2014 Lioco Wine Company, Cerise Vineyard, Pinot Noir, $55
Winery info: Lioco was founded in 2006 by two friends in the wine and restaurant trade with a shared passion for classic European wines and a dislike of the “heavy-handed wines of the day.” Continue reading
2017 Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir, $57
Winery info: Hamilton Russell was founded in 1975 in South Africa’s cool, maritime Walker Bay region, southeast of Cape Town. Continue reading
2015 Château Fonplégade, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, $65
Winery info: Grapevines have been cultivated on this exceptional site in the Saint-Émilion district of Bordeaux since the late 1500s. Continue reading
2015 Domaine Sylvain Pataille, Bourgogne Rouge, “Le Chapître,” $63
Winery info: Based in Marsannay, the northernmost appellation of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits district of the Côte d’Or. Continue reading
2009 Castello Romitorio, Brunello di Montalcino, $60
Winery info: Based at and named for the Romatorio Castle, a 12-century fortress in Montalcino, Tuscany. Continue reading
2011 Bodegas Lan, Rioja Reserve, Culmen, $70
Winery info: Founded in 1972 in Spain’s northern Rioja region. Continue reading
2013 Poderi Elia, Barbaresco Serracapelli, $49.75
Winery info: The Stella family have been producing wine in their commune of Neive, in the heart of Piedmont’s Barbaresco area, since 1890. Continue reading
2014 Domaine Lignier-Michelot, Morey-Saint-Denis, Vieilles Vignes, $60
Winery info: Based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, with holdings in Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin. Continue reading
2015 David Hill Winery, Black Jack Pinot Noir, $60
Winery info: Located in the northern Willamette Valley near Forest Grove, David Hill is owned by Milan and Jean Stoyanov who bought the property in 1992. Continue reading
2016 Lucien Crochet, “Le Chêne Marchand” Sancerre, $49.75
Winery info: Lucien Crochet is one of the top producers in the Sancerre region of France’s Loire Valley. Continue reading
