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This wine figures prominently on my list for ‘best of the vintage’, edged out only slightly by its stablemate Clos de Bèze. It is a wine of great intensity, with pronounced, forward, brambly blackberry fruit,... Read More

La Purisima has a gorgeous black cherry color, with good intensity. There is a prevalence of ripe fruit, with hints of vanilla, toast and spicy notes. The nose is clean and complex with many nuances. The palate is fleshy, long... Read More

The 2015 Gran Reserva 904 Tinto offers great aromatic complexity, with notes of wild strawberry, red cherry, plum, blackberry and cranberry combined with aromas of tobacco, brioche, ground coffee, caramel, cedar and cinnamon blossom.... Read More

Another legend from the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Made from cynthiana & chambourcin grapes; infused with dark roast coffee beans. Alc. 20% by Vol. - Winery

One of my favourite wines of the vintage, this is a wonderful example of high definition winemaking but still offering plenty of Pauillac swagger. Smells dark and slightly savoury, full of black fruit and toasted aromas. Bright... Read More

The expressive, complex and nuanced 2016 Prado Enea Gran Reserva is a textbook traditional Rioja in the making. 2016 was a very elegant year, with aging potential, volume and very good acidity and freshness. It's full-bodied... Read More

The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia shows beautiful minerality with dusty notes of crushed limestone or flint. This is the wine's special signature, and it shines through in a warm vintage such as this. Rancia also offers... Read More

The brilliant 2020 Pichon-Longueville Baron offers up inviting aromas of sweet berries and cassis mingled with pipe tobacco, loamy soil, pencil shavings and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, its velvety attack... Read More

Immediate aromas of this wine suggest berries right off the bush—raspberry, boysenberry, cranberry. The palate offers a fine-grained, sandy tannic texture and an energetic acidity that elevates those fresh fruit components.... Read More

The 2021 Jardín de Hormigas Meteora leads with a crystalline, detailed and increasingly complex nose centering around blackberries, violets, lavender and graphite aromas. The palate exudes the seamless, weightless intensity... Read More

I tasted the 2019 Syrah Reva on July 8, shortly after its bottling in June. The 2019 is particularly elegant, with notable detail and vibrancy. I've been more curious about the reaction of consumers to the 2019 Reva than I... Read More

This bottling is rooted in winemaker Lane Tanner's home kitchen experiment, which revealed that ginger can serve as a preservative instead of sulfur without adding an overwhelming flavor. The ginger notes are indeed apparent,... Read More

Black cherries, dark loam and cassis appear on the nose of Dalla Valle's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, joined by hints of cedar and vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied, firm, tannic and sturdy but essentially ripe, with... Read More

The 2018 D'Alceo is a wild, exotic wine. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot come together in a wine that is sumptuous, layered and exceptionally beautiful. Inky blue/purplish fruit, sage, mint, lavender and chocolate are... Read More

Reminiscent of old-school Cornas, this is finely knit and enticing, with a fragrant profile of crushed pine and rosemary, leather, singed cedar, iron and stone layered with steeped raspberry and white peach fruit.

An excellent wine, even if not a great Dominus, the 2020 Dominus delivers waves of dark fruit—think predominantly cassis. A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, it's full-bodied and richly textured,... Read More

This wine's floral perfume is matched by generous tannins that surprise by their strength. The fruit flavors offer a mix of black and red berries. They are finely structured and concentrated, balanced by tightly woven acidity.... Read More

The wine's richness comes both from the dark tannins and the pure, classic black currant flavors. Acidity, yes, but surrounded by dense fruits and tannins that give the wine considerable structure and the potential to age... Read More

Delicate garnet color that spreads into a bright ruby. The nose is full of dried leaves, forest floor and dark fruits of plum, current and blackberries. Medium bodied on the palate with powdery tannins and layers upon layers of... Read More

The 2021 Chaleur Blanc is made from 67% Sauvignon Blanc and 33% Sémillon. The nose is oaky, fresh and lifted with notes of yellow apples, sweet citrus and a delightfully soft mineral essence. Medium to full-bodied, the... Read More

Tasted from the concrete tank, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale is reassuringly on form, with intricate herbal nuances overlaid on ripe purple raspberries and black cherries. Full-bodied, silky and plush, with soft... Read More

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill is another wonderfully evocative triumph from this family-owned Pitchard Hill pioneer. Deep garnet-purple colored, it storms out... Read More

The 2020 Niederberg Helden Auslese –Goldkapsel– offers a very clear, intense and flinty bouquet that is very well defined and precise and provided with slate and lemon zest notes. Rich and lush but very refined on... Read More