93 points The Wine Independent A pretty, amber gold color with a gentle fine bead, the Cuvée Millesime 2013 is a 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay produced entirely from Aÿ Grand Cru. Reminiscent of baked apple, freshly baked brioche, clo... Read More
Hopping in the Way Back machine to the early aughts when we had our first Corks for Kids event... a dozen Aussie and Kiwi wineries... the favorite of the bunch for me was Hentley Farm. Even at the height of Australian Shiraz’s dominance, the wi... Read More
Unlike most Southern Cotes du Rhone we see, this is 80% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 5% Viognier. Immediately from that blend alone, I’m already thinking of the Northern Rhone. Compared to Grenache-based bottlings, this has got more Syrah black-and-blu... Read More
The 2022 Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling GG is beautifully clear, refined and flinty on the intense nose that is coolish and warm at the same time in terms of coolish slate and ripe Riesling aromas. Mouth-filling, round and generous on the palate yet ... Read More
Until this wine in the 2017 vintage, I could count on one finger the number of Italian Chardonnays I had offered in my 17 years in business. Now, 18+ years in, that number has risen to two. And a whopping one more that I have even had in the store on... Read More