Wines
- Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva 2011JS93$28.98Availability:In Stock
93 Points! A very pretty wine now with cedar, mushrooms and dried red fruit. Medium body, fine tannins and a subtle, polished finish. A wonderful old Rioja now. Magnum bottle. Drink now and enjoy. - JamesSuckling.com
Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 3 LEFT! - Masseto Toscana IGT 2011 1.5L MagnumJS100$1,699.98Availability:In Stock
100 Points! Wow. Fabulous aromas of currants, rosemary, mint and orange peel. Perfect nose. Full body with perfectly integrated tannins. It's long and incredible with tangerine, toasted-oak, berry, terracotta and chocolate flavors. It lasts for minutes on the palate. This needs at least five years to soften but so spellbinding now. - JamesSuckling.com
Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 1 LEFT! - Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva Field Blend 2011WA94$89.98Availability:In Stock
94 Points! The 2011 Reserva red is a field blend from old vines (with 80% of the grapes sourced from vines 80+ years old), plus 20% combined of Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca from vines of approximately 20 years of average age. The blend was aged in French barriques (70% new) for 17 months. In one of Douro's biggest vintages, Vallado managed to produce a surprisingly elegant and nuanced wine. That was true the first and second time I saw this long ago. This has evolved well. It shows finesse and grace at this point. The big tannins have moderated, and the wine never seems as ripe or as jammy as the 2007. (That's a relative term—the 2007 isn't all that jammy as these things go.) Yet this is a prime-time wine with finesse, elegance and fine fruit, finishing with some understatement in flavor. Unlike the 2007, this isn't as likely today to hit you over the head or grab your attention, but it is completely seductive and perfectly balanced. The texture caresses the palate with velvet. The tannins are much riper. The fruit is still there and tasty but never too obvious. It will be interesting to see how this holds and how it evolves. Unlike the 2007 or even the 2008, this seems ready without a lot of concern over whether future aging will make it a lot better. - Mark Squires, robertparker.com
Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 5 LEFT! - Orma Toscana IGT 2011JS97WA93$79.98Availability:In Stock
97 Points! A gorgeous, sleek wine with super-polished tannins and fabulous fruit. It's full but so refined and sexy. It goes on for minutes. Really fine. What a wine. This Bordeaux blend from here is the best ever. - JamesSuckling.com
Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 12 LEFT! - Lopez de Heredia Rioja Viña Tondonia Reserva 2011JS95WA94$49.98Availability:In Stock
95 Points! A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange zest. This is juicy and still tight, with firm but savory tannins. Medium-weight and quite zesty in texture, as is the case with the other López de Heredia reds tasted this session. Drink now or hold. - JamesSuckling.com
94 Points! The 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva is darker and shows riper fruit, a rounder palate and some dusty tannins. A year of ripeness, concentration and tannin, the wine is powerful with the finesse of Tondonia. Tasting this next to the textbook 2010 Tondonia revealed how this has more muscle and a wider back and the 2010 epitomizes the finesse and elegance. - Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com
Learn More - Lopez de Heredia Rioja Viña Bosconia Reserva 2011JS95$34.98Availability:In Stock
95 Points! A very complex, aged Rioja with savory plums, mushrooms, bark, red earth, orange peel and cedar. Quite juicy, fresh and bright on the palate with a tangy, zesty palate, full of berries and oranges. Firm, long and complex with a mouthwatering finish. Such a traditional taste! Drink now or hold. - JamesSuckling.com
Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 3 LEFT! - Alejandro Fernandez Dehesa La Granja Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Y Leon 2011JS92$16.98Availability:Out of Stock92 Points! Big, ripe blackberry and smoky nose with hints of earth and caramel. A full-bodied red with plenty of positive, dry tannins. Pleasantly warm, but also fresh and animating, this is delicious now and should hold through at least 2021. - JamesSuckling.com Learn More
- Moschioni Rosso Celtico Colli Orientali del Friuli 2011$39.98Availability:In StockHURRY, ONLY 5 LEFT!
- Orto Vins Montsant Pallel 2011WA92Special Price $59.98 Regular Price $90.00Availability:In StockThe translucent 2011 Palell, the Garnacha Peluda from a vineyards planted in 1950 on a steep slope shows bright cherry fruit, balsamic aromas and comes through as quite fresh for a very ripe and warm year. The palate shows good precision and focused flavors, with moderate acidity and some spiciness from the oak in the finish. It should get better in bottle. Sadly there are only 875 bottles of the wine. - Luis Gutierrez, eRobertParker.com #219Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 1 LEFT!