The inverse blend of the Paulinette, the 2015 Costieres de Nimes Chateau Guiot Numa is 95% Syrah and 5% Grenache, from the estate's oldest vines. Toasty, mocha-scented oak frames dark fruit in this full-bodied, richly textured... Read More
This is a very beautiful red with currant and berry character. Very fine and polished tannins, too. The impact is just so polished and focused. Linear and exciting. A barrel sample but should be great.
Formerly the property of one of Napoleon's generals, this estate is now performing impressively after renovations. This wine is richly structured and packed with black fruits. Dark tannins vie with black currants and ripe... Read More
Lovely creamed pear, honey and yellow apple fruit flavors glide along, with a lush, rounded feel and lingering flashes of honeysuckle and apricot. Rich, but fresh and open-knit. Drink now through 2032. 2,917 cases made.... Read More
A beautifully perfumed young red with blackcurrants, blackberries and dark chocolate. Some sweet tobacco. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a very balanced and refined palate, showing focus and tightness. This needs time to... Read More
The 2015 Romangia Rosso Tuderi is thrilling yet quite unique, presenting a beguiling display of cooling white smoke that gives way to cinnamon, spiced black cherries and hints of tropical citrus and animal musk. There are depths... Read More
Dark garnet in the glass, this wine has a nose of blackberry, dark chocolate and dried Mediterranean herbs. Black cherry and cassis flavors hit the tastebuds first and are followed up by notes of anise, Chambord and chocolate... Read More
A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petit Verdot... Deep ruby-purple with
aromas of mint chocolate and laurel, split cedar, pencil shavings, toasted cardamom, warm blackcurrant,
blackcurrant bud, red cherries and licorice.... Read More
The estate red 2015 Reserva was produced with Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano from their 86 hectares of vineyards. It's from an early harvest after a warm and dry year that achieved perfect ripeness with some rain at the... Read More
This is black as pitch in the glass and, yes, there’s a light, tarry edge to the super-concentrated prune, date and currant fruit. But even more interesting are the complex notes of bitter-orange liqueur, aged balsamic,... Read More
Sourced from a single vineyard near Villamagna, this riserva shows depth and intensity on the nose in aromas of menthol, crushed thyme and mint, black cherry and blackberry. There's polish to the medium-bodied palate, where... Read More
Deep, broody red and darker berries on the nose, together with floral and leathery notes. Full-bodied with grainy tannins that are soaked in spice and fruit. Starting to be approachable now, but should continue to age gracefully.... Read More
