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
The 2023 vintage marks the 30-year milestone for the Littorai family estate, and this tasting covers 21 wines from 1993 through 2023. Except for the 1993 Pinot Noir One Acre, all of the wines for this retrospective were tasted at the end of May in New York at Union Square... Read More| JebDunnuck.com
I took on coverage of Washington officially in October 2024, excited but humbled to continue the path carved ahead of me by Jeb, who has faithfully and comprehensively covered Washington for a very long time. My goal is to continue to build on Jeb’s impressive footsteps in the region and... Read More| JebDunnuck.com
Pierre-Marie Clape, longtime steward of Domaine Clape in Cornas, passed away on June 28, 2025, after a brief and sudden battle with cancer. His loss marks the passing of a man who carried forward one of the Rhône’s great winemaking traditions with humility, conviction, and grace. He was 74. The Clape name is synonymous with Cornas. The domaine was founded by Pierre-Marie’s father, Auguste Clape, who settled in Cornas in the late 1940s and became one of the first to bottle wine under his ...| JebDunnuck.com
This report extensively examines Sonoma County and covers the current and upcoming releases from the 2023 and 2022 seasons. Coming off the drought and heat that 2022 presented, 2023 was an extraordinarily late and cool growing season. At the highest level, the 2023s offer fantastic transparency of site, with notable... Read More| JebDunnuck.com
This small report looks at the new Tavel releases from Domaine de la Mordorée. Located in the village of Tavel, this benchmark estate was founded in 1986 by Christophe Delorme and is today run by his daughter, Ambre. The domaine farms organically (and biodynamically in some parcels) and is one of the leading producers not just in Tavel, but across the Southern Rhône. The wines here, whether white, red, or rosé, are pure, precise, and consistently some of the leading wines in their appellat...| JebDunnuck.com
The 2009s, now just over 15 years past the vintage, are fully mature, with the vast majority drinking in the middle or latter part of their prime window. These are ripe, powerful, and deeply Provençal Châteauneufs, showing plenty of richness and opulence alongside the classic garrigue, roasted herb, and spice... Read More The post Provençal Heaven: Revisiting the 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vintage appeared first on JebDunnuck.com.| JebDunnuck.com
It was with great honor and deep gratitude that I had the privilege this year of tasting and scoring Corsican wines for Jeb Dunnuck. This mission, far from being a simple evaluation, was for me a real journey to the heart of a land that I love viscerally, the “Ile... Read More The post Corsica: Current Releases (2020-2024) 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
