The Next Generation
The Next Generation is here: young winemakers blending heritage and innovation to reshape the world of wine. Some honor the classics, some rewrite the rules...but all are worth discovering. Here’s a selection of the bottles we can’t stop talking about right now.
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Vincent Wine Company Chardonnay Willamette Valley Tardive 2022
$29.98QuickviewVM9494 Points! Youthfully intense, the 2022 Chardonnay burst from the glass with flinty stone and dusty dried herbs, complicating green apples and hints of incense. This is round and surprisingly supple yet complex, with brisk acidity and citrus-laced pit fruits that take on a more tactile feel as crunchy minerals settle in toward the close. A lemony concentration lingers over a gentle tug of fine tannin as a note of sage resonates. In a word—stunning. - Eric Guido, Vinous Media
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Saintayme Saint Emilion 2020
$19.98Out of StockQuickviewDEC92JA93JS93VM92Out of stock93 Points! Orange peel and fruit with chocolate. Medium-bodied with round and polished tannins. Very pretty fruit and finesse. So pretty. Drink or hold. - James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
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93 Points! Cooler soils can be a little austere in this structured vintage of 2020, and you'll find angular tannins on the opening beats, speaking of the limestone, along with salinity, energy and clear purity of blueberry and raspberry fruit. Lovely, a lyrical take on St Emilion limestone from the Durantou family, Olivier Gautrat director. The first year with Noemie Durantou as winemaker, having taken over from her late father Denis. Cellar master Olivier Gautrat. - Jane Anson