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The 2021 vintage in Napa Valley was truly a lifesaver. It was the right vintage at the right time. After the wildfires threw a wrench in most folks’ 2020, the 2021 vintage provided a much needed reprieve for the entire valley. The quality across the board is excellent. Not many vintages get a 97-point rating from Wine Spectator.
Based on the dozens of 2021 Cab Sauvs that I’ve tasted, I would say 90% of the wines are fantastic — a pretty staggering amount when you think about it. But, since most wineries were hit hard financially by wildfires and a pandemic, many raised prices the following year in an attempt to make some of it back.
But not Ry Richards. Not Fiancetto. Not even for their trademark ‘Gravelly Loam’ bottling.
Instead, he did what has become a nearly impossible feat: He made a total knockout Napa Valley Cabernet that you can somehow score for under $30/bottle today when part of a case order. That’s as special as it gets.
Winemakers like Ry Richards were able to take advantage of the high quality and high yields of 2021, locking into two parcels to make what I know is going to be a straight-up legendary vintage of his Fiancetto Gravelly Loam Cabernet. This is one of those wines that I know is going to get better each time you revisit it too.
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As soon as you take the first sip on this one, you can easily see the Burgundian connection. Doglia’s Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2022 is medium bodied with scents of fresh cut lavender. On the palate, it’s an absolute delight, full of flavor but with an acid backbone that make it perfect to pair with almost any cuisine. Notes of wild fruits and a touch of pepper are just so good. This is a silky smooth, delicious bottle of wine.
The secret to Philippe’s tightly wound, complex Pinot Noir is a combo of ancient vines, natural farming techniques, and low yields. The wines are built to age, with incredible tension and length. And the secret to me securing his other-wordly 2017 old-vine Gevry-Chambertin can be chalked up to a great relationship and over a decade supporting superior Burgundian winemaking. The wine is scary good. The nose is wild, filled with spiced dark raspberries, red flowers, and baking spices. The palate is elegant and racy, with a dynamic tension that runs right through its minute-long finish. This is a high-toned, wound-up Pinot, that is starting to hit its prime and is really turning out to be a ‘must-have’ for true Burgundy lovers.
Winemaker Pascal Sirat consistently puts out some of the best value Bordeaux in the region but he may have outdone himself in what was a stellar 2019 vintage throughout the region. Just south of Pomerol, the vines at Panchille borrow deep in the soil. The resulting wines are ripe but fresh, with an aromatic complexity and stony finish usually reserved for wine twice the price. Daniel Boulud tells me it’s been the hottest bottle of wine at Bar Boulud for over a month, so I figured I’d better hurry up and secure my allocation! Don’t miss it.
The newly released Fiancetto Howell Mt. Cabernet is a dream – a gorgeous, elegant dark-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is it picks up time in the glass, unfurls its full signature of cedar laced cassis nose and mid palate of chocolate-covered cherries and savory spices. Only four palates of this (224 cases) were made off a gorgeous, sprawling high elevation spot 1500 feet above sea level. It’s full and plush and finishes fresh and oh so long. The price is crazy for Howell Mountain Cabernet but that’s what Ry Richards and Fiancetto is all about.
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