If your wine store does not carry these wines, ask for one similar in style and price.īill St John has been writing and teaching about wine for more than 30 years.When your father retires from his famous Burgundy domaine it creates a really big issue – Napoleon (that’s right-The Napoleon) mandated that the estate be split equally among all children. This is why you sometimes get lots of permutations of the same family name across different Burgundy estates – Anne Gros, AF Gros, Michel Gros, Francois Gros.
Other plucked-from tasties made in well-known winemaking regions around the world: 2008 El Coto de Rioja Crianza Rioja Spain ($12-$13 cherry-berry licorice note juicy finish) 2011 Hugel et Fils Gentil Alsace France ($13-$15 just-ripe pear soft acidity) 2011 Cline Zinfandel California ($10-$12 herbed dark fruit soft and smooth) 2010 Paul Mas Merlot La Forge Languedoc France ($10-$12 as complex and delicious as a "Right Bank" chateau red from far less expensive a district) 2011 Navarro Lopez Garnacha GranRojo Castile Spain ($11 gorgeous aromas of red fruits and earth great clipped finish) 2010 Calcu Cabernet France Colchagua Chile ($14 dark berry fruit hinting at cocoa and mocha smooth and lengthy) and 2011 Alamos Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza Argentina ($10-$13: dark currant, mineral, moderately tannic 100 percent cabernet at this price?). On the other hand, a traditionally "dear" sauvignon blanc producer, New Zealand, can also come up with the delicious 2012 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand ($13-$15) and its full-on citrus and grapefruit character. More and more, I see terrific value coming from careful selections of big-name or big-production winemakers or regions, especially those we've come to think of as traditionally "good value." For example, the globe's most exciting, well-priced sauvignon blanc comes from Chile, such as the gobsmacking 2012 Concha y Toro Serie Riberas Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc Colchagua Chile ($15).
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