Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris 2024
Willamette Valley
June 04, 2026 - Ponzi, a pioneer in Oregon Pinot Gris, helped establish it as the state’s first quality white grape variety. Their Pinot Gris is aromatic, expressive, and perfect for easy drinking, offering fantastic value with serious pedigree. Sourced from LIVE Certified Sustainable vineyards like Avellana, Aurora, and Madrona, it features aromas of marmalade, yellow plum, and honeycomb, balanced by lemongrass and lavender. The textured mouthfeel shows dried apricot, mango, and vanilla, finishing with bright acidity and salted caramel.
James Suckling - January 29, 2026 "A delicate, aromatic, light-bodied wine with a fresh and crunchy palate and mouthwatering acidity. Aromas of green pears, orchard fruit and blossoms, with flavors of grapefruit and white peaches. It…
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Chardonnay 2023
Laurelwood District
June 04, 2026 - Crafted from LIVE Certified Sustainable estate vineyards rooted in the Laurelwood District AVA's signature windblown loess soils, Ponzi's Laurelwood Chardonnay is a benchmark for Oregon white wine. The 2023 vintage's long, warm growing season brings perfect ripeness to a medium-to-full-bodied wine with aromas of honeysuckle, apricot, and wet stone, and a broad, textured palate that finishes bright and saline.
James Suckling - February 04, 2026 "A harmonious and aromatic wine with aromas of lush white flowers, ripe green pears and limes. A round mouthfeel, cascading acidity and a pillowy texture. The wine finishes clean and…
Wine Enthusiast - May 01, 2026 "A blend of fruit from Avellana, Aurora, Issimo, and Paloma Vineyards, this bottling will take your breath away with its live-wire acidity and fresh mouthfeel. After an aroma set that…
Ponzi Vineyards Tavola Pinot Noir 2023
Willamette Valley
June 04, 2026 - Ponzi's Tavola Pinot Noir is a perfect introduction to Oregon wine, sourced from lower elevation sites and younger vines to highlight a fruit-forward character with soft, approachable tannins. Generous and bright, it delivers the classic hallmarks of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir with ripe fruit, exotic spice, and lifted floral notes at an exceptional value.
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,…
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 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."
Wine Enthusiast - May 01, 2026 "A pronounced blackcap raspberry aroma is soon joined by wisps of wet slate and salty black olives. Tavola is a lighter-bodied wine with and elegant mouthfeel, elevated acidity and silky…
Sandrone Sibi et Paucis ALESTE Barolo 2015
Barolo
June 03, 2026 - ALESTE - a combination of the names of Luciano Sandrone's grandchildren ALEssia and STEfano -- is the new name for Luciano's first wine, the Barolo Cannubi Boschis, which garnered Luciano his early acclaim with the international trade and press. This single-vineyard wine is typically dense and concentrated but shows incredible harmony and balance.
Wine Spectator - August 06, 2025 "This red is settling into a nice groove, with the cut grass, freshly mown hay and red fruit character of the vintage. Cherry, raspberry, iron and spice flavors are fused…
Wine Advocate - January 30, 2025 "This special wine takes us back to a warm and sunny vintage. The Luciano Sandrone 2015 Barolo Aleste Sibi et Paucis is open knit in texture with granular tannins that…
Frescobaldi Tenuta Castiglioni Tenuta Frescobaldi 2022
Toscana IGT
June 02, 2026 - A compelling blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Sangiovese, the Tenuta Frescobaldi Toscana IGT combines the best of Bordeaux blends with the classic Central Tuscan character of Sangiovese. So named because Tenuta Castiglioni is truly the original “home” of the Frescobaldi family, this wine offers an enticing taste of Tuscany by the glass or at home.
James Suckling - July 25, 2024 "Attractive notes of dark cherries, chocolate, oranges, red spices and lavender. Medium-bodied and structured but very fine and nicely filled with fruit. Succulent and long, with a polished finish."
