Dark stewed fruit of blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.
Dark fruit but still fresh and juicy this assumed malbec dominated wine is balanced and smooth. An enticing mix of graphite, concentrated blueberry compote, mild smoke and tobacco with some white pepper and cassis.
Floral and spice aromas pull you in and fold over to the palate, adding juicy boysenberry and blueberry pastry notes at the core. The flavors fan out from a push of fresh acidity, with savory olive and five-spice details weaving in, ending with bold tannins and nice length. Drink now through 2028. 12,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. - Wine Spectator, 91 Points
Complex aromas of wild berries, red fruits, leather and spices (vanilla, pepper, clove), with hints of ripe blackberry. On the palate this medium-bodied wine has flavors of cherry, pomegranate, floral notes and crushed rocks. The finish is long.
Attractive scents of violets, blackcurrants, plums and smoke are intertwined and sensual. The palate is medium plus in weight with wonderful damson plums, black cherries and black cap raspberry fruits that taste macerated with baking spices and joined by smoky notes and dark chocolate. This is not at all heavy -- it has just-right richness and some minerality and juicy acidity to keep the ripe dark fruits in check.
Earthy aromas include bramble, mineral, cooked berries and plum. The palate is medium-plus in body with red cherry and currant, a touch of underbrush and black fruit supported by sleek tannins and juicy acidity lingering on the finish.
Medium plus in weight with mulling spice flavors of clove, cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg, along with toasty, chocolate and vanilla notes. These join with purple fruits -- mixed cherries and steeped plums -- to form a bold, but classic, California value Cab.
Aromas of mixed ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum and black raspberry). The palate is medium-plus in body with round tannins. Flavors of black fruits, spice cake, espresso beans and light campfire smoke. It has finesse and balance.
Pretty aromatics with medium to medium plus viscosity. Quite red fruited for a Cabernet with red cherry and red currant, plums and cranberries. It is medium in body with firm tannins and a long finish with hints of spice, herbs and tobacco leaves.
Certified biodynamic
100% Pinot Noir
45+ year old vines
Higher percentage of clay that comes from Clos de la Roche
Indigenous yeast
Aged in barrel (20% new)
Unfined and unfiltered
Aromas are meaty and deep, offering black cap raspberries, blackberry compote, and smoke. In the mouth, this wine is deep black and sleek, dark fruited and savory (black currant and espresso) as well as textured (fined tannins and fresh acidity). All elements are well integrated, along with herbal/vegetal notes and touches of cranberry. This medium-plus bodied wine is quite fresh with a longer finish.
Aromas of dark berries with some macerated fruit as well. The palate is clean and smooth with flavors of black olive, blackberry and prune alongside savory herbs. It is medium-bodied, with medium acidity and long cherry finish.
This medium aromatic high tones wine presents floral notes with red cherry and black tea. The flavors have cooked plums, concentrated red cherry, pressed flowers and violets. There are also darker fruit such as black cap and black cherry on the medium plus finish with fine tannins.
Aromas of macerated black fruits are spiced with white pepper. This is just over medium weight with black raspberry, black cherry, plum and blackberry fruit mixed with forest floor notes such as savory herbs (oregano), earth, roots and bark. This is easy drinking with supple tannins and juicy acidity.
This instantly likeable Beaujolais displays darker fruits and more body than one might expect from Gamay. It is quite saturated for the genre; in fact, it has enough black currants to even call it inky! Notes of minerality, cinnamon and black pepper add complexity to this smooth and vibrant wine.
An aromatic wine with lots of complexity, floral with pressed roses, spiced plum, licorice and blackberry. The palate shows come baking spice notes such as clove, licorice, and black pepper. More toast and macerated red cherries to finish. It is medium plus and drinking well now. This is a classic, example of Chateauneuf.
Aromas of acai berry and milk chocolate are prominent on the nose with touches of barn and slight minerality. Flavors echo the nose with more dark berries, leather, sandalwood, and vanilla/spice. The wine shows excellent restraint and is complex and well-structured without being over-saturated.
Aromas of mulling spices and Moroccan souk spices combine with dark berries, tar and smoke to entice you to this Pinot Noir. It is between medium and full bodied with considerable concentration, yet it is not heavy. Macerated red and black cherries join pressed rose, mulling spices, bittersweet cacao nibs and a note of tar. The tannins are velvety and acid is integrated. With air, spiced black currants and smoke evolve on the long finish.
Aromas of black berry, damson plum cassis and vanilla. On the palate this is concentrated and full of elegance and finesse. Small blue fruits, especially currants, and nice depth of flavor with fine/silky tannins to support.
Aromas of brambly blackberry, cassis, licorice and black plum. The palate is smooth, with ripe and well-integrated tannins that provide a well-balanced structure. Stewed red and black fruits, plum and a touch of toast on the palate.
Slightly earthy aromas with additional notes of cherry, crushed peppercorns and cured meat. On the plate this wine is dry with flavors plum, cherry, vanilla and savory herbs. It is medium in body with juicy acidity and a long smoky finish.
This delicious red opens with deep aromas of leather, cigar box and red fruit. Plush flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and pomegranate lend a touch of fruit sweetness that is a nice counterpoint to the soft, chewy tannins.
Red strawberries and ripe fruits are attractive on the nose. On the palate, this wine is medium weight with classic cherry fruitiness, vanilla, and light spices on a smooth and elegant frame
Aromas of licorice and leather mix with wild berries, spice, and forest floor. The palate is ripe with dark plums and black cherries flavors alongside a crushed rocks. It is medium in body, with medium acidity and velvety tannins.
Aromas of currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety. This is medium-plus in weight and texturally very attractive with sweet mulberries, black pepper and some woodiness.
Between medium and full-bodied, this offering from Southeastern Spain is chock full of mulberries, cooked plums and raspberries with a sprinkling of cocoa. Baking spices and a hint of underbrush linger through the finish.
Aromas are predominantly red fruited–cherry, raspberry, plum and spice box. There’s some fresh fig as well as spiced sweet cherry. This is a seamlessly textured wine with fine tannins. It’s medium-plus in weight with raspberry and raspberry coulis along with bramble; juicy acidity keeps it balanced.
Aromas of mulberry, berry compote and savory raspberries are appealing. It is medium to full-bodied with cherries and plums, spice, kirsch, thyme and chocolate notes adding complexity. This wine is smooth and quaffable with a long, refreshing finish.
Aromas are complex, with smoke, raspberry compote, red currant candy, chocolate, and spice. The palate offers a variety of red berry fruit, lightly cooked so it releases juice. Black cherry and cassis are also present, along with toast, spice, and mineral notes. The wine is pure, with well integrated tannins and acidity, and deft on its feet for one so large. Full bodied with a long finish.
Dark berries, some cooked and some fresh, join with dried herbs on the nose. This wine is medium plus-bodied with black fruits, toast, mineral, leather, violets, olives and a dab of smoke. It is overall a clean and modern style with medium tannins and acidity.
Medium aromas of cherry, mulberry, vanilla, and light spice introduce this wine. There is a touch of smoke and spice on the medium weight palate along with dark fruits, especially black cherry and black currant.
Raspberry and light earth with nice balance of fruit and acidity on the palate. Medium plus tannins with licorice and black cherry with some high tone spicy notes. There is no oak notes which makes this a restrained style of malbec.
Medium aromatics with notes of mixed berries and crushed rocks. The palate is nicely integrated with a combination of red, purple, and black fruits with harmonious acidity and medium tannins. It is elegant reflecting the cooler high altitude site, with ripe (but not overripe) bing cherries, plums and blackberries.
This non-vintage red blend combines fruit-driven young wine with more mature reds. It begins with aromas of cooked red and black fruits, toast, tobacco, spices, roasted red peppers and herbs. It then shows off well integrated cherry and currant fruit, toast, cinnamon, baking spices, sweet tobacco leaf and cigar box on the palate. This is ripe, but not jammy. It's just over medium weight with moderate acidity. A very good value!
Lovely aromatics of tart forest fruits like cranberry, currants, red raspberry. There is a touch of earth as well. The palate is clean and mineral driven with lifted acid and balanced with some black tea notes.
Borgo del Mandorlo shows the exuberant, lush side of Primitivo with dark currants, dried fruits, ripe cherries and plums, along with notes of fruit cake spice and dark chocolate. It is full bodied with dense fruit, young tannins and balancing acidity.
Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and a hint of spice nicely integrated with the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied and very well balanced. Flavors of blueberries, blackberries and roasted tomatoes alongside pencil shavings and Christmas spices. It has supporting acidity and fine tannins towards the finish.
Mixed berries on the nose and the palate. There is nice spice integration with medium tannins and integrated acidity with darker fruit like plum, black cherries, and blackberries.
This red blend is quite dark in color. It displays fruit of cassis, tart currants, and some bright wild black rapsberries and cherries. There are dusty cedar notes along with woodiness, fresh and dried herbs and a smoky-graphite finish. The fruit is pure and although it starts out with some oaky notes, those integrate quite well with air.
From the Producer:
Ripe black fruit and dark chocolate underpin primary notes of graphite, pencil shavings, green pepper, vineyard dust, and anise. Nose is rounded out by hints of sassafras, heavy cream, lavender, violet, and Italian leather. Dense and plush mouthfeel with delightful acidity, gentle tannins, and lingering finish.
Concentrated aromas include dark berries and spicy cinnamon. Flavors of boysenberry, plum and dark cherry shine with more rich brown spices on the palate, tannins are supple and well-integrated.
This classic Napa Cabernet begins with woodsy-smoky aromas blended with blackcurrants and notes of tobacco, baking spice, tree bark and bacon. In the mouth, it is intense and mouthfilling, yet the tannins are gorgeously suave and the wine stays fresh. The fruits are extremely dark (blackcurrants and mulberries), but they don't travel into jammy territory. You'll find a touch of campfire note in the finish.
This wine offers complex, lightly cedary aromas along with Frappato’s classsic red berries (raspberries, cherries, and strawberries) as well as a touch of blueberry. Flowers are part of the nose and palate. This has a wonderful texture, its smooth tannins dancing with fruit--and its not clear which is leading in this lively, fresh, fruity, smooth wine. It is medium in body and length.
Intense nose of strawberries, cherries, blackberries and cassis, with spiced black pepper notes on the back. Fresh on the palate, with excellent acidity.
Wine Spectator, 94 Points: A bright yet firmly structured Chianti Classico, with iron, leather, almond and floral accents surrounding a core of cherry fruit. Sleek and intense, with a lingering finish echoing cherry, red berry and mineral notes. Best from 2024 through 2040. 4,500 cases imported.
Deeply opaque, dark cherry red, with garnet highlights. Expressive aromas of black forest fruits and blueberry with delicious, jammy cherry coming through, and a characteristic, terroir-imparted mineral nuance. Velvety and elegant on the palate, revealing exquisitely fine, fruit tannins, good length, and refined aromas of aging in toasted oak.
Ripe red and black fruit on the nose leads to a concentrated palate with more red berry and fig notes. The wine is rich and full-bodied with youthful tannins and could benefit from some time, decanting or a rich meal to accompany it.
From the Producer: Barda is the local term for “eroded steep slope” Often perceived as the “village level” Pinot Noir at Chacra, Barda is sourced from the estate’s “youngest vines” planted in the 1990s. The vines are ungrafted, from an original massale selection on sandy calcareous soils presenting a more high toned aromatic component in the wine. Barda is fermented in equal parts concrete and French oak, 15% of which is new followed by an 11 month elévage.
Unfined/unfiltered with minimal sulphur.
Aromas are rich with darker fruits, oak, earth, tobacco and spice. Medium bodied on the palate with black currant, espresso, graphite and more earthy-tobacco notes. 2016 was a great vintage in Bordeaux and the depth of this wine echoes that. A great partner to a savory meal!
"The greatest Cantenac Brown I have ever tasted, the 2010 is one for the ages. Dense purple, with an extraordinary nose of sweet forest floor, blackberry jam, pen ink and graphite, this wine soars from the glass, giving it an aromatic dimension and intensity I have never seen from this estate. The tannins are present, as they are in most Cantenac Browns, but the wine’s sweetness, broad, skyscraper-like mouthfeel, dense, purple color and spectacular length (close to a minute) make this a giant classic and a fabulous sleeper of the vintage that still remains under-priced, considering how great its potential may be. This is a wine for those with cold cellars and youthful DNA. It is going to need at least a decade of cellaring and should last for 20-40 years. A classic!" - 94+ Points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, February, 2013
70% Grenache, 14% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre, 1% Cinsault
Whole cluster ferm, 12 mos age, 20% in new casks, 50% in 1-4 yr uses, 30% in concrete
2020 defined by finesse, elegance, and delicacy.
This wine gives off dark berries, lingonberry, raspberry and soil aromas.On the palate, there is ripe boysenberry, black plum, black cherry and black raspberry fruit, along with savory bramble, licorice root and a touch of cocoa to balance it. The wine is medium weight, yet dense and supple. Delicious and surprisingly textural.
Aromas of dark cherry and damson plum with faint spice notes. The wine is round, supple and it is medium-plus in body. Flavors of cherry and plum alongside spice and black raspberry with a hint of minerality on the finish.
On the nose this wine has Moroccan spices, wet stone, smoke and black fruit like plum and blackberry. On the palate, there are rich blackcurrants and black cherries with dried herbs and garrigue along with notes of spice, kirsch, black licorice and bitter chocolate. This red is dense, with beautiful structure, velvety tannins and good length.
Medium aromas of dried red fruit mingle with an earthy note. The palate delivers ripe cherries, black currants and herbs with earth. There is a touch of tobacco and smokiness with pomegranate juice. This wine is medium across tannins, acidity and aromas making it a satisfying wine.
From the producer:
Lynch-Bages 2015 has a brilliant, deep colour with purple hues. Its nose clearly expresses aromas of cassis and dark fruit, mixed with the empyreumatic notes that come with ageing. It has a straightforward attack and a voluminous yet supple mid-palate. The wine has a marked but silky tannic structure, and a persistent finish illustrative of a particularly ripe vintage.
This wine has exceptional balance to it! It is dark fruited with black currant and blackberry mingling perfectly with a stony earthiness. There are some dried rose petals and enticing wild side. The palate delivers a great balance; supple texture and harmony between the just ripe fruit and the earthy minerality. The finish is long with some tobacco, black pepper and ripe black cherry.
This is essentially the Chateau Maris Les Planels (Syrah-based wine) without any sulfites added. (it says "sans souffre" on the neck of the capsule). The name means "to know how to age." In actuality, it is a wine that one should probably drink within 3 years of vintage since it has no sulfite protection, but boy, is it drinking beautifully. Medium plus body, rich and ripe, velvety, meaty, with savory undertones. There's nothing overripe here, yet it's seamlessly saturated. If you're into "natural wine," here's a superior example.
Medium aromatics offering fresh and dried herbs, cigar box, dates and dried cherries. The palate is medium bodied with very rounded but quite there tannins. Fruits are purple to black --cherries, plums, and black raspberry with light toast, earth and dark chocolate.
This is a powerful style of Bordeaux that also retains elegance and finesse. On the palate you will find rich ripe plum, blackcurrant, ripe cherries, and showcasing subtle cedar notes, with chalky tannin and good length.
Aromas of strawberry, cooked strawberries and strawberry seeds may remind you of warm weather and sunshine. In fact, this label says in Latin, "Without sun, nothing." The wine is medium plus in body with primarily red fruits --cranberries and cherries with spices, red raspberry compote, raspberry seeds and cinnamon. This is silky with medium tannins and acid; it's a touch warming on the finish.
The wine offers medium aromatics of fresh blackberry and cassis, black plum and cherry, along with savory earth, wood, smoke, and cedar notes. This is a dry wine, with noticeable structure, balanced by dark berry fruits, spice, and mushroom. The fruit is not as rich as the aromas suggest; it’s one component among many. The texture is silky, and the finish is fresh.
Plum and blackberry compote aromas, with not even a touch of overripeness, introduce this wine. The wine is a correct Cabernet Sauvignon that tastes like its flavors developed slowly and fully. Fine silky tannins go hand in hand with the dark fruit, leading to a persistent finish. A delicious Cabernet, especially at this price.
Aromas of cherry candy, pleasant medicinal notes and spices introduce this full-bodied, ripe Zinfandel. It is replete with clove and mulling spices (like Christmas in a glass!) along with strawberry fruit leather, berry jam and structuring acidity. There are notes of cigar as well.
This wine starts out very aromatically with violets, dark berries, cured meats, cool earth, dark chocolate, camphor, pressed rose, baking spice, menthol and gradually, with red fruits emerging too. Just lovely! On the palate, it is modern and saturated with sweet cranberry and spiced jam flavors that still maintain freshness. It's medium to full bodied with black currant fruit mingling with clove, sandalwood and camphor. The tannins are soft and rounded. Drink now or cellar.
This wine has medium aromatics but complex ones; delivering blackberry, cocoa, cassis, vanilla and coffee. The palate is elegant and full bodied with milky coffee, bramble fruit and graphite. The acidity is medium plus with softer tannin structure, the finish is long! A delicious wine and well made, with ending flavors of espresso and milk chocolate.
Aromas of mulling spices, ripe red fruits and underbrush. On the palate this medium body wine has flavors of black cherry, black caps, and some herbed raspberry jam. It has nice round tannins, as well as integrated acidity. This wine is complex with light notes of underbrush and bramble on the finish.
Aromas of walking through the woods and picking blackberries. The nose has dark plum, blackberry, cassis with mocha slight dusty earth and some black pepper. The palate is integrated with a long finish, delivering flavors of licorice, espresso, vanilla and thorough dark fruits.
This classic Italian wine is an ideal pairing with food. The nose is quite berry forward with Italian herbs. This medium bodied wine has tart berry fruit with balanced tannins, touches of rustic herbs and some forest floor and tobacco notes.
This red begins with some earthy notes of oregano, cured black olives and forest floor. The fruit is mostly black with cocoa-dusted berries and black currants filling in the formidable tannic and acid structure that surrounds the wine. Saparavi originated in the country of Georgia and has found a comfortable place in the Finger Lakes. It is a teinturier grape, meaning that the skin gives considerable color to the wine. This is a good food partner, especially with heartier dishes.
This medium-bodied red blend is lightly earthy with mixed cherries, plums, rose, black pepper, light smoke and minerality. It has moderate tannins and fresh acidity.
Aromas of toast and char are evidence of the oak aging of this wine which also has plenty of red fruits (red cherry and sour cherry). Some cinnamon, red bell pepper, cedar, toast and smoke notes can be found here. This has medium acidity and finer tannins.
Aromas of mocha, clove and black cherry are fragrant and indicate good ripeness to follow. This is easy drinking wine is medium in weight and offers cherry, blackcurrant and notes of smoke, cocoa, hickory and black pepper. The tannins are round and the finish is juicy!
On the nose, this wine gives aromas of dark fruits and toasty oak. It is medium plus in body, ripe and concentrated, yet stays refined and fresh. Fruit of macerated black currants and spiced berries are joined by flavors of mocha, chocolate, toast, mulling spices, cinnamon and black pepper. It has round tannins and integrated acidity.
This biodynamic wine is ripe and purple fruited but not overripe. Some black cherry and blackcap aromas with some Mediterranean herbs and savory bark notes. The palate has ripe tannins with a fruit medium acid finish.
There are aromas of black raspberry and its leaf, as well as blackberries in this Loire red. The palate is medium weight with black raspberry, blackberry, soil and mineral notes (stone and iron). It has integrated acidity and fine tannins; this is tasty, juicy and crushable!
Certified biodynamic
100% Pinot Noir
45+ year old vines
Higher percentage of clay that comes from Clos de la Roche
Indigenous yeast
Aged in barrel (20% new)
Unfined and unfiltered
Complex aromas of dark cherry, plum, forest floor, cured meat, chalk and flowers. The palate is refreshing with blueberry, acai berries, cherry, plums and cigar box flavors. Its tannins are soft and integrated with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg on the finish.
Rich and plush, with concentrated cherry tart, plum pudding and dark currant flavors that are well-structured, showing cocoa powder and allspice accents on the open-textured finish. Drink now through 2025. – Wine Spectator, 91 Points
Attractive notes of truffle, red and black cherry and dark earth invite you to this Loire red. This medium weight wine gives fresh blackcurrant and some cranberry flavors with medium acidity and tannin. A classic Bourgueil with flavors of truffle, forest floor and cherry. This is a lovely food wine but also easy to drink.
This wine gives mostly red fruits on the nose -- pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry, along with vanilla. It is medium plus in weight and quite rich with ultra-soft tannins that show it is in its prime drinking stage now. There are flavors of red cherry, raspberry, plum, strawberry coulis, licorice, vanilla and a touch of sassafras. You'll be talking about its texture though -- the integrated acidity and seamless tannins are a joy. What a value!
Complex earthy-smoky aromas join blackberry and spice, black fruit layered over red. In the mouth, the black fruit is ripe and concentrated, joined by leather, tobacco, smoke, and orris root. Supporting tannins are young but already smooth. Medium-plus in body with a long finish. The winemaker says this old-vines Cristia will last through 2025.
It is pure and charming with fresh black raspberries, black cherries and hints of bark. On the palate there are black caps, black cherries, crushed rocks and licorice root. It is medium in body, with medium to plus acid and a longer finish.
Lightly smoky plums and blackberries combine with sandalwood in the aromas of this wine. The palate is medium weight with excellent fruit concentration and juicy, mouthwatering structure. This Cabernet Franc is redolent of plums, black cherries and blackberries with light pepper and baking spice, earth, mineral and smoke notes. The wine has lively acidity, moderate tannins and a long, satisfying finish
The nose here gives cooked blackberries, earth and bramble. This is medium bodied with wild berries, macerated black currants, black pepper, cocoa and mineral notes like iron. It is slightly rustic in style with lightly drying tannins and just-right acidity.
Our notes: Aromas are of plum, black cherry, earth and truffle. This is medium weight with black cherry, raspberry and plum fruit that's ripe, not tart. It is fresh with mostly pure fruit and a touch of cooked as well. There are hints of orange, cinnamon and chalk. Tannins are nicely rounded.
From the producer: The beautiful deep ruby-violet colors of the Pinot Noir wine give way to aromas of very ripe red fruits (cherry, blackberry and raspberry). The nose is intense and well integrated, with aromas of cooked red fruits and roasted coffee beans. There are also hints of graphite and cinnamon. Very round and smooth on the attack, with tight tannins on the palate. In the mouth come flavors of smoke and prune. This wine is ready to drink, but could also be kept for some years.
The aromas are of cranberry, stewed plums and light vegetal scents. This cru Beaujolais is medium wieght with flavors of juicy plums, pomegranates, red cherries, and even tomato sauce! It has some minerality (think iron or brick dust) and is finely tannined with medium acidity.
This has dark fruits, especially black raspberry and loads of minerality at the same time. It is lightly smoky with stone, singed herb and subtle espresso notes. The tannins are extremely fine and the acidity is crisp with a touch of orange rind keeping it fresh. A wonderful example of cool climate Syrah!
This Southern Rhône blend shows great density and depth, with blackberry, kirsch, black raspberry, Asian spices, violets and bramble. While generous, red wines from Cairanne always present a certain refreshing character and finesse, and this wine is no exception.
Aromas are of blackberry, black cherry, soil and truffles. On the palate, this is medium weight and tastes of a wild blackberry patch of ripe berries surrounded by bramble and forest. Due to the older vine age, it shows good intensity, density and complexity for Pinot Noir with wild dark fruits like black currants well-integrated with smoke, black pepper, cinnamon and earth.
One of the leading domaines in Bandol, Domaine Tempier is, without a doubt, the most visible producer from the appellation in the U.S. marketplace today. I think this is well-deserved (and a good thing for Bandol), as the wines are at the top of the hierarchy in terms of quality. The estate has been in the Peyraud family for generations and has a long, storied history that’s beautifully documented in Kermit Lynch’s newsletters and book, Adventures on the Wine Route (an absolute must read for any wine lover). The family is still going strong today, yet the wines are now made by Daniel Ravier. -Wine Advocate
Aromas are minerally with red cherry and raspberry Structured with medium tannins and acid, this wine is still youthful but complex. Flavors suggest warm eath, iron, baking spice, and ripe red fruit. Pair with richer foods, decant, or cellar this delicious Tempranillo.
This is a ripe and oaky style with rounded tannins and medium plus body. The aromas are reminiscent of port; you’ll find notes of dark, concentrated fruit, toast and cloves. The palate offers plum, blueberry and black currants with vanilla and smoke giving hints of the oak.
Aromas are complex with raspberry tea, earthy truffle notes and bright herbs. The palate is dense with raspberry coulis and more herbs (bay, eucalyptus) which interplays nicely with the ripe fruit. Integrated but present tannins make this approachable now or age-worthy. Clean and pure with fresh acid and lingering red cherry.
The nose offers slightly smoky black fruits, including blackberries with seeds and cherries, as well as forest and spice notes. In the mouth, there's a lovely balance of acid and fruit that will only integrate further with bottle age. Flavors are largely black-fruited with savory notes. Both the nose and palate are very smooth, ripe but not overly so. Good value, classy package, great flavors--just what it should be.
This wine is aged in French and American oak. The aromas are dark berries and some dark chocolate. The palate is rich and voluptuous with both dark and red fruit like wild blackberry and red currants. The texture is broad, harmonious and still pure with the fruit being fresh and some chocolate like the aromas suggested.
This wine begins with dark, steeped berries encircling fireplace and pine forest aromas. in the mouth, it is creamy and full-flavored, exhibiting wild black currant and dark chocolate flavors mixed with sweet tobacco and black cherry candy. The wine envelops your whole mouth and glides down the throat, leaving a hint of smoke and mocha. First rate and drinking beautifully now, but will age through 2028.
Richly perfumed with cooked berries, violet and slight earthiness. Plum and ripe black cherry on the juicy/silky palate. Red berries and cocoa linger on the finish.
Aromas of licorice, and bright, macerated cherries and raspberries, along with a little savory note can be found on the nose. The palate is medium plus in body and ripe (nearly stewy), but not heavy. It gives red and black cherries and blackberries along with savory notes of herbs, bark and underbrush. With some air, everything comes together in this full-flavored, complex Spanish blend.
Dark stewed fruit of blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.
Bacon and licorice merge with macerated blackberry and blackberry compote. The medium plus palate is full of dried herbs, black cherries and black currants with some baking spice.
Aromas of grilled plums, black cherry, cured meat and tobacco jump from the glass. The palate is juicy yet dry with more plum and cherry flavors and a touch of anise, supported by fine tannins and lingering, refreshing acid.
Appealing aromas of red and black fruits, licorice and black pepper are your introduction to this unique Mediterranean grape. The wine is medium weight with red and purple fruits, plums, blueberries and rose petals. It is fresh, unique, appealing, fragrant, food-friendly, soft and accessible. The tannins are light to medium weight with crisp acidity.
Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2018 (Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina)
Just over medium in weight with juicy, lifting acidity and rounded tannins, this Malbec offers a combination of savory flavors (sassafras, tree bark) and ripe fruits (dried cherries, figs). It is easy to drink alone and also an excellent food partner.
Smoky black fruit aromas lead to a well-balanced set of deliciously savory and fruity flavors. Blackberries and cooked plums join spice box and black pepper on a bigger frame with supple tannins and a persistent finish. Enjoy this wine with grilled sausages or beef, smoked barbecue meats, Moroccan food or black beans.
Complex aromas of blackberry, dried cherry, dried plum, black fig, wood, campfire, and a hint of licorice. The palate is similar in flavors, generous and juicy. It is well-structured with fine but present tannins that will soften with air and age. Flavors are integrated, but there’s room for them to join closer. This full bodied wine has a longer finish. It will age well.
A parade of fresh red fruit dominates the aromas, supported by red licorice and a light mix of herbs.
Red cherries and raspberries mingle with notes of black olives and leather on a medium weight frame. Fine tannins and a persistent thread of acidity runs throughout, keeping this wine fresh and balanced.
This gives aromas of tobacco and blueberry. It is medium weight and quite dark in color for such a rainy vintage (2021). There are flavors of black currants, smoke, toast, violets and lavender. This has a bit of rusticity with tannins that are fine to medium, just lightly grainy in texture.
Take a quick step back in time with our Fox Trot Red. This is a fruity red wine blend of Cabernet Franc and Concord grapes. The wine has residual sweetness, making it the right choice for all of you sweet red wine lovers. At the same time, it shows the fun, grapey side of Concord and the more serious, structured side of Cabernet Franc.
Lifted red fruits of black cherry and wild strawberry along with carbonic and earthy notes (wet stone, fresh herbs) dominate the aromas. The palate offers plum, black raspberry and ripe pomegranate along with plenty of minerality and touches of bramble, baking spice, graphite and black tea. Crisp acidity and fine tannins make it a wonderful food companion.
Aromas of cherry, crushed raspberries, minerals and flowers, show good typicity for Pinot. The dry palate is elegant, with more cherry fruit, a bit of toast, tea leaves, smoke and meatiness. Smooth and medium-bodied, the wine has moderate acidity that complements rather than obscures the abundant cherry and black currant fruit.
“Complex layers of aroma and flavor. Black raspberry, forest floor, Allspice, and velvet theater drapes from the nose. Wild mushroom, limestone, suede, and earth engulfs the palate that is full, elegant, and precise as a rare Swiss timepiece.” -Charles Smith, Winemaker
The wine shows a deep purple color, and features aromatics of mixed, crushed red and black fruits, sweet spice and cedar. This wine is fuller-bodied, possessing fantastic dark fruits, excellent mid-palate depth and ripe tannins.
Rich aromas of cherry, warm earth, baking spices and vanilla introduce this wine. Ripe cherry notes combine with a touch of floral/rose petals on the palate, finishing with lingering spices. It is medium weight with supple tannins rounded out by cool climate acidity that beckons its high elevation origins
This wine is composed of equal parts sweet, ripe berries and stony minerality. There is a light earthiness, integrated tannins, refreshing acidity and very good density. It's perfectly balanced! Fruit of blueberries, blackberries, plums and black raspberries mix with some forest bramble. This is indicative of the Northern Rhone (winery in Cornas), but it's composed of Gamay.
The nose offers light raspberry and forest underbrush, with food-friendly acidity and structure on the palate. There is nothing unripe or overripe on the palate but there is good density and concentration.
Black cherry and plum with layers of toast and savory notes can be found on the nose. The aromas translate into similar flavors with additional hints of cocoa and spice. The palate is medium bodied with lifting acidity and soft, but present, tannins.
Spicy, fruity aromas of red cherry and currant with a bit of darker fruit. While fleshy and red-fruited, the palate offers the acidity and bitterness typical of many Italian reds as well as some pepper and figs.
Spicy, fruity aromas of red cherry and currant with a bit of darker fruit. While fleshy and red-fruited, the palate offers the acidity and bitterness typical of many Italian reds as well as some pepper and figs.
Red cherry aromas dominate the nose which touches of sandalwood, spice and smoke. The palate is medium in body with more red berries/plum, some minerality with vanilla in the background. Velvety tannins and fresh acidity provide the backbone.
Aromatics of black cherry, dried cranberries, truffle and bark are subtle and classic. This Pinot is fairly dense and chewy, medium plus in body with fine textural tannins and integrated acid. Fruit of macerated black and red cherries, cassis, black tea and spicy cinnamon are its calling card.
The wine has a fine bouquet of black raspberries, garrigue, pepper, roasted meats and a fine base of dark soil tones. On the palate it is deep, full-bodied and quite elegant for this vintage, with a fine core of fruit, excellent mineral drive and grip, ripe tannins and a long, tangy finish that shows just a touch of backend heat.
Aromas include macerated red cherries with spicy wood and smoke notes. Round and soft on the palate with spiced red and black cherry flavors supported by a touch of black pepper and smoke. It is medium in body and acidity.
Aromas of Morello cherries, cherry candy, ripe strawberry, tomato leaf/tobacco, and plum. The fruit is backed up by an array of savory components--earth, white pepper, herb stems--in the mouth alongside Birch beer and cola notes. It is medium weight with soft tannins; acidity provides most of the structure.
Complex and interesting aromas of plums, cooked currant and berries, black cherry and toasty wood. Thorough-going but soft tannins support lively, spicy dark fruits. All the components of this wine are well integrated and harmonious. It is easy to drink, just a bit over medium in body with a long finish.
Rich yet medium-bodied, offering an exciting bouquet of berry, oak, earth and spice notes, with bold streaks of blueberry, raspberry, mocha and floral flavors. It finishes with an aftertaste of anise and cherries.
Aromas are smoky with a bit of earth and burnt sugar, mulberry, cassis red fruits, and something wildly Alpine and foresty. The palate is juicy and fresh, with wild berry flavors, spiced plum, cloves, herbal notes, and a slight herbaceousness. Moderate acidity and tannins. This is a wine with soul, medium bodied with a long finish.
From the producer: Dark ruby-purple, this wine has deep, alluring aromas of blackcurrant and black plum that are layered with expressive notes of dark chocolate, espresso, and perfume of lavender. Supple, concentrated, and seamless, the palate displays vibrant fruit with undertones of tilled earth and sea salt. Firm, integrated tannins provide a structured backbone to the opulence of the wine, finishing with a lasting, powerful impression.
This concentrated, ripe and elegant pinot noir shows a host of red fruits, black cherry and cassis, rose petals, seductive truffle, red licorice and appealing earth notes. Medium weight with fine but thorough tannins and flavorful acidic lift, long finish with some minerality, tobacco and dried floral notes. This is a great value.
Aromas include boysenberry and light floral notes. The palate has nice density and balance with red and black cherry, plum, and touches of earth and smoke.
Aromas of dark cherry, baking spice, and cocoa lead to a palate of cherry, plum, toast and cinnamon. This is medium weight in body and acidity with soft, integrated tannins.
"Blueberry, plum, tobacco and citrus-zest aromas. It’s medium-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Fresh and juicy with good structure. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling 92
Interesting aromas of purple fruits, plums & cherries, with brambly, minerally notes. The palate is dry & youthful with crunchy red fruits, black raspberries, leather and distinctive notes of red licorice as well as bittersweet cocoa powder. This wine can be drunk now or enjoy over the next 3 years.
Aromas of dark berries (black cherries, black raspberries), black plum and toasty oak. On the palate this medium-plus body wine has flavors of mixed berries with mulling spices, vanilla, violets and minerality. The acidity keeps the wine fresh and juicy, with medium tannins and hints of mocha on the finish.
Classic Bordeaux with structure, mineral and iron notes alongside ripe tannins. This is softened by berry compote, suede, light smoke and earthiness, black currants and wild black raspberries. This wine is medium bodied with medium acidity and a longer finish.
Medium aromas of red cherry, high toned fruit and some tart pomegranate. The palate is clean and medium bodied with red cherry, plum, and cranberry. It has medium plus acidity with light tannin structure.
Aromas include mixed red and black berries with touches of tobacco, plum, and licorice. The palate is medium-bodied and structured with nice tannin/acid balance supported by black cherry, plum and raspberry flavors wrapped in hints of smoke, spice and vanilla.
Cool-climate Cabernet Franc that is unoaked. It was originally produced in a stainless steel tank #23 (T23) and remained in the Lamoreaux line-up as a classic expression of the region without the interplay of oak or oak tannins.
Highly perfumed aromas of dark cherries, blackberry, olive, and violet. A mineral component adds lift to this silky and deliciously balanced Syrah. It has amazing energy, with a long, concentrated finish.
Blackberry, black cherry and vanilla notes on the nose. This medium bodied wine is well integrated and true to the grape: blackberry notes, black cherry, and a hint of oak spice. It is ripe and refreshing without being jammy.
This wine begins with aromas of dark berries intermingling with hints of potpourri and sassafras. On the palate, it opens up with about an hour of air, revealing a medium-plus bodied Pinot with smoky and candied black cherry and blackberry fruit, along with pepper, violets and more sassafras. Acidity and tannins are moderate. It finishes with a savory note of tree bark/forest matching the ripe fruit.
Aromas of dark and red cherry with a touch of smoke, additional charming aromas of macerated black and red currants. The flavors echo the aromas with more chocolate and a touch of bark. The palate has nice round texture with soft but working tannins. The acidity is integrated with a velvety and polished finish.
Quite aromatic with red fruit notes (cherry and strawberry), pine needles and dry flowers. On the palate it is medium body with black cherry and raspberry tea flavors, dried herbs, and minerality. Fairly typical for Savigny.
Fresh and lively, revealing a pretty floral note of violet, with cherry, plum and robust tobacco flavors. Offers a hint of dark chocolate on the firm, muscular finish. Harmonious and powerful. Drink now through 2030. 4,000 cases imported. — MW – 93 Points, Wine Spectator
Classically South African with smoke, roasted red pepper and blackberry. The palate reflects the nose with kirsch, cooked berries, soft tannins and jammy raspberry. The smokiness is balanced by the ripe fruit.
Classic aromas of red fruit (cherry, cranberry and pomegranate) with spice, and forest floor. On the palate this medium-bodied wine is definitely Italian with black cherry, licorice root, olive tapenade and light earth. The tannins are present, but not in the way, and the acidity is fresh.
Raspberry, red cherry and strawberry fruit are perky and fresh in this Burgundy. There's a touch of cinnamon and pepper spice as well as mineral notes. The wine is medium weight and clean with fine to moderate tannins. This wine from the Cote Chalonnaise benefits from an hour of air and then makes a great accompaniment to a range of foods. It finishes with juicy plums and a touch of earth.
Bursting with dried red cherry and brambly fruits, this Primitivo (Zinfandel) offers aromas of coffee beans, dark chocolate, prunes, fruit cake and spices. The palate is rich and juicy with integrated tannins and flavors that echo the rich aromas.
The nose provides notes of blackberry, black cherry, cinnamon and cocoa. The palate is fresh and lifted with black fruits, cassis, and a hint of vanilla. It is medium in body, with medium-plus concentration and supporting tannins.
The nose of red cherry, truffle, rose and light earth is very enticing. The wine is medium weight with both black and red cherries intertwined with earth, steeped strawberries, wild raspberries and a touch of darjeeling tea. This has beautiful texture and though it is very flavorful, it remains elegant.
Classic nose of red fruits, minerality and plums. The palate is medium in body with plum, raspberry, and pomegranate flavors alongside crushed rocks, black pepper and cinnamon. It is playful and fun, with a long finish.
92 Points James Suckling: The nose is full of rich notes of black currant and black cherry, freshly brewed coffee, a slight hint of vanilla, and a little bit of spiciness. The entry is nice and round, with a rich mid-palate throughout. The mouth is full of ripe black fruit notes, some spiciness, and a touch of herbaceousness.
This wine is both structured and jammy with red fruits of raspberry and strawberry candy along with a touch of raisin joining woodsy, cocoa, coffee and licorice flavors. It is medium plus in body with moderate acid and tannin.
Aromas of black cherry, pomegranate, plum, milk chocolate, vanilla and a hint of toast. On the palate this medium-bodied wine is bright with red fruit (cherry and plum) and tobacco and cedar notes. The tannins are present but not in the way.
This wine has attractive aromatics of dark fruit with light earthiness. The palate is pure and restrained. This medium bodied wine with medium plus tannins and acidity has bramble and briar like fruit with fresh blackberry and black cherry.
Rich aromas of cassis and cocoa lead to a robust palate with more black currant notes and touches of licorice and spice. A nice round mouthfeel with integrated tannins and balanced acidity leads to a slightly meaty finish with a hint of cured olives and black pepper.
Smokey aromatics with raspberry, roasted red pepper, tobacco and some violet florals. The palate is medium with smoke echoing the aromas. This wine has flavors dark berries, dark chocolate, black pepper, with medium acidity and some grippy tannins that come together with the smokey finish.
Open knit and elegantly expressive, featuring red currant and spiced cinnamon flavors that linger toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2027. – Wine Spectator, 90 Points
This is a very aromatic wine, with fresh dark cherries and plums and a touch of pepper and bark. In the mouth, this is juicy, fruity (raspberries, figs, plums), and well structured by round tannins. It is complex, with a touch of savory dried herbs and woodsy notes, hints of coffee and chocolate, and a great mouthfeel. It’s definitely food-oriented, though it is also pleasurable alone.
Juniper, violet and pepper notes mingle out front before the core of kirsch and plum fruit arrives, turning this into a juicy ball of anise-tinged deliciousness, with an echo of garrigue through the finish. Drink now through 2025. Wine Spectator, 91 Points
Old world aromas include tobacco, leather and underbrush with touches of red fruit. The palate is spicy with cinnamon and cedar notes supported by red cherry and pomegranate. Integrated tannins a fresh acidity keep the wine focused; earthy/mineral finish with lingering raspberry notes.
The 2019 Sinister Hand displays spicy, dark, and savory characteristics. The exuberant nose has raspberry aromas with a hint of vanilla, while the lively palate has a soft juicy texture and a well-balanced acidity. Chewy tannins, black cherry, and a hint of toasty French oak round out the vibrant finish.
Medium aromatics of spice, licorice, horse saddle and blackberry with some camphor notes. This Syrah is dry and masculine with dark black licorice, vanilla and clove. This wine is intense yet lifted.
Aromas include ripe red cherry and strawberry jam and a whiff of pink peppercorn. The palate is soft with flavors echoing the nose and refreshing acidity to balance. You could drink this lighter-bodied wine slightly chilled or as a great affordable alternative to Gamay!
Aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry, smoke, dried herbs and graphite. It is medium in body with smooth tannins and refreshing acidity. The finish is medium with black raspberry notes. This is a textbook Blaufrankisch that can be served chilled.
At first, the nose is spicy with blackberry notes; with air, the second nose develops brambly and cocoa aromas are joined by toasted oak notes. The palate is full bodied and rich with velvety tannins. Complex fruit and savory flavors shine on the middle palate, licorice flavors on the long finish.
Aromas of truffle, red currants, red cherries, pomegranates and rose are evident here. The palate is medium weight with red cherry, strawberry leather, cran-raspberry, pomegranate, cocoa and a touch of pepper. This has slightly grainy tannin that is typical of Nebbiolo and a pleasant tartness. This wine appeared on Wine Spectator's Top 100 List in November 2022.
Cherries, steeped plums, red licorice and light spice on the nose. The aromas on the nose translate onto flavors with the addition of red licorice, raspberry and a hint of root beer. The structure is lovely with silky tannins. This wine is a reflection on sunny Sardinia!
This is a medium aromatic wine, with a balanced palate. Extracted darker berry fruit, with some spice, kirsch, blackberry jam, and mulberry. It is medium in body, fresh acidity and rich concentration.
Aromas of black cherry and cracked black pepper interlace with notes of old barrel and earth. The palate delivers raspberry, cherry, red plum and lingonberry with black pepper and cinnamon. This is medium-weight, juicy, bright and balanced with medium tannins. Pure and typical of the varietal, the wine continues with raspberry and some earth on the finish.
Rich inky black berries dominate the aromas of this wine with hints of earthy bramble mulberry, plum and licorice root. The palate continues with more concentrated dark, earthy tree bark, and integrated structuring slightly grippy tannins. The finish is long with spicy cinnamon and licorice flavors.
Aromas of red fruits, dried herbs, and a hint of spice introduce this red blend. The palate is medium weight with a long finish and detectable acidity. The flavors are red and black cherry, red licorice, and some mulling spices. This is very smooth and easy to drink.
This is darkly colored and dense in the glass. The nose offers complex and balanced aromas of blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate, and sweet but not overpowering wood and spice. The palate repeats the aromas with well integrated black fruits and cocoa/mocha notes. It’s texturally velvety with a full mouthfeel and forward fruit, well made and easy to drink. Medium plus body with a longer finish.
This is an aromatically old world italian. This is classic rustic barn and earth but with some tart red fruit like cranberries and currants coming through. There is fresh red cherries, light floral notes of red roses and red raspberries. The palate matches its aromas with an almost orange zest note. The tannins here are persistent, lingering and round. The acid is refreshing and balances nicely with the higher alcohol content. This wine could age an additional 20 years but it showing some complex notes already.
Stewed black and red fruits are accompanied by light tobacco and spice, and a touch of smoke. Soft and supple in texture with velvety tannins on a medium frame. Notes of blackberry, black cherries, and dates follow through to spices and dried herbs on the finish. This is an excellent partner with lamb, steaks, short ribs, venison, or mushroom pâté.
Aromas of red and black cherry, rosemary and sweet paprika. Medium- to full-bodied with integrated tannins. Black and blue-fruited with a savory character and a gentle finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon and cinsault. Drink now. – James Suckling, 90 Points
Complex mixed berry aromas with spice: blackberry, damson plum, Bing cherry are intense and concentrated but quite fresh. There’s a touch of allspice and white pepper as well. The flavors continue the aromatic profile, both fruity and spicy. This delicious wine is nicely ripe, yet restrained: it has fruit (blackberry, raspberry), spice and structuring elements; all well balanced. It is medium-plus in body with a very long finish.
"A balance of savory and fresh red fruits intermingle with floral, earthy and charcoal notes. Medium bodied, with supple tannins, this red is the perfect food pairing wine." 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot from Seneca lake vineyards. - 91 points, James Suckling
The nose offers aromas of mixed berries, dried but still bright and juicy. The palate is full and bold, with lush fruit, balanced by fresh acidity. Coffee and cocoa flavors linger on the finish.
Aromas of red cherry and crushed rocks. The palate is medium weight with raspberries, plums and red cherries. Very clean, with a slight chalkiness and good density. This Finger Lakes wine has good density, fine tannins and is totally quaffable!
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is famously the strongest, most powerful, and longest-lived wine of the southern Rhône. Louis Barruol’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape from contracted growers is a classic expression of the region with aromas and flavors of cherry, thyme, lavender, truffle, and olives.
From the producer: Blackberry, bacon, graphite, blueberry, rose. With the 2021 vintage, I have reverted to the intrinsic character of my first Côtes du Rhône from 1997 to 2000. This intense, energetic Syrah with its crimson hue is fresh with ‘espressivo cantabile’ aromas of red berry fruits and a rounded palate.
Good richness in the glass with aromatics of dark berries, toast, and chocolate. The palate is concentrated but refined in quality and texture with classy oak use and moderate – albeit appropriately – grippy tannin structure. This wine is polished with plum fruit, smoky bacon, and vanilla notes lingering through the finish.
This wine is called Durif as the second name for Petit Sirah. This fruit is grown locally on the West side of Seneca lake. The aromas are of purple and blue fruit; plum, blueberry, blackcap and fruit leather with some medium weight, medium acidity and medium tannins. This is clean, lightly brambly and put with no oak flavors.
This wine displays aromas of cherry, strawberry, and raspberry fruit with a hint of earthy notes. Bright flavors of strawberry and cherry combined with hints of spice. The bright acidity combined with sweet oak results in a lingering finish.
The nose entices with luscious blackberry jam and some smoke while the palate is medium weight and juicy with blackberries, light earthiness, blueberry pie and subtle tobacco notes.
From the Producer: Red and black berry notes with underlying black pepper, smoked bacon, and hints of tar and star anise. Medium to full-bodied with well rounded tannins and a fresh line of acidity. Well structured with great length.
Medium aromatics of deep cooked plum with some toast and berry coulis, and leather notes. The palate is very medium bodied, with grilled plum, blueberry, lingonberry and some light toast notes. It finished with purple and blue fruit on the palate.
Aromas of black currants and dark chocolate lead to a medium plus-bodied wine with ripe and concentrated fruit that manages to stay refined and fresh. The fruit is reminiscent of morello and black cherries and macerated plums, joined by notes of hazelnuts, mocha, saddle leather, Mexican chocolate dust and savory molé. This Cabernet Sauvignon shows some restraint from a high elevation site with its cool evenings and is slightly aged.
This has aromatics of red fruits and earth. It is medium weight with a melange of red fruits, especially raspberry, as well as cinnamon and pepper. This complex wine offers crisp acidity, medium tannins and a long, ripe finish.
Macerated dark cherry, leather, licorice, sweet tobacco, cedar all flesh out in the glass. The 2016 is powerful, rich and tannic. ~ Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, September 2020 (93 points).
A beautiful, pure Sangiovese that competes nicely with Brunello, showing depth and tension. A solid line of fine tannins runs through the center of the wine, providing backbone and beauty to the cherry and berry fruit. Drink or hold. ~ James Suckling, James Suckling Magazine, June 2021 (94 points).
The nose offers pretty red fruits of cherry and raspberry, along with hints of truffle. This pale-colored Pinot Noir is light to medium weight, yet completely on point with its grape varietal and terroir. Red fruits of strawberry and raspberry join with spicy cinnamon notes in this clean, crisp, food-friendly red.
Medium aromas of black pepper, spicy roasted bell pepper and black fruit. This wine becomes more spicy with air and delivers plum and blackberry with oaky, toasty and cedar wood flavors. This is a classic example of the grape varietal and is also vegan.
Earthy aromas lead to dark cherry and baking spice. The palate is smooth with more red cherry and stewed berry flavors. Touches of cocoa and a woodsy-bark element are support by fresh acidity, medium-bodied.
Aromas of raspberry, strawberry with bramble. On the palate this is a full body wine, ripe, with mulling spices and baking spice, structuring acidity with a soft and round mouthfeel. This wine is not rich although it has Christmas spices, it is fresh style.
Aromas include black berries and a touch of smoke and minerality. Rich black fruit and cassis with touches of licorice, mocha and spice on the palate. Soft tannins, good concentration, medium-plus in body.
On the nose, one finds clove, black pepper, dark, concentrated berry pie fruits and subtle smokiness. This wine is full bodied and full flavored with hearty winter notes of baked berries, cherry pie, kirsch, mulling spices, toast and spiced fruit preserves. It is rich and concentrated, yet easy to drink due to its round texture and balanced acidity.
Aromas reminiscent of the Old World with black fruit, minerality, forest floor, wood spice and a savory character. On the palate it has more New World flavors: blackberry, vanilla, and bittersweet cocoa. It is complex, supple, and tasty.
This red begins with dark fruits like damson plum mixed with a touch of spice, sandalwood, graphite, wet stone, smoke and earth. It is between medium and full bodied with ripe plum, black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit that is rich and nicely integrated with rounded tannins. Savory earth and graphite flavors add complexity.
An affordable Valpolicella with balance and character! Lovely aromas of cherries and dried cherries lead to more red fruits on the palate, along with spice, leather, even notes of salami. Balanced acidity with a touch of grippy tannin.
Grapes from this wine are dried for 15 days before pressing in order to concentrate their flavors, then fermented in stainless steel. Aromas of figs, dates and grilled plums lead to surprisingly refreshing flavors of dried strawberries, macerated cherries and cooked cranberries with a dab of baking spices and chocolate-covered figs.
Appealing aromas of red cherry and plum greet the nose accompanied by light bramble and floral notes and a touch of tree bark. Red cherry fruit feature prominently up front on the palate, becoming progressively darker through the finish and picking up some plum flavor. The wine is medium-bodied with rounded tannins and juicy acidity. It is clean and ripe and presents an interesting mineral character in addition to its pure unadulterated fruit. Enjoyable with or without food.
This is a very aromatic wine, with fresh dark cherries and plums. In the mouth, it is juicy, fruity, and well structured. It is complex and interesting, with a touch of savory dried herbs and a great mouthfeel. It’s definitely food-oriented, though it is also pleasurable alone.
Aromas include baking spice, leather and freshly turned earth. On the palate, this fuller-bodied wine offers dense, dark fruit flavors supported by savory earthy/meaty notes and more cigar spice lingering on the complex finish.
This deeply colored wine offers powerful aromas of mulberry, mocha, sweet wood, and damson plum. In the mouth, it is juicy with moderate plus acidity. The aromas are echoed in the flavors—plum, dark chocolate, smoke, mulberry, and sweet wood. Tannins are fine-grained and nearly invisible, but they provide just enough structure. It is medium plus in body and length.
Very attractive and complex aromas of wild, ripe mixed berries, black cherry juice, and blueberry, complemented by a light florality in the form of violets and lavender. The palate is medium to medium-plus in body with flavors that echo the aromas, while also introducing baking spices, mocha, and fresh herbs.
Aromas include black cherry, vanilla, and touches of smoke and cocoa. The palate is juicy with more cherry and blackberry. Notes of pepper, baking spice and smoke are supported by supple tannins. Medium-plus in body with a longer finish.
Clean bright red fruit aromatics. The palate is medium bodied with great balance, it is very clean with red cherry, raspberry and cinnamon. This is a succulent red!
This wine is light to medium-bodied with notes of candied black cherry, bright splashes of cranberry, and a kiss of black pepper. It is dry and well-balanced with a long finish.
Ruby red color with mineral and vanilla notes. Medium-bodied, dry wine with crisp acidity (perfect for the whole meal) and soft tannins. Flavors of blackberry, red cherry, pencil lead/graphite and rose are well balanced and complex.
Aromatics of red fruits and rose petal are classic for this grape. On the palate, there are red cherries and red currants along with spices. This is medium weight and has a mix of rounder tannins on the attack and some youthful, drying tannins on the finish.
This red blend begins with lightly earthy, soil notes mixed with ripe blackberry, black cherry, cranberry and black currant notes. It is medium weight with juicy acid and fine tannins. Cocoa powder and smoke add complexity as it turns denser with air.
This is a great, entry-level Finger Lakes red wine value. It is medium weight with flavors of bing cherry, blackberry, and a touch of smoke. This isn't green at all; it has enough ripeness and yet, it stays sleek with fine tannins and medium acidity. A light woodsiness, red cherry and cranberry evolve on the finish.
Aromas of fresh and smoky blackberries and plums. On the palate, this is medium weight or slightly less in body, with flavors of black currants, blackberry seeds, cherries, earth and smoke. It is medium in acid with fine tannins. This red is silky and fresh… the ultimate picnic wine! Note: This is a liter bottle.
90 Points Wine Spectator: Well-built and elegantly focused, with expressive raspberry, sweet anise and black tea flavors that take on richness toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2026.
This bold red features rich, smoky black fruits such as currants and blackberries along with graphite, dark chocolate, toast, black pepper and singed herbs. It is full-bodied with velvety tannins and integrated acidity.
Appealing floral scents along with plum, blueberry, black cherry, cherry candy, red licorice and leather will entice you to this Tuscan red. It is medium weight with red and black fruits, florality, black olive and woodsy flavors. This has fine tannins that grow slightly drying on the finish. The acidity allows it to be an excellent food partner.
Smoky, silky elegance with scents of dark berries, flowers, herbs, pepper and anise. Exotic and textured, this is a deep, complex and rich wine with wild fruit (black and red raspberries and plums) along with black pepper and a long finish with great tannins.
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