Vintage Producer Product Name Notes Source Score Sell Sheet Updated
2019 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Prestige' The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige (80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre) offers a more savory, spicy, Mourvèdre-dominated style in its savory red and darker fruits as well as spiced meat, leather, and loamy earth-like aromas and flavors. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and structured, it's going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and cruise for 10-15 years. Jeb Dunnuck 93 2021-11-05
2016 Lornano Rosso Toscana 'Commendator Enrico' As always amazed, you can admire the visual rendering of a red of such power of nature. A champion of maximum concentration, opaque and impenetrable to the eye, as solid, textured to the touch of the tongue. Here, of grapes per vine, very little was collected, so that in each vine stem, all the sweet sap in it copiously circulating, in sparse hanging clusters, was forced to concentrate. Operation completed. Then in extraction almost all the tannin has been extracted from the skins: unfathomable color, tannically powerful taste. More pronounced persuasiveness on the nose, with spices, vanilla and mint, which dilute the billows, a little leathery of the tannin. But this is a great harmonious wine, and its fleshy strength expresses itself tastefully with a perfectly enveloping roundness. With a rusted and persuasive clarity from a very high executive enology. Its inviolate blackberry pulp then shines limpid and unforgettable sumptuously. Among the best Italian reds, chapeau. Italy’s Best Red Wine Luca Maroni 98 2021-11-05
2019 Di Giovanna Nerello Mascalese 'Vurria' This is 100% Nerello Mascalese from vineyards in Sicily that are 1,600 feet in altitude. Purple in color, with some ruby swirls, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is nice with smoke, cherries, and black pepper. Medium to full bodied. Although there are firm tannins, this has an inviting soft texture. Good acidity. The palate has cherries, black cherries over a char. Very concentrated. Long finish. This is drinking well now and should continue for another ten to fifteen years. It will work better with food such as sword fish served as Involtini di pesce spade. Grade: A- IntoWine.com 91 2021-11-04
2019 Morgan Chardonnay 'Highland' Santa Lucia Highlands Decadently spiced, with accents of roasted hazelnut and caramel to the well-knit baked apple and pear tart flavors. Dried mango hints line the open-textured finish. Drink now through 2025. 4,937 cases made. Wine Spectator 92 2021-11-03
2017 Lornano Chianti Classico Riserva A fruity, flavorful red with cherry and vanilla character, medium body, fine tannins and a delicious finish. Real Chianti Classico character. Drink now. James Suckling 92 2021-10-27
2018 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Prestige' Limpid ruby-red. Highly perfumed black raspberry and cherry liqueur aromas are complemented by floral and baking spice nuances and a smoky mineral note. Juicy and appealingly sweet, displaying intense red and blue fruit and lavender pastille flavors and smooth, seamless texture. Deftly balances richness and vivacity and finishes impressively long and spicy, with smooth, harmonious tannins and an echo of candied flowers. Vinous 94 2021-10-27
2018 Domaine Jean Royer Chateauneuf-du-Pape 'Tradition' Bright ruby-red. Red and dark berry, exotic spice and floral qualities on the expressive, mineral-accented nose. Juicy and precise, offering appealingly sweet cherry, raspberry and red currant flavors and a refreshingly bitter rhubarb flourish. Turns sweeter as it opens up and puts on weight as well, with no loss of energy. Discreet tannins frame a long, smooth finish that strongly echoes the red fruit and spice notes. There's noteworthy elegance here, both for the vintage and for an entry-level bottling. Vinous 93 2021-10-27
2016 La Perla Valtellina Superiore ‘La Mossa’ Aromas of camphor, wild herb and dark spice are front and center while a whiff of dried rose fills in the background. Structured and all about finesse, the savory palate has racy tension, offering red cherry, crushed raspberry and star anise alongside a mineral vein of granite. Taut, fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity keep it balanced and energized. Drink 2022–2031. Wine Enthusiast 93 2021-10-12
2020 Lamblin & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Fresh in fruit yet invigorating and steely, this ripe but quintessential Chablis highlights zesty, limestone-scented flavors of lemon, lime and green apple. Medium bodied and bracing in style, the wine is delightful young but should improve through 2035. Wine Enthusiast 94 2021-10-12
2014 Jacquart Brut Blanc de Blanc Chardonnays from the Côte des Blancs, including Grand Crus, are blended in this crisp, apple- and citrus-driven wine. Still fresh and with a strong mineral texture, the wine will be better from 2022. Wine Enthusiast 90 2021-10-12