This report covers the 2023 vintage from Santa Barbara County. As with Paso Robles further north, this was a brilliant vintage that yielded pure, balanced, elegant, yet still beautifully concentrated wines. Clearly, the stars of the show are the Pinot Noirs and the Rhône varieties, yet this report is packed... Read More The post Santa Barbara’s Brilliant 2023s appeared first on JebDunnuck.com.| JebDunnuck.com
Willamette Valley 2023 and 2022 This report takes an in-depth look at the Willamette Valley’s current and upcoming releases of the 2023 and 2022 vintages. Having concluded my coverage of Sonoma, looking at the same vintages, there is minimal overlap in the story concerning the 2023 harvest. While 2023 was... Read More The post Oregon – Willamette Valley’s 2023s and 2022s. appeared first on JebDunnuck.com.| JebDunnuck.com
This report looks at the latest 2023s from Paso Robles. The vintage was defined by a cool, extended growing season that yielded fresher, more focused wines with plenty of concentration and depth. While Paso can easily produce ripe, powerful wines, the top 2023s bring a remarkable sense of freshness, purity,... Read More| JebDunnuck.com
This summer, Rioja celebrated 100 years of recognition, having established itself as a Designation of Origin in 1925. Archeological remains show evidence of winemaking in Rioja by the Romans going back 2,000 years. But while the King of Spain came for a day of visits to mark the centennial, it... Read More The post Rioja and Ribera del Duero 2017-2023: Juggling Tradition with New Ways of Thinking appeared first on JebDunnuck.com.| JebDunnuck.com
The Roussillon of today is brimming with sublime and authentic wines that, in France, are among the best values for the money. A big chunk of the vineyards is terraced and bordered by dry-stone walls, living up to the expression “heroic viticulture,” which means that they can only be cultivated... Read More The post The Roussillon: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 appeared first on JebDunnuck.com.| JebDunnuck.com
This retrospective looks at the 2010s from Bordeaux, now 15 years after the vintage. To get right to the point: yes, 2010 is a brilliant vintage that fully lives up to the hype and is just now starting to enter its prime drinking window. I don’t think the vintage reaches... Read More| JebDunnuck.com