Gateway

Tassi

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2015

Sour cherry and chocolate also espresso notes. High abv but in balance. From southern area of Montalcino where hot and dry. Great gateway Brunello for your cabernet drinking friends. — 9 months ago

Pazo de Barrantes

Rías Baixas Albariño 2018

Albariño was one of my gateway white wines and perhaps is partially responsible for my continued love of high acid low oak whites. This is really lip smackingly crisp, quite high levels of acid, but also a bit more body than I normally associate with Albariño. Nice. — 4 years ago

Lyle, Jason and 6 others liked this

Vietti

Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 2015

Bill R
8.9

Gateway to Barolo. Lighter in color. 13.4 ABV. — 6 years ago

Ladera Sagrada

Castelo do Papa Valdeorras Godello

100% Godello - Do Valdeorras - Gateway to Galicia (said w a lisp) Northwest Spain just outside Rias Baixas and northern Portugal.
Perfectly served w pulpo gallego, (octopus) Served at menu del Dia (Spanish mid day meal 2pm)
Clay, granite and slate soil gives the wine a zesty mouth feel.lemon and pear notes. If you like sauv blanc, you'll love this Godello.
— a year ago

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc 2017

Delivers every damn time. Loire cab franc gateway drug — 5 years ago

Pooneet, Ellen and 17 others liked this

Gateway

Douro Red Blend

Vini culture find — 6 years ago

Château de la Négly

La Porte du Ciel Syrah 2011

One of my last bottles in 2017 but what a great wine this is !!! Incredible in fruit, silky in the mouth and seems to last forever in aftertaste. A really beautiful “gateway to heaven”... — 7 years ago

Thijs, Stef and 5 others liked this

Raul Pérez

Ultreia Saint Jacques Mencía 2020

Raul’s gateway drug. Start here. — a year ago

Ira, Juan and 9 others liked this

Hubert Lamy

Les Chataigners Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2018

Bwah! What can I say? Olivier just makes wines that I’m incredibly fond of and this was no exception. For me, the Lamy Bourgogne punches assuredly above its weight class (though proper AB comparisons are still in order to validate this). It’s just the detail and intensity that gets to me. Soars in the glass with aromas of citrus, green apple, iodine, and a touch of herbaceous elements. The flavours follow through to the palate with mind-boggling delineation. Pure, bracing, weighty, long, and so so chalky that even the most seasoned of taster might call this a Chablis. Damn it, I need more! I certainly put the entire table onto these wines with this pull - the perfect gateway drug to the world of Lamy. — 3 years ago

Jan, Andrew and 11 others liked this

Château Simone

Palette Grand Cru de Provence Grenache Rosé Blend

Gateway rosé for red drinkers, longer skin contact, tart jolly rancher cherry skins, — 6 years ago