Bright, energetic aromas of spice-accented black raspberry, cherry cola and mocha, plus a touch of potpourri. Spicy and broad in the mouth, offering appealingly sweet dark berry and cherry liqueur flavors and a sweetening hint of vanilla. The cherry and s...
The 2016 Barbaresco is a stunning wine with tremendous richness for this bottling. Ample, deep and powerful, the 2016 exudes pedigree and class from start to finish. I can't remember a straight Barbaresco here with this much fruit density and unctuous ric...
The 2015 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is another super-attractive wine from Avignonesi. Wild cherry, tobacco, mint, dried herbs and dried cherry are beautifully delineated in this mid-weight, precise Vino Nobile. Deceptive in its mid-weight structure, the...
2010 was a great vintage in Rioja in general and seems to be exceptional here, with a 2010 Viña Ardanza Selecci?n Especial (what used to be Reserva Especial) that can challenge any of the recent vintages and hopefully can develop in bottle to reach...
Stony Assyrtiko to a T. Stone dust and citrus. With terrific fruit intensity at the core. Top-notch and benchmark Santorini Assyrtiko. Intense, persistent, mouth-watering.