” Fresh and mineral, the 2014 vintage is bursting with layered aromas of d’Anjou pear, and star fruit, papaya, and lemon […]
Sybille Kuntz Riesling Spätlese Trocken 2016
Highly recommended, the 2016 Sybille Kuntz Riesling Spätlese Trocken slowly unfurls as it opens in the glass, revealing layered aromas Bosc pear, kerosene, stargazer lily, lemongrass, and a buoyant top note of chamomile tea. On the palate, citrus notes converge against a nervy acid spine. It reads as nearly dry, with leesy mid-tones adding texture […]