Tuesday, 14 April 2015. Properties, both wonderful in their own way, have taken different directions. 2014 during en primeur last month and was mystified by one and delighted by the other. I have always loved getting up into the St Estephe badlands and seeing the warm yellow stone of Calon Segur.

The Stags Leap District Winegrowers is a non-profit association of vintners and growers whose mission is to work together to grow the reputation of the appellation and its wines and share its quality with the wine loving world. Tickets will be released February 13, 2016. Please be sure and add your name to our mailing list. Look for the stellar 2012 release October 15, 2015.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Monitoring a red ferment is much like having a pet. Let me rephrase that statement, a pet that never sleeps. Jonny Oakes called me at the ass crack of dawn a few days ago and I could only roll over to see his name and roll over once again for a bit of shut eye grumpily groaning.