The red 2020 Los Cantos de Torremilanos was produced with Tempranillo and 3% Merlot grapes from their vineyards on boulder, sand and limestone soils from the river. It has 14% alcohol but is fresh and vibrant, balanced and tasty, with very integrated oak ...
Here's a new submission from Cantina Valle Isarco. The steel-fermented 2021 Alto Adige Sauvignon Aristos has bright aromas of passion fruit and lychee, all followed by citrus, green apple and tomato leaf. This high-elevation Sauvignon Blanc (with 8,000 bo...
Mostly Nerello Mascalese (with small parts Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante and Minnella), the 2019 Etna Rosso Erse has a lot of spice on its lively bouquet with cumin seed, white pepper and a touch of dried ginger. These lifted aromas frame a core of wild b...
2021 is clearly the finest vintage of the trio of 2020, 2021 and 2022, and the bottled 2021 Pétalos delivers what the unbottled samples promised: a wine with lower alcohol than ever (13.5%), lighter, a little narrower but with the juiciness of Mencía that...
Il Palazzino's 2019 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Argenina is terrific. Bright, poised and articulate, the 2019 has a lot going for it. Wild cherry, tobacco, incense, licorice and dried flowers abound in this super-expressive Chianti Classico. Bright...