Vintage Producer Product Name Notes Source Score Sell Sheet Updated
2018 Col Vetoraz Cartizze di Valdobbiadene International Wine Challenge Silver Medal 2019-05-08
2017 Marziano Abbona Cinerino Viognier Citrus blossom and tropical fruit flavors highlight this fragrant white. The texture verges on oily, then finishes with a hint of grapefruit peel. Viognier. Drink now. 1,720 cases made. Wine Spectator 91 2019-05-06
2015 Chono Red Blend Cauquenes A spicy and earthy red that shows cedar, tobacco, leather, dried cranberries and redcurrants. Full-bodied with some good undergrowth-derived complexity and dry tannins. A blend of cabernet franc, tempranillo, petit verdot, carignan and garnacha. Drink now. James Suckling 90 2019-05-06
2015 Bodegas Jorge Ordonez-Montsant Zerran Bright magenta. Ripe red berries, baking spices and licorice on the perfumed, mineral-accented nose. Bright and youthfully energetic on the palate, offering intense raspberry preserve, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that show seamless texture and a hint of smoky minerality. An impressively long, focused finish features rounded tannins and resonating violet and red fruit notes. (raised in new and used French oak barrels) Vinous 91 2019-05-03
2016 Bodegas Sierra Salinas Mira Salinas Inky ruby. Ripe dark berry and floral scents show very good clarity and are complemented by suggestions of vanilla, exotic spice and woodsmoke notes. Juicy and focused on the palate, offering appealingly sweet, mineral-laced cherry and black raspberry flavors that tighten up slowly with air. Shows impressive depth as well as liveliness and finishes long and seamless, with lingering floral and smoke notes. (aged for a year in new and used French oak barriques) Vinous 91 2019-05-03
2018 Di Giovanna Vurria Nerello Mascalese Rosato Delightfully charming and attractively espressed, the bouquet shows ripe stone and fruit, sweet raspberry, floral and subtle spice aromas, followed by a juicy palate that is lively and flavoursome. The wine offers lovely fruit purity and vibrancy, finishing long and refreshing. At its best: now to 2021 Wine Orbit 91 2019-05-02
2015 Di Giovanna Helios Rosso Wonderfully fruited and inviting, the wine shows blackcurrant, dark cherry, dark spice and almond characters with subtle mushroom complexity. The palate is beautifully weighted and succulent, delivering plenty of delectable flavours backed by silky texture and grainy tannins, making the wine delightfully structured and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2022 Wine Orbit 94 2019-05-02
2018 Chateau de Pampelonne Rose Cotes de Provence A single-estate bottling from the cave cooperative in Saint Tropez, the 2018 Cotes de Provence Rose Chateau Pampelonne is, simply put, superb. This concentrated but light to medium-bodied wine starts with notes of underripe citrus but slowly unfolds to show hints of cranberry, tart cherries, peach and citrus, together with a long, refreshing finish. Wine Advocate 90 2019-05-01
2018 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose Coteaux d'Aix en Provence The terrific (and fairly priced) 2018 Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rose stood out among the 139 rosés I tasted blind during my late February trip to Provence. It combines hints of cantaloup with cassis in a medium-bodied, silky-textured wine that shows just a hint of leafiness on the finish. The blend is 40% Grenache, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, and 5% Rolle. Wine Advocate 90 2019-05-01
2016 El Principal Calicanto Maipo Valley A pretty and savory red with dark berry and oyster shell. Some licorice, too. Full body, soft and layered tannins and a flavorful finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, carmenere, syrah, petit verdot and malbec. Drink now. James Suckling 92 2019-05-01