Named San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year in 2011
no intervention in the cellar — Dolcetto as it would have tasted in the 1960s
the four-cru blend that defines traditional Barolo
The result is transparent
and restrained cellar work make this a wine less about impression and more about architecture
Graham's, Vintage Port, 2000 new-arrival Named San Francisco Chronicle WinemakerGraham's is one of the grand old houses of the Douro, and Vintage Port is the top of the pyramid: a fortified red made only in the best years and bottled young so it ages for decades in the cellar. The 2000 was a declared vintage, a benchmark year that has matured into a deep, brooding, classic Graham's. Because Vintage Port throws a heavy sediment, decant it carefully off the deposit before serving. This is a wine for slow evenings, a fire, and good