2018 Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2018 Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Dark chocolate, black cherry and roasted almond aromas alongside notes of black currant, allspice and French vanilla surrounds this 2018. Rutherford Ranch Rutherford Ranch Winery is on the site of the original Round Hill Winery that was founded in 1978 by Ernie Van [...]
2018 Mollydooker Shiraz Velvet Glove 2018 Mollydooker Shiraz Velvet Glove Dense, dark and brooding in the glass, the 2018 Velvet Glove Shiraz is complex and sumptuous. Black plum, blueberries and roasted coffee intermingle with anise in its lifted fragrance. A supremely smooth molten chocolate mouthfeel accentuates the precise balance of infinitely complex structure, expressing deep [...]
Luscious cherry blackberry and plum jam fruit flavours marry together forming this powerful yet elegant Shiraz. Made from a selection of McLaren Vale’s premier grapes its deep colour and fragrant nose leads to quite a voluptuous palate of fruit intertwined with rich mocha coffee and chocolate with traces of licorice and toffee.
2018 Aia Vecchia Bolgheri Superiore Sor Ugo 2018 Aia Vecchia Bolgheri Superiore Sor Ugo In the glass, the 2018 wine shows colors of red garnet accompanied by a bouquet of cherries, menthol and a hint of rosemary. On the palate, the wine is round and rich without being overpowering. It is spicy on the mid-palate [...]
2018 Matanzas Creek Chardonnay Bennett Valley 2018 Matanzas Creek Chardonnay Bennett Valley Color is medium straw. Aromas and flavors of lemon curd, snickerdoodle cookies, apple cobbler, fresh ginger, caramel apple, clove and brown sugar surround this 2018 wine. On the palate unctuous and creamy with great acidity. 90 Jeb Dunnuck: Slightly more expensive, the 2018 [...]
2018 Chateau Pichon Lalande Pauillac Reserve De La Comt 2018 Chateau Pichon Lalande Pauillac Reserve De La Comt Sensual, racy and inviting, the Réserve de la Comtesse is one of the very finest wines readers will find in its peer group. Sweet dark plum, rose petal, spice and chocolate notes build into the silky, beautifully [...]
2018 Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis Cote Rotie 2018 Guigal Chateau d’Ampuis Cote Rotie The Guigal family spent 15 years restoring Chateau d’Ampuis a historic property whose oldest sections date to the 11th century and stands as a symbol of the town. It is during this time the Guigals also decided to produce an exceptional wine that [...]
2018 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet Les 2018 Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay Chassagne-Montrachet Les This 2018 wine is textured, shot through with minerality and ripe fruits. Toast and spice give extra richness and soften the still-young acidity. The wine is still maturing, so wait to drink until 2023. Taub Family Taub Family Selections represents a portfolio of fine wines [...]
2018 Aurelien Verdet Hautes Cotes De Nuits Le Prieure 2018 Aurelien Verdet Hautes Cotes De Nuits Le Prieure Nice Ruby color with an array of fruit, floral and spice aromas. On the palate cherry, currant and raspberry flavors with some fresh cinnamon spice and tea notes. Vibrant acidity, elegant fine tannins, well balanced just starting [...]
2018 Dusted Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Dusted Valley Cabernet Sauvignon This is just a spectacular Cabernet Sauvignon from the Columbia Valley! This medium bodied wine is both lithe and expressive, with embracing tannins wrapping gently around a focused core of dried herb-accented black cherry and licorice flavors, dancing with finesse on the finish. Dusted Valley [...]
2018 Foley Johnson Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Foley Johnson Cabernet Sauvignon Upon opening the 2018 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon, aromas of black cherry and cassis fill the glass, followed by a hint of mocha. On the palate, bold tannins are balanced with concentrated flavors of ripe fig with savory notes of black olive and dried herbs. Well [...]
2018 Stags’ Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Stags’ Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon This elegant and concentrated 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is synonymous with Napa Valley and has always been a mainstay in the winemaking program at Stags’ Leap Winery. Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a combination of estate fruit and grapes from select Napa Valley growers [...]
2018 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet Clos D 2018 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet Clos D; Chardonnay from Burgundy, France WS93 Wine Spectator; This white shows nice tension between the lush apple, peach and mineral elements, all accented by notes of sweet baking spices. Unifying acidity drives the long, mineral-saturated aftertaste. Offers fine balance and length. BH90 [...]
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SAVE 36% #53 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2021 94pts Suckling 91pts Parker’s WA 91pts Vinous
2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux 2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Notes of undergrowth and fern, mixed with other spicier ripe fruit, cocoa and pepper aromas, suggesting a lively, very mineral and chalky palate, with the famous gunflint taste, sometimes with a suggestion of licorice notes. In the Domaine’s two parcels, the [...]
2018 Walt Pinot Noir La Brisa 2018 Walt Pinot Noir La Brisa Vibrant ruby red in color, the La Brisa Pinot Noir is earthy, with notes of forest floor, ripe red fruit, raspberry pie, red cherry. Notes of barrel toast linger on the palate. The texture is rich, flavorful, and plush, with beautiful soft tannin [...]
Black cherry blueberry and plum are the gateway to a multi-layered palate of dark fruits vanilla black currant and the ideal tannin-acid structure on this wine. A supple mouth-feel with velvety tannins and rich flavors linger on the finish of this balanced wine.
2018 Simonnet-Febvre Simmonet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2018 Simonnet-Febvre Simmonet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Simonnet-Febvre Grand Cru Les Clos reveals green hues in the glass with a complex nose of exotic fruits, hazelnuts, and vanilla. An ample mouthfeel is balanced by a linear tension and a mineral finish. Initially very closed, this 2018 [...]
2018 Raen Pinot Noir Sea Field Vineyard Fort Ross-Seaview 2018 Raen Pinot Noir Sea Field Vineyard Fort Ross-Seaview Rose petals, blood orange pith, crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, and wet rock bordering the forest fill the bowl. White tea, sea moss, rhubarb, savory herbs, forest berries, and floral tones linger on your palate with a long [...]
2018 Domaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Vouvray 2018 Domaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Vouvray Offers a big, broad feel, with layers of glazed pear, apple and peach falling over each other, backed by fresh ginger, honeysuckle and quince notes. Everything pulls together through the finish, with green tea accents and racy minerality providing the foil. [...]
2018 Chateau Gruaud-Larose Sarget De Gruaud-Larose Saint-Julien 2018 Chateau Gruaud-Larose Sarget De Gruaud-Larose Saint-Julien Red colour with purple highlights, limpid and brilliant. The nose is very open, precise, with notes of blackberries, black fruit jelly, elderberry juice, fresh oak and spices. On the palate, the attack is frank. The 2018 wine offers fresh fruit and [...]
With a brilliant red colour slightly amber with time exuberant in its fragrance of fruit and spices of great body full and velvety with a long final taste of goudron and spices.
Soft gentle and rich this is made for drinking now with Cabernet-friendly foods. It offers blasts of blackberry and cherry pie currant licorice and sweet cedar flavors wrapped into fine tannins. The blend is made from all five classic Bordeaux varieties based on Cabernet Sauvignon.
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2018 Faust The Pact 2018 Faust The Pact This 2018 wine comprises carefully selected fruit some of the best parcels across our Coombsville Estate. The position of these sites within the caldera play an essential role in shaping the highly nuanced character of this wine. The polished expression of black currant and blue fruits are [...]
Brilliant golden robe. Attractive complex nose of acacias white flowers lemon and a touch of honey. Light fruity mouth with flavors of candied fruits and dry apricots. Long on the palate with backbone reflecting good acidic balance. Excellent ageing potential.
2018 Antinori Toscana Tignanello 3.00L 2018 Antinori Toscana Tignanello 3.00L The 2018 (made with Sangiovese and smaller parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) is a dark, exuberant and inviting wine. I tasted my sample after a double decanting and was pleased by the profound nature of the wine and the immediate openness of the aromas. [...]
2018 Flowers Chardonnay Camp Meeting Ridge 2018 Flowers Chardonnay Camp Meeting Ridge Vibrant aromas of lemon peel and orange blossom highlight the season maintaining the focus on fruit purity of the 2018 Camp Meeting Ridge Chardonnay. The palate is rich, full-bodied yet elegant with beautiful hints of fresh lemon, orange blossom and dried lemon peel. [...]