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Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2010
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2010
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This is as complex and savory as the rest of the Viña Tondonia wines, but also shows a tad more depth, with a hint of black plum and blue fruit on top of the orange rind, iron, tobacco and earthy spices. Expect some cedar and truffle to develop in the future. Juicy, zesty and tight, with a dusty tannins and bright berry fruit on the medium-to full-bodied palate. Drink or hold.
96 points Wine Advocate
The 2010 Viña Tondonia Reserva has all I expect from a Reserva from Tondonia, complexity, elegance and evolution, a developed nose with notes of forest floor and wild berries, herbs and flowers, a touch of iodine, brick dust and very fine, polished tannins. It has the seriousness and elegance of Tondonia. This is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho (they use the masculine form of the name of the grape) and 5% each Graciano and Mazuelo that fermented in the ancient oak vats from when the winery was created 144 years ago and matured in well-seasoned, American oak barrels for six years. It has 13% alcohol, a pH of 3.4 and 6.6 grams of acidity. 260,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2017.
W21167
Spain
Rioja
Red
2010
Tempranillo
.750L
yes
Muga Seleccion Especial Reserva Rioja 2019
Muga Seleccion Especial Reserva Rioja 2019
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The subtle and harmonious 2019 Selección Especial reflects a very complete and good vintage. It has to be one of the finest vintages for this wine. 2019 is a powerful vintage with balance and freshness. The grapes ripened thoroughly and developed a full set of aromas and flavors. It's complex and nuanced, with abundant, fine-grained tannins and a long, dry and tasty finish. Selección applies to the vineyards but also the barrels and everything that contributes to this wine; it's not only a selection of lots, which was the case before the 1994 vintage. 274,992 bottles produced. It was bottled between April and June 2022 after 26 months in barrel.
W19939
Spain
Rioja
Red
2019
Tempranillo
.750L
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2009
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2009
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As with many wines this time, I had two vintages to taste of the Reserva from the Tondonia vineyard, 2009 and 2008, two very different, almost opposite vintages. The 2009 Viña Tondonia Reserva, a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacho and 5% each Mazuelo and Graciano, matured in used American oak barrels for six years. It has some toasted character, with ripe fruit, black rather than red, denoting a warm year but more restrained than the Bosconia Reserva from the same vintage. 2009 is a year of ripeness, concentration and tannin; the wines are powerful, but here you see the finesse of Tondonia in comparison to the more rustic Viña Bosconia. 220,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2017
W20708
Spain
Rioja
Red
2009
.750L
yes
Stags Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2020
Stags Leap Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2020
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W19725
US
California - Napa Valley
Red
2019
Cabernet Sauvignon
.750L
Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2021
Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2021
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Plush and rich-tasting, with finely interwoven flavors of dark cherry, plum tart and blackberry accented by cocoa powder notes.
W06810
US
California - Napa Valley
Red
2021
Merlot
.750L
Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2019
Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2019
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A very aromatic red, offering baking spices, such as cinnamon, cloves and anisette, as well as notes of ripe blackcurrants, plums and dark chocolate. Full-bodied with soft tannins and a ripe yet vibrant and juicy fruit core. Long, warming finish. Drinkable now, but better in a few years.
W19320
US
California
Red
2019
Cabernet Sauvignon
.750L
Laherte Freres Ultradition Brut Blanc Champagne NV
Laherte Freres Ultradition Brut Blanc Champagne NV
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The NV Brut Ultradition is the same base wine as the Extra Brut Ultradition. Here the higher dosage seems to give the wine greater fleshiness and immediacy, while changing the wine's shape. Some of the mid-palate creaminess seems to have been achieved at the expense of a bit of persistence. Disgorged: November 2016. Dosage is 6-8 grams per liter. - Antonio Galloni
92+ John Gilman
The current release of Laherte Frres non-vintage Ultradition Brut is composed from an atypical and highly attractive cpages of sixty percent pinot meunier, thirty percent chardonnay and ten percent pinot noir and was finished with a dosage of six to eight grams per liter. This is from the base year of 2012 and the wine is outstanding, offering up a very refined, meunier dominated constellation of white peach, loads of spring flowers, chalky soil tones, gentle smokiness and a dollop of brioche in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, fullbodied and extremely elegant, with a fine core, superb soil signature, refined mousse and a very long, complex and dancing finish. This is a beautiful bottle of non-vintage Brut!
Base 2020.
W21521
France
Champagne
Sparkling
.750L
The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Blend 2021
The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Blend 2021
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"Aromas of briar fruits and dried cherry are accented by hints of vanilla and toasted oak. On the palate, tiers of blueberry, ripe mulberry and boysenberry give way to an edge of espresso, cracked pepper and a seasoning of fall spice. These dense aromas and flavors culinate in a lingering finish framed by refined tannins." ~ Prisoner Wine Co.
W19633
US
California
Red
2021
Red Blend
.750L
Orin Swift Eight Years In The Desert Red Blend 2022
Orin Swift Eight Years In The Desert Red Blend 2022
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A mix of Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Grenache. Mixed raspberries, blackberries and blueberries appear on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied, ripe and supple, yet with just enough softly dusty tannins, a velvety texture and no suggestion of raisined fruit. With its amiable nature and fresh, lingering finish, it should win lots of fans.
W20250
US
California
Red
2022
Red Blend
.750L
Louis M. Martini Winery Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Louis M. Martini Winery Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
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Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were carefully destemmed and transferred to upright tanks for a two-day cold soak. The wine saw 15 to 20 days of maceration time and was pumped over two to three times daily to build its round, elegant mouthfeel. Each lot was aged and evaluated separately, with the final blend taking place in May 2019. In total, the wine aged for 16 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels (29% new).
W10640
US
California - Napa Valley
Red
2021
Cabernet Sauvignon
.750L
Pommery Royal Champagne Brut NV
Pommery Royal Champagne Brut NV
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Fresh accents of spring blossom and chalk are layered with ripe red currant and pineapple fruit flavors in this creamy Champagne, framed by racy acidity and a zesty mousse.
W-00002130
France
Champagne
Sparkling
.750L
Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
Belle Glos Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
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W20674
US
California
Red
2022
Pinot Noir
.750L
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2011
Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 2011
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The 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva is darker and shows riper fruit, a rounder palate and some dusty tannins. A year of ripeness, concentration and tannin, the wine is powerful with the finesse of Tondonia. Tasting this next to the textbook 2010 Tondonia revealed how this has more muscle and a wider back and the 2010 epitomizes the finesse and elegance. 270,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2019.
PJ00521
Spain
Rioja
Red
2011
Tempranillo
.750L
yes
Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto NV
Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto NV
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93 points Wine Spectator
Lovely, with a mix of persimmon, white peach, hazelnut, green tea and singed alder notes all moving together in streamlined harmony. The long, elegant finish has nice latent energy. Drink now.
W-00002475
Portugal
Port
.750L
Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Priorat 2021
Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses Priorat 2021
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Defined by creamy tannins, this harmonious medium- to full-bodied red offers an expressive range of roasted plum, black raspberry and fig cake notes. Lively on the palate, with aromatic accents of mountain herbs, licorice, white pepper and vanilla lingering on the chewy finish.
PJ00231
Spain
Red
2021
.750L
J.B. Becker Wallufer Oberberg Auslese Trocken Riesling 2021
J.B. Becker Wallufer Oberberg Auslese Trocken Riesling 2021
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The Oberberg is for sure the more impressive, the more powerful and textural. I suspect this will be the favorite for most people - it is just a bit more complete and it's clear why he chose to pour it. Both Auslese Trocken, compared to the Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken, feel riper (which they are, both clock in at 13.5%) yet they also show more fruit, they are more perfumed - perhaps the higher alcohols make the wines more aromatic. There is plenty of stone fruit and citrus, dense and coating, in both Auslese Trocken. - Importer
PJ00348
Germany
White
2021
.750L
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley 2021
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2019
Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2019
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The 2019 Barbaresco is a gorgeous wine to drink now and over the next 15-20 years, give or take. Sweet, floral and open, the 2019 offers lovely brightness and energy to match its mid-weight, nervy feel. Sweet dried cherry, mint, crushed flowers and savory notes all grace this soft, understated Barbaresco from the Produttori.
PJ00241
Italy
Red
2019
.750L
Gramercy Cellars Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Gramercy Cellars Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
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Composed of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with an expressive nose of ripe, soft red and black fruits-dark cherry, blackberry and juicy plum skin-with subtle spice tones and floral notes underneath. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, the wine turns slightly tart, with a balanced structure and buttressing acidity. It ends with a focused, long finish demonstrating precision every step of the way. It's a well-made wine that I will be putting into my cellar. Only 1,493 cases made.
92 points Vinous
Medium ruby-red. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark raspberry, espresso, bitter chocolate and graphite. Silky and plush but also vinous on entry, then densely packed, seamless and deep in the middle, with savory red and blacker fruit flavors complicated by subtle brown spices and minerals. Conveys excellent inner-mouth peppery lift and vinosity without coming across as green. This wine struck me as quite similar to its 2015 predecessor, suggesting that owner/winemaker Greg Harrington was especially successful in avoiding obvious signs of the very hot 2015 growing season. This savory, classically dry, energetic Cabernet Sauvignon finishes with firm, suave tannins and slowly mounting persistence.
W21070
US
Washington
Red
2016
.750L
Silice Viticultores Xabrega Ribeira Sacra Tinto 2019
Silice Viticultores Xabrega Ribeira Sacra Tinto 2019
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The pale, translucent, ethereal and perfumed 2019 Finca Xabrega was produced with a field blend of 90% Mencía, 10% Garnacha Tintorera and some white grapes from a single vineyard planted with old vines on granite and mica soils. The destemmed grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts and soft pigéage in stainless steel, then the wine matured in barrel for three months, followed by six months in tank to settle before bottling. It's very, clean, elegant, precise and subtle with great freshness and balance and only 12.5% alcohol. Ethereal, beautiful juice. Only 912 bottles were filled in July 2020.
50+ year old vines and only 0.8 hectares
W20933
Spain
Galicia
Red
2019
.750L
R.H. Coutier Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne NV
R.H. Coutier Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne NV
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2019 Base. The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is a striking wine, and frankly one of the best wines I have ever tasted from Courier. Pure Blanc de Blancs is unusual in Ambonnay, where Pinot plays the leading role. Courtier's NV presents an intriguing combination of the richness that is typical of Ambonnay married to deep, expressive varietal Chardonnay fruit. Smoke, ash, and crushed rocks are all layered into the energetic, vibrant finish. This is a flat-out delicious, utterly joyous Champagne from Courier. 100% Chardonnay
PJ00740
France
Sparkling
.750L
Paul Jaboulet Aine Domaine de la Croix des Vignes Saint Joseph Rouge 2015
Paul Jaboulet Aine Domaine de la Croix des Vignes Saint Joseph Rouge 2015
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92 points Wine Advocate
The 2015 Saint Joseph Domaine de la Croix des Vignes is more tannic than the 2016 but not better. Dry cedary notes frame cherry fruit in the medium to full-bodied wine that will require a couple of years in the cellar to show its best.
PJ00576
France
Red
2015
.750L
La Stoppa Ageno Bianco 2020
La Stoppa Ageno Bianco 2020
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90% Malvasia/10% Ortrugo & Trebbiano Toscano. The different grapes are co-planted and the vines average 30 years in age. The fruit is picked together, destemmed and macerated with the skins for approximately a month (less time in warmer vintages, more in cooler ones); a cap of skins and seeds forms and is not broken but is kept moistened with the fermenting wine. Fermentation is with native yeasts only in steel tank; malolactic fermentation occurs naturally as well. The wine is aged for a year, half in stainlesss steel and half in used French oak, followed by two years in bottle before release. The name "Ageno" is in homage to the original owner of the estate, Giancarlo Ageno (a lawyer and wine enthusiast who brought French vine cuttings to Emilia in the 19th century)
W19371
Italy
Emilia Romagna
White
2020
.750L
Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Vouvray Demi Sec 2022
Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Vouvray Demi Sec 2022
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95 points Wine Spectator
This voluptuous, full-bodied, off-dry white shows a lot of power, offering round pear, mango and honeycomb flavors that take a salty turn on the palate, with notes of brine, crushed flint and bitter almond skin, backed by a subtle hint of brioche on the finish. Opening up in the glass, this gorgeous wine offers loads of immediate charm, but should have a long life ahead in the cellar as well. Drink now through 2035.
PJ00302
France
White
2022
Chenin Blanc
.750L