2020

14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon is a bright, juicy red featuring aromas of blueberries and currants with subtle hints of dried herbs. Pair with tomato-basil brusche a, eggplant parmesan, herb crusted prime rib, Grilled beef steak,... Read More

Opaque magenta. Expressive, smoke- and mineral-tinged cherry and dark berry aromas pick up suggestions of olive, peony and baking spices with air. Broad and chewy on the palate, offering bitter cherry, cassis, fruitcake and floral... Read More

Bubbly plum wine from Alsace, this is delightfully acidic and fruity. Made from biodynamically farmed plums that grow on the vineyard and blended with 5% riesling grapes at bottling (which jumpstarts the secondary fermentation... Read More

Alexandre Bain's Cuvée Pierre Précieuse 2020 is a Sauvignon Blanc grown biodynamically in Tracy-sur-Loire. The wine is aged 36 months in barrels before bottling. It expresses a beautiful minerality and notes... Read More

Deep garnet in color, this decadent merlot opens with notes of rasberry, violet, and pepper on the nose. Layered underneath are rich notes of earth and spice with a hint of mulberry. The berry notes continue onto the palate, where... Read More

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino opens slowly in the glass, dark and earthy at first, gaining freshness as a cascade of violets and lavender accentuate red plums and hints of spice. It opens with a balanced inner sweetness offset... Read More

From right across France's border in the German region of Pfalz, this is an incredibly drinkable, lovely Pinot Noir with sweet fruit and exceptional depth. Pleasant, clear ruby red appearance with aromas of wild berries, tobacco,... Read More

The Bérêche rosé, Campania Remensis, uses the Roman name for the countryside around Reims. It also comes from a single terroir, the village of Ormes, just west of Reims in the Petite Montagne. It is two-thirds... Read More

Cerise is Fabrice Gripa's more approachable, ready-to-drink wine, made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Intensely fruity, with notes of blackcurrant, stewed strawberries, blueberries, eucalyptus, and black olives.... Read More

Bibi Graetz has long been tinkering with his formula for this wine, and this vintage represents a new chapter. The 2020 Testamatta is a blend of Sangiovese from old and new vines, with a priority on cooler growing conditions (and... Read More

Clos du Cromin is a walled site within the larger lieu-dit of Le Cromin, situated immediately upslope from Bitouzet's other Meursault parcel Les Corbins. Planted in 1951, Bitouzet’s third of a hectare of Chardonnay here... Read More

Deeply luscious and succulent blackberries ignite this vintage of our rich ruby apparition. Aromas of anise and sweet fig are embraced by touches of black pepper. Wine Enthusiast's American Winery of the Year 2019.... Read More

Very few dry wines from the Island of Madeira have been imported into the US, so this is an exciting find! Arnsburger (a crossing of two Riesling clones) and Verdelho fermented in stainless steel from Madeira's volcanic soil,... Read More

This cuvée is a blend of the younger vines found in the various crus. There is never excess here, no attempt to showboat or to flaunt an image of power. Balance is the key element in faithfully rendering a Barolo of great... Read More

The 2020 Rocche di Castiglione from Brovia is gorgeous. Embodying the finesse the site is celebrated for, it boasts enticing scents of wild rose, iris, perfumed berry and botanical herb. Sleek and elegant, the smooth palate offers... Read More

The wine has a deep ruby color that shimmers with purple. It is a full-bodied wine with fine, silky tannin, long aftertaste and a black cherry aroma. It goes well with barbecue, grilled and roast meat, lamb or cheese.

Of the 1,199 valuable hectares planted to grapes in Pauillac, most are owned by the numerous Cru Classé châteaux. Yet, within the formidable estates of Mouton and Lafite Rothschild lays a single hectare in the hands... Read More

Château de Chaintres produces this cuvée from one of their best and oldest parcels: a 1940 planting (hence the name: the year of plantation in Roman numerals) of Cabernet Franc in the heart of the clos. Aged in a... Read More

The wines of Château Fontanès are always in my lineup of go-to wines for folks looking for full, flavorful reds. Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes... Read More

Our Blanc de Blanc is 100% Chardonnay from our estate vineyards on Keuka Lake. The nose opens with inviting aromas of toasted bread, lemon zest, and crisp green apple, complemented by a hint of slate. On the palate, it offers... Read More

Thanks to being on the lees for two and a half years, honeyed, brioche aromas mingle with high-toned apple, pear, ginger and jasmine flower. The autolytic characters add some yeasty complexity. There’s a lively lift of citrusy... Read More

Château Haut-Segottes has fewer than 10 hectares of vines located within the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru appellation. This wine is usually dominant with Cabernet Franc, which produces a wine of considerable structure and is... Read More

Ripe, luminous wild strawberries and black cherry flavors explode from nose to finish in this hedonistic, intensely fruity blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault. It’s gorgeously primary in youth with a zesty mineral... Read More

Rapturous perfume inspires and is enhanced by a cooling breezy freshness which billows and swells along to the long and haunting finish. An assault on the senses!