Wines
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Domaine Berthoumieu Madiran Cuvée Charles de Batz 2017$21.98Availability:In StockFrom the importer: The domaine’s top red wine is the cuvée Charles de Batz, which was the original name of d'Artignan. The wine is composed of 90% Tannat with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines that are between 50 and 100 years old. After being completely destemmed, the Cabernet and Tannat are fermented separately in cement tanks. During this time, a bit of micro-oxygenation or microboullage takes place. The wine then goes into oak (50% new) in an underground cellar where it also undergoes malolactic fermentation. After 12 months in wood, it is blended and bottled after a very light filtration.
Very ripe, rich Madiran that takes no prisoners. This wine succeeds in obtaining more fruit than tannin! The color is nearly opaque—wine doesn't get much darker than this. It displays notes of black fruit (blackcurrant and blackberry) along with just a hint of red fruit. There is a cedar-like creaminess to the oak which is extremely well-integrated. Tannins pick up on the finish but, let's face it, this is Madiran and that is to be expected. These tannins seem to dissolve when the wine is matched with richly flavored meats like leg of lamb, duck, goose or game.
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Montbourgeau L'Etoile 2018WA94$28.98Availability:In Stock94 Points! The 2018 L'Etoile Savagnin matured in un-topped-up barrels for some three years. It was a very warm vintage with low yields and concentrated wines (14.5% alcohol) pungent and persistent. This matured in an aboveground and slightly warmer cellar and was not matured in foudre (only in barrels), because they had a lot of Chardonnay; so that might be the reason why there's a more pungent smokiness. 3,078 bottles were filled in April 2023. - Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com
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Garzón Tannat Single Vineyard 2018JS94$24.98Availability:In Stock94 Points! Extremely perfumed with violet and blueberry aromas that follow through to a full body with creamy, refined tannins. Wonderful depth, due to the compact fruit and vertical line of tannins. Black pepper to the dark fruit. Better in two or three years. Try after 2022. - JamesSuckling.com
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Garzon Tannat Reserva Uruguay 2019JS91$14.98Availability:In Stock91 Points! A full-bodied red with aromas of black cherries, blackcurrants, violets and black licorice. Tannic and chewy with a firm core of dark fruit. Try from 2023. - JamesSuckling.com
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Luigi Spertino Grignolino d'Asti 2020$29.98Availability:In StockFrom the importer: Mauro Spertino's rendition of this typically easy quaffing wine that pairs magically with more elegant food is nothing short of spectacular. The aromas are almost theatrical in their exuberant display of personality; they’re mercurial, hypnotic and beguile with scents of Aperol, Persian mulberry, lemon zest, orange peel and exotic spices. The palate is fine, fresh, light and taut with a cool, nectary finish that binds everything into perfect harmony. There are few wines as lovely to drink as this and while it seems like a wine from another dimension, it maintains an unmistakable Piemontese taste. Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 1 LEFT! -
Credoz Cotes du Jura Blanc Savagnin Ouillé Cuvee Valentin 2018$44.98Availability:In StockSimply put? A masterpiece. One of the greatest white wines we've had from the Jura, and we are HUGE Ganevat fans. Vines over 50 years old in Chateau Chalon. This is an ouillé wine which means that it has not been matured under a veil of flor. This wine is topped up a la Burgundy to avoid any oxidation. Learn MoreHURRY, ONLY 2 LEFT!