Products tagged with 'fandr25'

2019 Accendo Cellars - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is similarly deep purple-hued and has a killer nose of cr me de cassis, spicy wood tobacco leaf, and graphite. It too is rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, with that classic 2019 broad, expansive, sexy mouthfeel to go with pl...

2019 Alban Vineyards - Syrah Central Coast Reva

the 2019 Syrah Reva reveals a much cooler climate-like style in its blackberry, graphite, pepper, and bouquet garni-like nuances, and it picks up an almost Cornas-like game and white pepper character with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied on the p...

2019 Anakota Helena Montana Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Incredibly spicy and aromatic with pumice and cloves. Pops out of the glass. Cedar, too. Full-bodied with soft, polished tannins adding tension and creaminess. Long and beautiful. All about class and breeding.

2021 Antinori - Toscana Rosso IGT Solaia Super Tuscan (750ml)

Antinori's 2021 Solaia is another wine that captures all of the potential I sensed when I tasted it some months ago. More than anything else, the 2021 is a fine example of the style Antinori favors these days, an approach that favors finesse more than opu...

2023 Beaucastel - Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Roussanne VV PRE ARRIVAL (750ml)

There are roughly 600 cases of the 2023 Châteauneuf Du Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, a 100% Roussanne from very old vines brought up 50% new oak and 50% once-used. It too is flat-out awesome, with honeyed quince, green almond, white flowers, orange liqu...

2019 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage

The tiny production 2019 Chateauneuf Du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is the customary blend of roughly 60% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, and the rest Syrah and Cinsault that’s brought up in foudre. One sexy, powerful, full-bodied Southern Rhône, it sports a d...

2015 Bertani - Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico (750ml)

A vivid ruby color with a garnet tinge and super-restrained nose of licorice, oak bark, smoke, wood, cigar box, leather, dark chocolate, crushed violets and prunes. Freshness and subtlety. Full-bodied and elegant on the palate due to ripe, filigree tannin...

2019 Bevan Cellars - Red Blend Napa Sugarloaf Mountain

A 60-40 blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the 2021 Proprietary Red Wine Sugarloaf Mountain exudes sensual aromas of mocha and black cherries underscored by gentle hints of tobacco and sage. Full-bodied, plush and supple, with a long, softly dusty finish...

2019 Bevan Cellars - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Tench Vineyard

For readers who may not yet know Tench, the site is located along the Silverado Trail in eastern Oakville. One of the stars of the Bevan lineup, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard boasts seductive aromas of ripe cherries and loamy earth. It's full...

2019 Bevan Cellars - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley "EE"

The 2021 EE Red Wine is ripe and powerful, with smoky red and black fruits as well as lots of background oak, graphite, espresso, and dark chocolate-like aromas and flavors that develop beautifully with time in the glass. Deep, rich, full-bodied, and conc...

2023 Bouchard Pere & Fils - Chevalier Montrachet (PRE ARRIVAL)

As usual, the 2023 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru is more succinct on the nose, with hints of wax resin and green olive infusing the citrus fruit. It gradually unfolds with more walnut and hazelnut scents. The palate has exquisite balance, j...

2021 Brovia - Barolo DOCG Rocche di Castiglione (750ml)

The Brovia 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione takes us back to, again, one of my favorite sites in the appellation. I go crazy for wines from this MGA. This expression is extremely nuanced and delicate, especially at first. The wine builds intensity later....

2021 Casa Lapostolle - Valle de Colchagua Clos Apalta (750ml)

2016 Cavallotto - Barolo Riserva Vignolo

Enticing aromas recalling new leather, pressed rose, eucalyptus and sandalwood come to the forefront on this gorgeous, compelling wine. Full-bodied, structured and loaded with finesse, the precise palate is young but already delicious, delivering juicy Ma...

2016 Chateau Angelus - St. Emilion 750ml

The 2016 Angelus is a total stunner. Despite its late bottling in September 2018, the 2016 is simply magnificent. Soaring aromatics and layers of bright, vibrant fruit are two of the main signatures in the 2016. The tannins, so often hard in young Ang?lus...

2018 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

he 2018 Ausone is mind-blowing. The aromatics alone are mesmerizing. I don't know what more to say. Cabernet Franc is so expressive, so vibrant so nuanced. Rose petal, cinnamon, star anise and sage meld into a core of red fleshed fruit. The 2018 doesn't i...

2019 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of wild berries, vine smoke, orange rind, exotic spices and violets, framed by a deft application of classy new oak, the 2019 Ausone is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with beautiful purity of fruit, lively acid...

2022 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion (750ml)

The 2022 Ausone, which was the earliest-picked ever on September 5 (although that is later than Cheval Blanc) has another very intense bouquet with layers of plush blackberry, blueberry, crushed violet and incense aromas that are beautifully entwined w...