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91 points - Avancia 2020 Old Vines Godello (Valdeorras). A bouquet of Bartlett pear and lychee leads to flavors of tangerine, green papaya, white chocolate and Mediterranean herbs that are wrapped up in a pleasing sense of chalkiness. Jorge Ordóñez Selections. —M.D.

Classic and pretty aromas of flowers, green pear, melon and lime blossoms introduce you to this wine. It has the lightest touch of sweetness, but the zippy and clean flavors keep it incredibly refreshing. Melons, pears, peppercorn and minerality can be found on the palate.

This red fruited Dolcetto is a classic, well-made example. Wild red berries, herbs and hints of orange combine with crisp acidity and moderate tannins to give a wine with balance that's a great partner at the table. The fruit is bright and fresh with a hint of cooked plums, licorice and light spice chiming in.

Aromas are layered and complex, beginning with notes of spice and bramble, following through to dark cherry and plum. Medium weight with young tannins, it reveals flavors of earth, oil-cured olives, and red cherry. With air, this shows chocolate and tannins soften and integrate.

This wine is fermented in tank and aged in cement, preserving the freshness and vitality of the fruit. The nose offers macchia Mediterranea, the smell of the coastal scrubland, as well as morello cherry, kirsch, pressed roses, gingerbread, molasses, and plum. Flavors are of red cherry, raspberry, a touch of black olive and minerality. The body is medium weight with nice acid and soft tannins, rendering it versatile with food. This is not a big wine, but has great personality and appeal.

Aromas are dark mulled berries with blueberry jam.  Fuller in body with more blueberry, black currants, and cassis on the palate. There are other notes than the previous vintage, alluring too coffee, minerality and very light mulling spice. Nice density and ripeness with round tannins.

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 macerated black fruits are spiced with coffee and white pepper notes. 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 ripe and 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.

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.

The grape Pinotage is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Aromas of grilled plum, blackberry, black currant and a little bark can be found on the nose. This medium-weight wine has flavors of black plum, cherry, and a hint of purple fruit. It is nicely balanced with medium acidity and sleek tannins.

Aromas of red and black cherry, spice and cocoa. On the palate notes of blackberries, black pepper, cherry and plums are supported by the fine tannins. This medium-plus body wine is elegant with a silky texture. 

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 stewed and fresh blackberries, red and purple flowers, vanilla, black pepper and minerality greet you on the nose. This is medium to fuller bodied with fresh blackberry, black cap raspberry, bittersweet chocolate, tobacco and graphite. Lifting acidity and integrated acidity make this a wonderful food wine.

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.

Complex aromas of dark cherry, plum, forest floor, cured meat, chalk and flowers. The palate is refreshing with blueberry, acai berries, red cherry, plum and cigar box flavors. Its tannins are soft and integrated with notes of cinnamon and nutmeg on the refreshing finish.

This wine is ruby red with purple highlights. Fresh and fruity, it is a perfect sipper and refreshing even in warmer weather (try it with a slight chill!). The nose shows red berry, blue fruit, and spice, while the palate is medium bodied with food-friendly acidity.

Aromas of macerated cherries and blackberries with dried herbs and fresh sage and touches of baking spice lead to similar flavors as well as berry jam.  This medium-bodied wine has a supple structure and lingering spice and loads of black cherry on the finish. There are fresh preserves, that are not sweet just pure. This wine is tasty, with beautiful suave and fine texture wrapped around acidity.  Lasagna, risotto, flatbreads with Mediterranean flavors, a charcuterie plate, and seared tuna are good partners.

This is fruit forward and has broad appeal with ripe black berry, blackcap and dark plums with dark coffee and dark chocolate. This wine has moderate and approachable tannins structure and spends one year in oak barrels.

Aromas of dried strawberry and anise begin the supple medium-weight red. Ripe red fruits and chocolate-covered cherries lead to touches of mulberry and spice. This is a supple wine with velvety tannins and fresh acidity, drinking in its prime!

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 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.

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. 

Medium-strength aromas of plum, red fruit, bramble, and toasted barrel. The palate is red-fruited-ripe cherry, cranberry, red plum, and raspberry. Medium acidity and medium-plus tannins provide structure to this fresh, tart, and lively wine. The finish offers tart fruit and smoke and barrel notes. A solid wine despite the difficult vintage.

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 cooked strawberries and dates mix with fresh red fruits on the nose. The plate is medium plus in body with red raspberry and strawberry confit flavors that are balanced, not overripe. Although this is concentrated, it is clean and pure, not heavy, and shows no oakiness. The tannins are silky and the acidity is moderate.

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.

Attractive aromas of ripe blueberry and raspberry compote greet the nose. The palate is clean and supple with well-integrated flavors of blackberry, plum, and blueberry skin. This wine is medium-bodied and well-balanced with subtle iron-mineral notes on the finish.

Classic Pinot Noir characteristics are present in this midweight red. Red and black cherry, plum, earth, truffle and tea combine on the palate to give just-right balance of fruit and umami flavors. Since the wine is in screw cap, it will continue to evolve after being open for 30 minutes, becoming a little richer and more concentrated. The acidity and tannins are well-wrapped into this wine, making it a pleasure to drink alone or with many foods.

This is such an appealing wine with aromas darker fruit than the last vintage with black fruits (currants, boysenberry, and blueberry) with a touch of florality spring from the nose of 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.

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.

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.

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.

This is a complex, correct, and delightful Barbera with moderate acidity and tremendous integration. Aromas are largely black fruited, with plummy notes, wood, light currant, and not-sweet blackberry—complex and giving. The palate is juicy and plummy, with soft tannins, integrated black fruit, and a linear progression. This is medium in body with a longer finish.

Black cherry, blueberry, blackberry and plum with layers of toast, chocolate, and baking spice notes can be found on the nose. The aromas translate into similar flavors with additional hints of cocoa,savory soil and wood 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.

Fresh fruit aromas of black cherry, plum and blackberry join with black tea, graphite, mineral, garrigue (oregano, dill), black pepper, and floral notes. On the medium bodied palate, you'll find similar fruits along with blueberry and pipe tobacco. This red blend has soft tannins and integrated acidity. What a steal!

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.

The aromatics are bursting with Bing cherry, ripe raspberry, tobacco, and Earl Grey tea. Fresh and bright on the on the palate, this medium-bodied wine offers soft, round black fruits with good depth, purity and texture. It is crushable and ideal for your next party!

The nose is fruit forward with ripe black cherry, strawberry coulis and spiced raspberry notes. On the palate, this wine is extremely supple and seamless, yet has structuring acidity. The ripeness continues with black cherry and black cap raspberry fruit. A gulpable, soft and plus red in a liter bottle!

Pale looking in the glass, this wine is ripe with integrated tannins and medium acidity. Flavors and aromas are similar with interesting layers of savory bark, sassafras, truffles, and light toast to blend with cranberry, red cherry, and slight milk chocolate. The finish is long and the cherry notes fade pleasantly. 

Lightly floral aromas with baking spice and cherry. The palate on this medium weight red is silky, with black pepper, plum and cherry notes.

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.

This lighter red opens with aromas of cherry, macerated cherry, raspberry, smoke and tea. It is medium weight at most with crisp acidity and fine tannins. The flavors are clean with red cherry and raspberry notes joining mineral and tea flavors to create a fresh and energetic, summer red.

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. 

Attractive red jam fruits are still dry in this Zinfandel-based wine which has nice purity and finesse, as well as velvety tannins. It has medium acidity or even more, giving it good balance. There's plenty of flavor here, including a little brambly note.

The aromatics are black and red cherry, black raspberry, warm earth and light stemminess. The flavors echo the nose along with raisin, dark chocolate, smoke and leather flavors. The tannins are slightly grippy with medium acidity; this has nice structure and is a well-made example of Lebanon’s thousands of years of winemaking history.

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.

This attractively packaged wine offers aromas of coffee, blackberries, and dark chocolate. The wine is well-balanced in the mouth, silky and complex, with kirsch, fresh black currant and berry, and hints of black pepper and mocha. Medium in body and acidity, with fine tannins and a longer finish.

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.

"Plump blackberry, blueberry and maraschino cherry flavors are ripe, smooth and juicy, with plenty of dark chocolate, spice and toasted coconut accents that linger effortlessly on the velvety body. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2027." - Wine Spectator (March 2018)

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.

The nose offers black currants, blackberries, plum, dark chocolate, wood, smoke and vanilla aromas. The palate presents dark berry fruit, especially blackberries, with touches of outdoorsy, savory flavors like woods, forest and earth. Refreshing tartness and fine grained tannins support the wine.

This aromatic, aged wine offers delicious and complex aromas of ripe black cap raspberries, plums, cassis, dark chocolate, espresso, vanilla and earth. The palate gives some tertiary flavors of fall fruit compote, prunes, balsamic, espresso, tobacco, forest floor, black trumpets, worn leather, and pastry crust; dusty tannins provide structure.

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

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. 

Attractive aromas of strawberry preserves and red currants with some savory Italian herbs. This is a medium bodied wine that is nicely ripe for Piedmont. The flavors are concentrated strawberry, cherry, and raspberry compote with pleasant acidity. There is supple tannin structure and baking spice. We think this is the best it has ever been!

Aromas include ripe red cherry, black cherry and plum and a whiff of pink peppercorn, and bergamont. The palate is soft and bright with juicy red fruit of pomegranates, red currants and cherry. The palate also has light black tea, thyme, with potentially light oak influence. 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.

This is a medium aromatic wine, with a balanced palate. Extracted darker berry fruit, kirsch, black cherry, and plum. There is also almond skin, garrigue and light barnyard notes. The palate follows its nose with more tobacco, bark, and iron like notes. It is medium in body, with fresh acidity and rich concentration.

This mildly earthy wine is reminiscent of a warm forest day with wild berries and plums. Forest floor, old oak spiciness, pressed violets and raspberry can be found in the scent. The palate has ripe black plum and cherry with garrigue, graphite and minerality. This wine has good complexity and long finish.

Nice fruit with blackberry and raspberry with medium body, tannins and acidity. The flavors are quite wrapped up with pure and slightly spicy finish.

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 appassimento wine uses dried grapes to concentrate the flavors. It is soft and supple in texture with velvety tannins on a medium frame. Stewed black and red fruits are accompanied by light tobacco and spice and a touch of smoke. Notes of blackberry, black cherries, and dates follow through to spices and dried herbs on the finish.

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.

You’ll find smoky aromas with black currant and black cherry fruit as well as some barrel notes. Less smoky in the mouth, this gives pure black cherry fruit along with light toast and minerality. Its medium weight with smooth tannins and great balance, showing both ripeness and some lifting, tart black fruits.

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.

Aromas of smoke, red berries and fresh red cherry join with stony minerality and a touch of black pepper. Medium tannins and acid form the structure of this wine and support lingering cranberry fruit flavors with smoke and cinnamon accents. Don’t overwhelm this wine with big flavors and textures; celebrate its elegance.

This ripe and fruit forward wine is juicy with black pepper, dark plums, chocolate-covered cherries and rose peppercorns. This palate is rich and round with cherry pie notes and some good oak influence, especially offering baking spices and mocha.

Aromas of cooked black berries, black olives, rosemary, yeast and rye bread jump out of the glass. This wine is medium-plus in body with ripe, but not heavy fruits of black currants and black cherries mixed with rosemary and thyme. It is juicy and fresh with a light oak influence.

This aromatic wine gives cherry and strawberry, fruit leather, spiced and cooked cherries with pomegranate juice, blood orange and some incense notes. The palate has a bit of mulling spices and a touch of dehydrated fruit with good balance, easy texture and a velvety smoky finish.

Aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and light earth unfold from the glass. On the palate, fruit flavors of cherry, raspberry and red plum mingle with a light herbal note. The wine is medium-bodied, nicely ripe and slightly rounded, yet clean, pure and fresh. It’s particularly refreshing for summer sipping!

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).

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. 

Aromas reminiscent of the Old World with a fresh spin; think tart red fruit, minerality, forest floor, wood spice and a savory character. On the palate it has more New World flavors: blackberry, vanilla, baking spice, and bittersweet cocoa. It is complex, supple, and tasty.

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.

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.

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.

This wine is fragrant as soon as the cork leaves the bottle! The aromas are beautifully integrated, with plum, bramble, small dark fruits, and dried herbs including oregano and sage. Tannins have softened with some age and are doing just what they should be, allowing the flavor elements to show off. Dark berries, plums, and herbal elements dance. Medium bodied with a longer finish.

This is quite aromatic, offering sweet wood, dark fruit--blackberry, blueberry, spiced cherry, plum--and cedar, all nicely integrated, with each sniff providing something more and different. The palate is equally integrated and complex. The fine tannins and moderate acidity are lovely, supporting and melding with the fruit. The fruit itself is dark berries, patient and thorough, subtle and a real presence. This is a wine one wants always on the wine rack to be enjoyed again and again. Medium bodied 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!

Cassis, dusty red fruit, cured meat, and old world spice round out the complex nose. In the glass the Montepulciano bursts with splendid tart red and black fruit. The wine is medium plus body with integrated grippy tannins.

Aromas of red and black currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety.  This is medium in weight with blackberries, plums, espresso and lingering wood smoke. The fine tannins, integrated acidity and forward fruit make this an accessible wine.

This medium to lighted bodied red offers red cherry and strawberry fruit along with notes of mineral, stone and light spice. The fruit is fresh and you'll find fine to medium tannins that provide structure.

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.

Aromas include watermelon, faint strawberry and blood orange.  Flavors on the palate echo the aromas with more strawberry and refreshing acidity to balance.  Touches of wet stone, white cherry, and citrus linger on the longer finish.

Fresh, pure and clean on the nose with rhubarb, red cherry and blood orange. There's a little prickle to keep it lively and on the palate. The palate gives more tangerine, and blood orange with bolder savory flavors. This succulent liter bottle is perfect on its own or with a myriad of foods, like Mexican, charcuterie or chicken with BBQ sauce.

Aromas of ripe red cherry mingle with Italian herbs on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied and layered with cherry pit and pomegranate fruit flavors along with savory garrigue notes, thyme and sage. Medium acidity adds balance to the wine, while black cap cherries linger pleasantly through the finish.

Subtle aromas of roses, candied orange, ripe strawberry, herb and cream introduce this wine. On the palate, one finds ripe peach, cantaloupe, tangerine and light florals, along with flavors reminiscent of marshmallow. It is clean, integrated and zippy.

This wine shows delicate fruit notes with fresh clean strawbery and light raspberry with a slight creaminess. The texture is soft but with juicy acidity. 

Gorgeous pink color with a nose of raspberry, ripe strawberry and cherry aromas. The perfume is gorgeous and yet, has a delicacy to it. This wine is ultra-elegant with pinpoint bubbles and finesse. The fruit is ripe and red fruited--raspberry, cherry, pomegranate, strawberry, cranberry--all the reds!  It is dry and minerally, yet generous with its fruit. Such balance means that your bottle will quickly disappear!

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 skin-contact Pinot Grigio is the color of a rosé and tastes somewhere between an orange wine and a dry rosé. It is clean and fresh with lively scents of strawberry, rose and apple. The palate is medium to full-bodied with more strawberry, along with nectarine, red currants, cherry and peach notes. It is at the same time creamy and juicy with slight salinity and tannin providing a framework to the wine. A very interesting and captivating wine.