$25 - 50

95 points - Robert Parker The Wine Advocate"The 2020s feel very elegant, and the 2020 Paso Las Mañas, which mentions the Paraje El Chorro in Samaniego where the vines are, is no exception. It has a very lively palate that is effervescent with...

91 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe only one of the 2019 reds to have been bottled at the time of my visit, the 2019 Crozes Hermitage is a super effort, and it should represent a terrific value (the 2018 sells for about $30). Hints of violets...

91 points Wine Enthusiast"Fruity and refreshing, this well-balanced and medium-bodied wine offers mouthfilling Golden apple and Bosc pear flavors backed by lively acidity and mild notes of vanilla and butter." Vinous Reverie Notes"Los Primeros - meaning...

91 points Wine Spectator"A fresh, chewy, medium- to full-bodied red, offering minerally tar and iron notes matched to caraway seed and woodsy spice accents that form a savory overtone, layered with sour cherry and citrus peel fruit flavors. Best from...

96 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94+ points Falstaff"A delicately balsamic spiciness in the fragrance with strong notes of rock. The fruit is slightly tropical, slightly citric. The wine develops pressure on the palate, weaving substance and...

93+ points Vinous"The 2018 Chianti Classico is a wine of magnificent purity and class. Lavender, sage, tobacco and cedar open first, leading to a core of dark red/purplish fruit. Savory and earthy, with terrific persistence, the 2018 has so much going on...

Jancis Robinson"Fermented in stainless steel by indigenous yeast and with pumpovers the main extraction technique. The wine stays for three weeks on the skins, which is the entire time of the alcoholic fermentation, followed by 15 days of settling. Once...

Vinous Reverie NotesStéphane Montez has won at least 5 gold medals from international competitions and 2 Wine of the Year Awards. Robert Parker describes Montez as “one of my favorite young wine growers in the Northern Rhône”....

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2011Pouilly- Fuisse V1gnes Blanches has a sl ghtly taciturn, tightly coiled fume nose that is well-defined but needs coaxing from the glass. The palate is brimming over with citrus peel, Light...

Vinous Reverie NotesFabrice and Valerie Closset-Gaziaux are the two intellectual powerhouses behind Champ Divin. An agronomist and an earth scientist, they spent much of their former professional life working to develop sustainable farming practices in...

94 points James Suckling"I love the discreet mirabelle, spice and angelica notes of this finely chiseled dry Mosel riesling that has plenty of depth and structure, but doesn’t yet announce it loudly. Needs some time to open up, but the classic...

93 points Vinous“Bronze-hued orange. A wildly complex bouquet evokes dried peach, pear skin, botanical herbs, honey and pungent flowers. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering orchard and pit fruit nectar, beeswax, fennel pollen, chamomile and...