Jeb Dunnuck
@jebdunnuck.bsky.social
Writing about the wines from the Rhône Valley, Bordeaux, and California. JebDunnuck.com
Musing on extraction and ambition.. jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/sout...
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Musing on extraction and ambition.. jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/sout...
It’s always fun putting this list together...even if it always takes longer than I expect. No bullshit, no marketing spin, just the wines we think delivered the goods this year. It’s free to read and has something for everyone… jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/top-...
Top 100 Wines of 2025 - JebDunnuck.com
Dear Subscribers, We’re thrilled to share the Top 100 Wines of 2025, a collection of the most exciting, memorable, and impressive wines we tasted this year! As always, the list reflects a mix of quali...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s always fun putting this list together...even if it always takes longer than I expect. No bullshit, no marketing spin, just the wines we think delivered the goods this year. It’s free to read and has something for everyone… jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/top-...
Deep dives into the 2023s and 2024s from Châteauneuf du Pape… high level overviews, weather, musing on style and extraction, drink windows, you name it. jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/sout...
Southern Rhône 2023 & 2024: Focusing on Châteauneuf-du-Pape - JebDunnuck.com
This report focuses on the 2023 and 2024 vintages in the Southern Rhône. Due to the size of the region, I’ve opted to break coverage into multiple reports. This report covers Châteauneuf du Pape, with...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Deep dives into the 2023s and 2024s from Châteauneuf du Pape… high level overviews, weather, musing on style and extraction, drink windows, you name it. jebdunnuck.com/2025/11/sout...
Pure Southern Rhône heaven… was honored to present these wines for the Boys and Girls Club of St. Helena auction.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pure Southern Rhône heaven… was honored to present these wines for the Boys and Girls Club of St. Helena auction.
Fall has officially arrived in Colorado
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fall has officially arrived in Colorado
Wow, who would have thought Thunderbolts would be so good…More of Florence Pugh, please 👏
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wow, who would have thought Thunderbolts would be so good…More of Florence Pugh, please 👏
Another absolute brilliant dinner at L’Ami Louis with @audrey_frick .. 2010 Cos was off the charts good… 2019 Armand didn’t suck either.
October 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Another absolute brilliant dinner at L’Ami Louis with @audrey_frick .. 2010 Cos was off the charts good… 2019 Armand didn’t suck either.
Absolutely gorgeous wine.. and one of my favorite stops for lunch while in Paris.
October 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Absolutely gorgeous wine.. and one of my favorite stops for lunch while in Paris.
Hell of a day in Gigondas
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hell of a day in Gigondas
Over the years I’ve gone through countless cases of this classic CDP… it never fails to remind me why I fell in love with the region.
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Over the years I’ve gone through countless cases of this classic CDP… it never fails to remind me why I fell in love with the region.
And welcome to the Southern Rhône..
September 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
And welcome to the Southern Rhône..
Wrapping up two weeks in the Northern Rhône tasting 2023s from bottle and 2024s from barrel… Report coming to JebDunnuck.com later this year..Next stop: two more weeks in the Southern Rhône for a separate report.
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wrapping up two weeks in the Northern Rhône tasting 2023s from bottle and 2024s from barrel… Report coming to JebDunnuck.com later this year..Next stop: two more weeks in the Southern Rhône for a separate report.
Few days hanging with family in Indiana before heading to the Rhône
September 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Few days hanging with family in Indiana before heading to the Rhône
September 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“this was a brilliant vintage that yielded pure, balanced, elegant, yet still beautifully concentrated wines. Clearly, the stars of the show are the Pinot Noirs and the Rhône varieties, yet this report is packed with brilliant Bordeaux blends and Chardonnays.”
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Santa Barbara’s Brilliant 2023s - JebDunnuck.com
This report covers the 2023 vintage from Santa Barbara County. As with Paso Robles further north, this was a brilliant vintage that yielded pure, balanced, elegant, yet still beautifully concentrated ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“this was a brilliant vintage that yielded pure, balanced, elegant, yet still beautifully concentrated wines. Clearly, the stars of the show are the Pinot Noirs and the Rhône varieties, yet this report is packed with brilliant Bordeaux blends and Chardonnays.”
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Pure Grenache brilliance… “If classic, old-school, yet clean and pure Châteauneuf is your thing, it doesn’t get much better than the 2019 Cuvée du Papet, and it’s going to be a real treat comparing the 2019 and 2016 over the coming 20 to 30 years.”
Here for it. 🔥
Here for it. 🔥
September 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Pure Grenache brilliance… “If classic, old-school, yet clean and pure Châteauneuf is your thing, it doesn’t get much better than the 2019 Cuvée du Papet, and it’s going to be a real treat comparing the 2019 and 2016 over the coming 20 to 30 years.”
Here for it. 🔥
Here for it. 🔥
Had a great time on Doug’s podcast… have a sec, give it a listen! www.thetastewithdougshafer.com/podcasts/jeb...
September 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Had a great time on Doug’s podcast… have a sec, give it a listen! www.thetastewithdougshafer.com/podcasts/jeb...
“I love the way he starts: “Grenache is better than Sangiovese.” He elaborates: “It has a sweeter core of fruit, which will …” @audrey_frick might not agree 😂 substack.com/@kristenlewi...
One Tomato Sauce & Three Red Wines
amount to a very fun experiment
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September 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“I love the way he starts: “Grenache is better than Sangiovese.” He elaborates: “It has a sweeter core of fruit, which will …” @audrey_frick might not agree 😂 substack.com/@kristenlewi...
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A truly honest discussion about the role of blind tasting for critics
Always fun to kick around thoughts on blind tasting 😂… Free to read. jebdunnuck.com/2025/08/the-...
The Limits of Blind Tasting - JebDunnuck.com
Blind tasting has taken on an outsized role in how people think about wine evaluation. It is often positioned as the gold standard for objectivity, and conceptually the idea makes sense: take away the...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A truly honest discussion about the role of blind tasting for critics
Northern Rhône trip prep..
August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Northern Rhône trip prep..
@audreyfrick.bsky.social stepping up! Another brilliant, massive report from this talented critic! jebdunnuck.com/2025/08/oreg... Go see what's happening in Oregon!
Oregon - Willamette Valley's 2023s and 2022s. - JebDunnuck.com
Willamette Valley 2023 and 2022 This report takes an in-depth look at the Willamette Valley’s current and upcoming releases of the 2023 and 2022 vintages. Having concluded my coverage of Sonoma, looki...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@audreyfrick.bsky.social stepping up! Another brilliant, massive report from this talented critic! jebdunnuck.com/2025/08/oreg... Go see what's happening in Oregon!