Château Picque Caillou

Blanc Pessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2020

9.1

2020 vintage. One of the estates that are so close to the city of Bordeaux that you might call them urban wineries. Luckily, some very famous estates (ever heard of Haut-Brion?!) are a perfect barrier to urbanisation. While nowhere near the quality of its more illustrious neighbours, the 2020 white Picque Caillou is definitely worth our attention. It is not clear whether this is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, or a blend with some Sémillon, but on day one it smelled very much like Sauvignon Blanc, while on day two more exotic fruit popped up ( which I normally associate more with Sémillon, but maybe there isn't any in the blend). Light golden colour. Pineapple, grapefruit, and a hint of fennel and beeswax. In the mouth it is more about intensity than elegance, but it definitely has character. Abv. 13%. The estate was just bought by Laurent Marti, a business man who made his fortune in textiles, and who owns the local rugby club. — 2 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

Have only had their red

Rutini Wines

Trumpeter Mendoza Malbec 2021

Alan Johnston

9.1

3.2 Our Christmas wine at Juan Bautista, Buenos Aires. I could get used to Malbec. Cost around $22. — 4 years ago

Domaine Tupinier-Bautista

En Sazenay 1er Cru Mercurey Pinot Noir 2018

Leslie Rockwell

A fine oak flavor and aroma. Flavor of red berries. Perfectly balanced. Easily one of the most delicious wines I’ve ever had. — 6 years ago

Standing Stone Vineyards

Finger Lakes Saperavi 2017

Connor Smith

9.1

Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.

If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇

At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.

Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.

Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤

Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.

Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌 — 7 years ago

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Bautista Marti

Lambrusco Dell` Emilia Amabile Bianco

Samantha

9.5

Great pink lambrusco, a bit sweet and very easy to drink — 9 years ago

Masseto

Toscana Merlot 1997

Cecilia Sánchez

Diciembre 2, 2015 Lorenzo, forte di Marti, Italia: solo NOS — 11 years ago

Domaine Tupinier-Bautista

Mercurey Sazenay 1er Cru Blanc 2022

Joanne Frette

9.3

A deliciously complex nose leading to a slightly smoky mouth with hints of minerality. This wine leaves the pallet feeling fresh and wanting more. I think this is quite a young wine. Would love@to taste an older vintage This is a 2022 — a year ago