2019 Boekenhoutskloof - Red blend Swartland Chocolate Block

2016 Chateau Fombrauge - St. Emilion

The 2016 Fombrauge has come together beautifully during its aging and is now a much more refined wine than it was from barrel. The 2016 is simply impeccable, not to mention incredibly delicious.

2018 Casa D'Ambra - Ischia DOC Frassitelli

2012 La Rioja Alta - Tempranillo Vina Ardanza Reserva

Garnacha is an important component in the 2012 Viña Ardanza Reserva, where it represents 20% of the blend (the rest is, of course, Tempranillo). 2011 was a difficult vintage for Garnacha, so Viña Ardanza was not produced that year and they jumped from 201...

2018 Joguet - Chinon Cuvee Terroir

First and foremost, this wine is delicious. But it is also complex and elusive - does fruit (cherry and blackberry) lead the way? Or does something darker and more mysterious (pine, earth, graphite...) bring the fruit along? My glass seemed to deliver a d...