The 2022 Cheval des Andes is a significant upgrade to Mendoza’s historic regional blends, combining grapes from Las Compuertas (Luján de Cuyo) and Paraje Altamira (Uco Valley). The 2022 vintage allowed for a slower... Read More

The grand vin 2020 Clos Apalta was produced with a blend of 64% Carmenere, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot from a ripe and warm year. It's ripe, concentrated, dense and powerful, reflecting the house... Read More

The late founder Denis Dubourdieu was the master of white wine in Bordeaux. So it is pleasing that this wine should be so fine. Subtly rich, with generous white fruits, ripeness and concentration, the wine is developing well.... Read More

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Clos Fourtet is a little closed to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal notions of warm black cherries, crème de cassis, blackberry compote and dark chocolate with hints of garrigue, bay... Read More

Grapes: 80% Malbec, 20% Merlot

This wine from the grape’s homeland just outside of Bordeaux, possesses the grapes typical fruit forward markers, but there is an earthy quality to it that is classic. Cocoa, black cherries,... Read More

This Domaine is one of the oldest in Cahors with records back before the French revolution. Philippe Bernede is the 6th generation of his family to make the wine here. Cahors is having somewhat of a renaissance in the last 10... Read More

The wine shows an opaque black-purple color and an intense, complex bouquet of ripe fruit, wild herbs, toasted bread, spices and smoke. The palate is massive and well balanced with a fat richness, a dense structure of velvety... Read More

The 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina is a strong candidate to be wine of the vintage. A blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvèdre, it combines scents of black truffles and black cherries with hints of cedar and vanilla... Read More

Colgin's 2021 Cariad is explosive, effusive and all charm. All the elements are so well put together. Deep, sweet floral and savory spice nuances lift a core of red/purplish fruit, all wrapped together with broad, chocolatey... Read More

2019 was a late-ripening vintage at Colgin’s IX Estate on Pritchard Hill. Much was picked during the third week of October, allowing winemaker Allison Tauzier to perform a little more co-fermentation. The 2019 IX Estate... Read More

The 2021 IX Estate is such an elegant wine. Sleek, aromatic and refined, the 2021 is one of the most polished young wines I have tasted from this site. Red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and mint abound. Silky and delineated,... Read More

Grape Varieties: The blend is 85% Sangiovese, with an addition of 10% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Franc. The exact composition might vary between the base version and the Riserva, but Sangiovese remains the main base according to DOC... Read More

“This upcoming release is the flashiest vintage of Continuum to date, providing captivating thrills from the alluring bouquet (lilies) to the memorable finish that lasts a full minute. Wow! We were awed by the intense dark... Read More

The 2021 Coup de Foudre Cuvée 37.2 is a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc, 33% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot, 11% Malbec. This Right-Bank blend exhibits bright red fruit and raspberry preserve aromas with phenomenal structure and... Read More

Softer than our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, RED C RED still packs plenty of concentration and power. Red fruit tends more towards raspberry and strawberry. Tannins are firm yet fine. They frame a multi-layered core of fruit,... Read More

'“This is dark, sultry and almost animalistic in nature, as crushed fall leaves and earth tones open the experience, giving way to masses of macerated black cherries, cedar shavings, spiced cookies and a lifting hint... Read More

Valpolicella offers hints of blueberry, blackberry, cherry and chocolate which emerge gradually as the wine breathes. The potent tannins, which give structure to this product, are in perfect symbiosis with the velvety aromas of... Read More

Deep ruby with hints of purple in colour, this Gamay and Vranac blend displays aromas of dark cherry and liquorice, with a hint of earthy notes. On the palate, the wine is medium bodied, with elegant acidity and fine tannins... Read More

The 2020 Ditch Digger opens with a bouquet of alpine flowers, followed by notes of raspberry, cocoa powder, and cracked black pepper. Densely packed layers of strawberry, pomegranate, coriander, and Hungarian paprika melt into... Read More

Rich crimson in color with a garnet frame, the 2018 vintage of Others is articulated and intense with vibrant elements of brambly blue fruits, ripe pluot, cardamom spice and an intensely sanguine garrigue element evocative of... Read More