Rich gold and rudy copper in color. A quick sniff brings notes of honey and bruleed brown sugar. Ripe banana and molasses cookies on the palate. Absolutely stunning!
Oenologist Marc Darroze has made a staggering career in the... Read More
Complex and balanced, this go-to Bourbon features vanilla aromatics with a touch of fresh apple. On the palate, it's light at first, showing vanilla and honey, and winds into deeper, rounded notes of cocoa and hazelnut. Splash... Read More
Hats off to this informal and well-priced white. From a screw-cap bottle, the Beaumont Family Wines 2024 Cape South Coast Chenin Blanc is floral, fragrant and generally so expressive. It offers a pretty sense of transparency with... Read More
Intriguingly aromatic version, featuring clementine, roasted pineapple and quince blossom notes, which are supported by firm acidity that lends it power and juiciness. Persistent finish. — Aleks Zecevic
Just bottled, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard Old Vine is one of the most elegant wines I have ever tasted from this site. Orange peel, mint, chalk and white pepper are all beautifully lifted. The 2023 possesses... Read More
The 2023 Zinfandel Beeson Ranch is a very pretty wine. Floral and spice overtones lead into a core of red cherry fruit, blood orange, cedar, mint and sweet pipe tobacco. There's a ton of pure Zinfandel character here. This... Read More
Setting the benchmark for London dry-style gins, look for a fresh, clean scent and flavors of lemon peel and juniper, accented by white pepper, ginger, cayenne and coriander before fading to zingy lemon and a mildly sweet exit.... Read More
This wine is very linear and tight, definitely requiring a few more years of bottle age to flesh out and develop. At this young stage, the Benanti 2021 Etna Bianco Superiore Contrada Rinazzo is focused on citrus, green melon and... Read More
The 2022 Etna Rosso wafts up with a perfumed blend of rosy florals and hints of juniper berry. This is vividly fruit-focused, with a wave of ripe wild berries and sweet spices that flow across a stream of brisk acidity. It leaves... Read More
From the thin soils in the upper section of this vineyard, this is substantial if not forward and is produced with 50-year-old vines which are farmed biodynamically. The proportion of new wood is fairly important, but not terribly... Read More
The 2017 Extra-Brut Aÿ Grand Cru is another stellar wine from Bérêche in this difficult vintage. Even so, all the richness, power and intensity of Aÿ comes through loud and clear. The wine's presence... Read More
The 2021 Extra-Brut Rosé Campania Remensis is bright and crisp. Sandy soils yield an especially aromatic, airy Rosé. The 2021 is naturally on the lighter side, but then again, this is 2021. Cranberry, pink grapefruit,... Read More
The NV Brut Réserve is the foundational wine at Bérêche, and the latest release is based on the 2022 vintage, incorporating a 40% perpetual reserve component, uniting the freshness of the northern slopes and... Read More
