2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
$27
Producers
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
June Club Rouge Selection
M. & C. Lapierre
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Silky and perfumed, with no rough edges, this is dangerously swallowable.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura
Fresh and silky-fine, wild, and spiced, this stunner demands something equally characterful, like a lamb tagine or perfectly ripe Époisses.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A grandiose expression of Sciaccarellu worthy of grand cru status.
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.
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Ostertag’s Fronholz delivers deeply refreshing, pulpous cherry fruit, woodsy nuances that scream autumn, and velvety-smooth tannins that give the finest reds from anywhere a run for their money.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Bright and chiseled, it offers lovely wild berry fruit and the fresh, earthy, signature common to Piemontese reds.
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
Domaine Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
75% Pinot and 25% Poulsard, juicy and light with a slight perlant texture on the palate, redolent of currants, cherries, and spices.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
This Châteauneuf-du-Pape has all the perfume, plush fruit, and ethereal structure to please right away
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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 de la Tour du Bon France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine Tempier
France | Provence | Bandol
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
The Follins’ exquisite 2019 reds are aromatic, enchanting, and serious, encompassing everything we love about Burgundian Pinot Noir, and none is more immediately irresistible than this bottling.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Volnay
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.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
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
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
This Pernand has a little grip, but plush notes of red fruit and cocoa abound in the glass.
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
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 Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
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. Barral’s is a signature that cannot be mistaken.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily | Etna Rosso
Possibly the ultimate pizza wine
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.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
Cool climate translates to low alcohol and delicate floral notes in this elegant red.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Tasting Côte Rôtie this good is an event.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This drinks like great cru Beaujolais infused with southern soul.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Blagny
A gorgeous red that flirts with savoriness in such an irresistible way
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Ding! It's ready! If there is a drinking window, this one just flew through it.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Auxey Duresses
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Alpilles
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
This rouge—a blend of fruit from two parcels that abut premier cru vineyards—delivers such finesse and pleasure that it makes you wonder why this village isn’t mentioned more often in the same breath as Volnay, Gevrey-Chambertin, and Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Cuna
Italy | Tuscany
Federico likens it to “the elegance and the levity of a sail blown by the wind on a luminous ocean.”
Podere Sante Marie
Italy | Tuscany | Orcia
Expect ripe Sangiovese fruit with a streak of bitter cherry and a pleasant dusting of Tuscan tannin.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
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 Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
This Pernand has a little grip, but plush notes of red fruit and cocoa abound in the glass.
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 Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
Aged for two years in barrel and bottled unfiltered, this soulful Languedoc super-cuvée promises to age just as gracefully as top bottlings from Bandol and the Rhône.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Bold and mysterious, with a velvety texture and a certain rusticity.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Earthy blend from old biodynamic vineyards—rustic and soulful.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Power and finesse, with the capacity to evolve for a long time in your cellar.
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
A time capsule in the form of Côte Rôtie. This is the old rustic style and reminds us how this Northern Rhône appellation earned its legendary reputation.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
This brooding amphora-aged red is a tribute to ancient Corsican wines, as they were produced in Roman times.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
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
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
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
A great vintage for extended cellaring. Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Right in line with the Benevelli style: smoky fruit, hints of herbs and forest floor, and firm structure.
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
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
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.
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 Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Wild, chewy, age-worthy red from a pioneer of biodynamic farming
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
One of the great Syrah bottlings of France—truly epic.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Among the greatest expressions of Sciaccarellu being made today.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
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.
Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica
A grandiose monument to the power of Corsica’s heirloom grapes.
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Named for the sun it attracts all day long thanks to its high altitude and exposition, the vineyard is planted along ancient stone terraces.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Château de Bellevue France | Bordeaux | Lussac Saint Émilion
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Les Baux de Provence
This Grenache, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon blend provides just the right balance of sturdy southern grip and country refinement.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A throwback to the legendary Barolos of old.
Giulia Negri
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
An elegant, floral, and succulent Barolo that will age beautifully but is exquisite now, especially after half an hour in a decanter.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Podere Campriano
Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Concentrated and intense yet elegant and refined, the “80” is made for the dinner table and built to last.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Maranges
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
A wine with a lot of Tuscan soul. Here’s an epic addition to your holiday table.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
This is my son’s birth year and what a handsome vintage that is for Bandol. This wine has such elegance, power, and a classy, lengthy finish. Tannins are well integrated and should be enjoyed this holiday season or any day with a roast leg of lamb!
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Domaine Les Mille Vignes
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
With eleven years of age, the Dennis Royal is an absolutely stunning example of how brilliant wine from the Languedoc can truly be. Don't miss the final bottles of this tremendous and perfectly aged wine.
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
La Viarte Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
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