La Vizcaína is the name of the winery Raul Perez created to explore the hillside vineyards around his hometown of Vatuille de Abajo. All are from vines 40 years or older and the reds are all field blends of Mencia (most)... Read More
The best Quality-Price-Ratio (QPR) California Pinot Noir we’ve tasted in years! It’s from one of the Central Coast’s very first Pinot Noir vineyards, Mission Ranch in the Salinas Valley planted in 1961. Fifty-five... Read More
The kind of wine that smells expensive and then delivers the palate experience that backs up the promise. Bold and rich and well spiced, this is already satisfying (with an hour's decant) as a Napa Cab replacement for grilled... Read More
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Terrasses du Larzac is possibly the most exciting slice of the Languedoc these days, taking advantage of cool air flowing in nightly from mountains to the north to balance the sunny, warm, Mediterranean days. This... Read More
Organic/Bio Just a really good, all-purpose, house red here with an easy-access screwtop closure and easy on the wallet savings price. The quality here is unsurprising, because the Jaume family consistently puts their name on... Read More
Macedonia’s Xinomavro grape can be pretty firm and grippy, but here’s it’s tamed by time in new French oak. Big aromas and flavors of dark cherries, blackberries, orange peel and wild herbs flow beautifully across... Read More
Organic/Bio At once wonderfully fresh and deeply earthy, this 100% Temparnillo is full of ripe fruit and finishes with a savory, meaty, character with no obvious oak. A terrific cookout red!... Read More
As the winery writes, Andrew Murray has been singularly and nearly maniacally focused on crafting Syrah for 25 years. His Everyday (in French Syrah “Tous les Jours”) Syrah from Santa Ynez gives you a good idea of how... Read More
Organic/Bio Anne Pichon crafts this lovely, gutsy, 100% Grenache from certified organic vines growing at the base of Mt Ventoux, right next door to the region’s flagship winery, Pesquie. The fruit is picked at night to preserve... Read More
Organic/Bio There are no other Willamette Valley Pinots like Stephen Hagen's Antiquum Farm wines, and no other Antiquum Farm wine like this. Here he's seeking to capture the essence of his unique vines and the remarkable... Read More
Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More
Organic/Bio In the past, Passiflora was the Antiquum Farm wine that made Willamette Valley Pinot Noir fans scratch their heads and mutter, Wait - what? There’s some of that in the 2021 edition, but just a touch more restrained,... Read More
One of Austria's most consistently highly-rated Pinot Noirs is also one of the world's finest Pinot Noir values! From Austria's Wagram region and two-time Austrian Winemaker of the Year Anton Bauer, this is 100% Pinot... 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
From vines not far outside Sierra de Gredos, this showcases the power of old vines (planted 1950) and granite soils lifted by the freshness of Garnacha grown at altitude. At once very ripe and utterly fresh and bursting with roasted... Read More
Although based in Toledo and focusing mainly on international varietals, our favorite wine from this fairly young estate is their 100% Garnacha from old vines in Sierra de Gedos. In a hot, sunny, vintage this has more flesh than... Read More
As always, a benchmark interpretation of Virginia's most prominent red wine grape made in a rich but balanced and highly drinkable style. The 92 point review of the 2020 gives you a great idea of what to expect: Charming aromas... Read More
The 2018 Octagon was a triumph for the difficult vintage. The 2019 is just a triumph, period, one of the finest examples of this benchmark Virginia Bordeaux blend made to date.
Lower ABV Absurdly delicious cool-climate, California, Syrah that delivers layers of savory complexity, whole cluster (50%) grip, and still has enough fruit to just drink sexy. Double 95 point reviews for the 2019 will be repreated... Read More
A stylish, really well-made, Rioja that allows the wine grapes’ and place signature to shine through without intrusive oak. It blends 95% Tempranillo with 5% Mazuelo (Carignan) and ages 12 months in a 50/50 mix of French... Read More
The 4th oldest family-owned business in the world (from 1100s) knows a thing or two about Tuscan wine. This is striking with loads of ripe fruit, sweet spice and just a kiss of clove. Great all-purpose Italian red.
From the cooler vineyards of Eden Valley, this marries bold black fruit and savory, earthy, complexity with fresh feel and long, supple, finish. At this ripeness level (13.9%), Syrah has a bit in common with Tempranillo, including... Read More
Organic/Bio A delicious taste of history and place from 40-80 year-old organically farmed vines tended by four generations of the same family. The vineyards at the foot of the Cerro de Guisando and Gredos mountains are a bit warmer... Read More
Organic/Bio Very much a wow wine that's already showing layers of complexity and will keep on improving with ease. From younger blocks (meaning <20 years old) near the top of the vineyard, the 2021 serves up boisterous... Read More
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