The top of the range is the 2015 Vinsacro Dioro, a wine that is only produced in excellent vintages. It's a blend of 40% Vidau (the old field blend) plus 45% Tempranillo and 15% Mazuelo, from a slope in the south of the Monte Yerga called Cuesta la Reina,...
The 2018 Savigny-l?s-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru, picked on September 1 at 13.5% potential alcohol, is tightly coiled and more backward than the Aux Gravins, ergo I expect that this will require more bottle age. There are enticing blackberry and wild straw...
This too is aromatically very pretty with its elegant blend of black berry, violet and spice-suffused nose. There is fine intensity and notably better mid-palate concentration to the overtly mineral-inflected flavors that are both longer but also notably ...
The 2022 Montevertine is a very promising wine, especially for this warm, dry year. Interestingly, the 2022 is more “classic” Montevertine than the 2021 tasted alongside. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon, rose petal and mineral undertones all...