This is a fiercely stirring group of wines, with producers showing masterful control of and sympathy to tannin, structure, balance and fruit freshness....
Read MoreFrank John's commanding stylistic confidence with his Pinot Noir Kalkstein has been a fascinating thing to witness throughout the last 20 years....
Read MoreThis small report features fine and interesting Swiss wines, including top producers such as Jean-Réné Germanier, Obrecht and Tom Litwan....
Read MoreSince the 1980s, Jean-Marie Guffens has produced wines so compelling that they upend many of our preconceived notions about Burgundy itself....
Read MoreMarkus Molitor, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Gunther Steinmetz and Josef Milz produced some superb 2021s, and the 2022 wines I tasted were stunningly classical....
Read MoreCharacterized by striking purity of fruit and filigree tannins, this is the domaine’s most elegant, most consistent and greatest wine....
Read MoreEarlier this month, I tasted the bottled 2020s and samples of the soon-to-be-bottled 2021s with winemaker Robert Fiore at the winery in Knights Valley....
Read More2021 was a classic German vintage in every respect, and I am convinced that the 2021 wines, namely the Rieslings, will last for half an eternity....
Read MoreIn my list of “favorites,” I’ve only recommended what I have personally bought this year or wish I would have bought early enough—not necessarily the highest-rated wines of the year....
Read MoreThe 2020 wines are dry, but I'm thrilled with the Prädikats too, whereas 2021 was a ripe vintage despite the very high acidity and low alcohol levels....
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