2018 Band of Vintners - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Consortium

2018 Stags Leap - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

A very pretty cabernet with very fine tannins that are polished and fresh. Beautiful currant, chocolate and walnut character. Medium to full body and a long, caressing finish. Builds beautifully at the end. So delicious now, but will develop nicely in bot...

NV Vilmart & Cie - Champagne Brut Grand Reserve

With equal parts of the 2022 base vintage and reserve wines (from 2021 and 2020), the latest release of Vilmart & Cie’s NV Grande Réserve was disgorged in July 2024 with a dosage of six grams per liter. Heavily based on Pinot Noir and vinified in large fo...

2021 Pazo Senorans - Albarino

The very young and faintly reductive 2021 Albariño is only 12.5% alcohol (the 2020 is 13.5%). It's austere, sharp and vibrant, and the back label specifies one to three years, which to me is not its drinking window but the time you should wait before pull...

2019 Ramon Canals - Cava Brut Reserva Especial