Wine

"Gorgeous in every facet, this drips with dark cassis, steeped plum and blackberry reduction flavors while maintaining form and focus, thanks to se...

"Fabulous aromas of sweet tobacco, flowers, wet earth and blackberries. Black olives, too. Full body and chewy yet polished tannins. Dusty texture....

"Delicate, elegant and super-refined. Bright floral and spice notes perk up a core of red cherry and plum fruit in a fine, silky wine that speaks t...

"Coming from a site just outside of St. Helena, the 2019 Cappella is a deep, powerful, yet incredibly elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated release ...

"The canyons and curves that snake through the site, the soils that range from red Aiken to white tufa to dark clay and rocks—it’s a magical site. ...

"From a slightly cooler vintage, the 2018 Las Posadas Proprietary Red comes across as slightly fresher than the 2017, with notes of sage and bay le...

"From an estate-grown plot that has produced consistently spectacular wines, this vintage is no exception. It's densely packed and concentrated in ...

"The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from Heimark is unbelievably elegant, even more than it was last year. Deep, dark and racy, the 2018 possesses tremend...

"Superb complexity on the nose with crushed berries, dried flowers, tar, licorice and aniseed. Full body, firm tannins and superb depth and intesi...

"So fruity and delicious, with chewy tannins that are polished and refined. Full body, intense fruit and a long, long finish. This shows wonderful ...

"Half of the fruit is dried for two months, before six years in barrel. This is a sumptuous wine, with the gritty extract conferred by the dried fr...

"If you are looking for the ultimate in white Burgundy, here is one of your serious options. Montrachet is all about restrained richness and finess...

"One hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate sashays out of the glass with provocative Bl...

"Another riveting wine, the 2019 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon has a Château Latour-like stature and regalness, with full-bodied richness and inc...

"Black-cherry and floral aromas with some pine needles. Medium-to full-bodied with fine, dusty tannins. Creamy and medium-round with fine, velvety ...

"Always a red blend, the 2018 Collina is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot. This cuvée is always made in a m...

"Aristocratic' is how winemaker Jérôme Flous describes this superb Grand Cru bottling, which combines understated power and concentration with some...

"The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is another of the portfolio's high-points this year, bursting with aromas of wild berries, orange rind, ince...

"A brilliant wine from winemaker Chris Carpenter and the Kendall-Jackson family, this blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Merlot, mostly coming...

"Open and aromatic with honeysuckle flowers, dried apples and mangoes, as well as white peaches and stone. Full-bodied, this grows slowly on the pa...

"A smoky, slightly baked character to the fruit and an undercurrent of dark chocolate and ground coffee. The texture is soft, sunny, and supple, wi...

"This is a very fine second wine. Its powerful tannins and rich structure show complexity as well as freshness and acidity. The wine's density prom...

"The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a pretty rich, bombastic wine, especially for Mayacamas. A blast of dark fruit, incense, tobacco, licorice, spice a...

"Intense black fruit. Supple, round, delicious and pure flavors. elegance and certainly plenty of punch. This finishes with sweetness and outstandi...

"Aromas of terracotta, clay and plum. Kiln too. Full-bodied with super freshness and balance that then shows an incredible finish with an electrica...

"On the nose a subtle smokiness makes way for fragrant floral, pepper, tea and fennel notes. The palate is still fresh, with admirable vibrancy and...

"Pretty aromas of tea, flowers and ripe fruit. Medium-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a light, fresh finish. Feels like a Burgundy in the ...

"Much tannic richness with body and size. Well structured wine with great complexity and a long after taste. Will age beautifully." - Winemaker Notes

"Dark in color, with intense aromas of blackberries and fresh herbs, such as basil, with a hint of eucalyptus. Full-bodied, with extremely well-pol...

"Graham's 1991 Vintage Port gets my nod as the port of the vintage. While keeping in mind that Graham's aims for a sweeter-styled port, there is no...

"This is a giant of a wine lurking behind fresh flowers and ripe fruit. Starts off in a friendly way, then takes hold of the palate, with intense b...

"Somewhat of a lightweight for Fonseca, but undeniably charming, this dark ruby/purple-colored wine offers a floral, exotic, flamboyant bouquet, a ...

"Spicy aromas of clove and damson. Intense and inviting dark chocolate alongside dried cherries, herbs and plums. Rich and intense texture with lif...

"An under-rated producer, Smith-Woodhouse has turned out a port with an impressively saturated dark ruby/purple color. This powerful port is modera...

"This superb wine shows restrained, elegant blackcurrant fruit aromas, edged with spice and floral notes, and a hint of lead pencil graphite. The t...

 "Notes of smoke, lifted cherry and flinty reduction unite on the nose of this wine. They also dance on the palate, where tart, bright and lively r...

"Dominique Lafon's home vineyard is a 2.4ha parcel that sits just below the winery on clay and limestone soils and regularly produces one of the be...

"Maybe the dark horse of Dominique Lafon's wines this vintage. Exceptional clarity and delineation on the nose, the crushed rock and white flower s...

"The 2017 Beaune Grèves 1er Cru has a straightforward bouquet, well defined, light and airy, offering red cherries and crushed strawberry. The pala...

 "A more elegant and markedly more floral-suffused nose speaks mainly of pear and apple compote with just a hint of lemon-lime character. The riche...

"The 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc has a perfumed bouquet with pressed white flowers complementing the citrus fruit. The palate is fresh and compos...

"The 2012 les Vergelesses from Domaine Bize is a brilliant wine in the making and one of the most gorgeous young examples of this superb cuvée that...

"The domaine's holdings extend over 2ha and are located next to Les Clos, with a west and north-west orientation. Combining vines of different ages...

"The 2018 Chablis La Forêt 1er Cru has an earthy and smoky bouquet, light touches of wild mint emerging with time in the glass. The palate is well ...

" The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny was showing a little more reduction than the Les Combottes, though not much, allowing black fruit laced with crushed ...

"The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny is positively bulging with black and red fruit on the nose of dense blackberry and bilberry; a light marine influence s...

"Soars from the glass with aromas of raspberries and blackberries mingled with notions of peony, warm spices, orange rind and potpourri. Medium to ...

"Fred Mugnier and his team made some of best wines in Chambolle-Musigny in 2018, typified by the quality of this village cuvée from La Combe d'Orve...