The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggiale is a dense, potent offering from Castellare. Black cherry, licorice, new leather, spice and dried flowers emerge from the glass. These 40-plus-year-old vines yield an especially muscular, virile Riserva. Th...
The 2019 Tempranillo Q hails from Santa Rosa in the eastern plains of Mendoza. After aging in used 225-liter French oak barrels for up to a year, it reveals ripe strawberry and faintly leafy notes with a sun-kissed backbone, complemented by a hint of v...
As ever, the 2023 Concreto Malbec represents the Zuccardi style and philosophy as efficiently as possible at an aggressively reasonable price point. A blend of fruit from calcareous soils in Altamira and Gualtallary, it leads with a simmering, contained b...