Quite unlike a Ligurian Vermentino, this Capichera Vign’Angena from Sardegna is rich with tropical fruits, peach and honey with a golden colour and long aftertaste! — a month ago
Garnacha, Cariñena, and some Syrah and Mouvedre, making this a great Priorat companion of a lunch at Clos Figueras. — 3 months ago
The 2008 Monteti is a blend of over 50% Petit Verdot with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It is rich, chewy, with lots of dark fruit, licorice and spices. Tenuta Monteti, with its flagship wine Monteti, is situated in Toscana, Maremma, near Grosetto, not far from the coast. The winery is named after the hill protecting the vines from the Mediterranean sea winds. — 4 months ago
This is as great Tuscany can get - 100% Cabernet Franc, with beautiful fruit, very dark appearance, dark cherry, herb and chocolate flavours. Duemani refers to the two hands of Luca d’Attoma, oenologist also known from Tua Rita and Le Macchiole, two other great Tuscany estates. Prices have almost doubled since 2005, but this wine is worth it! — a month ago
This dark red Ribera del Duero from Calvo Casajus offers dark plum and berries, some earthiness and stable. 100% Tinta del Pais aka Tempranillo. It is very smooth, fresh with fine tannines — 2 months ago
The Clos de l’Obac 2006 Miserere is composed of 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Garnacha, 26% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot, and 10% Carinena. It is a fruit forward, supple and ripe, medium bodied Priorat. Great with a lunch with various cheeses and iberico ham ‘pata negra’ — 3 months ago
Made by Paris Sigalas, this single grape 100% Assyrtiko white wine from the Greek island Santorini. It is rich, concentrated and minerally with a taste of ripe melon and pear. The wine can easily age for more than 10 years, where this 2016 appears still young and very fresh. — a month ago
Strawberries and raspberries, in this elegant and fresh rose from Domaine Tempier. Very nice — 2 months ago
The 2017 Gratallops Partida Bellvisos Blanc is a wine from the Priorat couple René Barbier Meyer (Clos Mogador) and Sara Pérez (Mas Martinet). It's a blend of Garnacha Blanca, Trepat Blanco and Viura (Macabeo) from 65-year-old vines. The appearance is coppery white close to rose, but no oxidation. It’s a powerful wine, ripe, spicy and some anise. — 3 months ago
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The Rioja Señorío de San Vicente is 100% Tempranillo and appears quite dark red/purple, with dark ripe berries and plums, some chocolate and spices — 16 days ago