Deep, bright-hued red. Spice-accented cherry and black raspberry aromas are complemented by hints of woodsmoke, baking spices and pungent flowers. Densely packed and energetic on the palate, offering cherry, red berry and candied rose flavors that become ...
The 2019 Monograph Moschofilero is dry, unoaked and comes in at 12.5% alcohol. Fresh, bright and crisp, this pure and tightly wound Moschofilero drinks great today and has just enough substance in the mid-palate as well. There's tension on the finish and ...
The 2017 Crozes Hermitage Mise En Bouche from the young Emanuel Darnaud is a beautiful, layered, pure wine that shines on all accounts. Its saturated purple color is followed by notes of blackberries, black cherries, blueberries, ground pepper, violets, a...
A terrific vintage for this wine, which was bottled just a couple of weeks prior to my late June visit, the 2021 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel is a blend of 30% each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, plus 10% Cinsault. From a vineyard just outside t...
Tasted out of multiple barrels, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape looks to be a ripe, sexy wine with gorgeous red and blue fruit as well as notes of graphite, smoked meat, and violets. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it has rock-solid underl...