Pears, cream and spice form the core of this generous Carneros Chardonnay, with freshening acids up front and satisfying creme brulee richness on the back. Nicely spiced and easy to enjoy.
Bressia has been working with Mendoza Cabernet Franc for years now and captures that experience here in a truly delicious wine. From high-density vineyards at 3,600 feet elevation, it serves up ripe red berry fruit with hints... Read More
Always a great value and maybe our favorite yet in the coolish 2018 harvest. The deep core of ripe black and blue fruit is nicely framed by oak spice and a satisfyingly chewy finish.
Once again, a terrfic value! Dark black raspberry, plum, purple flowers, cocoa powder and dusty mineral scents are just some of the aromas showing on the complex nose. As in past releases, there's plenty of dark raspberry... Read More
A delicious Chianti Classico with enough fruit to be enjoyable on its own and the structure to stand up to rich beef and pasta dishes. Or just a good pizza!
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 really delicious second wine from this top St. Emilion estate, with rich blackcurrant and chocolate flavors at the core and stylish accents of cedar and graphite. The plush mouthfeel doesn’t overwhelm the minerality and... Read More
A remarkably stylis Medoc Cru Bourgeois made from 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot and aged in 40% new French oak. There's a lot of cigar box complexity on the nose and palate here with excellent flesh... Read More
Once you get past the famous wines, Bordeaux is one of the world's best regions for scoring terrific red wine values. Like here in this stylish red from the Cotes de Bourg. The dash of Cabernet Franc shows in the big, lightly... Read More
Essentially the second wine of Ch Fayat, this is textbook Pomerol from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The new French oak here is nicely absorbed by the deep, robust, concentration of the fruit, showing blackberry and raspberry... Read More
Blending 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot, this is an impressive value in rock-solid Bordeaux. There's excellent drive and sustain to the juicy raspberry and currant fruit and accents of sweet spice... Read More
There’s a lot of real Margaux character this this Cabernet/Merlot second wine from Ch Siran. Very pretty aromas and flavors of red currant, raspberry and sweet spice with a touch of velvet to the mouthfeel and fine-grained... Read More
We’ll admit a bias first: we’re not huge fans of New World Cabernet Franc and haven’t encountered many convincing examples from South America to date. Seeing this one from Argentina and with 4+ years in bottle... Read More
Organic/Bio
Lots of ways to think about this plush, rich, and very impressive red from France’s Bournet family, their winemaking team, and super-consultant Michel Rolland. Certainly it’s an expression of the melding... Read More
From Duckhorn's “value” project, this shares the approach of their Goldeneye and Migration Pinots. Ripe Pinot fruit from across California gives this plenty of dark cherry, currant and wild strawberry fruit aromas... Read More
NOTE: to manage Virginia regulatory issues, these bottles carry the winery's extra label, Maison Jaine, normally used for private label wines in France. Same wine from the same bottling and bin, just with a different label... Read More
NOTE: to manage Virginia regulatory issues, these bottles carry the winery's extra label, Maison Jaine, normally used for private label wines in France. Same wine from the same bottling and bin, just with a different label... Read More
Organic/Bio Cheverny is the Loire Valley’s forgotten appellation, known (if at all) for Sauvignon/Chardonnay whites that offer excellent value alternatives to Sancerre. But there’s a little red wine from Pinot Noir... Read More
Organic/Bio We don’t see much Cour-Cheverny (and never at this low a price) because there’s just so very little made. The grape here is nearly extinct Romorantin and just 150 acres or so of it remain in these vineyards... 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
A super-rare bottling of 100% Garnacha Peluda - aka Hairy Grenache. Peluda is a clone of Garnacha evolved to handle especially windy, dry, locations. The tiny hairs on each leaf allow the vine to take moisture from the air and... Read More
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