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Tasting Reports

Along with noteworthy Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Southern Rhône Valley's Château La Nerthe makes complex Tavel rosé.

Tasting Highlights

Welcome Spring with These 9 French Rosés Up to 91 Points

Celebrate France's Provence, Southern Rhône Valley and Languedoc-Roussillon regions with new reviews of impressive pink wines, most priced $25 or less

Kristen Bieler

Mar 28, 2024

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti winery co-directors Perrine Fenal (left) and Bertrand de Villaine

Bruce Sanderson Decanted

Purity and Transparency: 2021 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Burgundy's 2021 vintage was decimated by spring frost, but the tiny remaining crops of grand cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay represent exceptional quality

Bruce Sanderson

Mar 26, 2024

Del Rio Vineyards farms 530 acres in southern Oregon, resulting in a range of noteworthy wines, including Pinot Gris.

Tasting Highlights

9 Winning West Coast Value Wines Priced $30 or Less

New reviews of impressive and affordable Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet and more from Oregon's Willamette Valley, California's Russian River Valley and beyond, up to 92 points

Aaron Romano

Mar 25, 2024

The meticulous viticulture practiced by Alfredo Roagna and his son Luca in their vineyards in Castiglione Falletto yields exceptional Nebbiolos, including some of the top-rated wines in this report.

Tasting Reports

A Classic Year in Piedmont

The 2019 Barolos offer purity, structure and balance

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2024, issue

There's a wide world of sparkling wines to discover and enjoy ...

Tasting Highlights

11 Spectacular Sparkling Wines Up to 93 Points

California bubbly, Moscato, Cava, Lambrusco and more feature in these new reviews of effervescent gems, most priced less than $35

Larry Rubin

Mar 21, 2024

Barbaresco's hillside Nebbiolo vineyards are home to some of the highest-quality relative values in the prestigious Piedmont region.

Bruce Sanderson Decanted

2019 Produttori del Barbaresco Single-Vineyard Riservas: Elegance and Finesse

9 single-vineyard Nebbiolos from Piedmont's Barbaresco DOCG represent another benchmark vintage for the Italian cooperative

Bruce Sanderson

Mar 20, 2024

Built on an estate founded in the 19th century, Rutherford-based Sequoia Grove makes impressive Cabernets, among other wines.

Tasting Highlights

8 Exciting Napa Cabernet Wines at 90+ Points

New reviews of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc reds from the 2021 vintage, all priced $90 or less, that show the acclaimed quality of Golden State wines

Chris Cardoso

Mar 18, 2024

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Aubert de Villaine (left) and his nephew Bertrand de Villaine taste Pinot Noir in the cellar of DRC.

Bruce Sanderson Decanted

Ripe and Resilient 2022s from Barrel at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

In Burgundy, the 2022 vintage yields a bounty of high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Bruce Sanderson

Mar 14, 2024

At Vasse Felix in Australia's Margaret River region, winemaker Virginia Wilcox offers several fantastic value wines, including Chardonnay.

Tasting Highlights

12 Excellent Global Value Wines Under $30

Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Malbec and more feature in these new reviews of impressive yet affordable wines from Australia, Oregon, France and beyond, up to 93 points

Rachel Whiteman

Mar 14, 2024

Vittore, Gian Battista and Alessandro Alessandria (from left to right) produce great Barolos in Fratelli Alessandria's 19th-century cellars.

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Alphabetical Guide to Piedmont

From the Apr 30, 2024, issue

Grown in Napa Valley, the grapes for St. Supéry's 2022 Sauvignon Blanc produced one of this report's top-scoring wines.

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Alphabetical Guide to California Sauvignon Blanc

From the Apr 30, 2024, issue

Barrels in the cellars of Château Lynch Bages, whose Pauillac estate produced one of 2021's top-scoring reds.

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Alphabetical Guide to 2021 Bordeaux

From the Apr 30, 2024, issue

The Kunde Family's 1,850-acre Sonoma Valley estate is the source of several noteworthy white wines, including Chardonnays.

Tasting Highlights

7 Satisfying Sonoma Chardonnays Up to 91 Points

Explore acclaimed California terroirs with new reviews of diverse white wines from Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast and beyond, most priced $40 or less

Aaron Romano

Mar 11, 2024

Figgins’ estate vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley yielded one of the top reds from the difficult 2020 vintage.

Tasting Reports

Washington Abides

Winemakers navigate the challenging 2020 vintage and find promise in 2021

Tim Fish

From the Mar 31, 2024, issue

The granite hillside slopes of Hermitage coped particularly well in 2021, despite the year’s difficult growing conditions for the Rhône Valley at large.

Tasting Reports

The Rhône Cools Off

There are bright spots to be found amid the cold, challenging 2021 vintage

Kristen Bieler

From the Mar 31, 2024, issue

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