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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2000
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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2000
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"The millennial Unico was tasted twice in January and June 2012. It has a Bordeaux- inspired bouquet that demonstrates more austerity than the 2004 with herbaceous notes infusing the brambly black fruit: smoke, forest floor, wild mint and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with bright blackberry, strawberry and Morello on the entry. It is extremely well balanced and more feminine than the nose suggests. There is also impressive tension and vivacity towards the finish. There is great backbone here, a solid and obdurate Unico at the moment, but it will surely mellow in bottle. 108,536 bottles produced. Drink 2018-2030+." 93pts WA
SKU
W00059
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2000
VARIETAL
Tempranillo
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2009
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2009
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98 pts Wine Advocate
I tasted a bottle of the 2009 ??nico blind and was taken by the freshness, the red fruit notes and the Burgundian-like characteristics of this vintage, which on paper was quite warm and dry. I also tasted the 2009 Valbuena, which is always more approachable, and was blown away by its aromatics. With time in the glass the ??nico opened up and got closer to the character of Valbuena but with more depth and clout, while showing extremely elegant. I tasted it again in the context of all the wines from the group, and it delivered all that I saw when I tasted it blind. It takes some time to unfurl its aromatic palette, and it feels young and somewhat undeveloped, younger than it is. It has a touch that made me think of the old vintages of ??nico on the nose but with very polished tannins and a soft mouthfeel that provides elegance. This is a wine that ages for no less than ten years before it's released. 2009 seems like a great vintage for Vega Sicilia, much better than what I anticipated. It should develop nicely in bottle.
I tasted a bottle of the 2009 ??nico blind and was taken by the freshness, the red fruit notes and the Burgundian-like characteristics of this vintage, which on paper was quite warm and dry. I also tasted the 2009 Valbuena, which is always more approachable, and was blown away by its aromatics. With time in the glass the ??nico opened up and got closer to the character of Valbuena but with more depth and clout, while showing extremely elegant. I tasted it again in the context of all the wines from the group, and it delivered all that I saw when I tasted it blind. It takes some time to unfurl its aromatic palette, and it feels young and somewhat undeveloped, younger than it is. It has a touch that made me think of the old vintages of ??nico on the nose but with very polished tannins and a soft mouthfeel that provides elegance. This is a wine that ages for no less than ten years before it's released. 2009 seems like a great vintage for Vega Sicilia, much better than what I anticipated. It should develop nicely in bottle.
SKU
W11171
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2009
VARIETAL
Tempranillo
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2011
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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2011
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96 pts Wine Advocate
The Unico released in 2021, 10 years after the harvest, is the 2011 Unico, selected from 40 of their 210 hectares of vineyards. 2011 is a concentrated and ripe vintage, and they selected 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that were cooled in a cold room for 24 hours before being sorted; the bunches and grapes macerated at 9 to 10 degrees Celsius for three to four days, and then it was inoculated with a pied de cuve to ferment with pumping overs. Malolactic was in stainless steel, and the wine was put through a long aging, 10 years between oak and bottle, using new and used French and American oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats. For Vega Sicilia, 2011 was a fresher year than 2010, not the common idea about those vintages in Ribera del Duero. The wine has a developed nose with some notes of ripe black fruit, meat and underbrush, somewhat herbal and perfumed. There is something about the nose of the ??nicos that I cannot quite describe but is quite distinct, and it's in this vintage and also in the Reserva Especial.
The Unico released in 2021, 10 years after the harvest, is the 2011 Unico, selected from 40 of their 210 hectares of vineyards. 2011 is a concentrated and ripe vintage, and they selected 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that were cooled in a cold room for 24 hours before being sorted; the bunches and grapes macerated at 9 to 10 degrees Celsius for three to four days, and then it was inoculated with a pied de cuve to ferment with pumping overs. Malolactic was in stainless steel, and the wine was put through a long aging, 10 years between oak and bottle, using new and used French and American oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats. For Vega Sicilia, 2011 was a fresher year than 2010, not the common idea about those vintages in Ribera del Duero. The wine has a developed nose with some notes of ripe black fruit, meat and underbrush, somewhat herbal and perfumed. There is something about the nose of the ??nicos that I cannot quite describe but is quite distinct, and it's in this vintage and also in the Reserva Especial.
SKU
W20433
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2011
VARIETAL
Red Blend
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2012
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Vega Sicilia Unico Ribera del Duero 2012
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96 pts Wine Advocate
The 2012 ??nico is released 10 years after the harvest. They produced it with the grapes from 40 of the 210 hectares of vineyards they have, with a total of 55 separate plots and 19 different soils. It's mostly 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that are cooled down for 24 hours and then fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation was in stainless steel and the aging in 225-liter oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats for a long time as this was bottled in June 2018. 2012 is a concentrated year, warm and dry with some rain at the end of September that helped the end of the ripening process of healthy grapes with lots of color and ripe tannins. The wine has a ripe nose, with intoxicating notes of black fruit, fresh meat and blood, a spicy touch from the American oak and an earthy twist. It's a voluptuous and decadent vintage for Vega Sicilia, for those that favor years like 2006, a bit atypical, or 1999.
97 points James Suckling
Berry, smoke, violet and sandalwood aromas follow through to a full, layered palate that shows super polished tannins that are caressing and long. It?????s tight and very long. Give it two or three years to soften. Drink after 2023.
The 2012 ??nico is released 10 years after the harvest. They produced it with the grapes from 40 of the 210 hectares of vineyards they have, with a total of 55 separate plots and 19 different soils. It's mostly 95% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes that are cooled down for 24 hours and then fermented in oak vats with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation was in stainless steel and the aging in 225-liter oak barrels and 20,000-liter oak vats for a long time as this was bottled in June 2018. 2012 is a concentrated year, warm and dry with some rain at the end of September that helped the end of the ripening process of healthy grapes with lots of color and ripe tannins. The wine has a ripe nose, with intoxicating notes of black fruit, fresh meat and blood, a spicy touch from the American oak and an earthy twist. It's a voluptuous and decadent vintage for Vega Sicilia, for those that favor years like 2006, a bit atypical, or 1999.
97 points James Suckling
Berry, smoke, violet and sandalwood aromas follow through to a full, layered palate that shows super polished tannins that are caressing and long. It?????s tight and very long. Give it two or three years to soften. Drink after 2023.
SKU
W21102
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2012
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 ano Ribera del Duero 2007
Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 ano Ribera del Duero 2007
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93 pts Stephen Tanzer
"Ruby-red. Aromas of dried cherry, raspberry, vanilla, mocha and Cuban tobacco, with smoke and potpourri accents. Supple and expansive, offering sweet, spice-accented red and dark berry and floral pastille flavors that stain the palate. Dusty tannins add shape and grip to the very long, smooth, penetrating finish. I find this wine quite approachable now but it has the balance to age. Not the weightiest Valbuena but very impressive for the vintage."
"The 2007 Valbuena is rounded and warmer than the 2006 with lush dark berry fruits interlaced with scents of espresso and bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp acidity with a composed, focused finish of black cherries, raspberry, cedar and mocha. The 2007 has great precision and focus. It is more feminine and assured than the 2006, but one senses that it is holding something back to charm consumers in five or six year?€?s time. This is very impressive. Drink 2017-2030. " 92pts WA
"Ruby-red. Aromas of dried cherry, raspberry, vanilla, mocha and Cuban tobacco, with smoke and potpourri accents. Supple and expansive, offering sweet, spice-accented red and dark berry and floral pastille flavors that stain the palate. Dusty tannins add shape and grip to the very long, smooth, penetrating finish. I find this wine quite approachable now but it has the balance to age. Not the weightiest Valbuena but very impressive for the vintage."
"The 2007 Valbuena is rounded and warmer than the 2006 with lush dark berry fruits interlaced with scents of espresso and bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp acidity with a composed, focused finish of black cherries, raspberry, cedar and mocha. The 2007 has great precision and focus. It is more feminine and assured than the 2006, but one senses that it is holding something back to charm consumers in five or six year?€?s time. This is very impressive. Drink 2017-2030. " 92pts WA
SKU
W04787
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Other Spain
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2007
VARIETAL
Tempranillo
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 Ribera del Duero 2016
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Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 Ribera del Duero 2016
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The 2016 Valbuena was produced with a blend of 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot from 140 hectares dedicated to this wine. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, and the first year it matured in barrels (75% French, 25% American) and the second year in large oak vats. This is again a floral and elegant vintage of Valbuena, very much in line with what has happened in the best vintages since 2010. 2016 is going to be a wine that the public is going to like; it has an extroverted personality and is perfumed and generous, juicy and tasty and nicely textured, with fine-grained tannins and very focused and clean flavors. 2016 was a year of very good freshness in Ribera del Duero, a year they like even better than 2018. 182,882 bottles, 6,030 magnums and a few larger formats were produced. It was bottled in June 2019.
95 pts Vinous
Dark violet. Powerful red and dark fruit preserve, pipe tobacco and potpourri aromas are complemented by exotic spice, mocha and incense flourishes. Sappy and energetic in character, offering palate-staining blackberry, cherry liqueur, floral pastille and spicecake flavors underscored by a vein of juicy acidity. Gently chewy tannins build steadily on an impressively long, focused and penetrating finish that leaves smoky mineral, floral and juicy dark berry notes behind.
95 pts Vinous
Dark violet. Powerful red and dark fruit preserve, pipe tobacco and potpourri aromas are complemented by exotic spice, mocha and incense flourishes. Sappy and energetic in character, offering palate-staining blackberry, cherry liqueur, floral pastille and spicecake flavors underscored by a vein of juicy acidity. Gently chewy tannins build steadily on an impressively long, focused and penetrating finish that leaves smoky mineral, floral and juicy dark berry notes behind.
SKU
W20446
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2016
VOLUME
.750L
Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 Ribera del Duero 2017
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Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 Ribera del Duero 2017
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96 points Wine Advocate
2017 was marked by the frost of the night between April 27 and 28 that Vega Sicilia fought with their anti-frost towers. The end of the season was warm, and the overall rain was low, 235 liters. The 2017 Valbuena is marked by these circumstances, produced with 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot, with good ripeness (14.5% alcohol) and mellow acidity (4.65 grams of tartaric acid and a pH of 3.85). The grapes were cooled down and took three to four days of maceration to start fermenting with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in a combination of new and used French and American 225-liter oak barrels and 21,000-liter oak vats for almost three years. The result, for whatever reason, was nothing short of spectacular. The wine is perfumed, floral, expressive and balsamic like few vintages before. It doesn't feel like a 2017 at all; it is harmonious, and the tannins were fine. It's an amazing Valbuena that clearly transcends the character of the vintage. What I see here is that since 2010, the wine has a very high consistency. And in 2017 it excels.
2017 was marked by the frost of the night between April 27 and 28 that Vega Sicilia fought with their anti-frost towers. The end of the season was warm, and the overall rain was low, 235 liters. The 2017 Valbuena is marked by these circumstances, produced with 94% Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) and 6% Merlot, with good ripeness (14.5% alcohol) and mellow acidity (4.65 grams of tartaric acid and a pH of 3.85). The grapes were cooled down and took three to four days of maceration to start fermenting with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in a combination of new and used French and American 225-liter oak barrels and 21,000-liter oak vats for almost three years. The result, for whatever reason, was nothing short of spectacular. The wine is perfumed, floral, expressive and balsamic like few vintages before. It doesn't feel like a 2017 at all; it is harmonious, and the tannins were fine. It's an amazing Valbuena that clearly transcends the character of the vintage. What I see here is that since 2010, the wine has a very high consistency. And in 2017 it excels.
SKU
W21101
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Ribera del Duero
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2017
VOLUME
.750L
Venta la Ossa Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Tinto 2017
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Venta la Ossa Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Tinto 2017
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Strong and very aromatic wine with red fruit, balsamic and scrub herb notes rising from a spicy and wood char bottom note. On the palate, it is a full-bodied, expressive, mature and complex wine with an excellent mature tannin content that provides a long and fruity aftertaste.
SKU
W20164
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Other Spain
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2017
VARIETAL
Tempranillo
VOLUME
.750L
Vietti Castiglione Barolo 2019
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Vietti Castiglione Barolo 2019
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94 points Vinous
The 2019 Barolo Castiglione is elegant, translucent and classy. Crushed red berry fruit, orange peel, mint and cinnamon all grace this elegant, wonderfully nuanced Barolo from Vietti. I especially admire the energy here. In many vintages, the Castiglione is easygoing and quite accessible, but I see the 2019 needing a few more years to come into its own. I especially admire its focus and cut.
The 2019 Barolo Castiglione is elegant, translucent and classy. Crushed red berry fruit, orange peel, mint and cinnamon all grace this elegant, wonderfully nuanced Barolo from Vietti. I especially admire the energy here. In many vintages, the Castiglione is easygoing and quite accessible, but I see the 2019 needing a few more years to come into its own. I especially admire its focus and cut.
SKU
W19518
COUNTRY
Italy
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VOLUME
.750L
Villa Sant?€?Anna Chianti Colli Senesi 2019
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Villa Sant?€?Anna Chianti Colli Senesi 2019
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90 points Vinous
The 2019 Chianti Colli Senesi is wildly fresh with vibrant bright cherries, dusty rose and hints of wet stone. This is silky in feel yet nicely balanced, with plumb red berries and inner violet tones. Purple-tinged florals, lavender and hints of licorice linger with just a subtle tug of residual acids. Don?€?t overthink this highly enjoyable and fresh blend of 90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot and 5% Mammolo, Canalolo and Colorino.
From vineyards with a southwestern exposure situated at about 1,000 feet above sea level. Composed of 80% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo and 10% other indigenous varietals, the average age of these vines is now approximately 35 years. The grapes for the Chianti Colli Senesi are macerated for 15 days in cement cuves at temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine is then aged in mid-sized barrels for 8 months to a year prior to bottling. The wine is then released after an additional 3 to 6 months of bottle age.
The 2019 Chianti Colli Senesi is wildly fresh with vibrant bright cherries, dusty rose and hints of wet stone. This is silky in feel yet nicely balanced, with plumb red berries and inner violet tones. Purple-tinged florals, lavender and hints of licorice linger with just a subtle tug of residual acids. Don?€?t overthink this highly enjoyable and fresh blend of 90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot and 5% Mammolo, Canalolo and Colorino.
From vineyards with a southwestern exposure situated at about 1,000 feet above sea level. Composed of 80% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo and 10% other indigenous varietals, the average age of these vines is now approximately 35 years. The grapes for the Chianti Colli Senesi are macerated for 15 days in cement cuves at temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine is then aged in mid-sized barrels for 8 months to a year prior to bottling. The wine is then released after an additional 3 to 6 months of bottle age.
SKU
W21693
COUNTRY
Italy
REGION
Tuscany
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VARIETAL
Sangiovese
VOLUME
.750L
Vina Almaviva Epu Puente Alta 2019
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Vina Almaviva Epu Puente Alta 2019
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#91 on The Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2022.
93 points Wine Spectator
This red offers ripe plum and cherry cordial flavors up front, revealing layers of nuance as it unfolds, including intriguing orange zest, Calabrian chili and olive notes. Presents a fresh, minerally acidity midpalate that pushes all the flavors to the finish, with zesty but firm tannins and echoes back to the opening flavors. Shows tremendous length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmen??re, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2028.
93+ points Wine Advocate
The first truly international release of the second wine is going to be the 2019 Epu, which has changed image and label, looking a little more like Almaviva, and is going to be sold through the Bordeaux n??goce. 2019 was a very dry vintage, and the blend is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Carmenere, 2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc with slightly higher alcohol than 2018 and with lower acidity, matured in used barriques for one year. In terms of freshness, the wine is quite similar to the 2018 that I tasted next to it, obviously a little younger, quite intense and fruit-driven, spicy and herbal, with a creamy texture and fine-grained tannins. It's a second wine, but they also want to do something different and Epu is perhaps a little more classical, perhaps this is more Bordeaux and Almaviva is more Chilean. 70,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2020 and January 2021.
94 points James Suckling
Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and fresh flowers. Very cool and pure. Medium-bodied with fine, linear and very integrated tannins that are compressed and silky-textured. New second wine of Almaviva. Needs time to open.
93 points Wine Spectator
This red offers ripe plum and cherry cordial flavors up front, revealing layers of nuance as it unfolds, including intriguing orange zest, Calabrian chili and olive notes. Presents a fresh, minerally acidity midpalate that pushes all the flavors to the finish, with zesty but firm tannins and echoes back to the opening flavors. Shows tremendous length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmen??re, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2028.
93+ points Wine Advocate
The first truly international release of the second wine is going to be the 2019 Epu, which has changed image and label, looking a little more like Almaviva, and is going to be sold through the Bordeaux n??goce. 2019 was a very dry vintage, and the blend is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Carmenere, 2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc with slightly higher alcohol than 2018 and with lower acidity, matured in used barriques for one year. In terms of freshness, the wine is quite similar to the 2018 that I tasted next to it, obviously a little younger, quite intense and fruit-driven, spicy and herbal, with a creamy texture and fine-grained tannins. It's a second wine, but they also want to do something different and Epu is perhaps a little more classical, perhaps this is more Bordeaux and Almaviva is more Chilean. 70,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in December 2020 and January 2021.
94 points James Suckling
Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and fresh flowers. Very cool and pure. Medium-bodied with fine, linear and very integrated tannins that are compressed and silky-textured. New second wine of Almaviva. Needs time to open.
SKU
W20730
COUNTRY
Chile
REGION
Maipo Valley
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VOLUME
.750L
Vina Almaviva Puente Alta 2019
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Vina Almaviva Puente Alta 2019
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95+ points Wine Advocate
The 2019 Almaviva is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Carmen??re (from Peumo), 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot, higher in Carmenere and reflecting a warmer and drier vintage when then bottled wine reached 15% alcohol. It fermented with destemmed grapes in stainless steel and matured in French oak barrels, 75% of them new, for 18 months. Here, the Carmenere adds herbal freshness and changes the aromatic profile when compared with the 2019 Epu. 2019 was a good year for Carmenere, which suffers in extremely warm years like 2017, but in moderately warm years like 2019, the variety displays that herbal character and has good density. It's full-bodied and round, with saturated tannins, tasty, spicy and long, with a dry, serious finish. It's balsamic, with notes of camphor and a silky and velvety texture.
The 2019 Almaviva is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Carmen??re (from Peumo), 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot, higher in Carmenere and reflecting a warmer and drier vintage when then bottled wine reached 15% alcohol. It fermented with destemmed grapes in stainless steel and matured in French oak barrels, 75% of them new, for 18 months. Here, the Carmenere adds herbal freshness and changes the aromatic profile when compared with the 2019 Epu. 2019 was a good year for Carmenere, which suffers in extremely warm years like 2017, but in moderately warm years like 2019, the variety displays that herbal character and has good density. It's full-bodied and round, with saturated tannins, tasty, spicy and long, with a dry, serious finish. It's balsamic, with notes of camphor and a silky and velvety texture.
SKU
W21495
COUNTRY
Chile
REGION
Maipo Valley
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VOLUME
.750L
Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais en Tinaja 2020
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Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais en Tinaja 2020
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Organic / Biodynamic
The fruit comes from a bi-centenary vineyard, and the wine is made the same way as the Matorral?€? pressed by hand in bamboo ?€?sieves?€? or zarandas, then fermented in open-top cement vats but is aged in tinaja, or amphora. Expert winemaking shows here as this is an impeccable example of the varietal.
The fruit comes from a bi-centenary vineyard, and the wine is made the same way as the Matorral?€? pressed by hand in bamboo ?€?sieves?€? or zarandas, then fermented in open-top cement vats but is aged in tinaja, or amphora. Expert winemaking shows here as this is an impeccable example of the varietal.
SKU
W21816
COUNTRY
Chile
TYPE
Red
VOLUME
.750L
Vina Ilusion Rioja Blanco 2021
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Vina Ilusion Rioja Blanco 2021
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100% Tempranillo Blanco, a unique light skinned clone of Tempranillo. Hand harvested, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. A few short months in Stainless tanks before bottling.
100% Tempranillo Blanco, a unique light skinned clone of Tempranillo. Hand harvested, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel. A few short months in Stainless tanks before bottling.
SKU
W21790
COUNTRY
Spain
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2021
VOLUME
.750L
Vinas Serranas Ciclon Rufete Castilla y Leon 2019
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Vinas Serranas Ciclon Rufete Castilla y Leon 2019
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Organic
90 points Wine Advocate
The entry-level red 2019 Cicl??n is juicy and primary, young and tender. There are around 10% other grapes mixed in the old vineyards, from different villages, so it?€?s their regional wine where they want to show they typicity of the variety as they have grapes from different soils ?€? granite, corneana and slate. It has berry fruit rather than flowers, and it?€?s clean and expressive, quite approachable, with polished tannins and a tasty finish. The challenge here is to tame the rusticity and tannins of the variety. 13,747 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021.
90 points Wine Advocate
The entry-level red 2019 Cicl??n is juicy and primary, young and tender. There are around 10% other grapes mixed in the old vineyards, from different villages, so it?€?s their regional wine where they want to show they typicity of the variety as they have grapes from different soils ?€? granite, corneana and slate. It has berry fruit rather than flowers, and it?€?s clean and expressive, quite approachable, with polished tannins and a tasty finish. The challenge here is to tame the rusticity and tannins of the variety. 13,747 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021.
SKU
W11910
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Castilla y Leon
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VOLUME
.750L
Vinatigo Listan Negro Rosado Canary Islands 2022
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Vinatigo Listan Negro Rosado Canary Islands 2022
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A truly unique experience here, Rose from the Canary Islands! This is 100% Listan Negro, an indigenous varietal, grown in the wind swept volcanic soils of the island. Dark pink in color, dry and refreshing, with red fruit flavors and a hint of amaro on the finish, underpinned by signature Canary volcanic minerality that gives this wine tons of structure. This winery is sustainability-focused. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented using indigenous yeasts with minimal sulfur used and no synthetic materials are used in the winemaking process.
SKU
PJ00053
COUNTRY
Spain
TYPE
Rose
VINTAGE
2022
VOLUME
.750L
Vineyard 7 & 8 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016
Vineyard 7 & 8 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016
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97 pts Wine Advocate
sashays out of the glass with provocative Black Forest cake, warm blackcurrant, wild blueberries and black raspberry scents with an undercurrent of candied violets, menthol, pencil shavings and forest floor...Full bodied..
sashays out of the glass with provocative Black Forest cake, warm blackcurrant, wild blueberries and black raspberry scents with an undercurrent of candied violets, menthol, pencil shavings and forest floor...Full bodied..
SKU
W00266
COUNTRY
US
REGION
California - Napa Valley
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2016
VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon
VOLUME
.750L
Vino de Eyzaguirre Colchagua Valley Merlot 2019
Vino de Eyzaguirre Colchagua Valley Merlot 2019
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Winemaker Notes:
Deep garnet red color. An expressive nose shows red fresh fruits like plums and cherries, accompanied by soft, delicious vanilla and tobacco notes. On the palate it is fresh, with ripe, soft tannins leading a pleasant, slightly sweet finish.
Deep garnet red color. An expressive nose shows red fresh fruits like plums and cherries, accompanied by soft, delicious vanilla and tobacco notes. On the palate it is fresh, with ripe, soft tannins leading a pleasant, slightly sweet finish.
SKU
W-00000107
COUNTRY
Chile
REGION
Colchagua Valley
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VARIETAL
Merlot
VOLUME
.750L
Viteadovest Kapo Terre Siciliane Rosso 2017
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Viteadovest Kapo Terre Siciliane Rosso 2017
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Organic / Natural
Grape: Nero d?€?Avola, Nerello Mascalese
Vineyard Size: 1 hectare
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 11 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 50 months in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Grape: Nero d?€?Avola, Nerello Mascalese
Vineyard Size: 1 hectare
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 11 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 50 months in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
SKU
W21710
COUNTRY
Italy
REGION
Sicily
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2017
VOLUME
.750L
Viteadovest Muke Terre Siciliane Rosso 2019
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Viteadovest Muke Terre Siciliane Rosso 2019
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Organic / Natural
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Size: 5 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Cabernet Sauvignon from two vineyards, 10 day, whole cluster maceration, 2 day, whole cluster maceration, spontaneous co-fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 5 months in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Size: 5 hectares
Soil: clay, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Cabernet Sauvignon from two vineyards, 10 day, whole cluster maceration, 2 day, whole cluster maceration, spontaneous co-fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 5 months in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
SKU
W21711
COUNTRY
Italy
REGION
Sicily
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon
VOLUME
.750L
Weingut Schmelzer Big Nature Red NV 1.0L
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Weingut Schmelzer Big Nature Red NV 1.0L
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Organic / Biodynamic / Natural / No Sulphur Added
Organic and biodynamically farmed Zweigelt and Merlot from soils comprised of gravel, sand and chalk. The average age of the vines is 30 years, they are harvested by hand. Twelve day maceration with spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. No fining, no filtering and no added SO2.
A chillable medium-bodied red that begs to be drunk. This has more mid-palate than many other quaffable Austrian reds. Notes of cassis, blackberry, and pepper. Tannins are soft but present enabling the wine to be a perfect charcuterie pairing.
Georg Schmelzer is a fourth-generation winemaker in the Gols region near Lake Neusiedl in Austria. Georg?€?s winemaking philosophy is in line with the Demeter guidelines for biodynamic farming. He uses a variety of biodynamic preparations for the revitalization of the soil and keeping his vines as healthy as possible. And of course, no herbicides or pesticides.
The harvest is done by hand and the wine is aged in neutral oak without filtering, fining, or addition of any sulfur. It?€?s this respect for the land and the ability to let the grapes express themselves with minimal intervention that makes Schmelzer?€?s Weingut so unique.
Organic and biodynamically farmed Zweigelt and Merlot from soils comprised of gravel, sand and chalk. The average age of the vines is 30 years, they are harvested by hand. Twelve day maceration with spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak barrels with indigenous yeasts. No fining, no filtering and no added SO2.
A chillable medium-bodied red that begs to be drunk. This has more mid-palate than many other quaffable Austrian reds. Notes of cassis, blackberry, and pepper. Tannins are soft but present enabling the wine to be a perfect charcuterie pairing.
Georg Schmelzer is a fourth-generation winemaker in the Gols region near Lake Neusiedl in Austria. Georg?€?s winemaking philosophy is in line with the Demeter guidelines for biodynamic farming. He uses a variety of biodynamic preparations for the revitalization of the soil and keeping his vines as healthy as possible. And of course, no herbicides or pesticides.
The harvest is done by hand and the wine is aged in neutral oak without filtering, fining, or addition of any sulfur. It?€?s this respect for the land and the ability to let the grapes express themselves with minimal intervention that makes Schmelzer?€?s Weingut so unique.
SKU
W21708
COUNTRY
Austria
TYPE
Red
VOLUME
1.L
William Fevre Champs Royaux Chablis 2020
William Fevre Champs Royaux Chablis 2020
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Winemaker Notes:
William Fevre's Champs Royaux Chablis is impressively precise, delivering a nose of citrus fruits, flowers, green apple and flinty flavors of wet stone in the mid-palate with a beautifully clean finish. Fresh, supple, it is marked by mineral notes, typical of the appellation.
A perfect accompaniment for shellfish menus, grilled fish, oysters, and sushi - but would also work well with many roast chicken recipes seasoned with fresh herbs such as thyme or tarragon.
William Fevre's Champs Royaux Chablis is impressively precise, delivering a nose of citrus fruits, flowers, green apple and flinty flavors of wet stone in the mid-palate with a beautifully clean finish. Fresh, supple, it is marked by mineral notes, typical of the appellation.
A perfect accompaniment for shellfish menus, grilled fish, oysters, and sushi - but would also work well with many roast chicken recipes seasoned with fresh herbs such as thyme or tarragon.
SKU
W21662
William Hill North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
William Hill North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
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Winemaker Notes:
"Our William Hill Estate North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon has a rich palate of dark fruit flavors, with subtle hints of caramel and cocoa. The Sonoma and Napa fruit gave this wine its ripe blackberry and black cherry flavors, while the grapes from Lake and Mendocino brought tremendous structure and presence to the blend. This Cabernet, which was blended with a touch of Merlot to round out the mouthfeel, will reveal more complex layers with time in the bottle."
"Our William Hill Estate North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon has a rich palate of dark fruit flavors, with subtle hints of caramel and cocoa. The Sonoma and Napa fruit gave this wine its ripe blackberry and black cherry flavors, while the grapes from Lake and Mendocino brought tremendous structure and presence to the blend. This Cabernet, which was blended with a touch of Merlot to round out the mouthfeel, will reveal more complex layers with time in the bottle."
SKU
W06911
COUNTRY
US
REGION
California
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2020
VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon
VOLUME
.750L
Zarate Fontecon Tinto Rias Baixas 2019
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Zarate Fontecon Tinto Rias Baixas 2019
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Organic / Biodynamic
93 pts Vinous
Brilliant violet. An expressive bouquet evokes black raspberry and cherry preserves, baking spices and smoky minerals, plus a hint of lavender in the background. Appealingly sweet and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining red and blue fruit flavors that show impressive depth and liveliness. The floral note repeats strongly on a very long, focused finish framed by fine-grained tannins.
93 pts Vinous
Brilliant violet. An expressive bouquet evokes black raspberry and cherry preserves, baking spices and smoky minerals, plus a hint of lavender in the background. Appealingly sweet and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining red and blue fruit flavors that show impressive depth and liveliness. The floral note repeats strongly on a very long, focused finish framed by fine-grained tannins.
SKU
W19261
COUNTRY
Spain
REGION
Rias Baixas
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2019
VARIETAL
Rias Baixas
VOLUME
.750L
Zuccardi Concreto Malbec 2021
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Zuccardi Concreto Malbec 2021
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95 points Wine Advocate
The 2021 Concreto Malbec has to be one of the finest vintages of this wine despite its youth and still shy personality. But there are tons of flowers, wild herbs and berries there waiting to emerge in an insinuating way, with austerity but unfurling layers and layers as the wine sits in the glass. It's incredibly fine-boned with chalky tannins that scream limestone, full of precision and purity. For Sebasti??n Zuccardi, they didn't do anything different, it's just the character of the year. This is the wine that explains their philosophy without breaking your piggy bank. It is delicious, serious, approachable and with aging potential. What else do you want? I have sometimes confused this wine blind with one of their top bottlings. This is one of the best values around. They produced 47,000 bottles in this vintage. It was bottled in February 2022
The 2021 Concreto Malbec has to be one of the finest vintages of this wine despite its youth and still shy personality. But there are tons of flowers, wild herbs and berries there waiting to emerge in an insinuating way, with austerity but unfurling layers and layers as the wine sits in the glass. It's incredibly fine-boned with chalky tannins that scream limestone, full of precision and purity. For Sebasti??n Zuccardi, they didn't do anything different, it's just the character of the year. This is the wine that explains their philosophy without breaking your piggy bank. It is delicious, serious, approachable and with aging potential. What else do you want? I have sometimes confused this wine blind with one of their top bottlings. This is one of the best values around. They produced 47,000 bottles in this vintage. It was bottled in February 2022
SKU
W21686
TYPE
Red
VINTAGE
2021
VOLUME
.750L