How much you like this hangs on how you feel about gravelly tannins. If you like that texture, this blend of 75% Temparnillo, 20% Garnacaha and 5% white grapes done in large cask is definitely for you. It’s super complex... Read More
As always, a benchmark in Virginia wine for both immediate enjoyment with food and many years in cellar to come. In 2021 it's a blend of Merlot 64%, Cabernet Franc 21% and Petit Verdot 15% all aged 12 months in 40% new French... Read More
Lower ABV Master of Wine Andreas Kubach and his partners tend their 300 small parcels of old-vines in the Basque highlands of Rioja Alavesa with a simple goal: to capture the character of the region, villages in the region, and... Read More
If you’re looking for something to drink with a burger, stew or meat-laden pizza, give this a whirl. It’s 100% Monastrell (Mourvedre in France) from a hot place and cool vintage. The combination is terrific. The ripe... Read More
Organic/Bio Traditionally a blending grape in Rioja, here organic Graciano is given the long hang-time it needs to ripen and gain complexity. It's rich with enough graphite minerality and blood orange citrus to stay fresh.... Read More
Lake County Cabernet has been slow to establish it's own identity with consumers, if only because so much of it's fruit ends up in wines labeled Napa and selling for big bucks. Brassfield is breaking out of that with some... Read More
Eruption is both the wine name and a warning of what to expect - because this bold, rich, blend of Malbec, Syrah, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah truly erupts with flavor! As the winery writes of the Volcano Ridge Vyd, It only makes... Read More
In this very short harvest, there's a little more oak influence to Sylvain's village Puligny (not more new wood, but more second and third use barrels that needed to be kept full!). It just makes this lovely Chardonnay... Read More
From the masters of Alto Adige’s traditional “Terlaner” blend – Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a little Sauvignon Blanc – this is one of Italy’s benchmark whites. It’s from the co-op’s... Read More
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We love cool wines from hot places, especially when they come from a grower like José Maria Vincente who are resurrecting abandoned vineyards to create something new. Here it's 100% Garnacha from a region... Read More
As Wine Advocate notes, “Introduced in the early 1990s, Tenuta Nuova marked a stylistic turning point for the estate, emphasizing precision, ripeness and site expression.” Unlike most Brunello, the Neri family chooses... Read More
As Wine Advocate has written, “Casanova di Neri is one of the shining stars of Montalcino. Each successive vintage released brings us renewed understanding of the focus and the dedication demonstrated by the father and son... Read More
Organic/Bio Canon-Fronsac is one of the smallest named communes in Bordeaux and source of some of the most elegant yet structured values in the region. This one's a beauty, with deep purple berry fruit framed by notes of rich... Read More
Organic/Bio A lovely example of Right Bank Bordeaux that punches well above its modest price point. Attractive redcurrant and raspberry coulee fruit at the core with generous notes of graphite, sage, and fresh tobacco for savory... Read More
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! The fruit for this bottling comes from... Read More
Organic/Bio Wines from Catalonia’s Priorat region can be overwhelmingly intense, which makes this wide-open, delicious now, bottling especially attractive. It’s a blend of Garnacha, Cabernet, Merlot and Carignan from... Read More
As Vinous said, The 2021 Barolo Valentino is another terrific wine from Mario Cordero and his children. Wine Enthusiast adds, The old Valentino vineyard in Castiglione Falletto is hitting all the right notes here. And JamesSuckling.com... Read More
High-end Chardonnay from a region you don't know and a producer the critics have never heard of. What a deal? But once you taste this, you'll be convinced. Right on the border of Piedmonte and Emilia-Romagna, due south... Read More
A big, bold, super-rich, Cab that's very fun to drink. As Wine Advocate says in the 92 point review, The Crane Assembly's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Disciples is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from an unnamed vineyard in Saint Helena... Read More
Because sometimes you just want a classic Rioja experience without spending a lot of money or drinking only wood flavors with no fruit. The classic Rioja blend of 85% Tempranillo plus Garnacha and Mazuelo and 12 months in American... 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
If ever there was a perfect marriage between a winemaker’s desire and what a site has to give, it happens here between Costanzo and Caldwell Vyd. It’s a stunning site, perched on the rim of Coombsville looking north... Read More
From anywhere in Napa Valley between Napa and Calistoga, head west and up the Mayacamas mountains. Crest the peak and look down over the red-to-purple volcanic rocks and soil towards Sonoma. See those vines at 2,200 feet down... Read More
Napa Cabernet grown to full ripeness and flavor but slowly enough and in a cool enough site to retain vivacity, purity and style. Then turned into Cabernet by an Italian-American winemaker who combines our USA preference for generous... Read More
Lovely, vibrant, 1er Cru white Burgundy from a cool site in Saint Aubin, just behind Puligny-Montrachet. White peach, nectarine, toasted nut and light butter notes show on the nose with a push of chalky minerality, crisp citric... Read More
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