The NV 20 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in 2015 and comes in at 111 grams per liter of residual sugar. On first taste, this was simply Taylor: big, concentrated and serious. It was all that and a bag of chips, but over a couple... Read More
The NV 40 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled with a bar top cork in 2014. It comes in with 125 grams per liter of residual sugar. Big, weighty and mouth filling, this is an aromatic Tawny that finishes with acidity and tension. Gripping... Read More
This is lovely, displaying warm date, toffee and persimmon notes entwined with sesame oil, green tea and ginger flavors. Shows a lovely interplay of sweet and dry, with flashes of hazelnut cream and juniper contrasting each other... Read More
This wine sources its fruit from the same Nassano site that Feudi di San Gregorio uses in their Feudi Studi series. The Tenute Capaldo 2019 Greco di Tufo Goleto is a large-scale white wine with an important sense of volume and... Read More
The 2023 Le Volte Dell'Ornellaia is a saturated red/ruby color and is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot, raised in used barrels for around 10 months. Always a wine leaning into the fruity and... Read More
The brightness, lovely density and focus come through clearly here with an almost pinot sensibility and a long finish. It’s polished with fine tannins and a brilliant texture. Mostly grapes from San Lorenzo and Calderara... Read More
A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, the Tenuta di Trinoro 2022 Le Cupole remains one of Italy's greatest value buys, especially for fans of concentrated, sun-drenched Tuscan reds. The fruit... Read More
The Tenuta San Guido 2022 Bolgheri Sassicaia reveals a beautiful fruit profile with fresh blackberry, tart cherry and Mediterranean tones of blue rosemary blooms and lavender sachet. I tasted this wine several times over the course... Read More
Lots of pear, salt and green-apple aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied, layered and very flavorful with creaminess and serious length. Layered and fascinating. Drink or hold.
How could the beauty of a ripe apricot be married to a lightning strike? That’s what this extraordinary dry riesling does. Generosity and purity are redefined as this flies over your palate with a staggering energy. The... Read More
Boysenberry and açaí berry fruit gives this a slightly exotic profile, but it's finely stitched with apple wood, sassafras and singed anise notes to keep it honest. The polished finish lets a chaparral note chime... Read More
Zen is the best word to describe the 2020 Les Vignes Cendrées. It is a very pretty style with pure nectarine fruit, pineapple and a trace of grilled nuts. The wine blossoms in the mouth, offering texture. The wine spent... Read More
The 2022 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains comes from a blend of estate and non-estate sites. It's light, floral and surprisingly structured, sneaking up on you with a wash of gritty, grippy tannins that build quickly and with... Read More
One of Spain's most character-packed wines, this vintage of Mas La Plana deals bacon, berry and earthy aromas in front of a weighty, fairly tannic palate. Becoming richer and riper as it unfolds, this is full of prune, plum... Read More
This elegant, medium-weight dry riesling is brimming with white tree fruit aromas plus notes of spring blossoms and garden herbs. You can’t fault it for charm, but neither can you for balance and structure. Long and bright... Read More
Medium-bodied, smooth and soft pinot with ripe-berry character and a chocolatey finish. It’s structured and nicely filled with fruit, adding notes of spice and walnut at the end. Drink now.
As a tiny column of bubbles dissipates in the glass, lemon, fresh basil and nasturtium aromas waft upward. Lemon, Valencia orange and lime zest flavors are joined by notes of chopped basil, parsley and lavender that linger into... Read More
A deep ruby/red hue, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino displays a brooding and serious profile initially, with aromas of dried cherries, cigar box, smoky incense, mint, and wild herbs. It comes to life with a refined and elegant... Read More
Fruity nose, showing aromas of fresh cherries and plums, with notes of clove and liquorice. Uncomplicated and harmonious. Best Bobal of Decanter World Wine Awards 2024.
The 2023 Nebbiolo La Dama del Abrigo Rojo from Los Chacayes, Uco Valley presents cherry and dried flowers in a crystalline register. Polished tannins shaped by gravel soils provide structure while maintaining lightness. A fascinating,... Read More
Fruit dominates this famous Champagne, with hints of minerality and toastiness indicating some age on this bottling. A soft background adds to the fruitiness. Drink now.
A pale silver color, the 2024 Roero Arneis opens to lifted notes of fresh chives, pear, melon rind, lime zest, and white pepper. Springy and fresh, the palate is dewy and inviting, with a mid-weight feel and a delicate note of... Read More
Made from mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Merlot and 2% each of Malbec and Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Seriously Old Dirt is ripe, herbal and spicy with notions of turned earth, dark cherry and spiced plum. Medium-bodied, the red... Read More
This is red fruited with dried citrus peel and hints of walnuts, spice box and dried herbs. Medium- to full-bodied, firm and structured with chalky tannins and steady acidity. Crunchy and spicy with stony minerality at the end.... Read More
