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This Chardonnay is Kosher for Passover, Mevushal. Toasty, buttery aromas are complemented by flavors of lemon curd, vanilla, baked apple and pear. Medium-plus in body and length.

This begins with attractive apple pie, pineapple, elegant oak, creamsicle and vanilla aromas. The palate is quite rich and creamy, but shows balanced acidity. Midweight, elegant and flavorful, this finishes with notes of yellow apple, pear, vanilla bean and crème brûlée. Try it with turkey, chicken, roasted pork with apples, caramelized sweet potatoes or squash.

Here's a succulent, beautifully ripe white Burgundy. Aromas of butter and apples continue onto the palate. The fruit involves a melange of Ginger-gold apples and Anjou pears with a touch of elegant oak. Texturally, this gives a pleasantly dense and creamy roundness. The juicy orchard fruits are seamlessly integrated with minerality, vanilla and baking spice notes.

This white Burgundy offers a light apple-cream-citrus combo on the nose. On the palate, it is mineral-driven with apple, stone and wood-spice notes melding seamlessly. Crisp and fresh at first, but with more air, touches of toast evolve. The finish is like fall apples, butter and understated oak. This is extremely versatile at the table--you'll want a sip after every bite of food because it provides that much relief and complement to all kinds of cuisine.

Dried pear and vanillan apple notes meld in a lightly buttery, crisp Finger Lakes Chardonnay made by Master Sommelier Christopher Bates and his father Robert Bates. This is closer to Burgundy than to warm climate Chardonnay and makes an excellent food partner.

Aromas of minerality, field flowers, apples and pears begin this dry wine. Nectarines, white peach and pears appear on the palate as well, with citrus, floral and mineral flavors. This is medium weight or slightly more with juicy acidity, good concentration and and a touch of creaminess.

Quite aromatic with honeysuckle, golden apricot and orange notes. Flavors echo nose with more minerality and, a gentle creaminess that's balanced by mouthwatering acidity and a touch of alpine herbs.

A modern style of Chablis that is creamy and features notes of apple, quince, and mineral. It is succulent with medium body and slightly more than medium acidity.

This is a dry Riesling from a single vineyard. The wine begins with notes of petrol and savory herbs and moves on to mineral notes and subtle Riesling fruit -- pear, apple and glazed citrus with herbs. It stays linear and focused with crisp acid that pairs well  a range of foods.

This powerful white is aromatic and flavorful with notes of apricot, clementine, jasmine flowers, vanilla, and marzipan. This is ripe, round, and full flavored with refreshing acidity with a long finish. 

Medium aromatics of peach and apricot with mineral notes of slate. The nose is complex as well as the palate with more raw almond and white flowers on the second pass. The palate delivery round but dry structure with vibrant peach and apricot again with more weight  followed by medium plus acidity. 

This white blend gives aromas of ripe apricot, lemon oil, raw almond, honeycomb, peach and minerality. It is dry yet succulent, with baked yellow apple, peach, kumquat, orange peel and white flowers, Enjoy how pretty this is!

Delicate aromas of white flowers, raw almonds, stone fruits and a hint of dried herbs. Medium in body with delicate acidity and notes of pears, light jasmine, citrus oil and lemon-thyme with a long finish.

Bright yellow with golden hues. Fresh and juicy, this delicate Chardonnay expresses aromas of apple, melon and peach combined with exquisite citrus notes. The palate is silky and vibrant with a long and mouthwatering finish.

This is high quality Gruner Veltliner with more density and depth than an entry level wine. It is succulent and juicy with attractive florality and notes of fennel, white peach, almond paste and coriander. The texture is waxy-creamy, yet still zippy.

This is a wine which shows both density and sharp precision. The flavors range from lemon and lemon peel to flower blossoms, nectarine, white peach, quince and apricot. There is zingy tartness as well as round and chewy elements in this complex Riesling. Some lightly singed fruit peel, minerality and stone combines with lime as well. Quality farming and winemaking is evident.

Earthy aromas include cured meat, black pepper, warm earth and spice.  This fuller-bodied beauty will grow in complexity with age as tannins are still somewhat youthful. The palate is rich with dark currants and cassis, black olives, and meatiness. Dark chocolate and black cherry skins linger on the finish.

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.

Aromas are layered and complex, beginning with notes of spice and bramble, following through to dark cherry and plum on the nose. Medium weight with supple tannins and a smooth texture, it reveals flavors of earth, oil-cured olives, and red cherry.

94 Points – Jeb Dunnuck The 2016 Petit Verdot comes from a higher elevation block and was brought up in 40% new French oak. It has a great bouquet of white pepper, chocolatey dark fruits, tobacco, and a kiss of violets to go with a full-bodied, incredible-elegant profile on the palate. You don’t find Petit Verdot with this level of finesse very often, and it has silky tannins, good mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It’s another stunning wine from Leighton I’d be thrilled to drink over the coming 10-15 years.”

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.

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.

Ripe and fruity aromas filled with plums raspberries and fresh roses. Medium weight and juicy on the palate with brightness and lifted acidity. Flavors match the nose, accompanied by violets and light spice

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 to plus in body, with medium acidity and youthful tannins.

Aromas of currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety. This is over medium weight and texturally very attractive with sweet mulberries, black pepper and some woodiness. If you dare to step out to your grill, sear a steak or some sausages to pair with this wine. Otherwise, hunker down inside with a pot of beans or chili on the stove.

Another wine that falls 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 on the finish.

Aromas of mulberry, berry compote and savory raspberries introduce this wine. It is medium to full-bodied with cherries and plums, spice, licorice, 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.

This fruit-forward wine has ripe and rich jammy fruit notes with chocolate aromatics. The palate features tart red currants and black berry juice as well as perfectly ripe fruit preserves. It is medium-plus in body and suave.

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.

This graceful red offers density and freshness, with the smooth texture carrying cherry, dried currant, licorice, tea and citrus peel flavors. The tannins are well-integrated, with bright acidity. Tempranillo and Graciano.

Enticing aromas of cassis, leather, licorice and coffee. The palate echoes the nose with dark, rich fruits and exotic spices, dusty cocoa and mocha. It is medium plus in body with supple tannins and persistent length.

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.

Wine Spectator 93 Points: This red marries the ripe fruit and toasty oak of the international style with a savory, rustic character. A thick, polished texture, supported by well-integrated tannins and balsamic acidity, carries dark plum, black pepper, soy sauce and loamy earth flavors that are seamless and long. Drink now through 2032. 8,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported. — TM

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.

Aromas of cooked berries, black pepper and earth on the nose.  Medium-bodied with smoky/earthy notes and darker berries. Fresh acidity supports grippier tannins, a great food wine for cheeses and charcuterie.

Slightly meaty aromas with dark cherry and spice notes.  Flavors of black cherry, chocolate, smoke, baking spice, and floral undertones. The acidity is fresh and lifts the complex flavors.  Give this some time to breathe for ultimate enjoyment, as tannins are supple but thorough. Medium-plus in body and finish.

Ripe black and red cherries combine with pleasant herbaceous and subtle floral notes on the nose. Tannin and acidity nicely balance the mélange of juicy fruit flavors on entry, while tomato leaf and cigar box add complexity. The wine maintains structural integrity throughout and will benefit from aging.

Ripe red cherries are joined by savory herbs and mushrooms. The palate continues the fruit-savory aspect with forest floor and black caps. Medium in body with certain rusticity and youthful tannins. If you are able, open it 30 minutes before you are planning on drinking it as it.

The wine is somewhat cloudy in the glass, reflecting its unfined status. It offers fresh aromas of cherry and blackberry with a touch of vanilla. It tastes darker, the fruit supported by fine, thorough-going tannins. This is a very pleasant, food-oriented wine, medium-bodied with a persistent finish.

A fragrant bouquet with red and black cherries, and a touch of florality. This wine is pure and appealing with a medium bodied finely textured palate. The fruit on the palate has tart currants, blackberries, with just the right density with balanced tannins.

This is a thorny dark fruited wine with medium-plus body. The palate delivers more complexity with blueberry, dates, black currants, and a touch of black peppercorns with medium acid and fine tannins.

This wine is named after the winemaker's daughter who graduated from Cornell. Aromas of forest floor and light smoke from oak aging (approximately 25% of which is new oak) back up savory roasted red pepper notes. The palate is medium-plus in body with complex flavors of black fruit and earth along with cigar box, mushroom umami, and some minerality.

Beautiful Grenache aromas of red fruit, with light spice, red licorice, floral notes and garrigue. The palate is also very pure and true to Grenache with a hint of licorice and dried herbs. It is medium-bodied, incredibly silky, with a long finish.

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 wine is medium plus in weight and concentration, generous and complex. It drinks like a Rhône wine from a cru (a recognized, prestigious appellation). One could call it a “baby Châteauneuf-du-Pape.” There are black currants, black cherries and wild dark fruits mixed with garrigue (dried Mediterranean herbs), violets and warm earth notes. Despite its savory, deep, brooding, intense and rustic character, the wine is rich and ripe with rounded tannins.

Wine Spectator, 90 Points: Dense and powerful, with plenty of loamy notes to the dark cherry and roasted plum flavors that show creamy accents. Ends with dark chocolate on the finish.

This is an easy-drinking Chianti with ripe black currant, black cherry and chocolate notes. It has crisp acidity, balanced by smooth tannins on the palate.

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.

This liter bottle presents intense and fruity notes of ripe black fruits and a touch of licorice. Medium-weighted with soft tannins and ripe dark cherry and raspberry, it is enjoyable with a slight chill.

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. 

Red berries and sweet vanilla greet the nose. The wine is pleasantly soft and round in body. Dark fruit, some cinnamon spice and a touch of earthy, umami flavor mingle on the palate, ending with a subtle  chalkiness.

The nose starts with dark fruits and woodsy, toasty notes. This is medium-plus in weight with refreshing black cherry and black currant fruit joining tobacco, pencil lead and dark chocolate. It is a smoky-toasty style, a classic example of Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile.

Medium aromatics with black cherry, blackberry, and an herbaceous quality. Both red and black cherry greet you on the palate with some cooked berry, black pepper, and spice. The fruit is present and balanced with a light amount of savory bark. Medium-bodied with medium-plus acid, excellent with food.

Vibrant, with a fresh core of cherry and cassis notes backed by anise, applewood and garrigue hints through the finish. Nice underlying juiciness throughout. Best from 2022 through 2029. 1,500 cases made, 160 cases imported. Wine Spectator – 92 points Curls of dark chocolate, shaved cinnamon and truffle lend a spicy, smoky intensity to fresh, cutting red plum and raspberry flavors here. Full bodied and high impact in flavor, it's a juicy, lusciously concentrated blend of organically farmed Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah that's ready to drink now but likely to improve further through 2030 at least. ANNA LEE C IIJIMA Dec 2021 Wine Enthusiast – 94 points

Berry forward aromas of blackcap and black currant with some mulberry. There is a lovely amount of vintage cigar box and forest floor with some tart lingonberry as well. The palate has noticeable tannins, with juicy gravely like texture. There are persistent grape skin like tannins with middle acidity and some graphite on the finish.

This has a gorgeous nose with sensual earth, red cherry and raspberry aromas. The wine is open and accessible now. This medium weight wine is elegant, delicate and graceful, with the red fruits repeating from the nose and ending in a long, mineral finish.

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.

Clean aromas of blackberry and cassis are joined by Shiraz spice. Flavors are rich and somewhat soft on entry, with black fruit and touches of licorice and smoky, meaty notes. The Cabernet and its structuring tannins dominate, but the Shiraz provides great filler, adding coffee and mocha notes as it opens up. Medium plus in body and length.

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.

Aromas of wild berries and mulberry, along with hints of white pepper, sweet spices, and fresh thyme lead to a burst of flavor. The palate offers blue fruits and fresh plums as well as touch of tartness that makes this wine very food-friendly. The wine is medium bodied and finishes with a touch of almond.

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.

The nose offers sweet cherry fruit and forest underbrush, with food-friendly acidity and structure on the palate, and a floral perfume in the mouth and finish.

Dark berry fruits on the nose, think black currant and black raspberry mingle with light smoky notes and soft earth aromas. The palate is medium bodied with good medium structure and complexity. 

A parade of red fruits (plums, cherries, and currants) are accompanied by mineral tones (crushed rocks) and a hint of leather. The palate is a little less fruit-driven than the nose would suggest, showcasing more earthy, savory notes such as dried herbs, cloves, and graphite alongside black cherries and raspberries.

A concentrated wine, yielding ripe flavors of blackberry and dark plum, cocoa and mocha as well as savory notes of bark. Full-bodied and rich on the palate with polished, integrated tannins and excellent structure. The finish is long. If able, open it 30 minutes earlier to allow the wine's structure to integrate and shine.

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.

96 Points – James Suckling “Some tea-bag and sweet-tobacco character to the dark-fruit and lightly toasted oak character on both the nose an the palate. Full-bodied, chewy and polished with a long flavorful finish. Fine, powedery tannins. Needs time to soften but already very pretty. Drink or hold” 95 Points – Jeb Dunnuck (formerly of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate) “Currants, savory spices, dried flowers, charcoal, and loamy earth all emerge from the 2018 Syrah The Deal, which comes fr0m the Sundance Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope. Showing plenty of more savory, earthy notes, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a rounded expansive texture, and ripe, polished tannins. It shows more elegant, streamlined style of the vintage, yet I love its balance. It’s going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and keep for 10-12.”

This Blaufrankisch has aromas of plum, black cherry, black pepper and a hint of smoke. The palate is juicy with youthful tannins and a fairly long finish. The flavors of plums are layered with minerality and savory tobacco notes.

Supple and vibrant, with expressive plum, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, spiced berries, cinnamon accents and touch of earth that build structure toward polished tannins with some warming alcohol in finish.

Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, earth/barn and cigar box. On the palate this wine is medium-plus in body with notes of licorice root, stewed black currant, kalamata olives, black cherries and black caps. It has round tannins, good concentration and a medium-plus finish.

"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

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. 

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.

Complex aromas of black tea, smoke, black cherry, plum, and wood introduce this wine. The flavors are bigger and fresher-fruited than the nose suggests. Black and red cherries are both there, along with red currants, and touches of earth and stone on the finish.

Aromas of dried cherries, rose petals, and a hint of dark chocolate introduce this Pinot Noir. Sultry tannins and balanced acidity support flavors of cola, lavender, exotic spice, and just a trace of vineyard terroir in a lasting, earthy finish.

Seductive aromas of red rose and red cherry with shaved truffle. The acid in this wine is brilliant and completely wrapped into the wine. On the palate, this pinot noir gives juicy, ripe red fruit, cherry, cranberry and truffle with dense texture and thorough, but suave tannins.

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.

Aromas of fruit cake, dates, fig and berries. On the palate this is a full-bodied wine with flavors of plum, fig newton, dried fruits, cinnamon and clove. It is dense yet lifted and generous. It has a long finish.

Aromas of red roses, violets, red berries. It is fresh and smooth on the palate with flavors of red plums, cola, baking spices and minerality.

Aromas are somewhat rustic, with charred wood, black currant and blackberry, licorice and black pepper. The flavors are round, with damson plum, blueberry, allspice, wood, and more black pepper. This is an intense and concentrated wine but neither clunky nor too heavy; there's a nice lift to the back end and good energy overall. Smooth and spicy, well-structured and warm, medium-plus in body with a longer finish.

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

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.

This Estate-grown Malbec reveals a fruity nose filled with plum and quince aromas and a touch of elegant oak. The mouthfeel is full, with flavors of blackberry and licorice, and has a rich and lingering finish. There are smoky accents of vanilla and lingering oak.

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.

This organically-farmed, hand-harvested beauty boasts dark wild berry notes along with red and blue fruit, blueberry compote, touches of bramble, and a hint of violets, white pepper, and licorice on the lingering finish. Finely textured and refreshing.

This Bourgogne Rouge shows its Vosne credentials with ethereal aromas of wild strawberries, red currants, and ripe sour cherries. On the palate raspberry, cherry and pomegranate flavors are joined by notes of black pepper. A vein of minerality keeps the wine fresh and alive, while adding complexity to the wine’s sappy and textured frame.

This Pinot layers in the complexity and tension, showing accents of raspberry and cherry that are laced with dusky spice and black tea.

Aromas of chocolate, brambly blackberries, toasted clove and sweet cinnamon welcome you to dive into the glass. On the palate it bursts with fruit flavors of black cherry, plum, raspberry, and mocha. It is full body with rounded tannins.

Ruby red color with aromas and flavors of red fruits (cherry, strawberry and plum). This wine is definitely Italian, with fresh and lively red fruit, cedar, and minerals. Medium in body and acidity, it will be a perfect partner at the table!

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.

Red raspberry and soft floral notes with the palate delivering plum, raspberry. The fruit from the palate is supported with good tannin structure and some savory but age worthy notes. The finish is plush and long with medium body.

Aromas of plums and black cap raspberries are inviting in the glass. The wine is medium plus in body, with ripe, soft tannins that give a beautifully round mouthfeel. Juicy fruits of plums, raspberries and licorice are structured by a touch of perky acidity.

Barrel toast and wood spice with dark currants and a light herbaceous character. The palate brings good palate coating flavors of blackberry, black cherries, earth, and dried thyme. This wine is clearly cool climate but with round tannins. 

Smoked ham, violets, graphite, cold ashes, liquorice.

Alluring aromas of raspberry, leather, red cherry, violets, and a hint of smoke. Medium weight in body with persistent tannins and a juicy core. Fresh blueberries, mineral, and cassis mingle with lingering savory notes of black pepper and garrigue.

Santa Julia [+] represents their strong commitment to sustainability, the people and the land. This wine offers complexity in the nose with aromas of ripe fruits such as cherries, black raspberries, and hints of toast and vanilla. Medium-bodied on the palate with more cherry, plum, spice notes. This will partner well with braised meats, pan-seared steaks and hearty stews, bean dishes or stuffed peppers.

Medium-plus aromas of currants, cherry, and strawberry. On the palate this wine is dry and bright with notes of cassis, currants, elderberries and cherries. It is medium body with very good concentration and fairly long finish.

This medium bodied to fuller bodied wine gives dark fruited jam flavors with lightly savory herb and bark notes. The palate offers blackberry and black cherry with soft, rounded tannins. While the fruit is ripe, it is not cloying, nor overly dense.

This Sangiovese offers blackberry, red currants, cranberry, plum and red cherry. The palate echoes the nose along with herbaceous notes (oregano), black pepper and cinnamon. The wine’s structure is typical for an Italian red with pleasantly tart acidity and dusty tannins followed up by a long finish.

The aromas are dominated by red fruit: cherry, raspberry and plum. On the palate the aromas translate into flavors with the addition of crushed rocks and spice. It is medium in body with medium tannins and a refreshing finish.

This smells of dark macerated berries like blackberries and currants along with a touch of chocolate bark and baking spice. The palate is just over medium weight, continuing with currants and black raspberry pie fruit, along with dark chocolate and sweet tobacco that never overwhelms. This is refreshing with juicy acidity and round tannins, finishing with a cocoa powder finish. This is a lovely wine to drink with or without food. It will pair well with short ribs, brisket, pulled pork, burgers, and pot pies or hearty stews with vegetables or meat.

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.

With air, this wine reveals aromas of raspberry, cherry and sweet spices.  Then flavors of blackberries, plums and black cherries are joined by spice, warm earth and winter notes of pine and mulling spice. The medium tannins are thorough and the acid is juicy in this medium weight, food-friendly red.

Aromas of red fruit (plum, cherry and a hint of strawberry) with black pepper and crushed rocks. On the palate this medium-bodied wine is velvety with flavors of cherry, raspberry, grilled plums, pink peppercorns and earl gray tea.

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.

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 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.

TASTING NOTES: The 2017 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is incredibly layered. The signature nose of purple florals, raspberry and small red fruits is interlaced with tones of rose, rhubarb, toffee apple and incense. Whiffles of marasca cherry, white truffle, Dimbula tea, lavender and anise also appear with air. In the palate, the wine is poised and classy, showing a core of red fruits supported by refined tannins and minerality. As balanced and expressive as it already tastes, the 2017 Bricco delle Viole promises a fantastic evolution ahead.

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.

Focused and drinking well now, this classic Barolo offers black cherry, black caps and plum with thorough and integrated tannins. The acidity is lifting and the fruit stays fresh throughout.

This elegant Pinot Noir begins with aromas of red and blue fruits alongside savory notes of sandalwood, campfire, spice and sassafras. On the palate, it is medium weight with wonderful density and concentration for the grape. Candied black cherry and plums are gorgeously integrated with wood notes and flavors such as bramble, rooibos tea and sassafras. There's a richness and viscosity here that is so enjoyable with its silky tannins and perfectly wrapped acidity coasting to a long finish.

Aromatics of blackberry, black cherry, black peppercorn and a hint of soil, along with a whiff of red fruit exuberance invite one to this elegant, medium weight Cabernet Franc. Similar flavors continue on the palate. Although there is crisp acidity, it fits perfectly with the stylish black fruits and allows the wine to straddle between foods as diverse as vegetables, white meat, cheese and red meat.

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.

The aromas are bursting with black raspberry and macerated plum with some bittersweet chocolate. There is a tough of bark as well. The palate is medium with medium refreshing acid, with youthful tannins. Further flavors of tobacco, graphite, black currant, boysenberry. This wine becomes more joined with some air.

93 Points – James Suckling “This has the wonderful, dark-fruit and olive character of a ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, but the polished tannins fold over the wine. It’s full-bodied, yet agile and focused at the finish. Real wine for the money. Drink now.”

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.

This organic rosé made from Bobal grapes combines black raspberry fruit with pomegranate, persimmon, grilled strawberry, savory herbs and bramble.

A lovely rose that is balanced and joyful. Aromas of raspberry, lemon and strawberry are appealing and fragrant. Medium weight and juicy with a melange of tart red berry juice, nectarine and citrus. Refreshing, clean and focused, this is an excellent value as are all the Domaine de Fenouillet wines!

Off all of South Hill ciders this one has more earthy and woodsy aromas. It begins with minerality and apple blossom with tart granny smith acid. The palate has a touch of honey and bitter grapefruit mingle with crisp tannins and long finish. 

This wine is more similar to a rose than a white, but there are light tannins from the 40-60 hours of skin contact. Aromas of blood orange, burnt orange and attractive florality are present. This is medium bodied, juicy and succulent with orange, almond, hibiscus and light strawberry, peach and pomegranate.