A delicious super-Tuscan red from Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with a perfect mix of dark fruit and sweet spice balanced by very Italian flair and zest. A refreshing wine for steak and richer... Read More
We love a good Rosso Piceno, the blend of cherry-fruited Sangiovese and darker berried Montepulciano grown and drunk along the Adriatic Sea in Italy’s Marche. This is a great one, nicely ripe and smooth, done all in steel,... Read More
Organic/Bio From the French Basque country, this is an “illegal” wine – 100% Cabernet Franc where the Irouleguy AOC requires at least some Tannat or other local grapes. Manual harvest, 15 days maceration and... Read More
Jean Case and husband Steve (of AOL fame) keep going from strength to strength at this top Virginia estate. A blend of 46% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot, 7% Petit Manseng, 3% Cabernet Frac gives a medium-bodied... Read More
These guys make just one wine, a Lodi blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Sirah and Merlot brought in rich and ripe at 13.5% alcohol and given plenty of French oak spice and toast. It’s richer and more ripe than the modest... Read More
Lower ABV You may well remember that the original “recipe” for Tuscany’s Chianti Classico included the famed Sangiovese blended with softer red grapes and a splash of white grapes to balance Sangiovese’s... Read More
Charles Smith is the wild man of Washington wine, best known for his K Vintners Rhone-style wines and increasingly for the Wines of Substance line covering the rest of the wine world. Here he blends Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot... Read More
Most “made for a distributor” wines are pretty ho-hum, but this super rich bland of Syrah (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Malbec from Mendoza is really well done. The ripe blackberry and redcurrant fruit is really... Read More
Lower ABV So, imagine a Northern Rhone Syrah from someplace like St Joseph, except made with Gamay and with more fruit. You’d have something full of crunchy blackberry and plum fruit and blossoms with that savory, meaty,... Read More
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