This red blend comes from a 38 year-old vineyard planted with Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz in schist...
Quinta Dos Murças, Douro DOC (Portugal) 2018
This wine is a co-fermented blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão and Tinta Francisca...
Carmim, Alentejo DOC (Portugal) 2018
Here is yet another value leader in Portuguese red. A generously ripe blend of Alicante Bouschet, Trincadeira and...
Cartuxa, Alentejo DOC (Portugal) 2016
There’s great concentration of fruit here that’s a bit unexpected if you judge by the color of the wine, which...
Vintage Longbottom, Adelaide Hills (Australia) Syrah 2019
It’s not often that an Australian wine opts for the “Syrah” moniker over the more used...
Henry’s Drive, McLaren Vale (Australia) Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
I like the power of red fruit over the more typical black fruit in this glass, with notes of pepper and cedar chest adding...
MacRostie, Sonoma Coast (California) Chardonnay 2019
Always a winner, MacRostie Chardonnay succeeds at all the different price points that they offer. This macro-AVA...
J. Lohr, Arroyo Seco (Monterey County, California) Chardonnay 2019
Their "Arroyo Vista" is usually my preference in J. Lohr’s Chardonnay lineup, and it gets the bump again...
Bianchi, Valle De Uco (Mendoza, Argentina) Cabernet Franc 2018
Venerable producer Bianchi brings us this very pretty Cabernet Franc, showing off deep cherry and blackberry fruit, pepper...
Majuscule, Napa Valley (California) 2019
Majuscule's "Assemblage" is a taut, generous red blend with great structure, weight and balance. I know,...
Paraduxx, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley (California) 2017
This is a saucy, fruit forward swashbuckler of a blend – think full throttle Aussie Shiraz without any mint or...
Calera, Santa Ynez Valley (Central Coast, California) Chenin Blanc 2019
Some neutral oak rounds out this Chenin Blanc nicely, softening the acidity and adding some midpalate weight. It...