2016 Vincent Girardin, Volnay, $61
Winery info: Vincent Girardin came from a family of winemakers based in the Burgundy village of Santenay since the 17th century. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Collector’s Club – July 2019
2015 ANIMALE, Petite Sirah, Reserve — Matt Gubitosa has been making wine in his home-based winery in Ballard since 1991. Continue reading
Specialty Club – May 2019
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
Collector’s Club – May 2019
2016 Bodega Garzón, Marselan Reserva — South America is well known for its Argentinean Malbecs and Carménères from Chile. Continue reading
Specialty Club – April 2019
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
Collector’s Club – April 2019
2015 Cardedu, Canonau “Caladu” — The island of Sardinia lies about 125 miles off the west coast of Italy. Continue reading
Specialty Club – March 2019
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
Collector’s Club – March 2019
2015 Díaz Bayo, Ribera del Duero Crianza — The Díaz Bayo family have been making wine for about ten generations in Spain’s northern Ribero del Duero region. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – February 2019
2010 José Dhondt, Brut Blanc des Blancs, “Mes Vieilles Vignes” Grand Cru, $81
The Dhondt family has six hectares of vineyards spread across several parcels in the Côte des Blancs, planted to Chardonnay, and in the southern Côte de Sézanne, where they grow the Pinot Noir that goes into their Rosé. Continue reading
Specialty Club – February 2019
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
