The Good News: 2015 should easily be the best vintage since 2010, with reds, dry whites, and sweet wines all showing promise, backed by a near-normal crop size. Reports from Margaux, Pessac, and the Right Bank say the wines are particularly promising.
Cabernet Sauvignon
wine with great structure and balance
97 Wine Spectator, 96 Wine Advocate,95 Vinous
This wine presents with deep shades of reds and purples. Aromas of dark fruit blackberry and black plum combine with elements of espresso vanillin and molasses as well as notes of smoky oak and dusty terroir. Flavors of dark plum and cassis follow with anise and toasted barrel attributes. This red blend offers a finely [...]
2015 Mastrojanni Brunello Di Montalcino Schiena D’Asino 2015 Mastrojanni Brunello Di Montalcino Schiena D’Asino A perfect balance of force of fruit and refinement of aged tertiary notes. Worth noting it dried up slightly and ended quite tannic, but before then absolutely stunning. This 2015 features black cherry, blackberry, dark chocolate, crushed pepper, Italian spices and [...]
2015 Il Poggione Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Vigna P 2015 Il Poggione Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Vigna P Intense ruby red in appearance. Layered aromas of red fruit, savory spices and leather notes. The tannins are silky and the fruit comes back in multiple layers. Its long finish confirms that this wine is ready to [...]
2015 Chateau La Grave Pomerol Trigant De Boisset 1.50L 2015 Chateau La Grave Pomerol Trigant De Boisset 1.50L Heavy complexity on the nose. Like a massive “lava” that has amassed honey, oaky, vanilla, blackberries in to a silky smooth dark matter of pleasant senses. Heavy mouthfeel that builds upon the nose. Dark matter with indistinguishable [...]
2018 Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon This 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon abounds with intense flavors of boysenberry, dark plum, and blackberry with a smooth silky finish featuring hints of cocoa and touch of caramel. Well balanced with fine tannins, this wine is deep and multi-dimensional. Banshee; In the relentless pursuit of wines with balance, [...]
2016
2016 Ceretto Barolo 2016 Ceretto Barolo It’s a stylistic choice, that of trying to interpret the taste of the appellation’s namesake, which gives us a rich and virile wine, able to be enjoyed young or after its evolution, for the passionate. 94 Robert Parker: The Ceretto 2016 Barolo is a great wine to pair with [...]
2015 Lacoste-Borie Pauillac 2015 Lacoste-Borie Pauillac If Xavier Borie’s wonderful Grand Puy Lacoste doesn’t offer enough value for money, then Lacoste Borie, the highly impressive second wine of this high flying 5th growth Chateau should do the trick! Produced from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc it is very much a little [...]
2015 Cave De Lugny Macon-Lugny Coeur De Charmes 2015 Cave De Lugny Macon-Lugny Coeur De Charmes Clear and shiny golden yellow in color. This 2015 wine is Intense and vivid with aromas of exotic fruits, crystallised pineapple, with hint of grapefruit and gun-flint notes. Medium-body, supple and packed with fruits, concentrated with an elegant intensity, [...]
2015 Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel Redemption 2015 Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel Redemption This is a dark purple 2015 wine with spicy aromas of dark fruits, dark chocolate, black pepper, tea leaves, oak and vanilla. There are spicy flavors of black pepper, blackberry, blueberry, black cherry, molasses and chocolate. Alexander After purchasing the historic Cyrus Alexander [...]
2015 Byron Pinot Noir Nielson Vineyard 2015 Byron Pinot Noir Nielson Vineyard – This 2015 wine is a combination of Dijon and heritage clones planted in sandy soils on Byron’s estate Nielson Vineyard. The site’s location at the warmer, east end of the Santa Maria Valley accounts for the dark color and ripe flavor profile. [...]
2016 Chateau Laroque Margaux 2016 Chateau Laroque Margaux The nose of this 2016 wine is both intense and powerful with red fruits, vanilla and toasted aromas. This is a full bodied wine, with good balance and ripe tannins. Red wine Red wine has been prevalent since prehistory (the period before written records) as winemaking originated [...]
95pts Suckling; 93pts Parker; 93pts Vinous; 92pts JD
2015 Fonseca Port Late Bottled Vintage 2015 Fonseca Port Late Bottled Vintage, From Douro,Portugal, A dense, opaque wine with classic Fonseca aromas and flavors: dense blackberry and blackcurrant, spice, coffee, cocoa, and prune. Thick, velvety tannins give the wine a voluptuous density on the palate. This wine will develop for decades in the bottle. WE98 Wine [...]
2015 Cockburn Port Late Bottled Vintage 2015 Cockburn Port Late Bottled Vintage A beautifully perfumed Port, this 2015 wine has a fine balance between its structure and the opulent black fruits. There is some sweetness but this is definitely equaled by the wine’s dry edge. Drink this very fine wine now. Cockburn Cockburn’s has always [...]
2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix Saint-Julien 2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix Saint-Julien Velvet tannins are allied with powerful fruit to create a rich 2015 wine with signs of the wood aging that smooth it further. It will be a generous wine that will keep its fine fruitiness for many years. 94 James Suckling: A juicy [...]
2015 Soldera Toscana Sangiovese 2015 Soldera Toscana Sangiovese A brilliant career that spanned five decades, Gianfranco Soldera established himself as one of the world’s most inspired and iconic winemakers. His untimely passing in an accident last February (2018) leaves an immeasurable void. Soldera’s wines remain an enduring legacy of his remarkable life and complex, dynamic personality. [...]
2019 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 2019 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny Fine lace and silk are the words most often associated with this wine. Bright, intense colour and complex aromas evoking violet, black cherry and damp earth. According to the vintages, there are also notes of truffle and game. Refined tannins coat the palate. Good balance between texture [...]
2015 Allegrini La Poja 2015 Allegrini La Poja Made from 100% Corvina, this structured, velvety red opens with enticing aromas of black-skinned berry, cedar and tobacco. The full-bodied, balanced palate offers blackberry jam, Morello cherry, licorice and black pepper alongside fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. Drink through 2031. Allegrini The Allegrini Family has been producing [...]
family has been in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region since the 17th century
2016 Chateau D’Esclans Rose Les Clans 3.00L 2016 Chateau D’Esclans Rose Les Clans 3.00L Epitomizing rose that is greater than ever and more thoroughly enjoyable as a sophisticated, food driven wine. Chateau d’Esclans is located on an exceptional site, on elevated land near the Gorges de Pennafort, twenty five kilometers northwest of the ancient Roman city [...]
2015 Chateau D’Esclans Rose Les Clans 3.00L 2015 Chateau D’Esclans Rose Les Clans 3.00L Epitomizing rose that is greater than ever and more thoroughly enjoyable as a sophisticated, food driven wine. Chateau d’Esclans is located on an exceptional site, on elevated land near the Gorges de Pennafort, twenty five kilometers northwest of the ancient Roman city [...]
The oldest vines and limited yields. These are the main reasons why this elegant wine with its intense colour is so successful. Its delicate bouquet of red fruit is supported by firm tannins a ripe palate and very long finish.