Laying Down, 5 to 10 years
2019 SAINT NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Les Malgagnes Amphore Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France 14% Red
Cabernet Franc. Certified Organic
Organic farming. Deeply coloured. Wonderfully pure and intense nose of sweet blackcurrant and black cherry with notes of chalk and clay. There’s even a hint of blackberry jam. The palate shows lovely concentration, with...(read more)
Jamie Goode, www.wineanorak.com2019 CHÂTEAUNEUF DU PAPE Prestige Domaine Jean Royer
Southern Rhône Rhône France 16.5% Red
Grenache.
A ripe and juicy version, backed with good energy, this delivers a core of plum, blackberry and fig compote flavors that are accessible already, though the tarry spine and mulling spice–, black tea– and licorice-filled f...(read more)
James Molesworth, The Wine Spectator2019 EL ESCOLLADERO Artuke
Rioja Spain 14% Red
Graciano, Tempranillo.
A 0.95-hectare parcel in Ábalos, planted in 1960, is the source of this field blend of Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha and 2% Viura. Fine, floral and complex, it has the freshness and precision of a wine from 650 me...(read more)
Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com2017 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Fuligni
Montalcino Tuscany Italy 14.5% Red
Sangiovese Grosso.
The Fuligni 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is a beautiful wine, and it shines a much-deserved spotlight on one of the most consistent estates in Montalcino. It is bright and luminous with a dark ruby shine. The bouquet reve...(read more)
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com)2011 LUPICAIA Castello del Terriccio
Maremma Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Leads with cedar, cassis, mocha, balsamic, roasted meat. Palate again good energy, more evolved, macerated cherries and cassis, chocolate, tannins frame the whole.
L&S2017 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese.
A full-bodied Brunello with lots of plums and cherries, as well as orange-peel character. It’s creamy and round-textured. Soft and chewy tannins. Shows the warmth and ripeness of the 2017 vintage. Drink after 2023.
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2013 ALTTUS Salomon Estate
Finniss River South Australia Australia 14.5% Red
Viognier, Syrah.
This has a very attractively spicy edge with ripe red-plum and blackberry aromas. Some blue fruit, too. Looks in a good drinking window. The palate wears the oak influence a little more richly than the nose with long, st...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2013 BARBARESCO Riserva Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 14.5% Red
Nebbiolo.
A lean, taut red, this evokes cherry, earth and woodsy underbrush elements. Shows the classic austerity of the vintage and seems to be unfurling at a glacial pace, yet this has ripe red fruit at its heart. Beefy tannins...(read more)
Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator2004 KRUG Brut
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
From a fresh vintage and internally nicknamed "Luminous Freshness," Krug's light golden colored 2004 Brut is brighter on the nose than the 2002 that I tasted next to it. There are fresh, candied citrus as well...(read more)
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