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Antonio Galloni, July 18, 2025
From humble beginnings in the early 1990s, Ted and Heidi Lemon quietly built one of the most impressive wineries in the United States. Along the way they influenced countless younger winemakers and spearheaded the development of what are now vibrant winegrowing communities in the West Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley. This report combines tasting notes and impressions from two recent tastings of mostly older vintages, wines that capture all the beauty and pedigree of some of the best sites in both appellations.
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Plates, London, UK
Neal Martin, July 2025
Let me cut to the chase. Plates is one of my finest meals in recent months. But in a way, it goes beyond satiating the senses. It made me reflect on food.
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2023 J. Lohr Chardonnay Arroyo Vista, 90 points
The 2023 Chardonnay Arroyo Vista has a tropical nose of ripe mango, peach and toasty vanilla. It’s forward in style but the oak is well integrated, balanced by cooling acids and persistent grip. For a wine at this scale of production, there’s a good bit of nuance and a long, bright finish. (BN)
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Castell’in Villa Library Releases
Antonio Galloni, July 2025
Time marches to its own beat at Castell’in Villa, where proprietor Princess Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa releases her wines only when she thinks they are ready. These current library releases are fabulous choices for readers who want to taste wines with some age from this reference-point property.
1990 Guy de Barjac Cornas
1952 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti Grand Cru
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