Opening like a veritable spice box, the 2020 Carmignano Villa di Capezzana entices with its autumnal blend of allspice, clove, and star anise before giving way to steeped plums and sage. It’s silky and refined, with supple textures and ripe red and blu...
The 2023 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Malandrino entices with its mineraldrenched bouquet of crushed rock and smoke giving way to herbal-tinged blackberry. It sweeps across the palate with silken textures and ripe red and hints of blue fruits as a wave of co...
Dried-strawberry and blue-fruit aromas with some lavender follow through to a medium body with firm tannins that are polished and long.
Coming all from St. Helena and a Petite Sirah-dominated field blend, the 2018 Petite Sirah reveals a dense purple color as well as a beautiful nose of redcurrants, blueberries, toasted spices, candied orange, and violets. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrat...
Exotic yet remarkably fresh, the 2023 Ben Ryé bursts from the glass with a seductive blend of white raisins, minty herbs, poached peaches and tropical citrus. It is weighty, rich and harmonious throughout, coming across as sweet but not cloyingly so. U...
The 2019 Sicilia Mille e Una Notte is a blend of Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah and other complementary grapes. Tasted quite young, this wine needs more age and certainly another year or two in bottle. The oak spice needs more time to melt into the bea...