The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Joseph Jibril
June 17, 2026
White
2024 Sauvignon Blanc
Crisp acidity balanced with generous fruit, concrete and stainless fermented
Aroma: heady and savory, bright intense, savory, bright; Mouth: clean, a nice blend of fruit and acidity, finely clean, lightly fine, very nice length, texture & precision; Very Good Plus $23.99; Case, $19.95
2024 Chardonnay Bazzano Vineyard, Russian River
A full and generous expression of the grape – from 50-year-old vines
Aroma: heady, reserved, light and fruity. Fine acid, later herbal and very pure, restrained; Mouth: Rounded and full, very light well-integrated oak Very Good Plus $28.95; Case, $24.95
Rose and Orange
2025 Rose of Pinot Noir
A pure and pretty expression of Pinot Noir, foot trod
Color: light tan orange; Aroma: heady, sweet, intense, rather firm, sourish, lightly herbal. Mouth: clean light good acidity, bright clean, fine acid; Very Good Plus $23.99; Case, $19.95
2025 Skin Contact Pinot Gris
Winemakers are more and more fully expressing Pinot Gris by letting it spend time on its. J & J gets the balance just right.
Color: light orange tan; Aroma: rather subdued, yeasty, reserved; Mouth: clean light bright acid, fresh, light and clean, good acid length; Very Good Plus $23.99; Case, $19.95
Red
2025 Carbonic Red
Fresh, fruity and forward, a Beaujolais-inspired blend of Pinot and Valdigue
Color: light red: Aroma: heady and forward, savory, heady; Mouth: clean light bright and d forward, bright and good intensity site, very forward, long acid; Very Good Plus $23.99; Case, $19.95
2023 Cabernet Franc Black Ridge Vyd, Santa Cruz
An elegant expression of the grape – Pure and light on its feet. From a foggy high elevation vineyard
Color: medium dark Aroma: lightly heady, very clean, pretty lighter in affect light and firm; Mouth: elegant, very, very pure; Very Good - Excellent $28.95; Case, $24.95
Joseph Jibril Case, two each of the wines - $249 $215 (17.92)
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