2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
$27
Producers
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
March ’21 Adventures Club Selection
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.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
The combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness.
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.
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Syrah-based blend from rocky limestone vineyards—tremendous value!
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
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
A blend of multiple grapes and multiple vintages crafted in a fresh, easy-drinking style.
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
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 | 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 Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
True to the region, it has a slightly sweet and creamy edge and exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.
Domaine Diochon France | Beaujolais | Moulin-à-Vent
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.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Uncomplicated and easy to down, it smells of violets and wild blackberries, and feels soft, plump, and round on the palate.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie France | Loire | Bourgueil
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.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Giamello’s 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily
Enough vibrance and freshness to drink well on its own, but just enough tannin and acid to be versatile at table.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Montpeyroux
Proof that a great site and honest farming are key to genuine, long-lived wines.
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.
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.
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
A Syrah-based blend from rocky limestone vineyards—tremendous value!
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.
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.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
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.
Les Vignes Oubliées France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Terrasses du Larzac
Nicole Chanrion France | Beaujolais | Côte-de-Brouilly
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.
Domaine Gallety France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Vivarais
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Corvina Veronese IGT
Light color. Bright fruit. Dazzling flavors. It is cool to drink some reds cool.
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Exploring the potential of Alto Piemonte, Nebbiolo’s other terroir.
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Exploring the potential of Alto Piemonte, Nebbiolo’s other terroir.
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.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Calabrese
Not an inky, alcoholic bruiser, but rather a thing of ravishing delicacy, defined by mouthwatering black cherry fruit and lively acidity
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Ventoux
Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont
Perfumed Nebbiolo fruit and tender tannins encourage pulling the cork just for the sake of quenching one’s thirst.
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.
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Gamay planted in 1946
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.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc on sandy, gravelly soils—juicy, crunchy, and highly chillable.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
With notes of mixed black and red fruit and a spine of minerality, Quenard’s Gamay is crunchier, more aromatic, and more succulent than most bottles you’d find in Beaujolais.
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.
Domaine Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
While full-bodied, its gentle tannins barely make an impact as it glides effortlessly over the palate.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
This Barbera tastes as good as it looks, too, with a mouthful of dark, balsamic-drizzled, berry fruit.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Is it possible for a country quaffer to originate under a grand Renaissance villa? This Tuscan red certainly offers evidence in favor of that paradox.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
This chewy red offers aromas of ripe black cherry and wild brush that beg for something hearty, grilled, and smothered with garlic and herbs.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
This bottling represents one of the best values, pound for pound, in our entire book.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The life of the party at any cookout, picnic, or potluck.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe Nebbiolo
Extremely pure, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of austerity that hints of its serious terroir.
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.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This grippy rouge comes from Domaine de Fontsainte’s most famous parcel called “La Demoiselle,” planted in 1904.
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