Indigenous Beauties

Jancis Robinson"50% Voskehat, 50% Garandmak. They started experimenting with eight or nine varieties, did a lot of micro fermentations and settled on this blend. Voskehat gives structure and Garandmak gives aromatic qualities. Zorik Gharibian said that...

Vinous Reverie NotesJean-Noel and Thomas Blard (father and son) have been taking their five-generation family domain to an upswing in the last twenty years, while also moving to organic and natural practices. ⁣They are making fantastic wines in the...

92 points Falstaff"Bright straw-yellow hues. On the nose very fragrant with defined scents of ripe pear, banana and delicate undertones of meadow herbs and yellow floral scents. Opens on the palate with a fine fruit texture, multi-layered, fine and juicy...

Vinous Reverie NotesTasting Notes: Aromas include white flowers, honeysuckle, citrus blossoms, narcissus, forest floor, pink grapefruit, tangerine, cherries, white peaches, and kiwi.  Flavors include green apple, honeydew melon, white peaches, and...

92 points Decanter"Prolific and gifted winemaker Rodríguez juggles fascinating projects all over Spain with remarkably consistent results. His Verdejo (with 10% Viura) is brilliantly done, wonderfully clean and pure, and racy, with just enough of...

Jancis Robinson"95% Greco, 5% Malvasia.Brilliant straw yellow. Subdued but fresh with waxy orange notes. A citric core of white fruit with orange pith and spice hints on the finish. 17+/20 points. (WS)" Vinous Reverie NotesThis is a blend of Greco and...

Jancis Robinson "Developed mid ruby with orange tinges, and lustrous. Striking nose with balsamic herb-liqueur notes. While not pushing the fruit button, it is complex. Truly resonates the warm summer soils of the south, but with a cool-breeze core...

Jancis Robinson"One night of skin contact in the press and fermented in stainless steel. The grapes used to be eaten as table grapes until Cataldo started to ferment them from 2012 on instead.Brilliant straw yellow. Subdued and, at first, a little...

90 points Vinous"Bright straw color. Nuanced notes of gooseberry, banana, tomato leaf and white flowers on the nose and in the mouth. Finishes long with hints of candied flowers." Vinous Reverie NotesLe Vigne di Zamo is a family owned winery located in...

90 points Vinous"The 2020 Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Roverina is spicy and floral, with a whiff of sour tangerine that leads to notes of white pepper, blackberries and violet. This comes across as rich but also incredibly juicy, cascading...

Jancis Robinson"Fermented with selected indigenous yeast – half in large cask and half in stainless – followed by six months on the lees.Brilliant, intense straw. Minerally with hints of iodine, bread crust, Lebanese lemon preserve and orange...

92 points Decanter Vinous Reverie NotesValdeorras is a DO created in 1945, on the eastern edge of Galicia, bordering Portugal. It is about 200km from the coast, with Atlantic and Continental climatic influences. This Godello is...