Products tagged with '90+'
2023 COS Frappato
Remarkably pretty, the 2022 Frappato opens with a cascade of violets and lavender, giving way to citrus and blackberries. It's soft and soothing on the palate with ripe wild berry fruits and licorice motivated by crisp acidity. It finishes long and with a...
2019 Cousino Macul Finis Terrae (750ml
The 2019 Finis Terrae, celebrating its 30th vintage with a new label, is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 13% Syrah from Alto Maipo. This aged for 15 months in 75% new and 25% second-use French oak barrels. It is complex on the nose, ...
2021 Craggy Range - Te Kahu Red Hawke's Bay (750ml)
Perfumed and pretty with currants and black berries as well as hints of cedar. Medium-bodied with fine chewy tannins and a fresh and beautiful finish. A blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot.
2024 Cvne - Viura Rioja Monopole Blanco (750ml)
Svelte in stature and underscored by a racy streak of salinity, this also offers a broad, lightly textured mouthfeel to carry the flavors of poached pear, lemon wax, Marcona almond, wild sage and graphite. Distinctive. Drink now. 40,000 cases made, 4,000 ...
2023 Cvne - Viura Rioja Monopole BLANCO
A fragrant and medium-bodied white that has notes of lemon blossom, cardamom, Asian pears and lemongrass. Lots of freshness. Drink now.
2022 DeLille Cellars - Metier Red Blend Columbia Valley (750ml)
A cascade of violets and lavender gives way to wet stone and crushed blackberries as the 2022 Red Blend opens in the glass. This is juicy in character, with a balance of tart wild berry fruits and perfumed inner florals. Hints of spiced orange and clov...
2022 Descendientes de Jose Palacios - Mencia Bierzo Petalos de Bierzo (750ml)
The 2022 Pétalos was produced with 85% Mencía, 10% white grapes and 5% other reds from over 90 hectares, 20% owned by them and the rest from 180 families. It fermented with some full clusters in oak and stainless steel vats and matured in barrels of diffe...
2023 Diatom - Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
A 94 Point California Chardonnay under $30!
With Diatom, Winemaker Greg Brewer seeks to capture Chardonnay in its most pure and unadulterated state. Diatom is named for diatomaceous earth, which is a plankton fossil found in the oceanic landscape of Santa Barbara County.
"Diatom is motivated by the pursuit of subtraction and refinement. It is the polishing of a grain of rice until one has reached its ultimate inner core. Our Sta. Rita Hills marine landscape is stark and so are the wines of its provenance. We strive for a recognition of place with as little disturbance, distraction or interference as possible. The resulting wines have a sense of transparency and a purity of intent and purpose." Greg Brewer Winemaker
2023 Domaine de la Pepiere - Muscadet Sur Lie La Pepie (750ml)
100% Melon de Bourgogne. Classic Muscadet on granite. The core of the "La Pépie" Sur Lie bottling is the 10-hectare heart of the Pépière estate, which is part of the Clisson cru in the tiny commune of Pépière near the winery; there is also a portion of purchased fruit from a nearby organic farmer friend in the mix. Pépière's farming is certified-biodynamic and the harvest by hand. The bunches are direct-pressed and the juice settled for 12 hours. It is fermented in stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts; the wine is aged on its lees for 6-8 months in large, underground, glass-lined cement tanks. It is bottled without filtration.
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2022 Domaine de Mourchon - Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Tradition (750ml)
Appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages Contrôlée
A deep garnet red colour with well-blended fruit aromas of raspberry and blackberry and a hint of liquorice on a spicy background. The palate is both velvety and generous with supple fruit.
Enjoy with roasted vegetables, slow-cooked meat dishes or fresh goat’s cheeses.
GRAPE VARIETIES: 65 % Grenache, 25 % Syrah, 10% Carignan
AGE OF VINES: 40 years
TERROIRS: A mixture of clay, limestone and grey sandstone on steep slopes
YIELD: 35 hl/ha
AGEING: 100% concrete vats
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2022 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu
From some great terroir right near Gigondas, it’s fun to “argue” every year which wine we prefer between this and the Sablet! May as well get both….
2022 Domaine des Pasquiers - Cotes du Rhone Villages SABLET
Pasquiers has been a long-time favorite here, farmed organically since 2010, this wine is a great example of an excellent Cotes du Rhone. This Sablet will out-drink many a Gigondas at more than half the price!
2023 Domaine Lafage - Chardonnay VdP des Cotes Catalanes Novellum (750ml)
Warm and round, with good energy. Orchard fruit and green plum notes are flanked by crushed stone and smoky mineral accents, plus well-integrated toasty details. Savory grilled herb hints echo on the well-meshed finish. Broad and nicely rich. Drink now. 2...
2023 Donnhoff - Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett (750ml)
The 2023 Riesling Oberhäuser Leistenberg Kabinett is from a southeast-facing site of shale, getting the morning sun; this is never aected by botrytis and is shaded in the afternoon, so a late harvest is possible because botrytis never occurs, and acids ...
2018 Dow's - LBV Port (750ml)
2024 Wine Spectator Top 100 wine #26
2023 Dr. Loosen - Bernkasterler Lay Kabinett (750m
What a juicy and animating light Mosel Kabinett with lime zest and mint character, plus good yellow and green apple fruit. Long, super-clean finish. And the total impression is of a wine that’s barely off-dry. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
2022 Dr. Loosen - Erdener Treppchen Kabinett (750ml)
The 2022 Riesling Erdener Treppchen Kabinett opens with a touch of tansy, lemon zest and chervil, spreading citric, herbal spice. The finish is gorgeously lemony. Wonderfully balanced, not too sweet, vivid and bright, a joy. (Medium)
2023 Dr. Loosen - Urziger Wurzgarten Kabinett (750m
The 2023 Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett is pure and refined but generous on the finely aromatic nose that represents the delicate and fragrant floral and herbal characteristics of this volcanic Rotliegend terroir. Savory as well as immediately saline on the ...
