2017 Castellare - Toscana Rosso IGT I Sodi di San Niccolo Super Tuscan

2018 Guigal - Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis

Lastly, the 2018 Cote Rotie Chateau D'Ampuis is going to flirt with perfection and is about as classic Cote Rotie as they come. Lots of cassis, graphite, spring flowers, vanilla, and game notes all give way to a full-bodied Cote Rotie that's flawlessly ba...

2018 Les Brulieres de Beychevelle - Haut-Medoc

2015 La Rioja Alta - Tempranillo Vina Ardanza Reserva

I tasted two vintages of their sleek and polished blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha, the oldest of which is the 2015 Viña Ardanza Reserva. It's a blend of 78% Tempranillo and 22% Garnacha (because they found that they needed a little more volume in the wi...

2018 Antinori, Piero - Toscana IGT Tignanello Super Tuscan

This wine brought to mind precise imagery of tailcoats, striped dress pants, wingtip collar shirts and other gentlemen's fashion choices from the Roaring Twenties. Sporting a retro but classic personality, the Marchesi Antinori 2018 Tignanello is quite th...