Dark cherry, tar, and violets open up to earthy green tea
96 Wine Spectator
97 James Suckling, 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 Wine Spectator
94pts Decanter; 93pts Vinous; 93pts Jeb Dunnuck
2019 Bodegas Atalaya Almansa Alaya Tierra 2019 Bodegas Atalaya Almansa Alaya Tierra Garnacha Tintorera’s small, intensely colored berries lend to a deeply colored and layered richness. The wine is aged for 15 months in French oak with a small proportion aging in American oak. 100% Garnacha Tintorera; Sourced from 55 year-old estate vines of Garnacha [...]
2012 Chateau L’Evangile Pomerol 2012 Chateau L’Evangile Pomerol This is an excellent 2012 vintage for Evangile; the nose is intense with toasted and vanilla-scented notes, accompanied by notes of fresh fruit, and black stone fruit. On the palate, the wine has great intensity with very dense, silky, ripe tannins. The finish is long, powerful and [...]
2017 Chalk Hill Estate Red 2017 Chalk Hill Estate Red Hints at the aromas and flavors with its alluring dark red color with purple highlights. Warm cherry pie, molasses and aromatic cloves fill the glass. Hints of vanilla and oak mingle in the background. On the palate, bright cherry, oriental spice and subtle baking spices [...]
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SAVE 36% #53 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2021 94pts Suckling 91pts Parker’s WA 91pts Vinous
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2020 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs 2020 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs This 2020 wine checks in as 73% Zinfandel, 16% Petite Sirah, and the rest Carignan and Mataro. Revealing a translucent ruby/plum hue as well as beautiful cassis and red plum fruits supported by lots of savory herbs, orange blossom, cigar, and spice-driven aromas and flavors, [...]
96pts Decanter; 95pts Vinous; 95 Jeb Dunnuck
2010 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva 2010 Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva; Red Blend from Rioja, Spain Winemaker Notes; Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo, the three classic Rioja grape varieties. Graciano provides a very lively color and high acidity; Mazuelo flavour and abundant tannin, both together with Tempranillo are the perfect coupage for long ageing wines. True to [...]
1986 Marques De Caceres Rioja Gran Reserva 1986 Marques De Caceres Rioja Gran Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain This wine has a bright ruby-red color with brick-red highlights. Aromas of candied fruits mingle with notes of vanilla from the oak giving complexity on the nose. This complexity is also obvious in the mouth, combined with elegant [...]
2017 Gaja Sito Moresco 2017 Gaja Sito Moresco, Red Blend from Piedmont, Italy Sun-kissed thyme and marjoram notes turn to forest floor earthiness before merging with juicy red berry – strawberry, cherry, plum – and citrus fruits, like blood orange. The wine gets volume in the palate with remarkable fruit concentration sustained by silky, smooth tannins and [...]
Color : deep dark ruby with touches of Ferrari red on the rim. Nose : beautiful notes of toasted brioche granite and dark cherry with licorice violet and paprika. Palate : soft but balanced entrance evolving on a tannic frame with touches of cherry pit and plum lingering on creme de cassis.
2018 Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 2018 Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 A bright, crimson red color. The nose is lifted, fragrant and immediately Penfolds. Aficionados may quickly identify and proclaim 389. Aromas like that of layers of custard and port-wine dark jelly with flaked coconut and juniper/cassis. Or old-fashioned hummingbird cake, with coconut flakes [...]
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95+ Points Robert Parker • Historic 2015 Vintage • 41% Savings
2007 Arpepe Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio Riserva 750ML All about elegance and energy, this gorgeous Nebbiolo has invigorating scents of Alpine herb, wild red berry, dog rose and smoky flint with a whiff of new leather. Focused and boasting great energy, the vibrant palate delivers wild strawberry, red cherry, tobacco and a saline mineral [...]
2013 Arpepe Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio Riserva 750ML At ARPEPE, even innovation has to respect the rule of patience: evolution is not a matter of fleeting fashions, for it has to respond to the need for constant improvement of every aspect of production. We believe that genuine innovation means capturing the essence of tradition, [...]