Jac's Picks

Jac’s Picks - The 2012 List

Sparkling

Bollinger NV Special Cuvee Champagne

Nicolas Feuillatte NV Brut Champagne

Philipponnat NV Royale Reserve Brut Champagne

Laurent Perrier Demi-Sec NV Champagne

Deinhard Lila Riesling Sekt Rheingau

Llopart Leopardi Brut Rose Reserve Cava Catalonia

White

Sauvignon Blanc

Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy Sancerre

Pascal Jolivet Sancerre

Domaine Alain Cailbourdin Les Cris Pouilly Fume

Domaine du Salvard (with Chardonnay) Cheverny

Cloudy Bay Marlborough

Leeuwin Estate Siblings (with Semillon) Margaret River

Chardonnay

Olivier Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatieres, Burgundy
Domaine Chevalier Ladoix Blanc Cote de Beaune, Burgundy
Joseph Drouhin St. Veran, Burgundy

Wente Nth Degree Livermore

Ferrari-Carano Sonoma

Stag’s Leap Karia Napa
Chateau Montelena Napa

Viognier

Yalumba Eden Valley

d’Arenberg The Hermit Crab (with Marsanne) McLaren Vale

Riesling

Pierre Sparr Alsace

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Alsace 

Dr. Loosen “Dr. L” Mosel

St. Urbans Hof Mosel
Shaw Vineyard Finger Lakes

Gewurztraminer

Pierre Sparr Alsace

Lucien Albrecht Reserve Alsace

Pinot Grigio

Jermann Venezia Giulia

Ca’Montini Trentino-Alto Adige

Cantina Zaccagnini Abruzzo

Other

Jean Aubron Grand Fief de L’Audigere Sur Lie Muscadet Loire

Grosjean Petite Arvine Valle d’Aosta

Ferrando La Torrazza Erbaluce di Caluso, Piemonte

Pio Cesare Cortese di Gavi Piemonte
Villa Sparina Gavi del Comune di Gavi Monterotondo, Piemonte
Livio Felluga Rosazzo Bianco Terre Alte Friuli Venezia Giulia

Hugl Gruner Veltliner Niederosterreich

Leth Roter Veltliner Wagram

Kracher Illmitz Pinot Gris Burgenland

Nora Albarino Rias Baixas

Diseno Torrontes Salta

Dry Rose

Celliers Contemporains Cinsault Rose Languedoc-Roussillon

Domaine Houchart Cotes de Provence
Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere Magali
Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere Cuvee Confidentielle

Domaine de la Petite Cassagne Costieres de Nimes

Louis Laurent Rose d’Anjou Loire

Tasca d’Almerita Regaleali Le Rose Sicilia

Muga Rose Rioja

Red

Pinot Noir

Domaine Besson Givry 1er Cru Burgundy
Domaine Chevalier Ladoix Rouge, Cotes de Beaune, Burgundy

Louis Jadot Bourgogne

Shaw Vineyard Finger Lakes

Gary Farrell Russian River Valley

Chasseur Sonoma Coast

Kistler Sonoma Coast

Buena Vista Carneros

Argyle Willamette

Benton Lane Willamette

Cabernet

Joseph Phelps Insignia Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

Stag’s Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

Edge Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma

Shaw Vineyard Cabernet Franc Finger Lakes

Merlot/Merlot Blend

Mitjavile Roc de Cambes Cotes de Bourg, Bordeaux
Chateau Edmus St. Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

Syrah/Shiraz

Cave de Tain l’Hermitage Saint Joseph

Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone

Michael-David 6th Sense Lodi

d’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale

Pirramimma McLaren Vale

Rhone Blends

Domaine de l’Harmas Chateauneuf du Pape

E. Guigal Rouge Cotes du Rhone

M. Chapoutier Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Cotes du Roussillon Villages

Chapelle St. Arnoux Vacqueyras

Domaine Brusset Tradition Le Grand Montmirail Gigondas

Other French Reds

Chateau de Gaudou Cahors

Domaine Le Serp Madiran

Philippe Chesnelong Les Creisses Languedoc-Roussillon

Bugey Mataret Mondeuse Savoie

Zinfandel

Grgich Hills Napa
Ridge Lytton Springs Sonoma

Italian 

Toscana
Tenuta Vitanza Brunello di Montalcino

Ruffino Modus Super Tuscan Blend

Donna Laura Bramosia Chianti Classico

Tomaiolo Chianti Classico Riserva

Valpolicella

Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

Cesari Mara Superiore di Ripasso

Piemonte

Andrea Oberto Vigneto Albarella Barolo

Sacco Barolo

Beni di Batasiolo Barbaresco

Gaja Sito Moresco Langhe

De Forville Barbera d’Alba

Pio Cesare Dolcetto d’Alba

Mario Marengo Dolcetto d’Alba

Other Italian Reds

Terre de Trinci Montefalco Sagrantino Umbria

Zimberno Aglianico Del Vulture Basilicata

Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Palari Rosso del Soprano Sicilia

Corvo Nero d’Avola Sicilia

Malbec

Achaval Ferrer Mendoza

Spanish Reds

Celler Can Blau Montsant

Bodegas La Cartuja Priorat

Other Reds

Colinas de Sao Lourenco Touriga Nacional/Tempranillo/Baga Beiras

Skinner Mourvedre El Dorado

Guenoc Petite Sirah Lake County

Yalumba Bush Vines Grenache Barossa

Dessert

Chateau d’Arche Sauternes
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes

Brumont Chateau Bouscasse Brumaire Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Dr. Hans Von Muller Riesling Auslese Mosel
Schloss Reinhartshausen Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Auslese Rheingau
Royal Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos Hungary

Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera

Venerable Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Yalumba Antique Tawny Port

Yalumba Museum Reserve Muscat

Alcyone Late Harvest Tannat Uruguay

Local Long Island Wines

Sparkling Pointe Topaz Imperial NV

Sparkling Pointe Blanc de Blancs

Raphael Sauvignon Blanc

Pindar Sunflower Chardonnay Special Reserve

Macari Reserve Chardonnay
Wolffer Chardonnay

Bedell Gallery White Blend

Lenz Gewurztraminer

Shinn Estate Vineyards Rose

Raphael Estate Merlot

Bedell Musee Red Blend

Macari Bergen Road Meritage

Pindar Mythology Meritage

Shinn Estate Vineyards Wild Boar Doe

Waters Crest Winery Bookends Cabernet Sauvignon

Waters Crest Night Watch Late Harvest

Duck Walk Aphrodite Lake Harvest Gewurztraminer

Macari Block E

Pindar Cabernet Port

Extravagance

Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes

Chateau Petrus Pomerol

Chateau Cheval Blanc Saint-Emilion
Tenuta San Guido Toscana Sassicaia
Antinori Tignanello Toscana

New Wines to Look For

Conjure Pinot Noir Sonoma/Carneros