Since 1660, the Poller family has been farming mixed agriculture (including wine) in the town of Roschitz in the western part of the Weinviertel region, near the historic Austrian village of Retz. In 1920 Johann Poller (the grandfather of the current wine...
The 2018 Rosso di Montalcino Ginestreto is a gorgeous expression of Sangiovese fruit, showing spiced black cherries with hints of clove, sage and dusty florals. It's ripe and generous yet also perfectly balanced, blending wild berry fruit with salty miner...
A great introduction to Chile's signature grape. Deep black-fruit aromas with some spice and just a hint of red bell pepper. The full, velvety body is brimming with ripe tannins. Slightly bitter but fun. Drink n
Tenuta di Capraia's 2016 Chianti Classico is a very pretty, mid-weight Chianti built on aromatics, structure and freshness. Black cherry, plum, lavender and menthol show a darker side of Sangiovese in a super-appealing, classic Chianti Classico that needs...
This is opening up already, with a hint of dark earth infusing the core of plum cake and blackberry preserve flavors. A tarry echo emerges on the finish, which shows enough underlying cut for balance. Best from 2021 through 2024. 700 cases imported.
The 2000 Colheita Port, bottled in February 2019, comes in with a long cork and 118 grams of sugar. Gentle up front, this adds considerable power on the back end, together with ripe fruit and classically complex flavors. Relatively speaking, the aromatics...
Vibrant, with plum, cassis and boysenberry puree flavors streaming through, laced with chocolate, violet and pastis notes. Sleek and polished through the finish, showing latent energy. Should wind up on the elegant side of the stylistic spectrum when this...