2019 Familia Zuccardi - Malbec Concreto

2018 Moreau-Naudet - Chablis

2019 Domaine Gouron - Chinon

This expressive red offers currant, leather and grilled herb notes, infused with tapenade, rose petal, plum and chalky mineral accents. Shows good focus and freshness. Drink now through 2029.

2016 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Albe

Elegant and expressive, this red evokes cherry, raspberry and floral notes, aligned to a refined structure. This is balanced and leaves an aftertaste of fruit, tobacco and iron.

2019 Mellot, Alphonse - Sancerre La Moussiere

The 2019 Sancerre La Moussi?re is quite rich, ripe and intense on the yeasty nose that represents a coolish, calcareous marl terroir with really old vines (roughly 60 years old). The fruit is reminiscent of ripe, yellow apples with just a discreet tone of gooseberries. Rich and intense on the palate, this is a powerful and, for now, quite creamy-textured Sancerre that lacks a bit of esprit, freshness and tension. The wine reveals fine tannins instead and might develop well over the years in the bottle but is definitely from a warmer, sunnier vintage. 14% alcohol. Tasted in November 2020.