Certified Organic, Biodynamically Farmed & Vegan. Taste: This wine is vivid, ripe, and thirst-quenching but does not lack structure, with some young tannin and acidity. With cherry, raspberry, plum, earth, and spice. It’s both interesting and fun.
Taste: A delightfully fruit forward Pinot Noir with abundant raspberry and strawberry flavors. The wine ages in neutral oak barrels. Approachable and easy for everyday enjoyment, this is a great find for quality California Pinot Noir.
Taste: a powerful, complex Pinot Noir known for its rich dark fruit (cherry, raspberry), earthy notes, and firm, well-integrated tannins, reflecting Pommard's intense style; the 2020 vintage offers ripe fruit, spice, and potential for aging.
Taste: "romas of strawberries, raspberries and wild blackberries, then rather powerful, concentrated and focused on the palate. This full-bodied wine wraps moderate tannins around wonderful flavors of fruit, black tea, star anise and minerals. Quite ripe.
Organic Farming. Taste: "The pale red 2022 Lluvia is a varietal Garnacha that has a delicate and floral nose with notes of strawberry and aromatic herbs, a medium-bodied palate with 12.7% alcohol and a balanced mouthfeel.
Taste: "A solid estate-produced red with blackberry, black olive and violets on the nose and palate. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Mostly syrah. Nice structure to this. Drink or hold." - James Suckling
Organic Farming. Taste: The nose is roasted plums spread over grilled bread spiked with salty black olives. Blueberry, thyme and black peppercorn emerge with decanting. Bright acidity greets the palate, followed by tea-like tannins.
Organic Farming. Taste: a complex Syrah from France's Northern Rhône Saint-Joseph appellation, known for its dark fruit (raspberry, cassis), floral (violets), and spicy (black pepper, herbs) notes, with earthy minerality, firm tannins.
Taste: "A combination of an extraordinary vintage and a fantastic producer are behind this stunning wine. It opens with aromas recalling woodland berry, pipe tobacco, forest floor, balsamic notes of camphor and new leather."
The Azelia 'San Rocco' Barolo DOCG 2013 is a powerful, elegant, single-vineyard Barolo from Serralunga d'Alba, known for its rich dark fruit, spice, leather, licorice notes, and excellent balance, offering both power and finesse,
Organic Farming. Taste: a highly-regarded, medium-bodied, cool-climate red known for its vibrant red fruit (cherry, currant), floral notes (rose petals, hibiscus), savory hints (sage, wet earth), and silky texture, offering both immediate charm.
Taste: "Spiked with sandalwood and sweet spice, this medium-bodied, richly black-berried Pinot Noir is sourced from organic vineyards just a stone's throw from the Grand Cru Mazis-Chambertin. It's a touch deeper in black-fruit character and smokier.
Taste: known for its powerful bouquet of black cherry, bergamot, and red fruit notes. It has quite a powerful bouquet with black cherries, bergamot, fresh fig and raspberry preserve aromas all well defined. The palate is very well balanced.
Taste: The 2021 Sylvain Cathiard Bourgogne Rouge is a highly-regarded, vibrant Pinot Noir from Burgundy, offering bright red fruit (raspberry, cherry), floral notes, spice, and earthy hints, known for its silky texture, fresh acidity, and surprising depth.
Taste: What strikes you first about this wine is its freshness and minerality—right from the first sniff. Its red and black cherry aromas are followed by the same flavors plus a whole floral and fruit spectrum.
Taste: A well-regarded Sangiovese from Tuscany, known for its bright red fruit (cherry, pomegranate, raspberry), herbal notes, Balsamic, and fine texture, balancing the warm vintage with typical Biondi-Santi freshness and structure.
Taste: Known for its balance and finesse, this wine showcases vibrant red fruit, earthy complexity, and subtle spice, all supported by a firm yet graceful structure. Aged in large Slavonian oak barrels, it epitomizes the winery's tradition of excellence.
The Ar.Pe.Pe. Rocce Rosse Riserva 2016 is a high-quality, traditional Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) from Italy's Valtellina region is very flowery on the nose, with fresh violets, roses, red currants, bright fruitiness, licorice and stony minerality.
Taste: Bright ruby color, the bouquet is filled with complex notes of black cherry, balsamic vinegar, chocolate, tobacco and spices. The taste is typically concentrated reflecting its territory. Remarkable elegance for tannins.
Taste: "The 2010 Figeac has a youthful and exuberant bouquet with black cherries, boysenberry, cassis and violets that soar from the glass. There is no stopping the aromatics here. The palate is rich and sensual on the entry with precocious red fruit.
Taste: made from a blend of Xinomavro and Merlot grapes. It has an aromatic profile of red fruit, white pepper, and strawberry, with a textured palate of red fruit, prune, and dried herbs.
Taste: Elegant vanilla, spices, red and black plums, red cherries and a smoky touch. Very fine-grained, creamy tannins. Quite a long, pleasurable Rioja crianza that's appealing now.
Organic Farming. Taste: Ripe and raw, but quite clean. The nose is big and bold, with rowdy berry fruit that never shies away or breaks up. Soft tannins create a soft finish as it ends with a blast of raspberry flavor. Just right for big parties and events
Expert tasting note: "The wine is a deep, dark, but not opaque purple ruby color. Very vivid cassis aromas have a hint of leafiness & earthy notes. On the palate a leafy hint overlays concentrated cassis & elderberry fruit.
Taste: 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte rouge is a deep, concentrated, nearly black colour. The bouquet displays a range of red and black fruit aromas, as well as ones reminiscent of spice and warm herbs. With aeration, the wine reveals magnificent black fruit.
Critic tasting note: (2007 vintage) "This is really drinking great today, the wine opens with tobacco leaf, cigar box, smoke, blackberry, and cherry tones on the nose. Full-bodied, gracious, refined, filled classy red fruits." - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar
Organic Farming. Taste: Richer and more concentrated, the wine is deep purple in color. With a nose of licorice, pepper and jammy black raspberries, the wine combines the best of both world's offering elegance, richness and ripe fruit
Taste: Elderberry and blackberry, black pepper and tar, herbal tea, dried meat. The palate initially reveals an oily base, then a grainy tannin in a strong dose, the acidity appears ripe and seamlessly integrated.
Taste: 100% Syrah has all the markers of Crozes-Hermitage: Herbs, earth and cherries show the riper side of the vintage, while the region’s typical black olives, white pepper and spices play a secondary role. Lively purple raspberry fruit.
Sangiovese 50%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%. a bouquet of great complexity characterized by clearly fruity notes well married to balsamic notes of great finesse and wood. Tannins soft and well balanced with acid components in a complex of softness
Notes of raspberry, blackberry, cherry and plum. This full-bodied Primitivo is highly aromatic, with a luxurious softness and remarkable balance that lingers long after the last sip.
Critic tasting note: (2018 vintage) "This wine offers layers of appealing aromas straight off the bat, from black cherry and currant to cedar, mocha, graphite, herbs and black olive. Concentrated yet impeccably balanced, the palate is smudged by savory.
Taste: This Chianti has a dry, fresh profile with bright red fruit (raspberries), hints of smokiness, spice, and smooth, harmonious tannins, suggesting a well-balanced wine with good acidity and food-friendly structure, typical of Tuscan reds.
Organic Farming. Critic tasting note: "This fully loaded Barbera pops out of the glass with aromas of ripe and tart plum, cherry, violets, turned earth and savory herbs. The palate continues the expressiveness found on the nose with the addition of spice."
Taste: Ripe redcurrant, black cherry, dried herb, cedar wood and leafy nuances introduce the 2022 Rouge. Freshly cut violets add a floral layer. Refined and savory, the 2022 hits the palate with good concentration and vivid inner energy.
