Products tagged with '90+'

NV Jansz - Brut Tasmania Premium Cuvee

The latest nonvintage from Australia's most famous Tasmanian sparkling producer is a tasty drop at a bargain price. A blend of Champagne's three classic varieties, this bottling combines fruit from the north and south of the island. Eighteen months on lee...

NV Jansz - Pinot Noir Tasmania Premium Rose

You have to squint to see it, but there's just the slightest of pink hues to Jansz's latest Premium Ros?. The nose leads with a combo of toasty hazelnut, dried fig, lemon verbena, orange zest and dried lavender aromas. The palate, while a little lacking i...

2023 Jean-Marc Brocard - Chablis Sainte Claire

Pale lemon colour. Some lemon scented bouquet, quite cool. An extra purity here, very much on the cool white stones, rinsed in citrus. No more than medium bodied but persistent and with class. In bottle Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Jun 2024

2020 Juve & Camps - Cava Brut Nature Reserva de la Familia

This is distinctive for its abundantly fragrant notes of medicinal herbs and spices, on the nose and then carried on the palate by the lively, delicate mousse. Well-knit, with vivid acidity framing flavors of macerated cherry and apricot with notes of sal...

2024 Kim Crawford - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (750ml)

A crunchy and easy sauvignon blanc that delivers green-melon and apple aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied, lightly sweet and crisp at the end. Nicely done. Drink now. Screw cap.

2020 La Rioja Alta - Rioja Alberdi Reserva (750ml)

The younger wine here is the 2020 Viña Alberdi, a versatile version of the Haro reds. It was produced with Tempranillo fermented in stainless steel and matured in American oak barrels for two years (it's sold as Reserva in international markets and Crianz...

2022 Lemelson - Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Thea's Selection

Snappy and vibrant, with tart cherry, cranberry, green tea and spice flavors that zip along toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2032. 9,554 cases made.

2024 Les Cretes - Valle d'Aosta Petite Arvine (750ml)

2022 Lohsa - Morellino di Scansano DOCG Terre del Poliziano

A fruity and primary nose with some reductive red berries and herbs. This is crunchy and light on the palate with fresh tannins and lots of cherries in a fruity, soft finish. Laid-back and easy. Drink now

NV Louis Pommery - Chardonnay California Brut

This well-balanced and smooth wine is the debut California offering from French producer Pommery. Made from 96% Chardonnay and a dab of Pinot Noir, it carries aromas of toasted baguette and flowers, with crisp apple and white peach flavors on fine-beaded ...

2023 Macrostie - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast (750ml)

Plenty of ripe, succulent fruit on a full body and a smooth, rounded texture. Applesauce, pineapple, brown butter and vanilla bean flavors give ample richness. Drink now. Screw cap.

NV Marietta - Old Vine Red Lot #75

2022 Marietta Cellars - Zinfandel North Coast Roman (750ml)

The 2022 Román Zinfandel is a blend of 93% Zinfandel, 4% Barbera, 3% Petite Sirah. It has pure, layered scents of apricot, graham cracker, raspberry jam, mossy bark and spice. The palate is light-bodied, soft and juicy with a core of nuanced berry fruit a...

2022 Marine Layer - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Aries (750ml)

A bright straw siler hue, the 2022 Chardonnay Aries comes from the Hawk Hill, Gaps Crown, Durell, and Marine Layer vineyards, as well as a couple other small parcels, and it sees about 20% new oak. Fresh and floral in the glass, it’s showing notes of fres...

2022 McPrice Myers - Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Bull By the Horns

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Bull By The Horns is scented of baked red cherry and plum with nuances of graphite, tobacco, tea leaves and aniseed. The full-bodied palate offers generous, perfumed fruit. It has supple tannins and just enough juicy acidity to...

2022 Miguel Torres - Cabernet Sauvignon Cordillera (750ml)

The 2022 Cordillera Cabernet Sauvignon is a textbook example of Maipo, opening with an herbal bouquet of red fruits, turned earth and a subtle backdrop of oak. The palate is high-toned and vibrant, concluding with a similarly energetic, sleek finish with ...

2022 Miguel Torres - Carmenere Cordillera (750ml)

As is consistent with this range, the 2022 Cordillera Carmenere is a classic example of Peumo, exuding a dark-fruited, herbal and spice-driven bouquet with great energy and dimension. The palate strikes a midpoint between plush and tensile, closing with a...

2019 Miguel Torres - Carignan Cordillera (750ml)

The 2019 Carignan Miguel Torres hails from Huerta de Maule and was aged for 14 months in French oak barrels, 7% of them new. A rich purple hue. The aromas range from sweet and sour cherry to plum and blackberry, with hints of spice and gunpowder. Dry, ...