2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
Producers
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
A blend of multiple grapes and multiple vintages crafted in a fresh, easy-drinking style.
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Evaporation over time has concentrated the wine, giving it considerable strength to go with its trademark rancio aromas of walnuts and brine.
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
The old-school, vino rosso of our dreams—serve it chilled, perhaps in a glass pitcher, for full trattoria effect.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont
Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Vin de Pays du Mont Caume
From a region known for creating sometimes burly wines, here is a lower-alcohol, fruit-driven cuvée from declassified Bandol vines.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône
Hailing from a parcel of co-planted vines adjacent to the family home, these varieties were planted together with the express purpose of making the house rouge, the everyday vibrant and juicy drink you’d bring to the table in a jug and drink out of a cup.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica
Reminiscent of ripe wild blackberries crushed on a hot stone, “Le Vin Coule” is utterly gulpable—give it a light chill and revel in this unique Corsican rouge.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The name is Corsican for “always happy,” and you’ll understand exactly why immediately upon pulling the cork.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
What is there to say about this wine that upon first opening you will be engulfed with aromas of maquis that grows wild all over Corsica. Not to mention the exuberant energy this wine has on the palate.
Ferruccio Carlotto
Italy | Alto Adige | Vigneti delle Dolomiti
An ethereal red with a little spice.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
This Traminer Aromatico pays lovely homage to its French cousin, Alsatian Gewurztraminer, but with a Valdostano interpretation.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta Torrette
True to the region, it has exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Val de Loire
Expect hints of pepper, tomato leaf, earth, and an explosion of juicy red fruit like raspberry and cherry.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes | Savoie Chignin
If any Pinot Noir on these pages is built for the Parisian bistro or Lyonnais bouchon, it is this one from the hills of Chignin, in Savoie.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
This cuvée delivers trademark elegance and notes of blackberries, forest, and graphite.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc on sandy, gravelly soils—juicy, crunchy, and highly chillable.
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Here is a rich, bold Régnié, saturated with luscious fruit and earthy spice.
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
The high-toned nose suggests an absolutely electric wine, full of delicate florals and tart berries, and the juice hits the palate like a dreamy cloud of Gamay.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Savor it while you can, because your glass will be empty before you know it, leaving you only with the spicy, mineral-laden aftertaste of a bottle that went down way too easily.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
All the care, attentiveness, and backbreaking labor required to farm this site result in one of the most joyful and lighthearted reds you will encounter.
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint-Loup
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d’Oc
Genuinely reflecting the down-home, country soulfulness we love about the Languedoc.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
For the southern red wine fanatic, lover of Bandol and other meaty reds, this wine is a steal. A blend of rustic and peppery grapes like Cab Franc, Carignan, and Syrah, it’s spicy, plummy, and so delicious. A cult favorite of those in the know.
Domaine Diochon
France | Beaujolais | Moulin-à-Vent
Soulful and savory, with notes of cherries, iron, and smoke, this is cru Beaujolais built to last.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Low extraction, low alcohol, bright acidity, juicy fruit...P'tit Max's old-vine Morgon is simply hard to resist. Red wine doesn't get more delicious than this!
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
If Beaujolais were Burgundy, we might consider Morgon to be Vosne-Romanée, with its haunting perfume and silky texture, the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
This Morgon comes largely from a parcel of 80-year-old vines lies in the lieu-dit Charmes, a higher-altitude site prone to giving lively, elegant, and mineral reds.
Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Morgon
M. & C. Lapierre
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Silky and perfumed, with no rough edges, this is dangerously swallowable.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Giamello’s Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
A superb companion to stews, braised meats, and roasted vegetables.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
This fully dry, frothy red from Fattoria Moretto might just be Italy's happiest wine.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.
Colleleva
Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
A highly aromatic rosso that is all about pleasure, especially in the hands of Colleleva’s Stefano Antonucci
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
An electric lightning bolt of Gamay from a steep, windy hillside.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
With loads of fresh Gamay fruit, it flows over the palate with a juicy buoyancy that simply makes it hard to resist.
Maison Arretxea
France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Low alcohol and bright acidity balancing the earthy tannins and deep, dark color.
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
An opulent, mouth-filling expression of granitic terroir, this bottling has the delicate floral nuances and fine-grained tannin that differentiates Fleurie from the other crus.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
A pure Syrah bottling offering wild flavors of the Provençal countryside gently wrapped in a thick coat of tooth-staining deep purple fruit.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
Serve this one cool, from a carafe, with a plain old burger—generously seasoned with herbes de Provence.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
A masterpiece of old-vine Grenache—decant, or hold up to ten years in a cool place.
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Nicole Chanrion France | Beaujolais | Côte-de-Brouilly
Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Cassis, blueberry, violets, plum, and blackberry. In other words, a whole lot of Beaujolais in one bottle!
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
A relatively new addition to Guy Breton’s Beaujolais lineup, this exuberant Côte de Brouilly is flat-out delicious.
Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
For lovers of old-fashioned Beaujolais in all its elegant, high-toned, terroir-driven glory.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Coteaux du Loir
This red is 100% Pineau d’Aunis, an indigenous red grape we hold dear to our collective hearts because of its mystifying aromatics, low alcohol, and bright, juicy texture.
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
This bottle is benchmark Corsica at a weeknight price.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Collines Rhodaniennes
The perfect lively, uncomplicated Syrah you’ll want to have over and over again.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
A delightfully fresh, spicy, medium-bodied red scented of tart blackberries, wild mint, and other aromatic herbs.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Chiroubles
Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
Vigne Rada
Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
This is by far the most aromatic Grenache we import, with a sweet fragrance of flowers, ripe strawberry, and Mediterranean herbs.
Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
Precision, soaring floral aromatics, finely etched tannins, a ripe core of dense fruit, and a granitic crunch on the back end.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Vinified with a gentle, terroir-focused touch—few reds will slake your thirst with the ease and finesse of Cuvée Alouettes.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A rosé the color of a red, with gentle tannins and bursting with young, juicy fruit.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Grenache is joined by Syrah and a drop of Mourvèdre to create this delightful everyday red scented with herbes de Provence and ripe black cherry.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan says nostalgia is the longing for a past that never was. But, hand to god, this year's Cuvee Marylou tastes just like the raspberry thumbprint cookies my mother used to make for Christmas.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais Villages
Grandes Terres is the bridge from Charron to Quentin’s Morgon and shows some of the best qualities of each.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
This drinks like a Gamay infusion with lovely hints of potpourri, spice, and fresh grapes.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Floral and irresistibly juicy, with notes of cherries, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Drink Now: This Beaujolais offers the drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bardolino
There is actually a depth of interest that can reflect man’s insignificance in the solar system. Take me to the terrace!
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.
Château d’Épiré France | Loire | Savennières
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
In this bottling from Yves Leccia, the French import Grenache—called Elegante in Corsica—takes center stage, offering fragrant notes of lavender spiced with balmy Mediterranean brush.
Steiger-Kalena
Italy | Molise
A toothsome red wine showing deep, wild fruit of alluring levity, “Passatella” comes in convivial one-liter bottles perfect for sharing.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The life of the party at any cookout, picnic, or potluck.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Sylvain crafts this wine as a testimony to the quality Carignan can achieve with low yields from old vines in poor soils.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
One of Corsica's finest reds, from a collection of heirloom grape varieties saved from extinction by Abbatucci's father.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica
A velvety texture, vibrant acidity, with herbal and fruit notes I’ve never experienced before, add magic and mystery to this historical cuvée.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Next time you’re in the mood for a lighter red from Burgundy or Beaujolais, open this bottle instead. You’ll be thrilled to have added a new wine full of finesse to your rotation.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
This rare red variety has a straightforward freshness and light herbal spiciness.
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
This old-vines bottling is all about smoky garrigue, dense black fruit, taut leather, chewy tannins, and stones.
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A mixture of deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Drink Now: With a beautifully integrated tannin and outstanding finesse, this “baby Brunello” punches way above its weight.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Among the most perfect country wines we carry on our shelves.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Delicate floral perfume, medium body, and velvety tannin.
Les Vignes Oubliées
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Terrasses du Larzac
This wine marries the sunny influence of the south with chewy mountain tannins and a fresh streak of cool stone.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes | Savoie
It has often been likened to a cross between Pinot Noir and Syrah: bright, elegant, and floral, with suggestions of wild fruit, blood, and minerals.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
This Saumur Champigny is electric and alive, from the first scent of roses on the nose to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and sheer weightlessness on the palate.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Chotard has crafted a delicious, complex, and elegant rouge that gives many village Burgundies a run for their money.
Château Tertre de la Mouleyre
France | Bordeaux | St-Émilion Grand Cru
Crafted from less than two hectares of organic grapes and vinified in a cramped garage, this is silky Saint-Emilion at its most seductive.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
Even though the majority of Saint-Aubin is planted to Chardonnay, reds like Domaine Larue’s Les Eduens prove that the terroir here is also beautifully suited to Pinot Noir.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
The high limestone content gives this Pinot plenty of spice and ripe cherry with great acidity and persistence.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
This beauty is brimming and bursting with deep dark flavors of black olive, blackberry and a hint of white pepper.
Ferretti
Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Paired with the high-elevation freshness, this site yields a lively, focused Rosso, featuring a mineral backbone that provides crystalline structure to the juicy, savory red fruit that cascades over the palate.
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Few wines are better suited to tomato-based dishes, wild mushrooms, grilled vegetables, or a hearty ragù over fresh egg noodles
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont
Perfumed Nebbiolo fruit and tender tannins encourage pulling the cork just for the sake of quenching one’s thirst.
Domaine de Reuilly
France | Loire | Reuilly
Gently perfumed and full of fresh berries with the bright, stony finish typical of wines from Reuilly
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
The idea with this wine is vibrant fruitiness. An absolutely delicious Pinot Noir to enjoy immediately.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
A remarkably graceful rouge from one of our favorite appellations in southern France.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
It’s dense, noble, with grip and grit, the kind of cuvée that could generate a lot of awe and attention... and also a much higher price tag.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
There is something timeless to La Roque’s Pic Saint Loup, its herbal bouquet and rich, fleshy texture, all free from any hint of modern trappings.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
Shows a kinship with the northern Rhône, echoing aromas of black olive and violets.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | IGP Pays d'Oc
Cherry-cheeked and ebullient, this old-vine Mourvèdre acts anything but its age. Pure fun and drinkability; black cherry, citrus and stone. Age ain't nothing but a number!
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A full-throttle Niellucciu from a sun-soaked limestone vineyard in Patrimonio.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Drink Later: This cuvée shares the satin texture of all Foillard Morgons, and should age similarly well for those willing and able to wait.
Domaine Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
The wine is firmly structured and robust, with dark, plump fruit that tastes fresh and utterly drinkable.
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Mercurey
It is easy to forget that it isn’t a premier cru
Jean-Claude Regnaudot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Maranges
From a stony, upper-slope parcel just above Les Clos Roussots, the delicious Fussière is black-fruited, flinty, and structured.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Montpeyroux
Fadat’s bottlings from this terroir have proven to be among the most complex and elegant wines of southern France.
Selected By Kermit Lynch France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe Nebbiolo
Extremely pure, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of austerity that hints of its serious terroir.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Drink Now: There’s no mistaking this red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe fruit and the telltale scents of tar and roses.
Deperu Holler
Italy | Sardinia | Isola dei Nuraghi
This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.
Maison Arretxea
France | Southwest | Irouléguy
From the first sip, this lithe and earthy rouge brings to mind the mountain soil of Basque country. With gentle tannins and low alcohol, there’s no reason not to open this bottle tonight.
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Intense, ripe peach fruit with distinguished tannins.
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
A pure Grenache from a north-facing parcel on sandstone soil. Delicate, floral, utterly seductive aromatics; silky texture.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
Light and living, charged with herbs, cranberry, and strawberry.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Fixin
Solid yet affordable cru burgundy with the structure, concentration, and complexity similar to Gevrey-Chambertin’s wine, as well as the bright fruit and accessibility of its other neighbor, Marsannay.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Etna
This red’s satiny texture allows it to gloss over the palate with utter delicacy, while suggestions of smoke, white pepper, and brandied cherries linger after each sip.
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Real refreshment, plus a serious side and good concentration from old vines in chalky marl soils.
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
A fresh, pure entry point to the Rhône’s great reds with aromas and flavors of black cherries, stones, and a hint of black olive.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Domaine Gachot-Monot France | Burgundy | Côte de Nuits-Villages
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
The magic of great Côte Rôtie does not come from its reputation for being a big, bombastic wine.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Corvina Veronese IGT
At Corte Gardoni they believe in pure Corvina, putting the best aside for their Becco Rosso. Vibrant and faultlessly refreshing, this bottling has also been known to resemble much pricier Burgundy with some bottle age.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
The accents of herbal garrigue and vineyard stones offer just enough earthy terroir to counterbalance the chewy black fruit and mouth-coating wild brambleberry, making this bargain red the right bottle to uncork at any which moment.
Domaine La Tour Vieille France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Banyuls
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
A stony, spicy cuvée full of Mediterranean sunshine, aromatic garrigue, and a hint of salinity that offers a perfect match for grilled rosemary lamb chops.
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
If you can’t make it to the south of France this year, here’s a way to bring the Mediterranean sun to you.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Collines Rhodaniennes
The depth, complexity, and crushed-stone minerality of a great Côte-Rôtie, all while maintaining inviting youthful fruit.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Unlike the opulent, Cassis-scented Merlots from Bordeaux’s Right Bank, this rendition—with its pretty notes of brambly wild berries and hints of spice—shows the more mineral, ethereal side of the grape.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This unfiltered bottling from the excellent 2020 vintage—a more classic, sun-filled year than that fateful 2002—is one of the best editions to date.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
At once robust, succulent, and elegant, this red offers immediate pleasure and age-worthy promise.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
A textbook Chinon like this merits simple, rustic cuisine such as roast game, baked potatoes, and sautéed porcini mushrooms.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Chinon
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
The sweetly perfumed nose of rose petals, wild strawberry, and juniper prefaces this deep and powerful, yet exquisitely refined Cannonau, definitively putting Mamoiada on the map for lovers of Grenache and great Italian reds in general.
Clos La Coutale
France | Southwest | Cahors
A red perennially punches way above its weight, both in the immediate pleasure it delivers and the way it evolves in the bottle over time.
Château La Grave
France | Southwest | Cahors
La Grave is one of the rare Cahors to consist exclusively of the native Malbec. Without any Merlot to soften it, this Cahors is decidedly old-fashioned.
Clos La Coutale
France | Southwest | Cahors
Made up of riverbed stones, gravel, and pockets of limestone, the terroir looks like Chateauneuf-du-Pape meets Bordeaux meets Burgundy. The wine could be described the same way.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy
Stylistically, Les Clous is in between La Fortune—lighter and brighter—and La Digoine—the densest and most sappy, characterized by medium weight with more red fruits, smooth but present tannins, and distinctive polish.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.
Domaine Montanet-Thoden
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
This is young Pinot at its best: aromatic, expressive, and a true pleasure to drink.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Lucid and bright, it offers a youthful crunch and subtle earthiness emblematic of great Pinot Noir.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bardolino
Lovely right now, but a candidate for cellaring as well. It is cool to drink some reds cool.
Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
La Tourtine perhaps best expresses the paradoxical combination of power and elegance that is a trademark of the Domaine's wines.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
At the domaine's highest-elevation site, Mourvèdre's might is gently enveloped by Grenache and Cinsault to yield a Bandol of great finesse.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
This full-bodied rouge, with notes of dark fruit and fragrant garrigue, is built for grilled lamb or pork chops.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | IGP Ardèche
Vigne Rada
Italy | Sardinia | Alghero
Rada’s dense, minty Cagnulari is a reminder to take Sardinian reds very seriously.
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica | Île de Beauté
A Corsican Red from a Rosé Specialist
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
This Caillerets features a stony, savory undercurrent, above which float gorgeous notes of strawberries and plums.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
September ’19 Club Chevalier Selection
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Frappato
The wine builds to a crescendo and leaves the palate stained and saturated with staying power. This is much more than quaffing Frappato. Irresistible.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
This rosso shows a softer side of Etna, with all the volcano’s wild aromatics but none of the edgy tannins or high alcohol.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia
You’d be right to be skeptical of a Nebbiolo from Sardinia, but from a top-notch terroir high in the mountains, it is something else entirely.
Santini Collective France | Burgundy | Vin de France
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
Raised in foudres, this red is nuanced, finessed, and coursing with mystical biodynamic energy.
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire | Vin de France
The fruit is concentrated, deep, and pure, suggesting wild brambles and tart blackberries, along with an earthy, spicy component and hints of cedar. It has the levity to offer immediate pleasure, along with the complexity and structure to age well for a few years.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica
Not quite Rhône-like and not quite Corsican, this has the best of both worlds, with plenty of palate-staining black fruit to boot.
La Basia
Italy | Lombardy | Valtènesi DOC
Fresh fruit, a peppery crunch, bright acidity, and light, smooth tannins.
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata’s first release from the “Vigna degli Architetti” delivers deep, ripe fruit with elegance and grace.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Delicate floral perfume, medium body, velvety tannin.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Santenay
This outstanding Santenay is so expressive, with notes of red fruit, rose petals, peonies, and a touch of spice.
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Chotard has crafted a delicious, complex, and elegant rouge that gives many village Burgundies a run for their money.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Syrah-based blend from rocky limestone vineyards—tremendous value!
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
Les Champs Cloux fresh, with good acidity, but also among the domaine’s more robust reds.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
Dress-code-not-required Bordeaux, whose velvety tannins and supple structure fit more like soft flannel and worn jeans than a stiff suit jacket and tie
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
One of the great reds of the Languedoc. Rhône Valley, look out!
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The Cuvée Sarah, an aromatic mix of roasted, smoking herbs with plenty of tannins to chew on, goes down with pleasure and calls for another round (and a grill).
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Marsannay
This single-vineyard Pinot Noir with about three years of age is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche | Marche Rosso IGP
This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Montpeyroux
Proof that a great site and honest farming are key to genuine, long-lived wines.
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Benoît Cantin
France | Burgundy | Irancy
Medium ruby color, with aromas of sweet cherries and spices, roses, and a grind of the pepper mill.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Treated with the same care as the domaine’s premiers crus, and will certainly age like one.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Classic Gevrey, with an emphasis on forward fruit and pleasure, great structure as well.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Simultaneously rustic and graceful, dark and light on its feet, this red shows succulent notes of mixed red and black fruit, spices, and leather.
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily
A radiant and rocky red from a brave little vineyard that stands tall and defiant in the shadow of Mt. Etna’s brooding billow.
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Eloro
The Padova family’s Spaccaforno is generous but not heavy, with suggestions of blackberry, licorice, and spice leading to a lively, chalky finish.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Jean-Claude Marsanne
France | Northern Rhône | Crozes-Hermitage
This small parcel has a fruit-forward, approachable style, yet with intense spice and licorice in there as well, perhaps from the deep-rooted old Syrah vines.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Crozes Hermitage
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Hailing from the rugged and windswept hills of Corbières, which teem with garrigue and olive groves, La Demoiselle delivers a glorious taste of the South.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Drink Later: This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness. Try it with this recipe for Grilled Palliards of Beef with Anchovies and Shallots.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
Broad-shouldered, with hearty tannin and acidity and a dark, earthy quality to its fruit, it is a lumberjack wine that can cut through anything a Tuscan table can throw its way—wild game and aged cheeses are some of our favorites.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A great option when you need to stop your “natty wine” friends in their un-sulfinated tracks. A seriously playful Cab Franc from the masters of vinous fun.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Today, awareness of Passetoutgrain has largely faded, but if you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A rare blend: Pinot fruit from around the village of Gevrey-Chambertin and some from Volnay.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Such a great value, high quality, old-vine Cabernet Franc, from one of the best Loire producers in our portfolio.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers a resurgence of silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.
Antoine Jobard France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
Elegant, lithe, and versatile, this Barbera is full of young charm, fragrant fruit, and bright, mouthwatering acidity.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Rich, ripe fruit with the delicacy and floral notes we love in great Barbaresco.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Gentle tannins and mouthwatering red fruit—this is young Barbaresco at its most pleasurable.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
This Bandol is a big, chewy, broad, chiseled, and full of character—kind of like Alain Pascal himself. Classic Bandol flavors are ready to be served with a chunk of braised lamb.
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
This Bandol captures the essence of the Mediterranean. It has lush fruit with hints of rosemary, squid ink, and peppery meaty flavors.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace
This is classic old-world, unadorned Pinot Noir at its best: ethereal, but not lightweight; ripe, but not rich or overly extracted.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Filled with notes of gorgeous red fruit and an irresistible stoniness that gives it structure
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
The Follin family’s 2019 reds are some of the most delicious of the vintage I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Volnay
Violets and roses on the nose, and ample volume on the palate, with a Morello cherry freshness.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Vino Rosso
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Medium-bodied and intensely aromatic, this wine provides an abundance of red berries and lip-smacking acidity.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
By planting Pinot Nero in limestone at high elevation, he has found an unlikely home for the grape, yielding a singular rosso that is anything but international in style.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
April Club Rouge Selection
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Previously blended into the domaine’s Sancerre rouge, the 2018 vintage is the first separate bottling of this unique vineyard, a successful experiment if there ever was one.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Mourvèdre-majority masterpiece, lots of pleasure and even more soul.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The 130-year-old vines at Poggio Pini deliver Alessandro Anfosso’s greatest wine: a deep, silken Rossese that marries floral, smoky, and spice elements, culminating in a mouthwatering, stony finish.
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The single-vineyard Luvaira showcases vines planted in 1905 for a bold, savory expression of this historic appellation, rife with suggestions of stones, faded flowers, leather, and game.
Tenuta Anfosso Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
The fruit—think cherries and strawberries—is more reserved, with smoke and stones sharing the stage.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Romanée-Saint-Vivant
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Pommard
This deeply garnet stunner, with fine, balanced tannins, made from century old vines, is elegance made liquid.
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
An incredible wine that defines the region by marrying power, earth, finesse, dark fruit, silk, spice, and ageability.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Incredible elegance for Pruliers, power and finesse in spades.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Old vines planted just after WWII, spicy and deep, rich and full.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
More Morey-like than the Charmes, with more muscle and spice. The grandest and longest-aging wine in this collection.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Marsannay
This single-vineyard Pinot Noir with about four years of age is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Ferruccio Carlotto
Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
This cuvée is dark-fruited velvet in a bottle.
Benoît Cantin
France | Burgundy | Irancy
From a single-vineyard parcel on one of the family’s most primely positioned slopes, this bottling has more depth, concentration, and brambly tannic punch.
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont
This light-ruby-colored red has less body than Valpane’s Barberas, but what it lacks in weight, it more than makes up for in perfume.
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.
Domaine Boillot
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
With vibrant fruit and a silky finish, it’s sure to age gracefully while gaining vintage soul in the years to come.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Château Moulin
France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
Made without added sulfur, a transparent reflection of Merlot grown in the limestone and clay of Fronsac
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
It’s immediately likable as it draws you in for another glass: fun, folksy label, vibrant berry and spice aromas, meticulously crafted using ancient methods.
Domaine Gallety
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Vivarais
This wine combines Syrah’s savoriness with Grenache’s stoniness for a delicious red that is ready to drink today.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
Contrary to the usual rough and tannic reds of the far-reaching Côtes de Provence appellation, this is fresh and lively! A gem hidden in the hills.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
This is everything I love in a great northern Rhône Syrah. Aromas of violet and smoke are intensified with the luxuriously full and stony finish.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
An explosively aromatic Corton, impeccably balanced.
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
The island of Corsica is only a few hours by ferry from mainland France, but when you arrive, you get the sense you’ve set foot in a partly foreign country.
Domaine Méo-Camuzet France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Concentrated, youthful, and soulful, this Sangiovese is enchanting now, but it has a long life full of gorgeous evolution ahead.
Podere Campriano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
Perennially Campriano’s bottling with the most irresistible, terroir-reminiscent notes of earth and undergrowth.
Podere Campriano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
This is delicious Sangiovese from the Greve zone of Chianti Classico and made by some of the nicest and most talented people you could ever hope to meet.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
Portelli
Italy | Sicily
Enough vibrance and freshness to drink well on its own, but just enough tannin and acid to be versatile at table.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
There isn’t a spot in the world better suited for Cabernet Franc, and their old vines produce the raw material for one of the best reds in the Loire valley.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Drink Later: Both succulent and structured, this Barolo bursts with explosive aromas and flavors of black cherries, rose petals, black tea, and spices.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
If you are unfamiliar with Guido Porro and his world-class Baroli, this is an ideal bottle with which to become acquainted.
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Giulia’s painstaking attention to detail in these sandier-soil parcels, and deliberate choices in the cellar, result in wines with a fine grain, spiced tannins, and a celestial nose of peony and rose petal.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont
One of the most prestigious vineyard sites in his village of Monforte d’Alba, if not all of Barolo.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Le Coste is all about delicacy, finesse, and high-toned Nebbiolo fruit accented by perfumy floral notes.
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
La Tartufaia is a divinely atmospheric truffle forest in the heart of La Morra where Giulia’s vineyards run parallel. The wines produced here, from clay-rich soil, are textbook examples of classically structured Barolo typical of the area.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
The Barolos of Serralunga are renowned for their power and longevity, and while Porro’s Gianetto is not the unyielding, tannic beast of old, it will certainly benefit from a few years in your cellar.
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
Luscious, mouth-filling cherry fruit, a strong soil signature, and smooth tannins make this the perfect Barbera to cure your weeknight Italian craving.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Rich, ripe fruit with the delicacy and floral notes we love in great Barbaresco.
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Alpilles
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
This silky Aloxe-Corton is in a stellar place today, although I imagine it will continue to drink beautifully over the next five to ten years.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Wow, this wine is delicious! 100% Pinot Noir from Tuscany of all places. Supple and complex and very enjoyable now, it is a wonderful blend of the best of Burgundy and Tuscany.
Tenuta Anfosso Italy | Liguria | Rossese di Dolceacqua
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Romanée-Saint-Vivant
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Powerful, round, and built to last a long, long time.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The only Arena cuvée to see barrel-aging features the domaine’s oldest vines.
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
More Morey-like than the Charmes, with more muscle and spice. The grandest and longest-aging wine in this collection.
Château Belles-Graves
France | Bordeaux | Lalande-de-Pomerol
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Eloro
“Sciavè is the result of ancient clones of Nero d’Avola which, besides exalting the limestone matrix of its terroir of origin in the Eloro appellation, carry forth the elegance gleaned from patiently aging the wine in barrel.”
Domaine Méo-Camuzet
France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot
When life gets you down, this wine reminds you that there’s greatness in this world.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
Broad-shouldered, with hearty tannin and acidity and a dark, earthy quality to its fruit, it is a lumberjack wine that can cut through anything a Tuscan table can throw its way—wild game and aged cheeses are some of our favorites.
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico
A delicious Chianti Classico for now or later, with extraordinary potential at table.
Ferretti
Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
This 2017 is compact and absolutely brimming with energy, culminating in a grippy, stony tannin.
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
A remarkable bottle of Sangiovese: complex, succulent, and slightly savory, with notes of red fruit, spices, and earth, and a long finish.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Without hesitation, this is the best red Burgundy I have tasted this year.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A few years ago, Guido seized an opportunity to farm a tiny sliver of Serralunga’s historic Vigna Rionda vineyard. He paid dearly for half an hectare of what is the Romanée-Conti of Serralunga, and his rendition of this hallowed site is worth every cent. This is a masterpiece...
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A decidedly bold Barolo style, which Guido tactfully finesses to allow room for all those sunbaked black cherry flavors.
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
While it can age for a few more years, its rich, juicy fruit and plump texture make it hard to resist today.
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
A profound, dense wine of exceptional structure and stature, it is a grand cru of Chianti—a fifty-year wine.
Cuna Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
I don’t know if it’s the 2016 vintage—considered one of Bordeaux’s greatest of the last decade—or if this wine is in a particularly prime place, but it’s the best bottle of Gombaude-Guillot I’ve ever tasted.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.