Total: 31 items
Altos de la Hoya Monastrell
Bright violet. Spicy, floral-accented aromas of black raspberry, sassafras, dried flowers and allspice, enhanced by a subtle mineral overtone. Lively and precise, with sweet red and dark berry flavors and a nervy mineral spine. Shows very good energy on th...
Spain • 2009 • 750 ml
Alvarez De Toledo Mencia Roble Bierzo
The 2008 Alvarez de Toledo displays an already complex aromatic array of balsamic, mineral, leather, and black plum. Elegant, smooth, and velvety-textured, this spicy, full-flavored offering can be enjoyed now but will evolve for another 2-3 years. It is an...
Spain • 2008 • 750 ml
Beso de Vino Syrah-Garnacha Seleccion
The 2010 Beso de Vino Seleccion is a blend of 85% Syrah and 15% Garnacha also aged in barrel for 3 months. Notes of game, mineral, and blueberry lead to a dense, structured wine that ideally would benefit from another 1-2 years of cellaring. Decanting for 1...
Spain • 2010 • 750 ml
Bodega Lan Crianza Rioja
Fresh and balanced, this red brims with cherry, spice and licorice, with light, firm tannins and vibrant acidity. The texture is generous yet delicate. Not heavy, but vivacious. 90 Points Wine Spectator #44 of Wine Spectator 2010 Top 100
Spain • 2006 • 750 ml
Bodegas Castano Solanera
The 2009 Solanera is a blend of 60% Monastrell, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Garnacha Tintorera aged in 500-liter French oak. It is a savory, elegant, already complex offering with layered black fruits, excellent volume, and a fruit-filled finish. Drink ...
Spain • 2009 • 750 ml
Capezzana Barco Reale di Carmignano
A wine of finesse and elegance. Cherry, licorice and spice flavors, with a saline element, combine seamlessly with the medium-bodied frame and firm structure. The savory note continues on the lingering finish. Drink now through 2020. 92 Points Wine Spectator
Italy • 2009 • 750 ml
Chapelle-St-Arnoux Vacqueyras
The 2010 Vacqueyras Chapelle St.-Arnoux, also 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah aged in tank, is more narrowly constructed and came across as restrained and austere compared to the other offerings. 86-88 Points Wine Advocate
France • 2010 • 750 ml
Columbia Crest Two Vines Cabernet Sauvignon
With spicy cola scents over black-plum fruitiness, this sleek red has a dusty, savory set of flavors and a rich, chocolatey finish. 90 Points Wine & Spirits
Washington • 2009 • 750 ml
Cuatro Pasos Bierzo
Sourced from 80-year-old vines planted on pure slate, it offers up an alluring nose of earthy minerality, lead pencil shavings, incense, and black raspberry. Ripe, lengthy, and supple-textured, it is a great value for drinking over the next 5 years. 90 Po...
Spain • 2009 • 750 ml
Cuve De Pena Pyrenees Red
Clean and polished, concentrated but unexaggerated, this delivers sweet fruit with soil and soul. Ripe cherry, black raspberry, and purple plum are shadowed by their distilled counterparts in a high-toned nose and practically gush on the palate. Pungent, re...
France • 2009 • 750 ml
