2017 Wine

Alexandre Lamblot is part of a new generation of natural-leaning vignerons making waves in Champagne. He farms 3.5 Ha of vines scattered across Vrigny, Chenay, Janvry and Gueux which are a combination of vines he inherited from... Read More

The Arele from Tommasi is a rich and luxurious red made using Amarone winemaking techniques. 30% of the grapes are picked early (to preserve acidity) and dried so as to add concentration and flavor to the finished wine. This powerful... Read More

The 2017 vintage is significant for this estate as it is the year founder Nello Baricci passed away at the age of 96. His grandsons, Federico and Francesco Buffi are now at the helm. Baricci’s Brunello needs a few swirls... Read More

The 2017 Merlot is a solid effort, offering pretty notes of black cherries, black tea, leafy herbs, and chocolate. Medium-bodied, with nicely integrated acidity and light tannins, it's well-made, balanced, and already delicious.... Read More

This red offers a plush texture and ripe flavors, yet it remains graceful through the spicy finish. Plum, currant and fig notes are balanced by licorice and graphite elements, with well-integrated tannins and gentle acidity keeping... Read More

A delightful red blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and even Pinot Noir. Vibrant on the palate with a youthful freshness that will make a great foil for a skirt steak dinner.

Note about Accessibility: This wine is in a box, no corkscrew required. However, some hand-manuevering is needed to open the spout.

Aromatic profile that gives balsamic sensations, musk, roots and laurel, accompanied by notes of black cherry, blood orange, leather, cocoa and cigar box, all expressed on a graphite background. Warm, enveloping, savory and dynamic,... Read More

The Cantele estate is a third-generation family-owned and run winery founded by the current generation's grandparents, immigrants from the north who settled in Puglia after WWII. Salice Salentino is one of the great red wines... Read More

This is the so-called green label Brunello with proprietor Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini's signature on the front of the bottle. Her classic 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is sharp and tonic with wild raspberry, cassis, lilac, earth... Read More

The 2017 Two Acres is a blend of 90% Mourvèdre and 10% Petite Sirah, Peloursin, Syrah, Carignane and Alicante Bouschet. Medium ruby-purple, it has notions of cured meats, desiccated lilac, black berries, pepper, woodsmoke... Read More

Aromas of ripe black-skinned fruit, fragrant blue flowers, new leather and a whiff of menthol form the alluring nose. Full in feel and savory, the enveloping palate doles out fleshy Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, crushed mint... Read More

An elegant Amarone with some spiced cherries, tile and roasted Mediterranean herbs that follow through to a juicy, medium-bodied palate. Fresh and drinkable with fine-grained tannins... A very good Amarone for early drinking.... Read More

Long on the finish, rich and dense without excess but well structured, it unites ripe —but not overripe— Merlot and Cabernets. The wine shows good fruit that is both youthful and fresh. Significant length on the palate... Read More

A distinctive and noble Provençal red wine that calls to mind properly aged Bordeaux. Simone Rouge is largely based on Grenache and Mourvedre but is spiced up with Cinsault & Syrah as well as the rare indigenous varieties... Read More

Dark and seductive, the 2017 Rosso Riserva Montecucco lulls you in with a bouquet that blends dusty black cherries and red currants with sweet mint leaf and hints of clove. There are depths of soft, fleshy textures within, balanced... Read More

Perfumed and fresh aromas of thyme, stone fruit and citrus. The palate is precise and focused with flavors of pear, honeysuckle and beeswax complimented with light oak toast and salinity. A very pleasant and inviting wine.... Read More

The estate's masterstroke with this grape variety – a serious, precise Cabernet Franc. Palate: with delectable texture and flavours of oak maturation, it’s altogether a silky, sound, complex wine.

Chambolle – Musigny is a village designated wine in the Côte de Nuit, known for its deep, intense red and black fruit flavors with a subtle power in depth and finish. 18 months of barrel aging in 25% new French oak... Read More

Clos Saint Denis is located in the celebrated village of Morey, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. A wide range of aromas drift from the glass: floral, fruity, spicy and mineral. Floral and mineral flavors develop further... Read More

As readers will know, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru consists entirely of declassified young vine Musigny, and the wine naturally bears a certain resemblance to its big brother, unfurling in the glass with aromas of ripe cherries,... Read More

This little gem comes to us from the sleeper appellation of Côtes Catalanes near the French/Spanish border. In the glass, this rustic styled red sports a deep purple-ruby with hints of magenta at the rim, with aromas of... Read More

As is the case with almost every wine that issues from the Harmand-Geoffroy cellars, this cuvée is the product of very old vines; in this instance, the vines were planted 50 to 80 years ago (as of 2011). The result is one... Read More