The young red 2023 Mencía also contains the allowed 15% of other local varieties—Brancellao, Merenzao, Garnacha, Mouratón, Negreda, Sousón… It has notes of wild berries, herbs and flowers and a characteristic touch of honey and beeswax that I sometimes fi...
The 2020 La Freynelle Petit Verdot has an exuberant bouquet of lively raspberry, cranberry and rose petal scents, veins of blue fruit emerging with aeration. The oak here is nicely integrated. The medium-bodied palate offers fine tannins and well-judged a...
Showcasing 80-year-old vines, the 2023 Lomas Coloradas leads with a compelling nose of fresh herbs, purple flowers and dark chocolate with a core of black and purple fruits. The palate is the perfect midpoint of rich, elegant and pure, closing with a rich...
The 2022 Barbera d'Asti Trevie is a gorgeous entry-level oering from Vietti. In this warm, very dry vintage some of the intense savoriness and minerality of Asti is pushed into the background a bit while the fruit is very much up-front. That makes for ...
Expressive notes of pomegranate and raspberry show pretty lavender perfume alongside wafts of apple wood smoke and black pepper. Fine yet substantial tannins hold a firm grip, with graphite power building. Concentrated and firmly structured on a sleek, po...