2023 |
Cuarto Dominio |
Malbec 'BlanCat Estate Parcel Selection' |
Deep and concentrated nose and palate full of blackberries and dark cherries. Fleshy, flavorful and full-bodied on the palate with lots of fruit. Firm tannins but nothing chewy here. Sleek and voluminous. A co-fermentation of malbec, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon. Drink from 2025. |
James Suckling |
93 |
|
2024-02-29 |
2022 |
Dunham |
Three Legged Red |
A rich, dense and deep red blend. Dark chocolate, baked plums, cocoa and blackberries are layered in velvety, soothing tannins. Drink now. Screw cap. |
James Suckling |
91 |
|
2024-02-28 |
2021 |
Dunham |
Red Blend 'Trutina' Columbia Valley |
An aroma of roasted plums leads to a great combo of savory, smoky flavors over ripe, almost jammy blueberries and blackberries. It’s powerful but polished. 64% merlot, 29% cabernet sauvignon, 4% malbec, 2% petit verdot and 1% cabernet franc. |
James Suckling |
93 |
|
2024-02-28 |
2023 |
Ilurce |
Garnacha Rose 'Rio Madre' |
This sangrado Garnacha Tinta is a celebrated bargain among rosado drinkers in Rioja. Made in a forward, vibrant, gloriously perfumed style by two generations of the Escudero family, it's a rich, intense mouthful of raspberry, pomegranate and blackcurrant leaf, with a touch of boiled sweets and a tangy finish. 2024-26 |
Tim Atkin |
91 |
|
2024-02-23 |
2020 |
Ramírez de la Piscina |
Crianza |
There aren't many better Crianzas on the market at this price than the Ramírez de la Piscina family's Tempranillo from vineyards in Ábalos and San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Matured in mixed French and American oak barrels, it has effortless concentration, liquorice and blackberry flavours, subtle wood spices and vivid acidity. 2024-29 |
Tim Atkin |
92 |
|
2024-02-23 |
2018 |
La Fiorita |
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva |
Deep ruby with bright orange rim. Still a tiny bit reduced and stalky on the nose. Generous, supple cherry fruit with chewy tannins, but that note of reduction doesn’t really lift. Perhaps needs more time in the bottle? |
Jancis Robinson |
16 |
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2024-02-21 |
2019 |
La Fiorita |
Brunello di Montalcino |
With cherrywood or cedar, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino has a savory, almost spicy side that follows garden herb, cola, dark cherry, plum and sweet cherry. The fruit is slightly baked or cooked with hints of road paving or smoky tar. This is a concentrated wine for sure, with fruit sourced from three sites: Collesorbo, Pian Bossolino and Giardinello. Production is 32,000 bottles. Drying tannins want a steak and polenta dinner. |
Wine Advocate |
93 |
|
2024-02-21 |
2019 |
La Fiorita |
Brunello di Montalcino 'Fiore di NO' |
Medium dark red-ruby. Refined nose hints at red berries, marzipan and coconut. Fine-grained, fleshy and highly concentrated, with lovely sappy sweetness. Really builds on the very long, even, youthfully chewy but noble tannic back end, which stains the palate with red fruits, tobacco and complex soil tones. Drinking window: 2032-2044. |
TerroirSense |
94 |
|
2024-02-21 |
2019 |
La Fiorita |
Brunello di Montalcino 'Fiore di NO' |
Black-cherry, black-mushroom and bark aromas follow through to a medium to full body with juicy tannins and a savory finish. Needs time to soften and open up. Best after 2027. |
James Suckling |
95 |
|
2024-02-21 |
2019 |
La Fiorita |
Brunello di Montalcino |
Sour-cherry, peach and floral aromas follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a refined texture. Fresh and vivid energy. Not the richest wine, but shows tension and balance. Graphite at the end. Drink in two or three years. |
James Suckling |
93 |
|
2024-02-21 |