a near-textbook Napa year
Konstantinos Diamantis and his son Dimitris discovered cuttings of very old vines in Siatista
it delivers genuine Burgundy character—bright red fruit
age-worthy whites from Friuli-Venezia Giulia—where the Julian Alps meet the Adriatic on hills of marl
Alex Starey has long been one of our favorite South African winemakers
Philine Isabelle, Barolo Preda, 2022 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 a near-textbook Napa yearOne of the newest names in the Langhe, working one of Barolo's classic addresses. Philine Isabelle is a young, very small project rather than a multi generational estate, which in a region this hidebound is itself a small act of nerve. Preda lies in the commune of Barolo proper, and like every Barolo in existence this is Nebbiolo, full stop: pale in the glass and formidable on the palate, the grape's oldest and best joke. The 2022 growing season in