Products tagged with '90+'

2022 Hedges Family Estate - C.M.S. Red Blend Columbia Valley (750ml)

The 2022 Red Blend CMS lifts up from the glass with a peppery blend of dried flowers and blackberries. It's soft-textured with pretty inner floral tones and a balanced core of ripe wild berry fruits elevated by hints of sour citrus. The 2022 leaves a f...

2022 Hijos de Juan Gil - Monastrell Jumilla (750ml)

The 2022 Silver Label now shows the name on the label (and also "Etiqueta Plateada" in Spanish). It's their first wine in their new era, which started in 2002, a wine that aims to promote the quality and potential of Monastrell. It matured in new and seco...

2022 I Custodi Randazzo - Etna Rosso DOC Pistus (750ml)

Ripe strawberries and cherries with black pepper and smoky, earthy tones. Medium-bodied, this has silky tannins, moderate refreshing acidity and a polished finish. Not too extracted, more elegant than powerful, it’s delicious to drink now.

2023 J Lohr - Chardonnay Riverstone Arroyo Seco Monterey (750ml)

This full-bodied, round and buttery chardonnay has notes of baked apples, toast and brown butter. Ripe, soft and generous. Drink now. Screw cap.

NV Jansz - Brut Tasmania Premium Cuvee

The latest nonvintage from Australia's most famous Tasmanian sparkling producer is a tasty drop at a bargain price. A blend of Champagne's three classic varieties, this bottling combines fruit from the north and south of the island. Eighteen months on lee...

NV Jansz - Pinot Noir Tasmania Premium Rose

You have to squint to see it, but there's just the slightest of pink hues to Jansz's latest Premium Ros?. The nose leads with a combo of toasty hazelnut, dried fig, lemon verbena, orange zest and dried lavender aromas. The palate, while a little lacking i...

2023 Jean-Marc Brocard - Chablis Sainte Claire

Pale lemon colour. Some lemon scented bouquet, quite cool. An extra purity here, very much on the cool white stones, rinsed in citrus. No more than medium bodied but persistent and with class. In bottle Drink from 2025-2027. Tasted Jun 2024

2022 Jermann - Friuli DOC Pinot Grigio HALF BOTTLE (375ml)

Really fresh and pure on the nose with typical sliced apple and lime zest characters. Chalk and a hint of white fruit, too. Crisp and refreshing on the palate with bright, zingy acidity and a limey, nervy finish. Drink now. Screw cap.

2021 Jim Barry Shiraz Clare Valley Lodge Hill (750ml)

Explosive mulberry fruit is married to a medium body and full vibrant tannins in this compact and energetic Clare Valley Shiraz. Slight sappiness at the long, very fresh finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

2018 Juve & Camps - Cava Brut Nature Reserva de la Familia

This is distinctive for its abundantly fragrant notes of medicinal herbs and spices, on the nose and then carried on the palate by the lively, delicate mousse. Well-knit, with vivid acidity framing flavors of macerated cherry and apricot with notes of sal...

2024 Kim Crawford - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (750ml)

A crunchy and easy sauvignon blanc that delivers green-melon and apple aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied, lightly sweet and crisp at the end. Nicely done. Drink now. Screw cap.

2022 Kiona - Lemberger Red Mountain (750ml)

2020 La Rioja Alta - Rioja Alberdi Reserva (750ml)

The younger wine here is the 2020 Viña Alberdi, a versatile version of the Haro reds. It was produced with Tempranillo fermented in stainless steel and matured in American oak barrels for two years (it's sold as Reserva in international markets and Crianz...

2022 Lohsa - Morellino di Scansano DOCG Terre del Poliziano

A fruity and primary nose with some reductive red berries and herbs. This is crunchy and light on the palate with fresh tannins and lots of cherries in a fruity, soft finish. Laid-back and easy. Drink now

NV Louis Pommery - Chardonnay California Brut

This well-balanced and smooth wine is the debut California offering from French producer Pommery. Made from 96% Chardonnay and a dab of Pinot Noir, it carries aromas of toasted baguette and flowers, with crisp apple and white peach flavors on fine-beaded ...

2023 Macrostie - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast (750ml)

Plenty of ripe, succulent fruit on a full body and a smooth, rounded texture. Applesauce, pineapple, brown butter and vanilla bean flavors give ample richness. Drink now. Screw cap.

NV Marietta - Old Vine Red Lot #75

2022 Marine Layer - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Aries (750ml)

A bright straw siler hue, the 2022 Chardonnay Aries comes from the Hawk Hill, Gaps Crown, Durell, and Marine Layer vineyards, as well as a couple other small parcels, and it sees about 20% new oak. Fresh and floral in the glass, it’s showing notes of fres...