As always, this is a darker, richer, take on Brunello that's lifted nicely by 2019's freshening acids. While it's even better to wait, no reason not to enjoy a bottle or two now!
Owned by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini since 2003, Altesino has been one of Montalcino’s leaders since the zone exploded into international prominence in the 1970s. The wine style is traditional, with all large, Slavonian oak,... Read More
A classic rich and buttery (but not too much!) Russian River Chardonnay with enough oak for spice. Big, ripe, aromas and flavors of yellow pear, apple, almond and more coat the palate nicely before cleaning up with a squirt of... Read More
Made by Rob Mondavi,Jr (grandson of the Napa legend), this does an outstanding job of balancing Napa's richness with a fine minerality and structure. Plenty of blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, a touch of dried herb, a dash... Read More
Antoine Chevalier’s grandfather and father began planting Champagne vines in 1974 but he is the first of the family to start making and bottling wine. This is organically farmed Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Bas du Mont... Read More
Tony Bauer is best known here for his whites, but his red wine success (in the very white wine region of Wagram) is one key reason he was Austria's Winemaker of the Year in 2017. This is sort of an Austrian Cotes du Rhone,... Read More
A wonderfully dark, rich, Tempranillo nicely spiced with used and new oak to complement the dark fruit. As nice to sip as pair up with anything from burgers to lamb.
A big, bold, ripe Monestrell with gobs of blueberry/blackberry fruit, earthy chocolate and a sheen of sweet oak spice. A bite of pomegranate on the end keeps things fresh and drinkable and ready to enjoy with a juicy steak or... Read More
Tasted blind, there’s no way you don’t find yourself thinking this is a nice Cotes du Rhone red that you’d be happing taking home for $15. The grapes are the same as a traditional Cotes du Rhone – 75% Garnacha... Read More
First created and made by Australia’s Chris Ringland, this is an unabashedly flashy and hedonistic bland of Monastrell and Cabernet Sauvignon done in new French oak. A tad more structured than the 2018, but the 92 point... Read More
Lower ABV There’s a reason Montepulciano is Italy’s second-most planted grape (after Sangiovese and just ahead of Barbera). It makes a terrific all-purpose red, a wine showing plenty of dark plum and black cherry fruit... Read More
Organic/Bio This is probably the single best Bordeaux value in the shop right now, mainly because the vintage is brilliant and the estate sells all they make without participating in the Bordeaux critics’ circus. From a... Read More
A terrific young Bordeaux from St. Estephe’s Ch de Pez. Blending 53% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Petite Verdot and Cab Franc, it opens with lovely aromatics of cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant and dark chocolate. Complex... Read More
This wants some time in decanter now (2 hours seems about right!), but then there's a lot to enjoy about the 2019 edition of the second wine of St. Estephe benchmark Phelan-Segur.
Palette and Ch Simone are both better known for their rosé, but the Provencal red is a classic treat not to be missed. It's mainly Grenache and Mourvedre with dollops of everything from Cinsault and Syrah to Manosquin,... Read More
Pre-Arrival Sale; Wine Arrives June 2024.Organic/Bio Since its debut in the 2003 vintage, Ciacci’s Brunello “Normale” has established itself as one of Montalcino’s greatest values – and finest wines!... Read More
Pre-Arrival Sale: Wine Arrives June, 2024. Organic/Bio Pianrosso means red fields, and the name recognizes the iron rich, loamy, soils of this great Brunello vineyard. In the southern part of the Brunello zone and facing due south,... Read More
Stags Leap is the smallest AVA in Napa but has loomed large in wine-lovers’ minds ever since Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 1973 shocked the wine world by beating out the best of Bordeaux... Read More
From one of the great producers of Rias Baixas, this is handcrafted Albarino from multiple small plots close to the sea and a bit further inland. Zesty and salty, there's a lot of flavor here and a vibrant, energetic, finish.... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV The region is obscure but the wine delicious! Champlitte’s vines grow about halfway between Jura and Champagne, about 1.5 hours drive east from Beaune. Before phylloxera and WWI, the region was big... Read More
Our first thought on tasting this was, “Wow – kind of like a darker and more playful Marcillac!” Which shows you we’re a bit geeked out. A better way to say it is that this deliciously captivating red is... Read More
A serious and savory Syrah that stays open and rich enough to invite drinking tonight. All whole-cluster, giving both sweet spice and attractive globs of tannin to support the black fruit, smoked meat, fresh earth, cracked black... Read More
A big, almost burly, Hermitage that's loaded with dark fruit, hung meat, and sweet spice aromas and flavors and finishes with excellent thrust and grip. Decant now and enjoy for 15+ years.
While brother Tim has gone the artisanal route with his Continuum project, Michael Mondavi has focused more on making plenty of good-drinking, well-made, Napa-typical selections. Like this which showcases plenty of deep Napa Cab... Read More
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