Chile seams to be the best bang for the buck going right now. I have a mixed case of Chilean wines on order from Wine.com, including the Root 1. I’m looking forward to trying a few that I can’t find locally. I don’t think I had one in my cart over $15.

That Almaviva we had last week was an extraordinary bottle. They retail for about $60 when they are first released and Parker has been giving them +93 each year. If that were a California wine, it would most likely cost well over $100.