Concentrated aromas of blueberry compote, cassis and black plum with savory notes that make you want to dive into the glass; think licorice, tobacco, roasted tomatoes, mint and BBQ sweetness. The aromas are upheld on the palate with a smoky/meaty note, roasted red pepper, more raspberry and cherry, equally complex tertiary notes of leather, bitter cocoa, poppyseed, campfire smoke, and menthol. The texture is well-integrated with supple tannins, medium acidity and great concentration.
An earthy, creamy full-bodied Tempranillo, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo & Grenache blend has a distinct, slightly salty aftertaste, with a dark berries finish. Its elegant and delicate tannins and pleasant acidity make this a wine accessible to all palates. It has a nicely balanced nose, is smooth and delicious with hints of oak and spices, chocolate and pepper, leather and sea salt.
Two grapes that grow well in the Finger Lakes also blend well here. Leading to flavors of cherries and pepper. This medium-bodied blend pairs well with any occasion. Aged 14 months in French oak barrels. Dry.
Quite aromatic with black cherry, plum, light smoke, cassis and some spice. On the palate it is dry and juicy with flavors of cherry, plum, iron, and campfire. It is medium- bodied with medium acidity and soft tannins.
This lovely Gamay-Pinot Noir blend is a great value as it tastes like an Old World Pinot Noir at a reasonable price. It has wild raspberry, raspberry seeds, mixed cherry, bramble, earth, and seed/stem flavors. The fineness of texture is incredibly appealing and just-right acidity keeps it fresh.
Aromas of blackberry and black cherry introduce this medium-weight, chillable red. Ripe red plum and mulberry lead to touches of minerality and spice on the palate. This playful wine has integrated acidity and though it is generally supple, a little drying tannin keeps the ending complex. It's prime drinking now!
Dark cherries, and dried herbs lead into mouthwatering notes juicy cherries, forest floor, truffles and lingering garrigue. The palate is silky and medium-bodied with refreshing acidity.
This wine begins with aromas of earth, brown spice, and exhuberant fruit (cherries galore). On the palate, it is medium bodied with plums and mixed cherries, touches of barn, integrated acidity and ultra-soft tannins, ending with a silky finish. This is fine, satisfying and versatile with food!
This red opens with aromas of macerated black cherries, black olives, smoky tea and forest floor. The palate offers flavors of ripe plums seamlessly joined with rich umami flavors such as black olives, tea, mushrooms and subtly-mulled spices. Texturally, it is super silky with rounded tannins and acidity completely wrapped in. The finish stays fresh, inviting you to enjoy with food and explore another sip.
Aromas include juicy red and black berry, cassis and a touch of florality. Present but rounded tannins support fruit-forward blackberry and floral notes. Medium in body with a more savory finish offering touches of bramble and forest floor.
Intense ruby hues segue into a nose of sour cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant followed by rose petals and a touch of black pepper. The velvety tannins accompany a plush palate. The rich flavor partners perfectly with the acid backbone to bring freshness and length.
Deeply colored and expressive, this Aglianico offers aromas of blueberry, black currant, black plum, and black licorice. The palate is harmonious, balancing dark fruit and graphite with enticing texture, drying tannins, and moderate acidity. The wine's depth and structure are complemented by a beautifully balanced finish.
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.
From the Producer: Barda is the local term for “eroded steep slope” Often perceived as the “village level” Pinot Noir at Chacra, Barda is sourced from the estate’s “youngest vines” planted in the 1990s. The vines are ungrafted, from an original massale selection on sandy calcareous soils presenting a more high toned aromatic component in the wine. Barda is fermented in equal parts concrete and French oak, 15% of which is new followed by an 11 month elévage.
Unfined/unfiltered with minimal sulphur.
The nose offers black cherry and blueberry fruit, black olive, spice and touches of iron/earth. Dark fruit continues on the palate with present, but well-integrated tannins, touches of bittersweet chocolate and a juicy black cherry linger on the finish.
This wine has exceptional balance to it! It is dark fruited with black currant and blackberry mingling perfectly with a stony earthiness. There are some dried rose petals and enticing wild side. The palate delivers a great balance; supple texture and harmony between the just ripe fruit and the earthy minerality. The finish is long with some tobacco, black pepper and ripe black cherry.
Beautiful cherry red color, floral, fruity and savory bouquet, round on the palate with fresh garden fruits; underpinned by supple tannins. The weight is medium plus with flavors of red cherry, raspberry compote, and savory herbs over soft tannins.
Beautiful dark fruit notes waft from the glass, think of blackberry patch, blackcap jam and wild blueberries with earthy minerality. The palate offers medium acidity and tannins with a touch of bramble and rustic berry flavors. It’s ripe and succulent with lingering minerality.
Ripe aromas include blackberry, black cherry, black currants and savory herbs. The medium-bodied palate is also ripely fruited with dark berries, leather, smoke and violets with a generous amount of attractive tannins.
This lovely blend opens with alluring notes of plum and warm earth. On the palate, fruits of red and black cap raspberry and cassis join with violets and warm earth in a perfectly balanced wine that is approachable and satisfying. Medium to medium plus in body with juicy acid and easy, fine tannins-- this wine is ripe, but not heavy at all. So delicious!
Aromatic stovetop fruits with baking spices and barn notes lead to a medium plus bodied palate with notes of blueberry compote, dark chocolate, Moroccan spices and cherry preserves. The texture is velvety, with finely integrated acidity and a long, warming finish. This wine is dry, but ripe, sleek, yet rich. Enjoy on its own or with red meats, tomato sauce or Mediterranean fare.
This esteemed wine has a complex nose fruit and tertiary notes, dark cherries, fruit leather, earth, charcuterie, leather, and cured meat. The palate is dense and comforting with smoke, leather, wood spice, and kirsch. It is medium plus bodied with present but well integrated acid. Warming, brooding, and delicious.
Like opening a cedar chest with a violet sachet, along with smoke, wood spice, forest floor, and wild blueberry notes. The palate has soft tannins balanced by mouth- watering acidity and flavors of orange zest, rosewater, leather and stewed red fruit around a medium frame. This fine wine opens with air adding layers of toasted malt, dried cherry and a touch of savory, balsamic notes.
A classic Chianti style, structured with balanced tannin and acidity, clean and smooth.
A pleasant smoky, savory and mixed cherry nose, with balanced fruit on the palate.
Aromatics are dusty and lightly floral with caramelized cherry and sweet spice. The palate is lush with blackberry, plum, black cherry, silky tannins, integrated acid, and focused minerality. This medium-plus bodied Portuguese red blend seems dark and rich while staying perfectly ripe and fresh.
Aromas of dark cherries and red fruit leather and cola spices emanate from the glass. This is a classic old world style Valpolicella, featuring flavors of cherry compote, pomegranate, and balanced wood spice notes. It’s light to medium in body, with fine acidity keeping it clean and fresh.
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.
Dark fruit aromas arise from this appealing Piedmont red, boysenberry, black currants, blueberry, and some floral notes. Medium weigh in body, loaded with red and purple fruits, plums, blueberries, rose pedals, fine tannins, and crisp acidity.
Barrel-influenced aromas of vanilla and smoke combine with blueberry, black currant, and darker fruit like plum in this aromatically intense Tuscan red blend. Flavors are full and generous, delivering dried herbs, licorice, and fruits similar to those on the nose. This tastes gorgeously Italian but also cool climate.
This is quite likeable and enticing with mixed dark berries, black plum, smoke, with touches of violet and black pepper. The medium-bodied palate boasts plum and blueberry flavors supported by denser flavors of herbs, pepper, amaro spice and dark soil. This wine is juicy, tasty, with soft, dusty tannins and old world charm.
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 smells of cherry, raspberry and strawberry with hints of smoky currants, cigar box and leather. The palate reveals bold blackberry, dark chocolate, and ripe currants, while baking spices come through on the finish. The oak is well integrated in this fruit-driven, well balanced, lush and deep red, yet the tannins are soft and ripe.
This chillable red from Greece is brimming with geranium, cherry candy, flint, black pepper, and red fruited aromas. The body is clean with watermelon juice and rind, tellicherry pepper, red cherry, raspberry, leather and tea tannins. Medium bodied with good complexity, it has interesting minerality and a savory herbal finish.
This medium-plus bodied red from Uruguay offers brooding dark fruit, integrated smoke, espresso, graphite and light earth flavors. The texture is velvety with fresh acidity. This wine is elegant, unique and well made.
This wine is medium plus in body with soft acidity, moderate tannins and oak influence that is not overdone. The fruit gives concentrated blackberry, black cherry and plum with some dehydrated fig and raisin flavors. Perfect for those who enjoy Amarone, but at an affordable price.
This Pinot Noir is a wonderful value for Oregon. Classic aromas of red cherry and red raspberry along with light bramble and mushroom greet you on the nose. The palate is midweight with plum and raspberry that is fresh and just-ripe joining with warm earth and faint baking spices. Acidity is in check and tannins are supple as typical for the variety. Enjoy this gateway to Oregon on a nightly basis!
Aromas are of black cherry, plum, graphite and a touch of vanilla and spice. The palate showcases cherry and ripe cranberry with an earthy, smoky backbone and a kiss of vanilla on the finish. This is medium plus in weight with nice purity and a velvety texture.
This medium to fuller-bodied blend from old vines offers rich, berry-forward notes with subtle, integrated touches of spice and smoke. It’s characterful, but not overdone, so you can enjoy it immediately, with or without food.
This earthy Italian red offers aromas of dark chocolate, black berries, prunes, and smoke. The medium bodied wine is structured with nice acidity to balance, rich with strawberries, dark fruits, leather, cedar, and velvety tannins. A good wine for food or the cellar!
This lovely wine is medium bodied with notes of mixed cherries, blackberries, baking spice, mocha, and savory herbs. The texture is silky with integrated acidity and polished tannins. This is versatile, quaffable and delicious!
Dried strawberry, raspberry tea, smoky cherry and orange zest can be found on the nose. The palate is medium in body and slightly savory with strawberry preserves, juicy red cherry, smoke, and chocolate bark. The texture is lovely with fine tannins, integrated acidity and a rich finish of cherry cordial.
This will integrated wine has aromas of ripe red fruit with cherry cola and smoke on the nose, followed by supple red cherry, baking spices, and a touch of savory on the palate. It has medium weight and lifted acidity, and just is overall delicious.
On the nose, expressive aromatics of pressed rose, incense, sandalwood, and Moroccan spices mingle with steeped dark berries and black cherries. This well-balanced wine has super fine-grain tannins and lively acidity, with flavors of spiced raspberry tea, rich cherries, and mixed florals on the finish.
Ripe aromas of steeped black cherry and blackberry jump out of the glass with undertones of black pepper and baking spices. These flavors extend to the palate with the addition of violets and plums, and continue expressing the pleasant ripeness of the dark fruits. This medium-plus bodied wine is very well-balanced with fine tannins, nice saturation, and fresh, juicy acidity.
Bursting with dried red cherry, raspberry and brambly fruits, this Primitivo (Zinfandel) offers aromas of leather. The palate is rich, young and juicy with integrated tannins and youth fruit flavors that echo the rich aromas but end with hints of truffles.
This wine opens with beautiful plum, elderberry and ripe cherry aromas. They continue on the medium-bodied palate along with some black currant fruit, cherry skin, violets and integrated black pepper and smoke. It is smooth with rounded tannins and soft acidity. This wine doesn’t see any oak; it is fermented and aged in stainless steel.
This wine smells big right from the get-go. Fleshy, baked plum and black cherry match up with baking spices, especially cinnamon and clove, and a whiff of smoke. It’s full bodied with concentrated berry fruit going towards compote, and notes of sweet tea, vanilla, oak and bramble. The tannins are lightly grippy.
Notes of extracted darker berry fruit, kirsch, black cherry, and plum.
A touch of almond skin, garrigue and light barnyard notes.
It is medium in body, with fresh acidity and
rich concentration.
This Tuscan red offers aromas of\ spiced red berries, plum, mixed cherries and light woodiness, It is fruity enough with some dried herbs sprinkled in. Overall, a clean, medium weight wine with moderate acid and tannin that are well integrated.
Wild aromatics of wild berries and crushed cherries with forest floor with some baking spice and potpourri. The color is darker than a traditional Nebbiolo yet the tannins are soft and integrated. This is not effusive. It is medium bodied with medium plus acidity and ends with rose water, black tea and some smoke. This is approachable now!
On the nose aromas include rose petals, vanilla, old-world wood and tomato leaf with dark, ripe berries and black cherry. The palate is nicely integrated with supple tannin structure, delightful medium-plus acidity and lingering elements of dried black cherry, smoke and earth. The finish is long and reminiscent of mixed berry pie.
Aromas of smoke and spice, black olive and black cherry. The palate has a lovely texture deriving from fine tannins. Grapes, blackberries, and light spice as well as a hint of tapenade, make up the flavors.
Lovely aromas include raspberry, cassis, and black caps with touches of violets, leather and spiced plum. The mid-weight palate features juicy red and black berries and fruit leather supported by light sandalwood and floral-violet notes. Additional flavors of spice and smoke are framed around the lingering black cherry notes of this wine. Tannins remain smooth and acidity fresh. An excellent value wine!
Enticing aromas of red plum, wild cherries, and chalk, lead in to a palate of boysenberries, black plum, and delicate raspberry seed, complemented by secondary notes of cherry pit and plum skin.
Medium aromatics include black pepper, cassis, blackberry and a touch of smokiness. Lovely velvety structure on the palate leads to cooked berry notes, cola and spice with lingering smoke on the finish.
Blueberries, blackberries, and black cherries delight the nose from this red fleshed wine. The medium bodied palate follows with medium plus acid, dark berries, tart and fresh black cherries; it's savory with a long finish.
Need a lighter red wine? This smooth and fine red blend from the Italian Alps offers attractive mixed cherry/blackberry fruit with plenty of minerality and a hint of savory herbs. It is just under medium weight, fresh, lifted, and silky-- a wonderful foil for spicy foods or lighter dishes when you're craving a red wine. Enjoy with a slight chill.
Aromatics of cherry, blackberry, cinnamon, smoke, cola, soil and bramble continue onto the palate as well. The wine is medium weight with spiced black and red fruit, bramble, smoke and mineral notes. This has medium plus acidity and moderate tannins with a longer finish. Complex and satisfying.
Textbook aromas of black pepper, dense dark berries, wood spice and vanilla emanate from the glass. Slightly smoky upon entry with chewy black fruit and fresh acidity to balance. Baking spice, vanilla, and black pepper linger on the finish of this fuller-bodied wine.
Aromas include red currant, savory herbs and stewed red peppers and a touch of wood spice. On the palate the entry offers sweet red fruit leather followed by some savory black pepper notes and lingering vanilla.
This wine is from phylloxera-free vineyards with unirrigated grapes, giving it a pronounced personality. Fresh red and cooked cherries, spiced plums, and light balsamic notes characterize the aromas. The palate is medium to medium plus in body with macerated cherries and raspberries, plum molasses, and some vanilla and cinnamon. This wine has a level of minerality that reflecting its volcanic soil but is balanced with round tannins and a long finish.
This 2016 special library release is loaded with aromas of red plum, rose, cranberry, cherry, cured meat, baking spice, and an iron like minerality. The wine drinks beautifully with dusty earthy tannins, dried herbs, red peppercorn, and dried red fruit. The finish is long with herbs and cedar; this could easily be cellared for another five years and is drinking beautifully now.
This red has inviting aromas of warm cherry compote and spices. It is medium weight with smooth tannins and balanced acidity. The fruit is of mixed cherries, wild raspberries and plums with touches of savory underbrush and baking spice. Enjoy with a range of foods--this might be the perfect pizza wine!
Aromas of wild raspberry, dried strawberry, earth, dried herbs and forest greet you on the nose. This wine is medium weight or slightly less. The palate is fruit forward with both tart and ripe notes including red raspberry, tart cherry and pomegranate fruit mixed with white pepper and lightly funky earth and herbs. Tannins are smooth with some perky acidity peeking out.
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 wine is a lovely blend of savory, earth, brush, and bramble with ripe and rich black cherries on both the nose and the palate. Driven by juicy acidity and fine, integrated tannins, the ripe red fruits linger pleasantly on the tongue.
Mixed aromas of red cherry, red currants cinnamon, clove and oregano framed this medium-bodied wine. Fresh acidity and flavors of tobacco and spiced raspberry are balanced by soft, integrated tannins.
Aromas include watermelon, ripe 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.
The pinot noir and kékfrankos parts were harvested intentionally with a low potential alcohol for the rosé wine. The juice of merlot and cabernet franc grapes was gained by the “saignée” method. The must was fermented on low temperature in stainless steel tanks.
Fresh ripe dark fruit such as black cherry, blackcap, and black currants with subtle violets and black peppercorns. It is not complex but is worthy of drinking all day because of fun this is. The flavors are similar to the nose with extra dried herbs, juicy raspberry and red pepper.
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