This 50+ year old vine, Grand Cru Beaujolais is a serious wine with complex herbal, red cherry and wild strawberry aromas. The flavors are ripe and concentrated with structure. The wine has a packed character that speaks of firm but still soft tannins tha...
What’s most striking about Malleron’s bottle—something the Sancerre obsessives will pick up on from the first sip—is the texture. Yes, this wine has the flinty minerality and floral bouquet. Yes, it’s got the straight line of bright, clean flavors and zippy acidity. But Malleron’s bottle is bolstered with a bit more ripeness—and combined with all of the above, it equals Sancerre at its best.
The 2019 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vigna d'Alfiero is impossible to ignore, with a darkly alluring bouquet that blends savory herbs and crushed stones with mentholated blackberry and mint. This further impresses with pure silk textures and polished red...