Laurel Glen makes wines of balance; a cooler-climate alternative to stereotypical big, fruity California red wines. The...
Diamond Creek Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Earth dominates this wine with clay and mineral highlights on a restrained nose. The wine is closed at the moment, needing...
Quinta do Noval, Vintage Port (Porto, Portugal) 2011
A wine that one rarely tastes in a lifetime full of dreams. Only 125 cases were made, and it is so expensive that...
Beaulieu Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
An exceptional performer, one of year's best releases in any category, the 2010 BV Georges de Latour shows brilliant red currant...
Zuccardi, Mendoza (Argentina) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
This is a complex wine for the price; well-made and showing character. The color is a deep red/purple with a vibrant ruby...
Zuccardi, Mendoza (Argentina) Malbec 2012
Characteristic Malbec color of dark, dense magenta-purple center and a magenta-pink rim which causes heavy staining in the...
Zuccardi, La Consulta (Mendoza, Argentina) 2009
This wine is produced from Malbec planted in 1974 and grown in alluvial soil at 980 meters in altitude. The wine is from...
Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza (Argentina) 2010
This wine is what the Familia Zuccardi considers a classic blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, and from two classic areas of...
Zuccardi, La Consulta (Mendoza, Argentina) 2011
The blend of grapes for this wine is 70% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% of Ancellotta, an obscure grape whose home is...
Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza (Argentina) Bonarda 2011
The deep ruby-purple color of this wine and the way it stains the glass when swirled presages its richness and...
Domaine Lionnet, Cornas (Rhône Valley, France) 2010
Ludovic Izerable, winemaker at Domaine Lionnet, is from Grenoble in the Haute Savoie. He married Corinne Lionnet, whose...
Etienne Bécheras, St. Joseph (Rhône Valley, France) 2010
This estate grows several fruits, grapes amongst them. The wines are full and ripe. This wine has floral and mineral...