I assumed Chave fulfills the “one expensive producer” in Kirk’s portfolio rather than Allemand, but that’s the first name on my list every year (if the most annoying in my bank account).
Drinking the 2019 Gonon Iles Feray right now, a check-in. Amazing that this stuff is now $45 to me, I still remember $16.99. I have to admit, this is $45 good.
I don’t think it’s going to get you banned…but there are some wines/styles I’m not interested in. A lot of people here on the forums love Cayuse or Gonon. Those wines are just not “my style”…having said that, posting this thread, means I now know that the La Chappelle is coming in at 15.5%, so that made this whole string worth it to me.
Are there specific wines you want to recommend, or just those two regions? Paso Robles wines, for my taste, are too overblown. The only SB Syrah I’ve had was Samsara & that was over-priced for the quality. I liked it, but a $30 Crozes blows it out of the water at 3/4 for the price.