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2018 Montepeloso ‘A Quo’ Toscana Rosso
$29.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93 ~ Smoke, tar and spice, as well as lots of dark fruit and olives on the nose. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins, juicy fruit and tangy acidity. Some tar and chocolate. A blend of montepulciano, sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon, marselan, and alicante bouschet. -
2018 Meinklang Burgenland Red
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Austrian Beaujolais? Sure tastes like it. Bright and juicy, with a spine of minerality (and great with a chill) and finishes completely dry. A blend of 60 percent Zweigelt, 30 percent Blaufrankisch, and 1 percent St. Laurent that has all been grown biodynamically grown. Spontaneous, semi-carbonic fermentation in stainless steel (Natural Wine!) that then spends 6 months in stainless steel tank to rest before bottling, unfiltered and unfined. -
2020 Storm Point Red Blend
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Aromas of pomegranate, cranberry, orange peel and chai tea with a hint of wet gravel. The palate is fresh and uplifting with notes of briary raspberry, morello cherry and wild lavender finished with an orange twist. This is an ethereal, vivid red blend! Sustainably farmed - 56 percent Cinsault, 29 percent Syrah, and 15 percent Carignan that spent 10 months in 75 percent French barrique and 25 percent stainless steel. Only 1,700 cases produced. -
2013 Domaine de la Terre Rouge ‘Ascent’ Syrah
$97.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ This is a deeply concentrated wine with dense layers of aromatic complexity. Loads of deeply concentrated and incredibly spicy fruit aromas fill your glass. In the mouth you’ll find thick concentrated and riotous meaty Syrah flavors, smoky wood tones, exotic spices, mineral tones, and fine tannins. Great structure and aging potential. -
2016 Felsina ‘Berardenga’ Chianti Classico Riserva
$38.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92 ~ This is a very cedary Chianti Classico, the wood showing prominently, but also showing beautiful dried rose petals and orange rind. Full-bodied with structured tannins and a chewy finish. -
2015 Demarie Roero Riserva
$59.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Full-bodied wine, harmonious, warm and powerful. Sensations of violet and red fruits with an undertone of the pleasant spiced fragrances of licorice and cocoa. -
2017 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge
$59.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ There is something about the dark, inky Mourvèdre, plus the salty sea air caressing the vines every night, that typifies classic Bandol. This wine is complete, and ready to serve cooled down a touch. -
2013 Demarie Barolo
$69.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 90 ~ Red berry, baking spice and leather aromas unfold in the glass. The medium-bodied palate offers red berry, cinnamon and crushed herb flavors framed by fresh acidity and firm, refined tannins. -
2018 Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage
$37.00Add to cartVinous 91 ~ Dark, shimmering ruby. Fragrant dark berry and floral scents are sharpened by hints of cracked pepper and smoky bacon. Bitter cherry, cassis and dark chocolate flavors show good depth as well as energy and pick up a licorice nuance on the back half. Finishes long and chewy, with youthfully grippy tannins and a lingering suggestion of bitter chocolate. This one will reward a little patience. -
2020 Broc Cellars Nouveau
$31.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ This year’s nouveau comes from a small amount of Valdiguié grapes that we picked intending to make rosé but turned it into a bright high acid red. Two thirds of the fruit we left as whole clusters and the remaining was destemmed and placed on top of the whole clusters as they fermented in tank. A small amount of carbonic takes place from the whole clusters. Aged in neutral French oak for 6 weeks. Bottled unfiltered and ready to drink now. -
2019 Le Clos du Caillou ‘Le Caillou’ Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge
$27.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 91 ~ The 2019 Côtes du Rhône Le Caillou is a charming, medium-bodied effort with a beautiful Provençal style as well as medium-bodied richness, lots of black raspberry and jammy berry fruits, notes of peppery herbs, and a charming, ready-to-go style. It’s ideal for enjoying in its first 3-5 years of life. -
2018 Carter Cellars ‘Carter’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$199.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 99 ~ A killer effort, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Carter offers that rare, magical mix of opulence, power, elegant, and freshness that you rarely come across, offering a kaleidoscope-like array of crème de cassis, toasted spice, dried violets, blackberries, smoked tobacco, and a distinct sense of minerality, it’s a beast of a wine on the palate that somehow stays beautifully balanced, elegant, and seamless. It’s impossible to resist today yet should cruise for two decades. -
2017 Purlieu ‘Le Pich’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$60.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A deep ruby robe, with darker black fruit and mineral aromas on the nose. The palate brightens into a ripe strawberry, raspberry and boysenberry core, layered with notes of black licorice and nutmeg. Fluid and smooth, this wine blends rich fruit complexity, elegant freshness, and well-integrated tannins. -
2018 Scarecrow ‘M. Etain’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$234.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 93 ~ The 2018 M. Étain is a blend of 87 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 percent Malbec, 4 percent Merlot and 3 percent Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it charges out of the gate with expressive notes of crème de cassis, baked plums, wild blueberries and tilled soil with loads of exotic spice and fruitcake accents. Full-bodied, the palate is as rich as it is vibrant and refreshing, featuring approachable, finely grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and earthy. -
2016 Smith & Perry Pinot Noir
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Bing cherry, fresh strawberry, and hints of black currant mark a vibrant aromatic profile, complemented by intricate layers of cinnamon, licorice, and clove. Bright and fresh on entry, with lively acidity and pleasing texture. Finishes with flavors of creme brulee, molasses, brown sugar, and cola. -
2017 Denner Vineyards ‘The Dirt Worshipper’
$47.00Add to cartVinous 95 ~ Vivid purple. Intensely perfumed dark berry preserve, violet, smoky mineral and exotic spice aromas show outstanding clarity and mineral lift. Palate-staining black raspberry, cherry preserve, licorice, spice cake and floral pastille flavors are supported by a spine of juicy acidity. Rich but lively as well, finishing with firm thrust on a strikingly long finish that features even tannins and repeating floral and spice qualities. 50 percent whole clusters. -
2018 Colene Clemens ‘Dopp Creek’ Pinot Noir
$33.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Dark red fruits and lifted floral elements dominate the nose of the wine, while a supple, intense, and refreshing amalgam of dark red fruit and rich tobacco envelop your palate. While this wine is a pure pleasure to drink now, holding onto a few bottles for the next four to six years will also yield fabulous results in the glass. -
NV Gimonnet Gonet ‘l’Eclant’ Brut Rose
$56.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ From two families of wine growers, Anne and Philippe Gimonnet have chosen the same path as their ancestors. In 1986 the first bottles of Champagne Gimonnet-Gonet were vinified. Since then, Anne and Philippe have had only one goal: to create champagnes of excellence. This Grand Cru Champagne is comprised of a a blend of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir (both harvested from their 13 acre Estate). The wine spends two years on the lees before disgorgement with 7grams at dosage. This is Growers Champagne at it’s best. -
2017 Denner Vineyards ‘The Ditch Digger’
$76.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94 ~ The 2017 Ditch Digger is made up of 55 percent Grenache, 20 percent Mourvèdre, 13 percent Syrah, 5 percent Cinsault, 5 percent Graciano and 2 percent Carignan. Medium ruby, it has bright, inviting scents of raspberries and red cherries layered with scents of powdered sugar, citrus peel, violet and lilac perfume with an earthy undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is ultra layered and perfumed, with a pleasantly chalky frame and fantastic juiciness, finishing very long and fragrant. Lovely! -
NV Domaine des Terres Dorées ‘FRV100’ Vin de France Pétillant
$28.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A sparkling rosé that's vibrant and fresh on the palate. Aromas of raspberries and cherries, a hint of sweetness and low in alcohol. Made from 100% organic Gamay. Jean-Paul Brun - a wine making renegade and master of vinifying still Gamay in Beaujolais - makes this delicious, fruit forward, crisp beverage in the méthode ancestrale, where fermentation finishes in the bottle, creating the bubbles. The style recalls the wines of Cerdon du Bugey. Extremely limited release and a must have, fun, delightful sparkling wine! -
2016 Coup de Foudre ‘37.2 Cuvée’
$79.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ A blend of 40 percent Merlot, 40 percent Cabernet Franc and 20 percent Petit Verdot - the 2016 Proprietary Red Cuvee 37.2 is deep garnet-purple in color with a nose of crushed blackberries, red currants and black cherries with wafts of cedar chest, yeast extract and black olives plus sage hints. The palate is full-bodied, rich and concentrated with grainy tannins and quite earthy in mouth, finishing long. -
2017 Susana Balbo ‘Brioso’
$50.00Add to cartWine Spectator 92 ~ A robust red, with richly spiced flavors of dark plum, blackberry and boysenberry, lathered with notes of chocolate mousse. The suave finish lingers with licorice and pepper hints. Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. -
2017 Proulx Petite Sirah
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Medium to light body with aromas of potpourri, rose petals and dried fruit. The palate is decorated with dried flowers that give depth to the blackberry and acai flavors. -
2018 Decendientes de J. Palacios ‘Pétalos’
$28.00Add to cartDecanter 95 ~ “A seamless, refreshing wine pulsating with dark fruit and black cherry flavours that are very well balanced with the oak and refined acid line. Nothing pokes through or dominates. Serious, long, engaging.” -
2018 Walter Hansel ‘Cuvée Alyce’ Pinot Noir
$58.00Add to cartVinous 93 ~ The 2018 Pinot Noir Cuvee Alyce is bright, floral and super-finessed. This mid-weight, focused Pinot has so much to offer. Red/purplish fruit, blood orange, lavender and spice are all finely-knit Pinot from Hansel. Time in the glass brings out the wine's textural depth and resonance. -
2017 Andis ‘Painted Fields’ Old Vine Zinfandel
$22.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Bright purple on the rim with rich and dense core concentration. A festival of bramble and lilacs lead the parade with layers of fresh plum and winter spice. Juicy and generous from the get-go with notes of peach yogurt, star anise, and a hint of cinnamon. Lively until the last drop with a long finish. -
2018 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru
$152.00Add to cartVinous 93 ~ The 2018 Volnay 1er Cru a blend of Les Pitures and Les Mitans has a perfumed bouquet of very pure black cherry and wild strawberry aromas. The palate is defined by slightly chalky tannins. Quite poised and mineral driven tapering slightly toward the finish but maintaining impressive focus and elegance. Superb. -
2018 Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
$35.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 92 ~ A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color. The nose absolutely sings of warm blackcurrants, black cherries and mulberries plus fragrant suggestions of chocolate box, lilacs and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with energetic, crunchy black fruit flavors, framed by ripe, fine-grained tannins and loads of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. What a bargain price for this classic Napa Cab beauty! -
2019 Finca Torremilanos ‘Ojo Gallo’ Clarete
$37.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ ‘Ojo Gallo’, Castellano for ‘rooster eye’ (in other words, what the French call ‘oeil de perdrix’), hearkens back to the traditional clarete style of the region. This light red is a field blend of very old vines of Tempranillo, Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Viura, Albillo and Malvasia co-fermented in cement and raised for 8 months in used barrels before bottling without added sulfur for peak drinkability. Aromas of cranberry, wild cherry, scrub herb, and flowers jump from the glass, with a juicy palate offering prickly acidity and a wisp of tannic dryness. Absolutely delicious with a chill, though it can easily be enjoyed closer to room temperature. -
2017 Pulido-Walker ‘Panek Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$285.00Add to cartJeb Dunnick 95 ~ Lots of dark fruits, scorched earth, tobacco, and some Pauillac-like lead pencil notes emerge from the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, which is 100% varietal from a great vineyard in St. Helena. With medium to full-bodied richness, ripe tannins, and impressive balance, this savory, meaty Cabernet is going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and drink beautifully for 15-20 years or more. -
2016 Shafer ‘Relentless’
$107.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93 ~ Strikingly fresh mountain herbs and blueberries, as well as a cedary and dark-stony edge with earthy nuances, too. The palate has a gently grainy feel with sleek, vibrant berry aromas and delivers a striking mix of berries and chocolate at the long, detailed finish. A blend of 90% syrah and 10% petite sirah. Drink or hold. -
2018 Domaine Cosse et Maisonneuve ‘Le Combal’ Cahors
$25.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Le Combal is a rich, full-bodied wine that offers notes of spices, dark chocolate and currants. Tannic, but not overpowering, it has a perfect texture. -
2016 Château Les Gravières de la Brandille Bordeaux Supérieur
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Merlot dominates in this blend, with 20 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 percent Cabernet Franc; unoaked, this is a good medium-bodied dry red that has ample fruit and supple tannins. -
2016 Quinta do Portal ‘Colheita’ Tinto
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Marked by Tinta Roriz that is responsible for the intense aroma of young fresh fruit like cherry and blackberry. Dark in colour, it also shows some spicy notes along with some wood. Well structured in the mouth it has excellent acidity and firm tannins. The final is long, seductive and complex. It's a wine that we can enjoy from now but it will also age a few years very well. -
2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
$47.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 95 ~ Enticing aromas of violet, woodland berry, loose vineyard soil, wild mint and a hint of spearmint shape the intensely fragrant nose. The tense, young palate is still nervous but already boasts finesse, showing wild raspberry, crunchy red cherry, white pepper and star anise. Firm, refined tannins and racy acidity give it a linear, almost austere elegance, while bright acidity keeps it focused and balanced. -
2018 Campinuovi Montecucco Rosso
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Intense on the nose, with notes of cherry and dark fruit, but softens slightly on the palate. Tannins are well structured and balanced, and would pair well with a variety of foods. -
2019 Foradori ‘Lezer’
$30.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ There is quite lush fruit here, but it is fresh and vibrant, with great acidity and very soft tannins. Notes of bright red cherry, raspberry, cranberry, pomegranate and a hint of citrus zest, along with slight herbal and mineral tones. -
2018 Foradori Teroldego
$37.00Add to cartVinous 91 ~ The Foradori Teroldego always makes for a wonderful introduction to the brand. In fact, it was a vertical tasting of the Teroldego, a wine created in a fresh style from younger vines, yet still noble and age-worthy, that first won my heart - not the top-shelf Granato. The 2018 is no different. Here I’m finding a display of wild berry, fresh peppery herbs, violets, and crushed stone. It’s silky in texture, complemented by cool-toned red fruits and minerals, with just a hint of round tannin that provides grip. Inner florals resonate, while residual acids pinch at the taste buds. This is perfectly balanced, wonderfully pleasing today yet able to mature over the medium term in a cold cellar. -
2016 Domaine Rois Mages ‘Les Cailloux’ Rully
$42.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Aromas of red fruits, red flowers, strawberries and blackberry jam. The tannins are silky while the oak is well integrated. This wine is fresh with a lot of fruit. -
2016 Fattoria San Michele a Torri Chianti Colli Fiorentini
$20.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Ruby red with purple tones, well bodied. Intense and long lasting, with hints of fruit and slight flowery notes with a lively freshness and good tannins. A well balanced wine. -
2018 Three Henry’s Pinot Noir
$16.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Made near the village of Azille, this 100 percent estate-grown Pinot Noir is a light bodied, un-oaked gem from the South of France. Clean flavors of currants and plums finish with earthy tones and red berries. -
2019 Stolpman Vineyards ‘Love You Bunches’
$29.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 91 ~ The carbonic style of this wine is powerful and refreshing on the nose, which offers raspberry and crushed stone aromas. There is immense amounts of zip to the sip, where crunchy strawberry flavors meet with light herbs. Put a chill on it! -
2018 Lamadrid Malbec
$17.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Deep ruby red color. Spicy aromas combined with fresh plums and cherries. In the mouth, sweet velvety tannins are well balanced with the acidity. -
2017 Zingara Cabernet Sauvignon
$18.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Only 150 cases produced! This Cab from Friuli Grave lets its fruit shine through. It’s all stainless steel production helps reveal the grape’s juicy, racy character. The region’s stony, gravelly soil – from which Grave gets its name – lend mineral notes and lingering aromatics to the wine. This is a remarkably smooth and easily accessible Cabernet Sauvignon that could easily find itself as the daily red in your house. -
2018 Conreria d’Scala Dei ‘Black Slate Escaladei’
$25.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 91 ~ “The 2018 Black Slate Gratallops, a blend of Cariñena, Garnacha and Syrah, is part of the Black Slate series produced for American importer European Cellars. The varieties fermented separately with natural yeasts, and only 20% of the volume was put in oak barrels for 15 months. It has effervescent freshness and a mixture of red and black fruit with just a spicy twist and some peachy character. There is some rusticity on the palate along with earthy tannins, giving it the profile of a classical Priorat.” -
2013 Tenuta di Arceno ‘Arcanum’
$88.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 96 ~ The 2013 Arcanum is a blend of 73% Cabernet Franc with smaller parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cabernet Franc element is obviously strongest, and you get steely notes of black fruit follow by wild sage and rosemary oil. This is a powerful and thickly layered red wine that pushes the boundaries of extract and intensity, especially for a Tuscan red wine. Off the top of my head, I can count maybe ten wines from the region that take on such a full-bodied and opulent approach. This wine should age forward for many years to come. -
2018 Domaine de la Prébende Beaujolais
$23.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ The wine shows off a bright wildberry nose and possesses classic Beaujolais finesse with profound minerality. -
2016 Rutherford Hill Merlot
$28.00Add to cartJames Suckling 92 ~ A firm, linear red with blackberry, cherry and dark-chocolate aromas and flavors that follow through to a medium body. Fresh finish. -
2015 Lapostolle ‘Cuvée Alexander’ Merlot
$25.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93 ~ Aromas of coffee, berry and chocolate. Hints of berry and tar. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a savory finish. Drink now or hold. -
2017 Domaine Daniel Rion & Fils Vosne-Romanée
$69.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Scents of cherry and roses, as it ages this wine becomes complex, with a nose of undergrowth, dead leaves and mushrooms. Its tannins are discreet and unctuous, always elegant. -
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. -
2018 Beckmen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
$31.00Add 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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 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 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. -
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. -
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. -
2018 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay ‘Vieilles Vignes’
$88.00Add 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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 cartVinous 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. -
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 cartJames 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. -
2015 La Rioja Alta ‘Viña Alberdi’ Reserva Rioja
$25.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Garnet–red color with an intense pink rim. High aromatic intensity with dominating ripe fruit: raspberries, red cherries, wild strawberries, and red currants set out against a balsamic background of vanilla, toasted caramel, biscuits, coffee, and sweet mints. In the mouth, you can enjoy good acidity, great freshness and balance, and mild, friendly tannins. Aromatic harmony persists through the aftertaste, with notes of red fruit jam, prunes, coffee, vanilla, and caramel. -
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
$42.00Add 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. -
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. -
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 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 cartDecanter 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% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot. -
2018 Finca Torremilanos Montecastrillo Ribera Del Duero
$17.00Add 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 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." -
2018 Stolpman Vineyards ‘La Cuadrilla’
$27.00Add 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. -
2019 Domaine Octavie Gamay
$19.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Red wine with garnet highlights that opens with a fine nose in which red and black fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry) mingle with nutmeg and pepper on a mineral background. The palate is lively, fresh and fruity. This superbly enjoyable Touraine wine is best served slightly chilled. -
2017 Mathias Parent Chambolle-Musigny
$119.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ Complex aromas of violet, black cherry and damp earth. Refined tannins coat the palate. Good balance between texture and acidity. -
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. -
2015 Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona ‘Pianrosso’ Brunello di Montalcino
$99.00Add to cartRobert 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. -
2018 Bodega Bernabeleva ‘Camino de Navaherreros’
$21.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 90 ~ The young red 2018 Camino de Navaherreros comes from an extremely balanced vintage, when it rained when it was needed, the summer wasn't too warm and the wines turned out like a more complete version of the 2016s. To make a long story short, 2018 seems to be the finest Gredos vintage in the last few years, and that's quite evident in the Bernabeleva range, especially when tasted next to the 2017s. But there is no lack of ripeness here; the grapes ripened properly, and the wine has deep aromas and flavors, fine-grained tannins and some seriousness within its approachable style. A great vintage for Camino de Navaherreros. -
2017 Leonetti Cellar Merlot
$110.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 93 ~ Mostly Merlot with 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Walla Walla Merlot begins with a black-fruited nose but quickly moves to express red fruit on the palate. The wine is precise, with hints of pencil shavings and juicy plum, while the Cabernet expression lifts the back end with subtle spices. Medium to full-bodied, the wine ends with a long-lingering finish that delivers pleasure and complexity. This is a tasty and gorgeous Merlot, of which there were 1,866 cases made. -
2015 Long Shadows ‘Pedestal’ Merlot
$71.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94 ~ The 2015 Pedestal Merlot is a rich, dramatic wine that wafts from the glass with aromas of black cherries, crème de cassis, cigar tobacco and mocha. On the palate, it's broad, full-bodied and lavish, with ripe, generously oak-inflected flavors and an ample core of fruit, structured by fine-grained but youthfully chewy tannins, concluding with a sweet, spicy and somewhat heady finish. The most exotic and expressive wine in the Long Shadows range, it's crafted by Michel Rolland. -
2018 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. -
2018 Bonny Doon ‘Le Cigare Volant Cuvée Oumuamua’
$25.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 93 ~ Randall Grahm’s ever-evolving ideology shifted again for the new label and blend of this bottling, which includes 52 percent Grenache, 35 percent Cinsault and 13 percent Syrah. Aromas of plum, cracked pepper, crumpled carnations and dried mint lead into a bright, refreshing palate of hibiscus, anise and a curry-like spice. -
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. -
2017 Zenato ‘Alanera’ Rosso Veronese
$17.00Add to cartJames Suckling 93 ~ A full-bodied red with ripe black plums, clove, sandalwood, tangerine peel and spices. Oyster shell, too. Lots of black pepper. Intense fruit on the mid-palate, framed by ripe tannins. Smooth finish. Drink or hold. -
2013 Paolo Scavino ‘Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva’ Barolo
$223.00Add 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. -
2016 Clos Apalta
$160.00Add to cartJames 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. -
2015 Bien Nacido Estate ‘LXXIII Reserve’ Pinot Noir
$95.00Add to cartWine 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. -
2017 Beaux Frères ‘The Beaux Frères Vineyard’ Pinot Noir
$122.00Add to cartJames 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)
$305.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 94 ~ Composed of 82% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2016 Paramour Proprietary Red is deep garnet-purple colored and features notes of tar, tilled black soil, fungi and oolong tea over a core of red and black currants, black raspberries and crushed plums. Medium-bodied with a chewy, stewed tea-laced frame, it delivers loads of bright, refreshing flavors and a quiet, earthy intensity on the finish. -
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. -
2017 Black Sheep Finds ‘The Joy Fantastic’ Pinot Noir
$56.00Add to cartWine Enthusiast 95 ~ Subdued red-fruit aromas meet with a slightly gamy and funky kick of sizzling pork skin on the nose of this bottling, one of the first releases from Peter Hunken and Amy Christine's estate vineyard. Rhubarb and black-raspberry flavors pair with thyme, roasting herbs and a touch of game on the palate, framed by plush acidity and subtle tannins. -
2017 Tablas Creek ‘Esprit de Tablas’
$71.00Add to cartVinous 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. -
2019 Solena Estate ‘Grande Cuvée’ Pinot Noir
$25.00Add to cartTasting Notes ~ The wine begins with flowing aromas of baked cherries, fresh herbs and dried cedar. On the palate, this wine is full of fruit and spice driven flavors. Front and center you are greeted by a generous helping of warm notes of raspberry, cranberry and rose petals. -
2014 Wayfarer ‘Golden Mean’ Pinot Noir
$120.00Add to cartWine 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
$93.00Add to cartWine 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 -
2015 Jeff Cohn Cellars ‘Haley’ Rockpile Vineyard Syrah
$91.00Add to cartRobert Parker's Wine Advocate 95 ~ The 2015 Syrah Haley Rockpile Vineyard is medium to deep garnet-purple in color with compelling scents of violets, wilted roses, kirsch and baking spices over a core of wild blueberries and black cherries with wafts of lavender, garrigue and wild thyme. Full-bodied, opulent and possessing a myriad of floral and spicy sparks in the black-fruited mouth, it has a beautiful plush texture and wonderful freshness, finishing very long. -
2012 Amuse Bouche
$327.00Add to cartJames 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. -
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. -
2015 Neyers ‘AME’ Cabernet Sauvignon
$101.00Add to cartWine Spectator 92 ~ Clean, complex, elegant and refined, with rich dark berry, spice, cedar and black licorice flavors, holding a tight focus and ending long and lingering. Drink now through 2020.
