Cameron’s Giovanni line highlights Italian varietals grown in Oregon
tobacco and hints of chocolate as well as a fleck of mint
As the second wine of Château Cantemerle—a Fifth Growth with centuries of history—Les Allées de Cantemerle offers a glimpse of classed-growth pedigree without the wait or the splurge
and shows everything we want from a great Steinfeder: light-footed
mineral and garrigue notes
Jean-Luc Jamet, Cotes-du-Rhone, 2015 Vineyard Brands Tasting Cameron’s Giovanni line highlights ItalianNorthern Rhone Syrah from a famous name, at an everyday price. Jean Luc Jamet left his family's celebrated Cote Rotie estate in 2013 to start fresh, and this Cotes du Rhone is made from younger Syrah planted on clay and schist right beside the grand appellation. The 2015 was a warm, generous, highly regarded vintage across the Rhone, so this bottling carries more flesh and ripeness than the leaner years. A decade on, it's drinking in a sweet spot of