CHAT. DE LA GARDINE CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE

Powerful layers of dark, spicy, intense fruits soak your palate and hit your nose. This is going to need time to develop, allowing the layers of peppery fruits, herbs and tapenade to come together. The wine is always a bit of a chance as there is never any SO2 used during bottling.

BENZIGER, RESERVE CHARDONNAY

This Chardonnay is well balanced with notes of spiced pear, apple and a hint of lemon zest. A deliciously sweet entry of apricot lingers mid-palate and opens to a lively finish.This Organic Reserve Chardonnay is sourced from the Pear Block within the Home Ranch of Sangiacomo Vineyard. The expertly executed organic farming practice of this vineyard ... More

BENZIGER, MERLOT

This Sonoma County Merlot has inviting aromas of dark fruit and spice which translate well at first sip. Flavors of black cherry, ripe plum, and a dusting of dark chocolate carry through the palate. Velvety tannins come from behind to give this merlot a smooth, polished finish.

VIGILANCE, CIMARRON RED BLEND

The fruit for this wine was sourced from several growing areas within Lake County which resulted in a multi-layered wine with good balance and a long, lush finish. As the name Cimarron suggests, this free-spirited and wild blend has bright cherry and strawberry notes that balance with white pepper, dried herbs, and spice. The lingering finish and v... More

ALBINO ROCCA, LANGHE CHARDONNAY

This gorgeous Chardonnay comes from sites in Nieve, Alba and Barbaresco at altitudes of 200 to 240 meters and mature vines planted on clay and limestone, between ten and twenty years old. Aged in stainless steel, it is a pure, delicious expression of cool-climate Chardonnay.

ELOUAN KLAMATH'S KETTLE RESERVE PINOT NOIR

This Oregon reserve pinot noir shows with beautiful color, excellent depth, solid structure, and firm acidity. Lively notes of raspberry, cranberry, and red cherry with hints of dry herbs. Rich and finessed, this Oregon pinot noir melds both ripe fruit flavors of cranberry, strawberry, and black fruit flavors of plum and currants. Exceptionally smo... More

ELOUAN MISSOULAN WASH RESERVE PINOT NOIR

Deep magenta color. Focused and complex with intense and lively aromas of strawberry, blackberry and spice. Lush and elegant flavors of cranberry and blackberry with subtle layers of sweet pipe tobacco and cedar. Supple tannins with a lingering finish. Pair with duck cassoulet, rigatoni with chicken in a gorgonzola cream sauce, ... More

DOMINIQUE PIRON MORGON, CÔTE DU PY

93 pts, Wine Advocate - "Aromas of spring flowers, plums, cassis, orange rind and wood smoke introduce the 2017 Morgon Côte du Py, an ample, full-bodied wine with juicy acids, fine tannins and excellent concentration, its largely concealed structural chassis only asserting itself on the long, tangy finish. The most incipiently complex me... More

WINE & SOUL MANOELLA DOURO

Zesty currant and boysenberry notes are tangy and inviting in this spicy, medium-bodied red, with moderate tannins supporting the herb, tea and mineral details on the finish. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Francesa, the classic grapes for Porto.

VAJRA BAROLO ALBE * 1.5 LITER MAGNUM * TOP 100

#48 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019

93 pts Wine Spectator - "Pretty, featuring rose, cherry, raspberry and mint flavors, with a touch of mineral. Supple, harmonious and elegant, offering a long finish. The aftertaste is tinged with orange peel and tobacco notes."