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2018 Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes Vibrant aromas of dark fruit and black currant with hints of sweet spice and toasty oak. Full-bodied and full of flavor with a round viscous mouthfeel backed with concentrated tannic structure carry through to a smooth finish. -
2016 Paolo Scavino ‘Bric dël Fiasc’ Barolo
$114.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 98: Drawing its fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Paolo Scavino 2016 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc shows dimension, depth, precision and power. The wine opens to a dark garnet color with a saturated hue, leading to a full, all-encompassing bouquet. The Barolo Bric dël Fiasc is often the most representative wine in the Scavino portfolio, and never has this been more true than in this classic vintage. Dark fruit, licorice, spice and ferrous earth build a fluid and multifaceted bouquet. The mouthfeel sits firm and tight on the palate today, promising to evolve and soften tomorrow. This is a bottle for your cellar. -
2014 Solomon Hills Estate Pinot Noir
$66.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 93: Rhubarb, cranberry and roasted plum aromas meet with gamy hints of grilled boar and toasted oak on the nose of this bottling. Light touches of fennel pollen, bay leaf and dried sage start the sip, followed by more roasted meat and rustic red fruits. It packs great energy and tremendous depth of flavors in a lightweight frame. -
2016 Domaine des Coutures ‘La Sélection’ Saumur Champigny
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes Elegant nose of raspberry and cherry. Silky tannin and a good length. -
2016 Domaine Cazes ‘Alter’ Côtes du Roussillon
$22.00Add to cartTasting Notes The nose reveals great aromas of well-ripen red fruits. On the palate, these are melted with leather and liquorice notes with many soft tannins. This is a powerful and very well balanced wine with a long finish. -
2017 Beckmen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
$28.00Add to cartTasting Notes Dark, rich, and dense, loaded with vanilla, spice, cherry, cassis, and black currant flavors and aromas. As is typical with this wine, the mouthfeel is like velvet and the underlying acidity keeps the wine fresh and vibrant. -
2019 Redolent ‘Brother From Another Mother’
$30.00Add to cartTasting Notes Co-fermented 50 percent Nebbiolo grown in Washington and 50 percent whole cluster Pinot Noir grown in Oregon. This wine has distinctive freshness and grip. Medium to light body with aromas and flavors abound of blackberry, cranberry, black currant, rhubarb, black cherry, black raspberry, lavender, violets, dried rose petals, earthy beetroot, leather, and tar. -
2018 Three Saints Pinot Noir
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes The nose demonstrates notes of Malaga strawberry and barely-ripe raspberry, with a touch of dried herbs, while on the palate the vibrant acidity balances the juiciness of the red fruit. The finish is clean, and pure, with just a hint of sandy minerality. -
2017 Tascante ‘Ghiaia Nera’ Etna Rosso
$25.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 92: Glossy and bright, this opens with alluring aromas of camphor, wild red berry, violet and wet stone. The elegant palate delivers juicy red cherry, orange slice, star anise and crushed mint alongside flexible tannins and racy acidity. -
2018 Les Deux Moulins Pinot Noir
$16.00Add to cartTasting Notes Done entirely in stainless steel, the wine has pretty scents of strawberry preserves and crushed cherries and has flavorful fruit on the palate backed by impressive minerality and a lingering finish. Crushable! -
2015 Château Cap l’Ousteau Haut-Médoc
$26.00Add to cartTasting Notes The nose is deep with notes of cherry, black currant and mocha. The oak on the palate is present but does not overwhelm, with subtle notes of vanilla the Cab adds lifting acidity, tempered by the soft, ripe notes of Merlot. -
2016 Mas de Boislauzon Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages
$21.00Add to cartDecanter 91: This is an intensely concentrated, very savoury wine of great depth and concentration that will appeal to those looking for an intense, deeply fruited southern Rhône wine. Medium body - deep, juicy fruits sit alongside ripe, weighty tannins. Pretty compelling, and impressive for a Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages. -
2017 Opus One
$433.00Add to cartDecanter 96: A fist of late summer cherries, raspberry and bilberry fruits set out their stall, all with the juicy character that confirms, even in a hot vintage like 2017, Opus can deliver balance and sculpted elegance. Beautiful grip, creamy texture with a strikingly powerful tannic frame. As the wine stays in the glass the floral aromatics begin to bloom up. A brilliant Opus. 20 days maceration - around half what it would have been a decade ago. 54 percent native yeast, as part of their native yeast project. 5 percent Merlot and 1 percent Malbec complete the blend. Harvest spread out over September 5 to October 8, just before the fires, by which time they had less than 10 percent of the fruit still out on the vines. 3.7pH. -
2016 Le Masse di Lamole Chianti Classico
$35.00Add to cartTasting Notes On the nose, perfumed aromas of tart cherry fruit, purple flowers and fresh earth waft out of the glass. On the palate, this is racy and taut with well-defined tannins and bursting with mouth-watering acidity. Complex mineral flavors intertwine with piquant red fruits leading into a lengthy and clean finish. -
2017 Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon
$35.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 93: This ageworthy Cabernet is extremely deep and concentrated, but holding everything rather tightly at this young age. Aromas of tamarind and tobacco lead to dense flavors of blueberry, black cherry and dark chocolate that expand on the palate beautifully. It was aged in Hungarian barrels, 45 percent new. -
2018 Brown Estate ‘Chaos Theory’
$46.00Add to cartTasting Notes One of our favorite small production Zinfandel producers, Brown Estate located in Nappy Valley makes a fantastic red blend - a delicious mix of 50 percent Petite Sirah, 40 Merlot, 10 Zinfandel blend that will delight all red wine fans (Limited production). The 2018 Brown Estate Chaos Theory red has dense crimson color that leads to a fragrant nose of exotic Asian apple blossom, crushed rose petals, and cloves. This wine delivers a mouthful of soft, silky texture that gives way to ripe, forward fruit balanced with layers of complexity. Cascading flavors of blackberries, black cherries, cappuccino, and tobacco lead to herbaceous earthiness with undertones of big game and fresh sage and rosemary. This is a dark, deep, brooding and seductive wine that glides over your palate toward a long, elegant finish. -
2013 Muret-Gaston Cabernet Sauvignon
$34.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 90: This wine's black cherry, herb, graphite, woodspice and chili pepper aromas are followed by a palate tightly wound with burly tannins and fresh acidity. -
2015 Altesino Brunello (375ml Half-Bottle)
$41.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 95: The Altesino 2015 Brunello di Montalcino shows beautiful depth and latitude, with broad fruit aromas of dark cherry and cassis that recall the warmth and golden sunlight of the vintage. The wine is deceivingly streamlined in terms of mouthfeel, but that slim and buttoned-down backbone supports a broad range of flavors and sensations, from lavender essence and camphor ash to moist soil and toasted spice. All of these elements are delivered with impressive harmony and unity, and I expect that this wine will continue on a slow, steady and satisfying aging trajectory over the next 10 years or more. Fruit is sourced from across 21 hectares of vines with tufaceous limestone soils and Alberese rock, which contributes to the freshness and balanced structure of the wine. -
2017 Continuum
$297.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 97: A blend of 64 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 18 percent Cabernet Franc, 9 percent Petit Verdot and 9 Percent Merlot, the deep garnet-purple 2017 Proprietary Red soars out of the glass with notions of baked blueberries, plum preserves and blackcurrant cordial, backed up by nuances of chocolate mint, wild sage, violets and pencil shavings, plus an earthy hint of Chinese five spice. The rich, seductive, full-bodied palate is jam-packed with spicy black fruit preserves, framed by wonderfully plush tannins and a lively backbone, finishing long and opulent. -
2017 Pulido-Walker ‘Melanson Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$285.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 97: I suspect the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon might be a candidate for the wine of the vintage with 4-5 years of bottle age. From a vineyard on Pritchard Hill, just across from Colgin, and 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, this inky colored beauty offers loads of blueberry and blackcurrant liqueur-like fruits as well as lots of spice, flowery incense, and subtle herbal undertones. Textbook Cabernet on the nose, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, building tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish. It's one of the few wines in the vintage that comes close to rivaling its 2015 and 2016 counterparts. The cellar will be your friend on this one, though, and a good 4-6 years of bottle age are warranted. -
2015 Realm ‘Moonracer’
$476.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 96: Blended of 77 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 percent Merlot, 9 percent Cabernet Franc and 5 percent Petit Verdot, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon The Estate-Moonracer features compelling red and black currant notes laced with sandalwood, cinnamon stick, cedar chest, cigar boxes, dried leaves and dusty soil. The muscular, medium to full-bodied palate fills the mouth with lively red and black fruit layers, framed by wonderfully fine, pixelated tannins, finishing long and spicy. -
2015 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Corton Rognet Grand Cru
$230.00Add to cartTasting Notes The brooding and inexpressive nose is distinctively sauvage-inflected on the earthy and softly spiced red and dark cherry-scented aromas. There is fine richness to the textured and unusually refined middle weight plus flavors that also possess evident muscularity on the stony, intense and beautifully complex finish. Excellent quality here and this is a classic Corton that should age effortlessly for years to come. -
2013 Castello di Neive ‘Santo Stefano’ Barbaresco Riserva
$85.00Add to cartVinous 94: The 2013 Barbaresco Riserva Albesani Santo Stefano is a bit richer and bigger than the non-Riserva bottling, but it is not markedly different. Gorgeous Nebbiolo scents of wild cherry, dried herbs, menthol licorice and crushed flowers develop in a subtle, expressive Barbaresco that hits all the right notes. The 2013 finishes with wonderful density and resonance, all while retaining its gracious, mid-weight personality. What a pretty wine it is. -
2016 Levendi ‘Stagecoach Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$66.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92: Lots of blackberries and bitter chocolate here, but the wine remains crisp, in spite of the considerable ripeness. The moderately dry tannins support the rich finish nicely. Drink or hold. -
2017 Domaine Méo-Camuzet ‘Grand Maupertuis’ Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
$448.00Add to cartTasting Notes There is a bit more overall oak influence to the cooler and more restrained combination of red and dark berries with similar floral and earth nuances. The bigger difference lies in the tighter and denser medium weight plus flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the beautifully textured, more complex, more structured and more austere finale. -
2016 Coursey Graves Cabernet Sauvignon
$86.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 91: This is a small-production offering from a small producer. It opens in a beautifully floral display of rose and sage, following through with a substantial weight and breadth of cassis and black cherry. The oak is rich and rewarding while allowing the wine to remain balanced and elegant. -
2018 Monticello Vineyards ‘Jefferson Cuvée’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$35.00Add to cartTasting Notes Dark, luscious aromas of boysenberry, blackberry and anise with tones of lightly toasted oak and hints of vanilla. The lighter tones from the barrels are a nice balance to the dark tones of the wine. On the palate, the wine is rich in texture, with a full-bodied mid-palate. The moderate tannins frame the wine very nicely as it enters a very long, lingering finish. Drink now through 2042. -
2018 Domaine Pierre Guillemot ‘Le Rognet et Corton’ Corton Grand Cru
$154.00Add to cartTasting Notes Dense bright purple, very lively, good weight here, a certain sucrosity, ripe fruit covers the tannins and the stems until the very end. -
2013 Frog’s Leap Merlot (1.5L Magnum)
$74.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 90: There's a healthy 17 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 percent Cabernet Franc in this wine, which is classically structured in red fruit, soft oak and peppery spice. Its cedar notes speak to the Cab within, while the overall texture and breadth of the wine is lengthy, food-ready and impressive. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot ‘Les Champans’ Volnay 1er Cru
$132.00Add to cartTasting Notes From a limestone terroir which imparts a chalky character to the tannins, fresh acidity and an underlying minerality. The tannins are superfine, balanced by ripe fruit just peeping out from behind at the moment. -
2016 The Bedrock Wine Co. ‘The Bedrock Heritage’
$48.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: Medium ruby-purple, the 2018 Bedrock Vineyard Heritage opens with fantastic perfume: ripe peach, sliced blueberries, warm red cherries, underbrush, violet and dried tangerine peel with nuances of crushed stone, dried hollyhock and exotic spices. Medium-bodied, it floods the mouth with singularly perfumed fruit layers, with a chewy frame and wicked freshness, finishing long and evolving. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot ‘Les Epenots’ Pommard 1er Cru
$165.00Add to cartTasting Notes Raspberry, wild strawberry and briar storm from the glass with great intensity, signifying a Pommard determined to make an impression. This is a beautifully crafted Pommard. -
2016 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape
$66.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 95: Crushed-mineral tones and heady garrigue mingle into rich, throbbing black-cherry and plum flavors in this wine. It’s a brawny, bigbodied red with a densely packed fruit profile and fine but fiery tannins. Hold till 2021. It should improve well through 2030. -
2016 Château la Gaffelière Saint-Émilion
$124.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 95: Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 La Gaffeliere opens with compelling wild blueberries, freshly crushed plums and kirsch scents plus hints of garrigue, underbrush, rose hip tea and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant with a soft, velvety texture and seamless freshness carrying the multilayered fruit to a long finish. -
2017 Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair ‘Aux Réas’ Vosne Romanée
$144.00Add to cartTasting Notes Here too there is just enough reduction to mask the fruit but not the underlying spice nuances. The caressing, velvety and seductively textured medium weight flavors possess fine volume plus solid depth and persistence on the balanced finish. This very good effort is very Vosne in style. -
2016 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red
$217.00Add to cartJames Suckling 96: A concentrated and essence-like nose of elderberries, blackcurrant compote, peppermint and forest floor, but also hot stones, pressed violets and fresh eucalyptus. So complete and complex on the palate, which is full-bodied and layered with super velvety tannins, wrapping the seamless fruit together. A mouthful of pure silk. -
2015 E. Guigal ‘Brune et Blonde de Guigal’ Côte-Rôtie
$80.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 95: Intriguing notes of earth, dried herb, blood and iron lend complexity to elegantly muted flavors of preserved plum and black cherry in this wine. It’s full bodied and rich but briskly balanced too, with a palate streaked with char, vanilla and spice. A gorgeously brooding expression of Côte-Rôtie, it finishes on fine, firm tannins. Beautiful already the wine will reveal greater perfume and complexity through 2035 and hold further still. -
2016 E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis ‘Cannubi’ Barolo
$148.00Add to cartJames Suckling 98: Subtle aromas of flowers and strawberries with hints of cranberries. It really rises from the glass and fills the room. Full-bodied, yet so refined and beautiful with ultra refined tannins and ever so polished tannins that make the wine stealthy and focused. Great length. A fantastic encore to the 99-point 2015. From organically grown grapes. -
2018 Bevan Cellars ‘Ontogeny’
$138.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 97: Cassis, black olives, tobacco, chocolate, toasted spice, and graphite notes all emerge from the 2017 Ontogeny, a more rounded, plush, sexy wine that nevertheless packs ample muscle, depth, and richness. It's a beautifully balanced, silky, awesome wine as well as a killer value. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot ‘Les Pèzerolles’ Pommard 1er Cru
$165.00Add to cartTasting Notes Plenty of intense black cherry and boysenberry fruit here. Much spicier than the Epenots, revealing hints of Chinese five-spice with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit laced with sea salt, thyme and sage, and quite complex, delivering fine-grained tannins and commendable density toward the finish. -
2017 Boich Family Cellar ‘Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$190.00Add to cartTasting Notes Notes of spiced plum, black cherry, and Bosc pear are followed by a note of mandarin orange and sarsaparilla that build intrigue and anticipation for the tasting experience. The palate has darker undertones and a thick round impression. The mélange of fruits and French roast coffee bean are mouth coating and build to a long satisfying finish and tannin that is perfectly ripe and firm. -
2017 Boich Family Cellar ‘Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$245.00Add to cartTasting Notes The 2017 Beckstoffer To Kalon is a perfect juxtaposition of power and purity. Aromas of huckleberry, pencil lead and fennel seed are alluring and leave a dark, exotic edge to this Cabernet. The palate is layered and dense. Flavors of plum, stick spice and cocoa bean collide, and then lengthy finish continues for well over a minute. -
2014 Schweiger Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
$45.00Add to cartTasting Notes The texture is a delicate balance of youthful grit and a velvety mouthfeel. The red plum, cedar, oak, and licorice linger on the palate, thanks to a harmonious integration for 32 months in the finest French oak barrels. -
2018 Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon
$63.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 95: The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon should be snatched up by savvy readers. Sporting a deep purple hue as well as full-bodied aromas and flavors of cassis, violets, and tobacco, it’s a step up over the 2017 and has sweet tannins, no hard edges, and a terrific sense of opulence as well as freshness. -
2016 Cornell Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
$175.00Add to cartVinous 97: The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon shows just how far the estate has progressed in just the last few years. Powerful and explosive, with tremendous aromatic intensity, the 2016 is a rapturously beautiful wine. Dark cherry, mocha, bittersweet chocolate, new leather, spice, sage, and lavender add layers of understated nuance and complexity in this riveting, stunningly dramatic mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2016 shuts down quickly after opening, which is probably a very good thing for its aging prospects. The 2016 is an extraordinary and deeply moving wine from Cornell. -
2017 Domaine Meo-Camuzet Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Aux Murgers’ 1er Cru
$251.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 92: Aromas of cassis, dark berries, grilled game and smoky new oak introduce the 2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers, a medium-bodied wine that's satiny, layered and fine-boned, displaying unusually suave structure at this early stage and concluding with a sneakily intense finish despite its elegantly middle-weight profile. This is shaping up to be a precocious Méo Murgers that will drink well with just a few years' bottle age. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot Pommard ‘Vieilles Vignes’
$90.00Add to cartTasting Notes This is a lovely vibrant style, with strikingly fresh redcurrant fruit aromas. It has a pleasing line of finesse and elegance more often associated with Volnay. It nevertheless has a delicious central core of Pommard fruit and depth. The final sensation is one of depth and great charm. -
2016 Coursey Graves ‘Bennett Mountain Estate’
$64.00Add to cartTasting Notes Classic Bordeaux flavors stand out with black fruit, cassis, and hints of crushed rock, while supple tannins provide excellent structure for a long, satisfying finish. This wine is ready to drink now or age beautifully for another 15 years. -
2016 Tenuta Guado al Tasso
$147.00Add to cartJames Suckling 98: Beautiful center palate of fruit here with ripe and silky tannins that are resolved and fine-grained. Full-bodied, polished and ever so refined. Oyster shell, stone and hints of rosemary and lavender. Driven finish. Better after 2022. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay ‘Vieilles Vignes’
$90.00Add to cartTasting Notes An attractive bouquet of mulberry and raspberry aromas, quite refined in style and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm, almost Pommard-like tannins. This is a masculine Volnay, broody at the moment, but it will open up nicely with time in bottle, so don’t be afraid to stick it in the cellar for four or five years. -
2018 Birichino ‘Scylla’
$26.00Add to cartTasting Notes A wine of focused, high-toned, bright red fruit with an undercurrent of something more savory, wild, and dark. Matured in neutral barrels before bottling without filtration. -
2014 Bien Nacido Estate Syrah
$70.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: The 2014 Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard was showing very well, offering up an expressive bouquet of violets, cracked pepper, dried flowers and crushed cassis. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, bright and intense, with chalky structuring tannins, lovely tangy acidity and a long, perfumed finish. Like its 2015 counterpart, this nods to the Northern Rhône in style, but it's a bit more open for inspection. -
2017 Booker Vineyard ‘My Favorite Neighbor’
$70.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 96: The 2017 My Favorite Neighbor is also terrific and I suspect would cost 2-3 times its going rate if it was from Napa Valley. It's also the more elegant, perfumed, red-fruited release compared to the darker fruited Harvey and Harriet release. Classy notes of black raspberries, spice box, white flowers, lead pencil shavings, and tobacco leaf all emerge from the glass of this medium to full-bodied red, which offers a seamless texture, fine tannins, and a great finish. It will be better with 2-3 years of bottle age and keep for over a decade. -
2016 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
$92.00Add to cartWine Spectator 97: A serious Port in the making, loaded for bear with dark currant paste, warmed fig sauce and blackberry reduction flavors pouring through. The brambly grip is deeply embedded and there are gorgeous ganache and licorice snap notes hanging on the finish. Best from 2035 through 2055 -
2016 Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny ‘Derrière le Four’
$98.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 90: Aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries and plums mingling with nuances of mint, rose petal and dark chocolate in a complex bouquet introduce the 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Derrière la Four, a medium to full-bodied wine that's fleshy, layered and unusually concentrated, retaining excellent balance despite its especially broad-shouldered profile this year. -
2019 Le Morette Bardolino Classico
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes Pale ruby color, harmonious and captivating aromas and lingering flavors deliver a wine that is as memorable as it is enjoyable. Well-balanced flavors are dry and spicy with a slightly bitter finish. -
2016 Rodáno Poggialupi
$16.00Add to cartTasting Notes Bright aromas and flavors of raspberries and strawberries with racy and lean acidity. -
2016 First Drop ‘Mother’s Ruin’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$21.00Add to cartTasting Notes Black fruits with a round mid palate, an elegant core of tannins and a textured finish. -
2017 Tamarack Cellars Cabernet Franc
$36.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 91: Enchanting aromas of dried leaf, cherry, mocha, coffee and herbs dance in the glass. The palate brings brawny tannins and fresh dark-cherry flavors. This one would benefit from some time in the cellar. -
2019 Amity Vineyards White Pinot Noir
$27.00Add to cartTasting Notes It’s not often you come across a white pinot noir, which is why Amity strives to make theirs with a delicate touch to allow the unique properties of this red grape to come through as a white wine. They hand-pick our pinot noir grapes typically about a week earlier than when they pick for their red wines to preserve acidity. Then the fruit is whole bunched pressed very gently which allows to minimize maceration and have very little color pick-up. All of the color and most of the tannin in red wine comes from the skin so if you press right away and press lightly you can extract the clear juice, creating a beautifully light-in-color white wine with red wine characteristics. Pear, honeydew, golden raspberry with a round mouth feel followed by a bright, clean finish. It’s a must try! -
2018 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-lès-Beaune ‘Les Narbantons’ 1er Cru
$66.00Add to cartTasting Notes One sniff is all it takes to know it is premier cru Burgundy. Subtle and restrained from the purity of the limestone soils, it also burns bright with red berries and soft tannins. -
2016 WillaKenzie Estate ‘Estate’ Pinot Noir
$62.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 92: WillaKenzie's new estate-focused blend, the 2016 Estate Pinot Noir is pale ruby-purple in color with a lovely spicy nose of red licorice, dried rose petals and potpourri over a core of bright red fruits—raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb and red cherry with cinnamon stick accents. Light to medium-bodied, it features bright red fruits framed with oodles of savory/spicy notes in the mouth. It has firm, grainy tannins and wonderful juicy acidity, finishing long with spicy layers. This will show best after a couple of years in bottle. 3,000 cases produced. -
2018 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape
$116.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 95: The grand vin is the 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It's an elegant version of this cuvée, offering beautiful blueberry, raspberry, crushed violet, graphite, and crushed rock-like minerality. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and balanced, it’s polished and seamless, yet has plenty of tannins as well as richness, and is going to evolve beautifully. -
2015 Recchia Amarone della Valpolicella
$41.00Add to cartTasting Notes Black garnet color. Aromas of stewed plums, spray roses, herb garden, and sweet tobacco with a velvety, vibrant, fruity medium-to-full body and a complex, long dark chocolate, cherry-coconut bar, candied tangerine peel, sundried tomato, green almond, and mocha finish with well-integrated tannins and moderate oak flavor. -
2017 Château St. Cosme Châteauneuf-du-Pape
$70.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 91: This 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape offers a sunny, round, medium to full-bodied profile that’s already hard to resist. Lots of spice, kirsch, lavender, and garrigue notes, solid mid-palate depth, sweet tannins, and a great finish all make for an outstanding wine that’s capable of lasting for over a decade. -
2016 E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis ‘Mosconi’ Barolo
$157.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 96: The E Pira-Chiara Boschis 2016 Barolo Mosconi is a little wider and richer compared to the Cannubi, with bigger fruit, more sweetness, spice, grilled oregano and a touch of crushed hazelnut. Despite the wide net of aromas offered on the bouquet, this wine shows a very sharp and focused approach with elegantly linear tannins and matching acidity. There is a lifted quality to both the nose and the mouthfeel that gives this wine beautiful momentum and length. Mosconi is one of the headline vineyards of Monforte d'Alba. This is a gorgeous set of new releases from one of the nicest and most determined women in Barolo, Chiara Boschis. I may have missed it last year, but I am happy to see that her name is now featured prominently on the front label. Like the woman who created them, these wines are full of energy, elegance and voice. -
2012 Château Léoville Poyferré Saint-Julien
$124.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 94: One of the more stacked, ripe and rockingly textured wines from the left bank, the 2012 Léoville Poyferré sports a deep ruby/purple color to go with terrific notes of crème de cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings and violets. Rich, full-bodied, supple and forward, with low acidity and ripe tannin, give bottles 4-5 years (although it dishes out ample pleasure even today) and enjoy through 2037.Wine Enthusiast 96: This very ripe, full-bodied wine is powered by sweet blackberries and solid tannins. It is a full, concentrated and complex wine that has a great future. -
2018 G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo
$26.00Add to cartVinous 90: The 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo emerges from a parcel in Sinio. Dark fruit, spice, earthy notes and a good bit of tannin give the Vajra's Langhe Nebbiolo a decidedly brooding, powerful feel and quite a bit more seriousness than is typical at this level. Sweet red berry fruit, mint and spice add freshness alongside bright acidity as the 2018 opens up in the glass. This is such a pretty and expressive wine. -
2018 Occidental ‘Freestone-Occidental’ Pinot Noir
$77.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 95: The 2018 Pinot Noir Freestone-Occidental comes mostly from younger vines at the Occidental property but is made with the same attention to detail as the other wines in the portfolio, using free-run juice. Its nose is an aromatic well, offering crushed blueberries, charcuterie, Earl Grey tea leaves, graphite, saline, bitter orange peel and potpourri aromas. In the mouth, it explodes with lush fruits that give way after their initial rush to bitter, citrusy, minerally accents. It has a fine grain, seamless freshness and long, layered finish. It's enjoyable now but will age well over the next five to eight-plus years.Vinous 94: The 2018 Pinot Noir Freestone Occidental is a truly remarkable wine. Maybe that is the vintage, or the added complexity the vines are acquiring with time, but the 2018 Freestone Occidental makes me incredibly curious to taste the rest of the 2018s. Bright, focused and beautifully sculpted, the 2018 is a wine of total elegance and finesse. Moreover, it captures the savory, energetic, saline style that is so typical of this part of the Sonoma Coast. -
2017 Melville ‘Estate’ Syrah
$47.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 92: Medium ruby colored, the 2017 Syrah Estate has a nose of spiced blueberries, blackberries, tricolored peppercorn, burnt sage, garrigue and olive with smoked meats and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, it offers restrained fruit in the mouth with tons of spicy accents, firm, grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing lifted.Wine Enthusiast 94: Vivid aromas of cracked peppercorn, dewy pepper trees, spicy bay leaf and damp herbs show on the nose of this estate Syrah—a great way to experience the cool-climate expression. Underripe black-raspberry and juniper-berry flavors show on the sip as well as coriander, peppercorn and freshly washed ashtray. -
2018 Meinklang Pinot Noir
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes A bright, earthy wine with gorgeous mixed-berry fruit tastes that evoke blueberry, strawberry, and cherry with a touch of black licorice, all of it framed by a moderate tannic grip. -
2017 Mathias Parent Morey-Saint-Denis
$100.00Add to cartTasting Notes This sports both red and dark berry fruit on the nose with a savory note coming through as well as a violet note. This features rich dark berry/blueberry fruit on the palate along with exotic spice notes and a flash of mineral. The long finish brings sappy, lush fruit back with mouthwatering freshness. -
2017 Domaine Johann Michel Cornas
$53.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 93: The 2017 Cornas comes from more sandy soils and was brought up in 3- to 5-year-old demi-muids. It's an elegant, complex Cornas with lots of ripe red and black fruits and plenty of loamy earth, truffle, and spice incense aromas. These carry to a medium to full-bodied, balanced, incredibly classy, elegant Cornas that has terrific tannins, loads of upfront charm, and a great finish.Wine Enthusiast 92: Whiffs of horse saddle, smoke and anise lend complexity to rich but restrained black plum and cherry on the nose of this wine. The palate is surprisingly riper, ruddy and voluptuous in texture, but balanced by firm, penetrating tannins. Moderately full bodied and solidly framed, it should drink well through 2030.Vinous 92: Deep lurid ruby. Smoke-accented blackberry, cherry compote and violet qualities, along with a spicy nuance that builds in the glass. Shows very good depth as well as energy in the mouth, offering sweet blueberry, cherry and candied violet flavors that spread out slowly on the back half. Closes smooth and long, with repeating spice and floral qualities and gentle tannic grip. Made from de-stemmed fruit. -
2017 Occidental ‘Occidental Station Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
$105.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 96: Coming from a more inland vineyard that’s one of the first to be harvested, the 2017 Pinot Noir Occidental Station Vineyard sports a deeper ruby/purple color as well as a tighter yet intense style carrying lots of almost blue fruits, violets, peppery spice, and spring flowers. Despite showing ample power and richness, it has a vivid spine of acidity, ripe, present tannins, and a great finish, all pointing to a solid decade or more of prime drinking. I think it will show every more complexity with a year or two of bottle age. -
2015 Domaine Maurice Ecard Savigny-lés-Beaune
$37.00Add to cartTasting Notes Deep cherry colour with garnet highlights. Bouquet of small red and black fruits (blackcurrant, cherry, raspberry) and flowers (violet). The body is ample and discreetly tannic and the fruit remains present. Roundness, volume, power and balance are all here, and in just the right proportions. -
2017 Mathias Parent Vosne-Romanée
$103.00Add to cartTasting Notes The nose here features hints of floral notes that give way to bursting red fruits and Asian spices. The fruit and exotic spice notes stack up on the palate over an earthy/mineral note that gives both complexity and underlying tension. The texture turns spherical on the long, red fruit-driven finish that just goes on and on- such a full expression in a sophisticated package. -
2015 Camigliano Brunello di Montalcino
$54.00Add to cartWine Spectator 93: A focused, lively red, this exhibits cherry, strawberry, earth, mineral and Mediterranean herb flavors. Dense, staying fresh as this unwinds on the lingering aftertaste.Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: The Camigliano 2015 Brunello di Montalcino sees fruit from a 50-hectare vineyard planted 300 to 350 meters above sea level. The soils show lots of variation with clay, sand, rock and marine fossils. The wine's bouquet reveals classic Brunello characteristics of wild berry, forest floor, pressed rose petal, crushed stone and spice. You also get those typical balsam and herbal tones that are so specific to Montalcino. In fact, I argue that they come across with even more intensity in a beautifully balanced and sunny vintage such as 2015. This wine ages in 60-hectoliter botti for 24 months, making for a firm yet surprisingly streamlined mouthfeel. With 160,000 bottles made, the wine was released in January 2020.James Suckling 94: A bright and elegant Brunello that suggests sliced oranges, tulips and rose petals. Medium-to full-bodied and finely structured, drawing on silky layers of tannins and a vibrant edge of acidity. -
2018 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-lès-Beaune ‘Les Serpentieres’ 1er Cru
$72.00Add to cartTasting Notes Pretty bouquet of red cherries, plums and strawberries mingled with spices and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy, it's nicely concentrated, its ample chassis of satiny tannin largely concealed, concluding with fine persistence. -
2017 Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair ‘Les Grands Chaillots’ Bourgogne Rouge
$39.00Add to cartTasting Notes This wine has a fresh bouquet of bright red fruit mixed with light violet scents; indeed, a little Chambolle-like in style. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry with blood orange fusing with red cherry/kirsch notes with good delineation on the finish. -
2018 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
$124.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 95: Deep magenta. Intensely perfumed, mineral-tinged raspberry and cherry preserve scents are complicated by garrigue and Moroccan spice nuances. Juicy and appealingly sweet, displaying fleshy red fruit liqueur, spicecake and lavender pastille flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. Smoothly balances richness and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with smooth, harmonious tannins and a strong echo of candied flowers.Jeb Dunnick 95: Deep magenta. Intensely perfumed, mineral-tinged raspberry and cherry preserve scents are complicated by garrigue and Moroccan spice nuances. Juicy and appealingly sweet, displaying fleshy red fruit liqueur, spicecake and lavender pastille flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. Smoothly balances richness and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with smooth, harmonious tannins and a strong echo of candied flowers.Vinous 96: Deep magenta. Intensely perfumed, mineral-tinged raspberry and cherry preserve scents are complicated by garrigue and Moroccan spice nuances. Juicy and appealingly sweet, displaying fleshy red fruit liqueur, spicecake and lavender pastille flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. Smoothly balances richness and energy and finishes extremely long and sappy, with smooth, harmonious tannins and a strong echo of candied flowers. -
2017 Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny ‘Les Charmes’ 1er Cru
$100.00Add to cartTasting Notes Medium-bodied and fresh, the wine shows flavors of pithy cherry, pepper, wet earth, and dried flowers. -
2018 Regis Bouvier Gevrey-Chambertain
$80.00Add to cartTasting Notes Bouvier’s early-release Pinot Noir is all about charm and comfort: classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core. -
2018 Domaine Pierre Gelin Bourgogne Rouge
$35.00Add to cartTasting Notes Rich, ripe berry fruit from 45 year old vines. A Bourgogne Rouge with impact. -
2017 Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut Chambolle-Musigny ‘Les Groseilles’ 1er Cru
$100.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 90: Aromas of plum raspberry dark chocolate and spices preface the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Groseilles a medium to full-bodied wine with a fleshy gourmand core of fruit that's framed by ripe velvety tannins and succulent acids. This is a pretty charming Groseilles that will deliver pleasure with minimal bottle age but hold for the better part of two decades in a good cellar. -
2016 Thomas Morey Beaune-Grèves
$49.00Add to cartTasting Notes Pale color. Very ripe fresh apricot plus a whiff of dried fruits on the nose. Gentle, fruit-driven style with modest mid-palate stuffing. Finishes with a tart edge. -
2017 Mathias Parent Bourgogne
$48.00Add to cartTasting Notes This is a blend of three sites that yield a wine with dark berry fruit, teeming minerality, and an extremely refined, silky texture. The long finish brings out the flashy dark berry fruit beautifully. -
2018 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-lès-Beaune ‘Les Jarrons’ 1er Cru
$67.00Add to cartTasting Notes Light garnet in color. Red fruited nose, with raw wood and forest floor. Dry and silky on the palate, light on its feet. -
2015 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino
$71.00Add to cartWine Spectator 94: Distinctly salty, this red features cherry, strawberry, juniper, thyme and tobacco flavors. Tightly wound and energetic, with fine balance and a lingering, resonant aftertaste. Complex and built to age.Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95: The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona estate enjoys a beautiful and huge expanse of vineyards at the back of the Castelnuovo dell'Abate village, where the downward slope of the hamlet meets the Orcia River, which delineates the appellation border. The estate's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino offers lovely harmony and elegance. The wine's taste profile follows the soft contours and beautiful horizons that characterize this beautiful part of Tuscany. The mouthfeel is medium-weight but carefully balanced with just enough acidity to add brightness. It shows just enough backbone to guarantee staying power and longevity. That said, the tannins are carefully integrated into the delicate fiber of the wine. This is no doubt one of the most graceful Brunellos to emerge from the 2015 vintage. Some 74,500 bottles were released in January 2020.James Suckling 98: Extremely perfumed and decadent with dried flowers and spices and fresh mushrooms. Cherries,too. Full body. Solid core of fruit, yet ever so fine tannins. Goes on for minutes. Such beautifully crafted tannins.Wine Enthusiast 97: Enticing aromas of ripe wildberry, iris, camphor and sunbaked soil take shape in the glass. Full bodied and enveloping, the smooth, delicious palate doles out juicy Marasca cherry,raspberry jam, licorice and tobacco while firm velvety tannins provide support. It boasts concentration and structure but also balance, thanks to the fruit richness and freshness. -
2018 Regis Bouvier Fixin
$54.00Add to cartTasting Notes Well-structured, juicy and bursting with energy, showing cherry, raspberry and spice flavors, with stony, chalky notes. Though this red is firm, the lively acidity drives the long, mouthwatering finish. -
2016 Château Haut-Beauséjour Saint-Estèphe
$43.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93: A generous and round-textured red here. Full to medium body. Juicy and fruity. Pretty young wine — the best from here in a long time.Decanter 90: Another Pichon Comtesse estate up in St-Estèphe with a lovely ripe fruit expression. There are some tight, austere tannins right now, and the wine is a little less immediately exuberant than some, but give it a few years in bottle to flesh out. 62 percent Merlot, 36 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 2 percent Petit Verdot. -
2018 Finca Torremilanos Montecastrillo Ribera Del Duero
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes A Certified Organic and Demeter Certified Biodynamic family-owned and run estate in Ribera del Duero, Finca Torremilanos is comprised of 200 hectares of vineyards planted on quality land that has supported viticulture for over 100 years. This is 100 percent Tempranillo of average vine age between 10 and 20 years. Fermentation takes 9 days and malolactic occurs in 80 percent stainless steel and 20 percent in barrel. With ripe red fruit flavors with structured tannins, this over-delivers in quality for the price. -
2018 The Calling Monterey County Pinot Noir
$32.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 92: Candied Bing cherry and fresh hibiscus aromas make this an immediately likable bottling, while the star anise, gingerbread and sweet herb aromas add complexity. The palate is lively and fresh with more red fruit and flowers as well as cinnamon and wild chaparral spices, leading into a eucalyptus-oil-kissed finish. -
2018 Roco ‘Gravel Road’ Pinot Noir
$23.00Add to cartWine Spectator 91: “Tightly focused, this offers polish and structure, with layered raspberry and cherry flavors, laced with stony mineral and green tea notes and finishing with refined tannins. Drink now through 2028. 6,900 cases made."Tasting Notes The hills in the Willamette Valley are punctuated by gravel roads, which lead to the regions finest vineyards. ROCO's Gravel Road Pinot Noir is a blend of several of the distinctive vineyards including the Soles' own Wits' End Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. An outstanding value, the Gravel Road Pinot Noir flavor profile surpasses many other wineries flagship Pinot Noirs. The old world style offers bold flavor with balance and grace to pair well with nearly any food. -
2017 Stolpman Vineyards ‘La Cuadrilla’
$26.00Add to cartTasting Notes La Cuadrilla is wonderfully aromatic, loaded with garrigue-scented, dark red berries. The mid-palate is lush, with super fruit, and the finish is long, with very fine tannins. Fresh and elegant, this is an easy wine to drink, absolutely food friendly. -
2018 Rocca della Macìe Chianti Classico
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes Lively ruby red in the glass, on the nose intense and persistent with hints of wild berries that combine well with the aromas resales Ed by the wood of the barrels. On the palate, savory and full bodied without being heavy. -
2018 Alain de la Treille Chinon
$24.00Add to cartTasting Notes This Chinon, with its bright intense purple color, offers complex aromas of minerals and red fruits (blackcurrant & blueberry). The palate is juicy & spicy, making it an ideal match for roasted meat, charcuteries and flavorful cheeses. -
2017 Adaras ‘Aldea’
$10.00Add to cartTasting Notes Cherry red color with hints of violet and High to mid-depth color. In nose, aromas of minerality and red fruits. In mouth, it’s an expressive and clean wine with a good balance of fruitiness and flavours typical of limestone. Well-structured tannins. Fresh acidity. -
2018 Domaine Octavie Gamay
$17.00Add to cartTasting Notes From a sandy, clayish terroir, this red wine has great presence, starting with its beautiful intense ruby color with aromas of black cherry on a spicy background, soft on the palate, harmonious and elegant, with nice freshness. It will go wonderfully with white meats and charcuterie. -
2016 Herencia Altes ‘l’Estel’
$23.00Wine Spectator 92: This firm red delivers mineral and sanguine notes that frame a core of plum and licorice flavors, revealing a balance of savory and fruity character. Shows depth, with well-integrated tannins and balsamic acidity. Drink now through 2026.James Suckling 92: Aromas of violets, earth, ripe cassis and blackberries. Big, soft, sweeping palate, carrying succulent, concentrated blueberry flavors, as well as juicy plums and fruitcake. Ripe tannins cascade into the finish. Drink across the next 5 years.Vinous 91: Limpid ruby. Spice- and mineral-accented red/dark berry aromas are complemented by a suave floral topnote that gains strength with aeration. Juicy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors deepen and gain sweetness with air but show very good energy as well. Seamless and spicy on the persistent finish, which leaves behind appealing sweet dark berry and floral pastille notes.Add to cart-
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2017 Wapisa Malbec
$27.00Add to cartJames Suckling 95: Glossy ripe aromas of blackcurrants, cedary oak, dark cherries and menthos make a bold impression. The palate has a very plush, succulent and soulful feel with smoothly rendered tannins, carrying long into the unwavering finish. Drink or hold.Wine Enthusiast 91: Ripe black-fruit aromas are supported by smoke and spice notes on the nose. The strongboned palate is meaty and full, boasting flavors of blackberry, beef jerky and chocolate. This Malbec shows off the intensity and high quality of the 2017 vintage. Drink through 2024. -
2018 Jean-Jacques Girard Bourgogne Pinot Noir
$32.00Add to cartTasting Notes Nose of plum, cherry and raspberry, and leads into a fresh, silky palate with a ripe mix of red and black fruits alongside subtle savoury notes and spice. -
2018 Torbreck ‘Woodcutter’s’ Shiraz
$25.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 91: It's another successful vintage for this wine, which gives consumers a taste of the Torbreck style at a reasonable price. The 2018 Woodcutter's Shiraz offers raspberry and mulberry flavors, a full-bodied, plush, supple palate and savory hints of mocha and black olive on the finish.James Suckling 94: A beautiful, refined and punchy young red. There’s a lively edge to it with charcoal and licorice to the dark fruit. Medium-bodied, firm and lively. Tight and focused with linear tannins. -
2018 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
$39.00Add to cartTasting Notes Deep ruby in color, the 2018 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon expresses aromas of fresh black currants and cherries accompanied by subtle smoky notes and dried spices. On the palate, this lavish powerful wine is layered with juicy blackberry, ripe cherry, vanilla bean and brown butter. It’s full-bodied and rich, balanced by a touch of bright acidity and firm polished tannins. -
2017 Mathias Parent Chambolle-Musigny
$114.00Add to cartTasting Notes Complex aromas of violet, black cherry and damp earth. Refined tannins coat the palate. Good balance between texture and acidity. -
2013 Thomas George Estate Pinot Noir
$21.00Add to cartTasting Notes Succulent red fruit and cherry aromas complement hints of cola. Explosive flavors of wild berry and dark blue fruit dominate the mid-palate with undertones of thyme and rosemary. Fine tannins and bright acidity frame the wine to create a highly complex finish. -
2016 Maison Brotte ‘Secret Barville’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
$62.00Add to cartWine Spectator 93: Lush and rustic, offering raspberry, plum and cherry preserve flavors that cruise through slowly, with light sandalwood, garrigue and brick dust accents filling in on the finish. Reveals a pleasant tug of earth. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Best from 2022 through 2035.Wine Enthusiast 95: Firm, sandpapery tannins frame this rich, undulating blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Studded with glossy blueberry and preserved black-cherry flavors, it's an intense, brooding wine shaded by hints of crushed earth and coffee grinds. It drinks beautifully already, but should mature elegantly through 2035. -
2018 Domaine Pierre Guillemot Bourgogne Rouge
$40.00Add to cartTasting Notes Aromas of ripe cherries, berries and spices introduce Guillemot's 2018 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy wine that's generous but lively. It's a pleasure-bent red that will offer a broad drinking window. -
2017 Poggio Scalette ‘Il Carbonaione’
$54.00Add to cartWine Spectator 95: An alluring array of blackberry, black cherry and violet aromas introduces this supple, elegant red. Spice, mineral and tobacco elements emerge, along with firm, refined tannins, but this is all about the pure fruit. Shows terrific harmony and length. Sangiovese. Best from 2022 through 2040. -
2014 Cave des Vignerons Jean de Roze Vin de Pays d’Hérault
$13.00Add to cartTasting Notes Roasted red fruits, game meats, cooked porcinis, and forest floor firmly ground this red blend in the old-world style. Medium-bodied and full of juicy ripe red and black cherries, this wine has layers of flavors making for a complex wine that is still easy to appreciate. -
2015 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona ‘Pianrosso’ Brunello di Montalcino
$99.00Add to cartWine Spectator 94: Black cherry, blackberry and blueberry flavors mark this saturated red. Beefy tannins offer support and all the components are in the right place. Stays fresh and long on the finish, with lingering accents of fruit, mineral and tobacco. Best from 2023 through 2043.Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 96: The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso is distinguished by a unique aromatic profile that brings out mineral notes of crushed limestone or chalk. This adds a greater sense of focus and delineation that not only characterizes the bouquet but also applies to the way the wine hits the palate in a fuller and more determined way (compared to the slightly softer classic Brunello). Instead, this single-vineyard Brunello shows an upright and direct approach with soft salinity on the close followed by forest fruit, spice and medicinal herb. The mouthfeel makes a big impact thanks to its streamlined and polished texture.James Suckling 100: Lots of ripe and rich fruit with a decadent undertone of meat and spice that turns to pure fruit and licorice. Medium to full body, refined tannins and a fresh and bright finish. All about harmony.Wine Enthusiast 98: Intense aromas of berry, iris, underbrush, botanical herb and camphor shape the enticing nose. Firmly structured, the taut, full-bodied palate offers juicy black cherry, raspberry, licorice and tobacco set against tightly knit, fine-grained tannins. Drink 2025–2035. -
2015 Shafer ‘Hillside Select’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$357.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 98: Very deep purple-black in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select comes bounding out of the glass with gregarious scents of crème de cassis, warm black cherries, plum preserves and Indian spices with hints of lilacs, garrigue, stewed tea and cigar box plus a waft of charcuterie. Full-bodied, rich, boldly fruited and wildly decadent, it has a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins and compelling freshness, finishing with loads of earthy and savory layers.James Suckling 98: There’s an intensely ripe, fresh and vibrant edge to this focused, elegant and assertively pure cabernet that delivers attractive blueberry and cassis aromas in stylish form. The palate arrives as a precise and focused suite of ripe blueberry and blackberry flavors, building smoothly to an attractively crisp and even-paced finish. Another superb edition of this wine. Drink or hold. -
2014 Secret Door ‘1Z’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$175.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93: Aromas of violets, lavender and dark fruit. Very toned. Medium to full body and firm and chewy tannins that are finely grained. Solid wine with length and structure. -
2017 Aerena Cabernet Sauvignon
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes The Cabernet is uplifting with fruit and floral components coming together in perfect balance. Soft and supple tannins offer great approachability but this vintage is not afraid to show its true cabernet core. -
2017 Leonetti Cellar Merlot
$110.00Add to cartWine Spectator 94: Polished and multilayered, with expressive red currant, smoky spice and green olive accents that take on richness toward fine-grained tannins.Wine Enthusiast 91: Black raspberry, dried and fresh herb and black currant aromas are at the fore. Ripe, lush fruit flavors follow, supported by firm, lightly grainy tannins. It has a nice yum factor. Best after 2023. Cellar Selection. -
2017 Brown Estate Zinfandel
$47.00Add to cartTasting Notes Garnet/magenta core with scarlet rim. Climbing rose, musk, myrrh, fresh English lavender, citrus, sweet clove, dark black fruits, Asian apple, hibiscus, candied apple, apricot taffy, morning garden, forest bramble on the nose. Full-bodied, ripe, gentle tannins. -
2014 Madrigal Family Winery Petite Sirah
$32.99Add to cartTasting Notes This Petite Sirah is dark and inky in color, and introduces aromas of dark berries and dark chocolate with hints of espresso. The dark fruit theme continues onto the palate with accented notes of plum, blackberry and dark currant. Round tannins take you into a smooth, long finish. Smoked meats, BBQ and any hearty dish makes a great pairing. -
2018 Bloomer Creek Vineyard ‘Vin d’été’
$39.00Add to cartTasting Notes Partial carbonic fermentation gives lively fruit flavors, making wine to be consumed young and chilled - "cafe wine." -
2016 Brotte ‘Château de Bord’ Laudun
$21.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 91: Potent blackberry and mulberry flavors are shaded by sandstone and chalk in this remarkably elegant wine. It's a plush, richly concentrated wine, but has a savory, earthen tone that lends freshness and balance. Ripe, supple tannins linger on the finish, accentuating its silky demeanor. Enjoy now–2022. -
2017 Domaine de la Bergerie ‘La Cerisaie’
$22.00Add to cartTasting Notes Garnet red colour of beautiful intensity with purple hues. Open nose, aromas of red and black fruits. Bottled after a minimum of nine months in vat it is everything an Anjou Rouge ought to be – soft delicious fruit, little structure, no harsh tannins. Just simply delicious, pure pleasure! -
2015 Casa Castillo ‘Las Gravas’
$30.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: The 2015 Las Gravas is a classic Mediterranean blend of Monastrell with 15 percent each Garnacha and Syrah, with 15 percent alcohol after fermenting with part of full clusters and indigenous grapes and aging in used oak barrels for 19 months. 2015 is the last vintage that Las Gravas has some Syrah, as it adds some sweet fruit he wants to avoid. However, it shows fresh within the balsamic profile, with plenty of rosemary and thyme notes combined with floral undertones and the character of the esparto grass and tree bark that are textbook descriptors of the variety. -
2017 Lafage ‘Tessellae’ Old Vines
$19.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 92: The GSM of the estate, the 2017 Tessellae Old Vines checks in as 50 percent Grenache, 40 percent Syrah, and 10 percent Mourvèdre brought up mostly in concrete. Blackberries, kirsch, spice, incense, dried flowers, and baking spice notes all flow to a full-bodied, gorgeously texture effort. It's another gem from this team. -
2018 Donnafugata ‘Sherazade’
$18.99Add to cartJames Suckling 91: A nero d’avola with a light, fresh edge, revealing sour cherries and raspberry cheesecake with a touch of citrus. Very taut and edgy, almost tart, on the palate, but there’s undeniable transparency and depth. Medium-bodied and medium-chewy. Drink now. -
2016 Zenato ‘Alanera’ Rosso Veronese
$17.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93: I love the brambly nuances to this red, which suggests forest floor, dried plums, dried herbs and cedar. Full-bodied and chewy with grainy tannins and spice undertones throughout. Long and beautiful. Drink now or hold.Tasting Notes Brilliant ruby in color, Alanera delights the senses with a variety of aromas and flavors that include fresh and dried cherries and prunes, sweet spice, and hints of coffee and tobacco. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with elegant and velvety tannins. Vibrant acidity brings balance and freshness, and supports a long and harmonious finish. -
2013 Paolo Scavino ‘Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva’ Barolo
$247.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 97: The 2013 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva was released in January of 2019, and once again it looks to be a top prize. Licorice and flowers dominate the bouquet, and its beautiful red fruit is generous throughout. This wine has always been a beauty and consistently has had a high price tag to reflect that quality, going back to the first vintages of the 1990s. It has regularly sold for about $200 every year for the last decade. These vines are old, some of them very old (reaching the ripe age of 60 years old in 1990s, when many of them were replanted with carefully selected clones), producing an elegance and concentration that brings intensity and a high standard of aromas. This Barolo without a doubt shows its pedigree and a quality of noble perfumes that demonstrate characteristics of the greatest Nebbiolo vintages, all delivered with excellent concentration. The magic lingers on the palate, right up to the finish.James Suckling 95: Aromas of white truffles and dried red cherries here with an earthy nuance that makes for a complex and compelling nose. The palate has a deep and dense shape and delivers a wide array of rich cherry and plum flavors. Some handy spice here, too. Drink or hold.Wine Enthusiast 94: Violet, iris, exotic spice and menthol aromas lead the way on this fragrant red. The firmly structured palate boasts elegance and tension, delivering cranberry, pomegranate, licorice and white pepper set against tightly knit, fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. It’s still youthfully austere and will be even better after several more years of aging. Drink 2023–2033. -
2016 Clos Apalta
$160.00Add to cartWine Spectator 94: Refined, with savory richness to the mineral-infused raspberry, red currant and herbal shadings. Creamy hints emerge midpalate, leading to a crisp, well-structured finish that lingers with slate and cast iron notes. Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.James Suckling 99: This is really focused and refined with fantastic dried flowers and dark berries. Dried-lavender and mint undertones. Medium-to full-bodied with refined and polished tannins that are all together and so focused. Really integrated and melted together on the palate. Compact and very linear. Please give this two or three years to come completely together, but it’s already breathtaking. Better to drink after 2022. -
2012 Fiddlehead ‘Burtie Baby’ Pinot Noir
$90.00Add to cartTasting Notes Laced with indelible notes of cola, anise and sweet spice, which are complemented by the richness of black cherry and brambly blackberries. -
2016 Lucia ‘Garys’ Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
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2015 Bien Nacido Estate ‘LXXIII Reserve’ Pinot Noir
$95.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: There are 127 cases of the lovely 2015 Bien Nacido Vineyard LXXIII Pinot Noir, which offers up a deep-pitched bouquet of crushed cassis, cracked pepper and nori that's a bit darker and more brooding than usual, without the suggestions of the candied peel and Christmas cake that this often displays. On the palate, it's medium bodied, concentrated and structured around a fine-grained chassis of tannin and juicy acids. Give this youthfully tight-knit Pinot Noir a few years in the cellar, then follow it for a decade.Wine Enthusiast 96: Intense cranberry aromas meet with smoked pork roast, crushed slate and pinches of sage, thyme and white pepper on the nose of this luxury-level bottling. The palate is florally flush in touches of rose and tarragon, set against snappy red-plum fruit and racy acidity.Vinous 94: The 2015 Pinot Noir LXXIII Bien Nacido Vineyards is gorgeous. Inky blue and purplish fruit, licorice, menthol, sage, violet and lavender infuse the 2015, a wine of extreme richness and unctuosity. It will be fascinating to see how the 2015 develops during its aging. The 2015 is dense and rich, with an almost Syrah-like element of savoriness on the finish. -
2017 Beaux Frères ‘The Beaux Frères Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
$122.00Add to cartWine Spectator 95: Combines structure with verve, offering richly expressive raspberry, violet and orange peel flavors that take on polish and complexity toward well buffed tannins. Drink now through 2028.James Suckling 96: There’s a real sense of depth and detail here with fresh cherries and blueberries, swathed in vanilla-dusted violets, fresh-cut roasting herbs and biscuit spices. The palate has a very plush and smoothly rendered feel with a long, smooth and seamless run of ripe blueberries and cherries. Concentrated and elegant pinot with a long, long finish. Drink across the next decade. -
2016 Blackbird Vineyards ‘Paramour’ (1.5L Magnum)
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2017 Boich Family Cellar ‘Beckstoffer To Kalon’ Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5L)
$480.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 96: Starting with the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon, this deep purple-hued effort offers a big blast of classic To Kalon red, blue, and black fruits as well as notes of flowery incense, spice box, orange blossom, and lead pencil shavings. It's ripe, full-bodied, and sexy on the palate, and offers way more hedonistic pleasure than most in this -
2014 Lail ‘J. Daniel Cuvée’ Cabernet Sauvignon
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2015 Lail ‘J. Daniel Cuvée’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$295.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 98: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 J Daniel Cuvee bursts forth with gregarious blackcurrant pastilles, black cherries and warm plum notes backed up by notions of spice cake, mocha and licorice. The full-bodied palate is powerfully fruited with opulent exotic spices accenting the black forest cake notions, framed by plush tannins and finishing with epic length. A beautifully buxom showstopper! -
2016 Lail ‘J. Daniel Cuvée’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$295.00Add to cartJames Suckling 97: Love the green olives, blackberries and sweet tobacco. Hints of walnuts and wet earth. Full-bodied yet reserved and very tight with beautiful richness and focus. Dense and exciting. A blend of Oakville and Howell Mountain. Great Napa cab. Try after 2022. -
2017 Martin Ray Cabernet Sauvignon
$25.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93: This is very ripe with lots of intense fruit. Hints of walnuts. Toasted. Turns to dried flowers. Medium to full body. Lots of mountain tannins. Flavorful finish with freshness. Drink or hold. -
2018 Dufaitre Brouilly
$33.00Add to cartTasting Notes This Brouilly is bursting with flowers, and while the wine is more muscular than his others, it is one of the most finesse-ful and light Brouilly we have ever tasted. -
2016 Nicolas Chemarin ‘MC2’ Morgon
$42.00Add to cartTasting Notes This 2016 Morgon MC2 comes from 40 year old vines - two sources Charmes and Corcelette - planted on sand and schist with a subsoil of decomposed rock and clay. Whole cluster fermentation lasts for 20 days in concrete and 40 percent of the cuvée is matured in neutral oak for 10 months, resulting in a dark, mineral driven and longlived style of Beaujolais perfect for pairing with game birds and hearty grains. -
2018 Vietti Barbera d’Asti ‘Tre Vigne’
$19.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 91: The Vietti 2018 Barbera d'Asti Tre Vigne is a vibrant red wine teeming with energy and electricity. Those berry tones of cassis, cranberry and black currant pop from the glass. Primary fruit remains the focus, but that fruit is nicely framed by contours of spice and toasted nut. The grapes harvested for this wine represent a second selection from some of the same parcels that make the Barbera d'Asti La Crena. This cool-vintage expression is just lovely, informal and fun.Tasting Notes The wine is a vibrant red, berry tones of cassis, cranberry and black currant pop from the glass. The fruit is nicely framed by the contours of spice and toasted nut. -
2016 Salvestrin Cabernet Sauvignon
$45.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92: A dark-fruited nose with plums and blackberries, as well as black truffle and earthy notes. The palate has a supple and even thread of blueberry flavor and supple, layered tannins. A blend of 89 per cent cabernet sauvignon with some merlot, syrah and cabernet franc. Drink or hold. -
2017 Famille Brunier ‘Piedlong’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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2017 Tablas Creek ‘Esprit de Tablas’
$71.00Add to cartWine Spectator 93: Personality meets refinement, with expressive black raspberry, smoky garrigue and stony white pepper notes that build richness and complexity toward polished tannins. Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah and Counoise. Drink now through 2027.Vinous 94: Glistening ruby. Pungent black and blue fruit, potpourri and incense aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up exotic spice and mineral nuances as the wine opens up. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, offering bitter cherry, black raspberry, violet pastille and spice cake flavors that deepen on the back half. Finishes very long and precise, with mounting tannins and an emphatic echo of candied flowers. -
2014 Robert Sinskey Vineyards ‘POV’
$42.00Add to cartTasting Notes Like striking a major chord, the three varieties of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, harmonize brilliantly - like they were always meant to be together. The wine opens with floral aromas of violet and rosemary, followed by a fruit stand of aromas and flavors reminiscent of blackberry, black plum, currant and black cherry. The primary fruit notes lead into more complex and earthier notes of black olive, sage, star anise, cocoa and a hint of vanilla that softens an otherwise youthful flavor profile. -
2018 Solena Pinot Noir Grande Cuvée
$25.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92: Spicy oak is cast across ripe red berries and cherries and delivers a modern impression. There’s a fresh-earth edge here, too, with attractive, spicy notes and a very vibrant feel to the tannins, which carry a grainy cut that holds freshness into the finish. Drink or hold. -
2017 The Giving Kitchen Cabernet Sauvignon
$34.99Add to cartTasting Notes The 2017 Cabernet is a blend from two iconic vineyards, one located in the warmer eastern hills of the St. Helena AVA and the other from a cooler section of the Oak Knoll appellation. Intense, lush and bold with a frame of acidity to balance the tannins, the wine has a layered and lingering finish. -
2014 Wayfarer ‘Golden Mean’ Pinot Noir
$120.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: Dark, brooding cinnamon and fleshy black plum provide an exciting, complex counterpoint to the rakish earthiness and exotic Asian spice going on in this full-bodied, explosively compelling wine, its minerality lingering. It's young and still tightly coiled, with lingering minerality; let it open to enjoy now, but it would show best after some time, so cellar through 2024. Cellar SelectionJeb Dunnick 94: A blend that's made from a mix of Pommard and Swan, the 2014 Pinot Noir Golden Mean is another sensational 2014. Incredibly perfumed, with raspberry, violets, peach and floral notes, this beauty is elegant, seamless and pure on the palate, with the good acidity, and a seamlessness that's hard to believe. It picks up more spice and forest floor notes with time in the glass, has a big core of sweet fruit, and impeccable overall balance. It’s great today, but will easily continue drinking nicely through 2026.Wine Enthusiast 97: Dark, brooding cinnamon and fleshy black plum provide an exciting, complex counterpoint to the rakish earthiness and exotic Asian spice going on in this full-bodied, explosively compelling wine, its minerality lingering. It's young and still tightly coiled, with lingering minerality; let it open to enjoy now, but it would show best after some time, so cellar through 2024. Cellar Selection -
2013 Wayfarer ‘Golden Mean’ Pinot Noir
$120.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 92: The Golden Mean is made exclusively from Pommard and Swan clones. Medium to deep ruby colored, the 2013 Pinot Noir Golden Mean has a savory, sautéed herbs-led nose with earthy notes of mossy bark, loam and dried leaves over a gentle red currant jelly and raspberry tart core. The medium-bodied palate has a wonderfully firm, chewy texture that nicely corrals the vibrant red fruits and earthy layers, finishing with a refreshing lift.James Suckling 95: Lightening acidity here with vibrant and ripe fruit that gives depth and beauty. Wonderful verve to this well-crafted pinot. Such energy. Drink or hold.Jeb Dunnick 92: The 2013 Pinot Noir Golden Mean is a beautiful complete, tight, Burgundian-styled effort that needs to be left alone for another 2-3 years. Black cherry, violets, blueberry and sappy floral notes emerge from this medium to full-bodied, structured 2013 that has bright acidity, excellent concentration and plenty of length on the finish.Wine Enthusiast 95: Lush and velvety, this wine offers big, dark cherry flavor around a tangy minerality. From three vineyard blocks planted to Pommard and Swan clones, it balances opposites in the way full-bodied luxuriousness meets acidity-driven juiciness, creating a desire for more. Let this wine open in the glass or cellar through 2023. Cellar Selection -
2017 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape
$147.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 98: This beauty has everything you could ask for. The blend is heavily shifted toward Mourvèdre, and it offers a mammoth bouquet of black cherries, graphite, cured meats, Asian spices, and assorted garrigue-like nuances. Deep, full-bodied, and concentrated, it stays straight and focused on the palate, with a stacked mid-palate, ripe, silky tannins, and fabulous length. You’re going to want bottles of this in the cellar, and comparing the 2007, 2010, 2016, and 2017 over the coming two decades is going to be a treat. -
2012 Amuse Bouche
$327.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 90: The 2012 Proprietary Red Amuse Bouche offers juicy blue and red fruits along with surprisingly noticeable acidity, good cleanliness and purity, and a style that falls somewhere between a French Bordeaux and a Napa red wine. Although still youthful, it displays a potential for plenty of aromatic complexity, medium to full body, and savory flavors. The wine has yet to reveal its considerable potential, so give it several more years of bottle age and drink it over the following 10-15 years.James Suckling 92: Aromas and flavors of walnuts, balsamic vinegar and dried fruits that follow through to a full body, round and juicy tannins and a savory finish. Some orange-peel undertones. Needs a couple of years to come together. -
2016 RAEN ‘Home Field Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
$110.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94: Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2016 Pinot Noir Home Field Vineyard gives up notes of black tea, scorched earth, raspberries and wild blueberries with fragrant wafts of lilacs and rose hips plus a suggestion of charcuterie. Medium-bodied, intensely fruited and tightly wound, the palate is taut, muscular and lively with bags of energy down to the long, perfumed finish.James Suckling 97: This has impressive, fragrant complexity with an abundance of sweetly spiced red cherries and wild berries. Super expressive nose. The palate is seamlessly delivered with pristine red cherries and a smoothly layered texture that has been expertly crafted. Stunning Sonoma Coast pinot. Drink or hold. -
2015 Ram’s Gate ‘El Diablo Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
$80.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 93: Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir El Diablo Vineyard opens with black raspberries, black cherries and violets on the nose with hints of chocolate box and cinnamon stick. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and spicy. 325 cases produced. -
2014 Casas del Bosque ‘Gran Bosque Private Reserva’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$66.00Add to cartWine Spectator 94: Big, rich and filled with powerful red fruit and savory flavors that are supported by medium-grained tannins. Shows concentrated dark chocolate and creamy notes on the plush and well-spiced finish. Delivers impressive concentration and length. Drink now through 2022. 800 cases made. -
2014 Secret Door ‘1X’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$175.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92: A young cabernet with verve, balance and plenty of currant and blackberry character. Juicy and polished. A beautiful, composed wine. Drink now or hold. -
2015 Dana Estate ‘Lotus Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$608.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 100: A barrel sample due to be bottled in January 2018, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard has a deep garnet-purple color and very primary black and blue fruit nose of warm plums, blueberries and black cherries plus hints of spice box and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and firmly structured with ripe, grainy tannins, it has bags of depth and a very long, multilayered finish.James Suckling 99: Extremely complex aromas of iodine, dark fruit, oyster shell, forest floor and blackberries follow through to a full body. Great intensity and integrity. Tannins are chewy now. Excellent tannin quality.
