Ponzi Vineyards Tavola Pinot Noir 2023
Willamette Valley
December 17, 2025 - Tavola Pinot Noir continues the tradition of exceptional quality, made from lower elevation sites and younger vines to emphasize a fruit-forward character with soft tannins. Luisa Ponzi ensures that every wine, including Tavola, meets the highest standards. This Pinot Noir serves as a perfect introduction to Oregon and Willamette Valley wines, offering generous fruit, exotic spice, and floral notes. Bright, textured, and fruity, Tavola delivers great value for Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.
James Suckling - March 11, 2025 "A valley-wide blend of grapes that gives a vibrant, fresh and bright sense of red fruit, balanced by raspberries, black cherries and a rich texture on the palate. Light tannins,…
Wine Advocate - November 07, 2025 "The 2023 Pinot Noir Tavola comes from estate vineyards (65%) and purchased fruit. Matured for eight months in 25% new French oak, it has inviting scents of black cherries, blackberries,…
Wine Spectator - September 29, 2025 "A spry red with vibrant cherry and guava flavors that take on accents of cinnamon and forest floor as it persists towards refined tannins."
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2021
Willamette Valley
December 17, 2025 - Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
James Suckling - March 06, 2024 "Attractive notes of crushed dark berries, blueberries and wild berries with an array of spices, mint, chocolate and dried orange peel. A little earthy. Very refined, with freshness and poise.…
Wine Advocate - December 19, 2024 "The 2021 Pinot Noir Reserve Estate Grown is bursting with cranberry, rhubarb, charcuterie and woodsy undertones. The medium-bodied palate is silky and seamless. Its layered flavors are matched by generous…
Wine Spectator - October 31, 2024 "A handsomely structured version, with deep flavors of raspberry and guava that take on cinnamon, savory spice and forest floor accents as this gathers tension toward medium-grained tannins."
Jeb Dunnuck - August 12, 2024 "Pouring a deeper saturated red color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Reserve is more inward on opening, with deep notes of forest floor, umami undertones, dried black cherries, and spiced red…
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 2022
Laurelwood District, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley
December 17, 2025 - Oregon’s first soil-based AVA, the Laurelwood District, is situated along the Northern ridge of the Willamette Valley, where a long contiguous stretch of ancient fractured basalts are layered over a fine, windblown sediment called loess. The character of this soil has defined the Ponzi family's wines and served as a guide for generations of winemakers in the Willamette Valley.
James Suckling - April 15, 2024 "Bright and vibrant nose with strawberries, blood oranges, crushed spices, pine resin and dried herbs. Hints of bergamot. Very fine and tense phenolic structure, almost giving some chalky chewiness to…
Wine Spectator - May 18, 2023 "Shows elegance and a polished structure, with refined flavors of raspberry and cherry accented by rose petal, dusky spice and orange peel notes that sail toward fine-grained tannins."
Frescobaldi Gorgona Gorgona 2024
Costa Toscana IGT
December 12, 2025 - This wine, a blend of Vermentino and Ansonica, grows from a vineyard planted in a small amphitheater overlooking the sea, protected from the various winds that buffet the island.
James Suckling - June 03, 2025 "Spiced Asian pears, minerals and heather with jasmine undertones to the perfumed palate. Medium-bodied, this has a creamy texture and softness. Flavorful intensity with just a hint of flint giving…
Wine Spectator - September 09, 2025 "A bright, focused white, revealing peach and passion fruit shaded by jasmine, pine and salty mineral notes. This is balanced and succulent, with a mouthwatering finish."
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Chateau d’Ampuis 2021
Cote-Rotie
December 11, 2025 - E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d’Ampuis is a standout expression of the appellation and a nod to the Guigal family's legacy. Sourced from seven top lieu-dits on both the Côte Brune and Côte Blonde and aged 38 months in new oak, it rivals the LaLas in quality. The wine is named for historic château dating back to the 11th century, restored by Marcel Guigal after he purchased it in 1995. Reviving the estate’s name, the Guigals crafted a wine that reflects both their signature style and the enduring prestige of Côte-Rôtie.
Wine Spectator - October 01, 2025 "A dark, thick, blockbuster style, with layers of sweet tapenade, steeped cherry, espresso, lavender paste and chewy earth that unfurl. Rich and smoky, showing decadent lashings of oak toast and…
James Suckling - April 14, 2025 "This has the cooler personality of the vintage with a touch of blood orange character, but also a wide spectrum of red and black berry aromas. Impressive tannin structure that's…
Wine Advocate - November 20, 2025 "Somber and darker in profile than the Brune et Blonde, the 2021 Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis has turned out very well in bottle, revealing aromas of smoke, oak, toast, spices and…
