Vivid ruby color. Pungent, spice- and mineral-accented red berry preserve and floral scents are complemented by suggestions of incense and garrigue. Silky, penetrating and appealingly sweet, showing impressive depth as well as delineation to its intense r...
Deep brilliant ruby. Smoke- and pepper-accented dark berry and cherry aromas pick up suggestions of licorice and pungent flowers with air. Sweet and lively on the palate, offering ripe black and blue fruit and spicecake flavors that unfold as the wine ope...
As always, the 2017 Ch?teauneuf Du Pape Cuv?e De Mon Aïeul is all Grenache (from La Serres, La Crau, and La Guigasse) that was not destemmed and was brought up all in used demi-muids. It's an extraordinary wine, offering a mammoth bouquet of kirsch l...
Classic to the core, Le Ragnaie's Brunello di Montalcino lifts from the glass with a savory, layered display of forest berry, offset by smoky minerals, alpine-inspired herbs, dark soil tones, tobacco and a hint of animal musk. On the palate, silky texture...
The fruit-forward 2022 Condrieu La Petite Côte is delightful. Offering up punchy apricot, ripe peach, lychee and rose water, it hits the palate with soft acidity and a juicy core of just-ripe fruit. Round and refreshing, the medium-bodied 2022 closes w...