Featured Wines - November 2020

Composed of 90% Petite Sirah and 10% Zinfandel, Dustin Pfaff’s 2013 D. Pfaff Bernier Vineyard Petite Sirah makes a big statement. Bold, beautiful, and just now hitting its stride, there is nothing petite about this wine. From the Bernier’s dry-farmed, head-pruned Dry Creek vines emanate a Petite Sirah with the varietal’s impenetrable purple color, deep berry and woodland aromas, and plenty of rich flavors to please the palate now, along with...

Left Coast’s 2019 The Orchard Willamette Valley Estate Pinot Gris is classic Oregon Pinot Gris. It offers a lively aroma, pure fruit flavors, and balanced acidity, all of which make it a true crowd pleaser. Brightly robed, this Pinot Gris begins its seduction with an enticing cornucopia of aromas: quince, kiwi, Meyer lemon, and other assorted orchard fruits. On the palate, the 2019 The Orchard Pinot Gris shows its mojo, delivering lively...

From the moment the 2018 Goldschmidt Fidelity Railyard Alexander Valley Zinfandel is poured, soft seductive scents of black cherry and raspberry greet the nose. Awarded 92 points by Wine Spectator, it boasts blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry fruit flavors along with delightful hints of bramble and cinnamon which emerge in the mouth to seduce the palate. Bold and concentrated in flavor, Goldschmidt’s 2018 Fidelity Railyard Zinfandel comes...

Light, lovely, and so very easy to drink, the Varichon & Clerc Privilège Blanc de Blancs Brut exudes conviviality, elegance, and impeccable balance from start to finish. Gently aromatic with scents of orchard fruits and white flowers that caress the nose, as well as offering a lively mousse of tiny bubbles to dazzle the palate, Varichon & Clerc’s Privilège Blanc de Blancs may be the most crowd pleasing sparkling wine on the market. And, thanks...

The Hautes-Côtes de Nuits produces the finest red Burgundies, especially in vintages as splendid as 2018, a vintage in which all of the elements smiled favorably upon the undulating rows of Pinot Noir vines that cover the sacred hills of the fabled Côte d’Or. The 2018 Domaine Chaley & Fille Les Rousselots Hautes-Côtes de Nuits could easily be mistaken for wine from nearby Vosne-Romanée, the most hallowed ground in Burgundy, where dirt determines...

Garofoli’s Podium Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi has earned many 90+ ratings from Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and other major publications in the last several vintages, but the 2016 Garofoli Podium appears to be the most compelling to date and has garnered 92 points from Wine Enthusiast. Aromatic, racy, and bursting with youthful exuberance, the 2016 Garofoli Podium offers a sunshiny color and fresh aromatics redolent with...

Ric Forman’s 2018 Chateau La Grande Roche Cabernet Sauvignon is a bold, beautiful, well-polished Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. In short, it is everything we have come to expect from Ric Forman and his formidable St. Helena estate and exceptional talent for fashioning top California Cabernets. The addition of Cabernet Franc (13%), Petit Verdot (4%), and Merlot (3%) to the predominance of Cabernet Sauvignon in the fashion of the greatest Left...