2018

There’s a good case to be made that the clay/limestone plateau of Pomerol gives the greatest Merlot-based wines in the world – and indisputable that wines like Petrus and Le Pin are some of the most expensive Bordeaux... Read More

From 25 year-old Tempranillo vines nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, this is luxurious and fresh gem was named one of the top 5 wines of Spain by Wine Spectator in 2023. The Wine Enthusiast 96 point review captures it nicely:... Read More

Once again a blend of Merlot and Cabernet, all aged in oak, from the tiny Saint Emilion “satellite” Saint-Georges. Separated from it’s more famous neighbor but just a small stream, Saint-Georges Saint-Emilion... Read More

A delicious Right Bank Bordeaux that’s had enough time in bottle to really strut its stuff. Around 72% Merlot for body and volume and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon for blackcurrant fruit and accents of chocolate and wild herb.... Read More

Already delicious, this stylish Left Bank red on gravel soils is only going to get better over the next 10-15 years. It's showing excellent ripeness and an unusually silky mouth feel with pretty perfume from the 5% Cabernet... Read More

The Cabernet Sauvignon Michael Corliss grows in the very best slices of Red Mountain are now so very good, full and complete that there’s no need to add anything else. Other than careful farming, hand picking, meticulous... Read More

Organic/Bio For decades, the Dekeyne family sold their 5 HA of grapes from the Cote de Sezanne to large houses in Epernay and Reims until brothers Gael and Baptiste recently began to bottle their own Champagne. It's outstanding,... Read More

Organic/Bio This small and young house in the Cotes de Sezane is doing everything right from organic farming to meticulous winemaking and only bottling single vintage, single vineyard, wines. This is 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot... Read More

Tucked in among Loire River tributaries, the Chenin Blanc vineyards of Coeaux du Layon see autumn morning fog followed by sunny afternoons – the perfect conditions for botrytis and great sweet wines. Here the shriveled grapes... Read More

As Wine Advocate wrote, The more I drink the Bachelet bothers' wines, the more I admire them... The [2018] wines have turned out beautifully: long élevage has worked its magic and the wines have picked up plenty of... Read More

766 bottles (63 cases) made. “Quasi Centenaria” roughly translates to “about 100 years old,” a reference to this gnarly old Carignan vineyard planted right around 1919. The vines grow on two steep, rock-covered,... Read More

More pretty than powerful in 2018, and better for it! Give it an hour or two of air tonight for the perfume to really come up and do hold some for 10 years or so and let it really unfurl.

Leo Hillinger is a big personality, a bit glamorous, an innovator and very much an international traveler. If Leo were a wine, he would be this rich, deep and a little bit showy blend of Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt... Read More

As Vinous says in their 92 point review, Jonata's entry-level Todos remains the hidden jewel in this range, as it offers tons of character at a very accessible price. Blending 45% Syrah, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot,... Read More

This dry Auslese Riesling comes from deep grey slate on a super steep, south-facing, slope. The 2018 “two star” bottling is, as Wine Advocate says in the 95+ point review, “pure, precise and flinty on the nose... Read More

Blends 60% Zweigelt, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, all fermented in oak tanks and then aged in French oak barrels. Always one of Austria's very finest red wines. The 2018 has just arrived in the USA and we've... Read More

Organic/Bio A traditional dessert wine style from just outside the walled city of San Gimignano, Tuscany. Trebbiano, Malvasia, and San Colombano grapes are dried and then aged five years in small barrels (traditionally chestnut)... Read More

A very impressive second wine from classified growth La Dominique that soaks up 2018's warmth to deliver a round, nicely plush, 100% Merlot that drinks too well now to resist (but will improve for 8 years or so more).... Read More

Like Howell Mt. across the valley, Mt. Veeder gives Cabernet with plenty of intense tannic structure and power if more pinpoint and precise in feel. Some extra time in bottle has this showing beautifully already, although it will... Read More

A rare sub-$100 Special Club that's full of the aromas of seashore, baking brioche, crisp pear and ripe apple fruit and just a hint of freshening citrus. It's 100% Chardonnay from Grand Cru vines in Chouilly done in steel... Read More

The Corliss family owns two premier Washington State wineries. Corliss is located in the Red Mountain AVA and focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux varietals. Tranche is in the Blue Mountains and does mainly Rhone blends.... Read More

A relatively new winery (first vintage 2014) from a family with 100+ years on Etna, the Tornetore style runs less extracted and powerful than most, but still very delicious! This is from Contrada Trimarchisa, on the lowest slopes... Read More