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Aromas of licorice and leather mix with wild berries, spice, and forest floor to introduce this wine. The palate is ripe with dark plum and black cherry flavors alongside crushed rocks and chocolate. It is medium plus in body with medium acidity and velvety tannins.

Made in an Old World style with moderate extraction, this wine displays a balance of complex aromatics and flavors including plenty of ripe black fruits and candied fruits along with hints of sandalwood and earth.

This red gives aromas of mixed berries, spice and minerality on the nose with a whiff of smoke. The palate is medium plus in weight with plum, mixed cherry and currant fruit that is ripe, but stays fresh. There is a touch of chocolate and a whiff of black tea intermixed with the fruit. Young tannins are lightly grippy but are balanced by the generosity of the wine.

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.

"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

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!

Aromas of plum and cherry, both cooked and fresh, along with savory notes of forest floor and a touch of meatiness are evident in this wine. The palate is just over medium weight with mixed ripe black fruits (cherry, plum, plum skin and black raspberry) along iwith touches of roots and bark. This does not hint at any oak (no barrel notes or spice). It is immensely quaffable with fine tannins that barely skip across the tongue. Good finesse and balance with food, especially perfect if you want a wine from Spain that's not too big.

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 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 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 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.

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.

Aromas are a mix of fresh and dried herbs along with mixed cherries, plums and black cap raspberries. On the palate, it is medium weight with both red and black fruits, especially cherries, blackberries and raspberries and some savory bramble and minerality. The wine has integrated acidity and lightly grippy tannins to give it structure. It finishes with a juicy, candied raspberry-cherry note and a hint of spice.

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.

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.

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 are of red cherry, black cherry, plum, prune, rosemary and cinnamon. The palate gives complex flavors that include black cap raspberries and blackberries, along with cinnamon and cedar spice, Italian herbs, wood notes and a sweet smokiness. The finish in this delicious "baby Barolo" is long and structured.

This wonderful red blend offers beautiful fruit, minerality and texture. Aromas start with both fresh berry and pie fruits along with a touch of smokiness. The wine is medium plus in body with notes of warm earth and minerality mixing with black cherry, blackberry and plum fruits, chocolate and tobacco. There are hints of spice, but everything is harmoniously integrated with ripe tannins and moderate acidity providing structure.

The aromas combine red and black fruits with some Old World notes of leather and tobacco. This is medium-plus in body and quite concentrated with soft tannins and integrated acid. The fruit is more cooked than fresh -- mixed cherries, raspberry compote, stewed blackberries and plums are present. Some nice savory elements join the ripe fruit.

This red opens with mixed berry fruit, earth and forest aromas. It is medium weight with juicy plum, cranberry, tart raspberry, stone, soil and mineral notes. Grab this half bottle for your lighter meats or vegetarian dining when you don't need 750ml.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Rich, black-fruited aromas on the nose include touches of plum, blackberry, and black cherry, along with warm earth, cedar and leather. Nicely concentrated on the palate with more dark berries echoing the aromas and refreshing acidity to keep it lifted, followed by fine tannins.

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.

This medium-plus bodied wine shows nice ripeness and yet it also has freshness. There are notes of raspberry, cherry, cinnamon, garrigue and spices, and some acidity keeps it lifted. One can drink it now or enjoy it until 2030.

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 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.

Complex aromas dominate the nose which touches of rose, sandalwood, leather and smoke all infused with small red fruits like pomegranate narils and red cherry . The palate is lovely with silky tannin structure with the complexity being more subtle than the nose suggested. There is more red berries but not as ripe and presenting some savory notes.  This is worth the price and has invigorating fruit with thorough tannins throughout.

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.

Inviting fresh aromas of black plum, black raspberry and black currants mingle with dried Italian herbs on the nose, suggesting a slightly rustic style of wine. The palate echoes the nose with ripe mid-weight black fruits and finishes nicely with lingering, juicy fruit flavors and notes of bay leaf. Aged and fermented in stainless steel, this wine has a good frame with slightly grippy tannins and well-integrated acidity.

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!

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.

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.

Aromas include boysenberry, tart dark fruits and light floral notes.  The palate offers a touch of rusticity with nice density and balance. Flavors are of red and black cherry, plum, herbs, and light touches of earth, forest floor and smoke.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Wild red and black berries combine with light floral and bramble aromas of this rustic red. The body is medium-plus with black cherry pie notes, black olive, and subtle earthy character. Grippy tannins make this a great food companion.

Inviting aromas of red cherry and savory herbs introduce this wine. The palate offers flavors of forest floor, light smoke and cured meat that join the sour cherry jam and black tea notes. This is well balanced with refreshing acidity, great finesse and ultra fine tannins.

Wood and baking spice with black and red cherry. The palate is savory and deep with smoke, berries, black pepper, and mocha. The medium tannins are slightly grippy and rustic with medium acidity.

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.

Medium plus aromas of blackberry coulis and tobacco with licorice and smoke. The palate is similar with enough acidity to keep this lifted. You could drink this wine on it's own or with summer food fare.

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 currant skin with light toast, earth and tobacco.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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, with some spice, kirsch, blackberry jam, and mulberry. It is medium in body, fresh acidity and rich concentration.

Aromas of black cherries, plum, violets, bark and stems emerge on the nose.  This is medium weight with mixed cherry, plum raspberry fruit and Italian herbs supported by a lovely framework of moderate acid and fine tannin. The finish is juicy and long.

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 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.  

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.

Blackberry, black plum, cassis and mocha are aromatic on the nose. This dry, fuller-bodied wine has notes of black currants, dried fruit close to raisin, cola spiciness and a touch of smoke on the palate.

Aromas of red cherry and crushed rocks lead to a medium weight red with sweet fruit of raspberries, plums and red cherries. This is very clean in style with a slight chalkiness, fine tannins and good density. There is no oakiness or spice to detract from the purity, allowing this wine to be all the more quaffable.

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.

The aromas are perfumed with fresh blueberry, raspberry, black currants, loganberry, Earl Grey tea, cedar spice and a touch of meatiness. This is medium bodied at most with dusty red fruit, black cherry, red plum, grape skins and black tea. There is a good vein of acidity providing structure. Enjoy this wine with light to medium weight foods on a summer day.

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 sour red cherry and mixed wild berry are joined by light baking spices. The wine is nicely tart on the attack, before its dried black fruit takes over. Good acid, silky tannin, and a savory peppery component add interest.

Classic Pinot Noir nose—rose, cherry, red currant, plum, raspberry and dusty earth—lead to a juicy palate with moderate acidity and good ripeness. Raspberries and their seeds join touches of herb, a lightly fleshy texture, and a long finish. Approachable with or without food, well balanced and with excellent typicity.

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!

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

Rose, liquorice, iodine, pepper

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. 

Aromas of dried currants, prunes, and other dark fruits lead to a host of interesting and complex flavors. Currants reappear, joined by savory notes of olive tapenade, bacon, and tobacco as well as dark chocolate. Medium acidity and slightly grippy tannins provide the structure for this medium-bodied wine.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wild aromatics with Maine blueberries, dried fruit, plums, blackberry pie with integrated tannins and some baking spice.

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.

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.