This estate makes a beautiful Lirac and their 2019 is 50% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre, 20% Syrah, and a splash of Cinsault that's from a mix of different terroirs. Destemmed and brought up in equal parts demi-muids and concrete tanks, it's a seriously good wi...
This 2018 Etna Rosso is a cuvee Girolamo Russo calls, "A' Rina" named after his mother, and is 100% Nerello Mascalese. It is very generous and almost plump for an Etna Rosso with exciting aromas and flavors of wild plum, pepper and tarragon followed by re...
The finest vintage to date, better even than the stellar 2010, the 2015 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine De Thalabert is a gorgeous, deep, layered, and incredibly satisfying Crozes. Blackcurrants, olive tapenade, truffles and earthy notes all emerge from this ful...
The Girolamo Russo 2021 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo is a very exciting wine with so much energy and verve. It opens to lean-bodied concentration with a brilliant ruby shine. The wine shows a long array of wild fruit and tiny berry aromas backed by crushed whit...
While incredibly complex, the 2019 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe is also amazingly finessed, pulling me close with minty herbs and rose tones, only to find depths of pomegranate, black cherries and Indian spice. This is seamlessly silky an...