Full-Bodied Wine Selection

2009 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER ROUGE PESSAC

97 points James Suckling"Aromas of blueberries and lemon rind. Full body, with soft and velvety tannins and bright fruity finish. Refined and beautiful. Layered wine. Pure fruit. Gravelley. Stoney. So classy and complex. Try in 2020." (12/2012) 95...

2013 LEOVILLE POYFERRE ST-JULIEN

Karen MacNeil "Imagine eating milk chocolate candy bars your whole life and then someone gives you a piece of intense, 80 percent cacao dark chocolate. A whole new sensory universe opens in the chocolate center of your brain. That's how I've felt about...

2013 SAINT AUBIN CHARMOIS J-M MOREY

90 points Burghound Jancis Robinson"Delicate creamy citrus nose, then dense and full of flavour on the palate – a hint of smoky struck match but the fruit is full and creamy on the mid palate. Deliciously generous in the mouth, long and fresh...

2014 COS D'ESTOURNEL ST-ESTEPHE

Karen MacNeil"Cos, as it is known (the s is pronounced), is indisputably one of the most distinctive Bordeaux. In great years it has an exotic, earthy, you-just-opened-a-humidor sensuality to its aroma (not unlike Chateau Haut-Brion), but the...

2015 LAFON ROCHET ST-ESTEPHE

95 points Wine Enthusiast"Château Lafon Rochet 2015 Saint-Estèphe. A sinuous line of tannins runs through this structured wine. It lifts the dark plum and berry fruits and give shape to the spicy, firm wine. As the estate builds in...

2015 MEURSAULT NARVAUX BALLOT-MILLOT

Jancis Robinson"Really quite rich and very sumptuous when tasted immediately after the Girardin wines. Lots of jewelly sweetness. Fun and rich. Good balance. Pure pleasure. Great balance. 17/20 points. GV"

2015 TALBOT ST-JULIEN

94 points James Suckling"A big, rich wine for St. Julien with plenty of power and concentration, which enables it to carry plenty of spicy and toasty oak. The tannins need some time to soften, but the elegant finish says that from 2020 this should...

Abadia Retuerta, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon Seleccion Especial 2013 (375ml)

93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2013 Selección Especial is a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon plus 10% Syrah, and other varieties like Merlot and Petit Verdot, from the 54 plots in which they divided their 180 hectares...

ACHAVAL FERRER Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2016

92 points James Suckling "Fragrant redcurrants, rose petals, paprika and spice box. Medium to full body, lots of red fruit, firm tannins and a dark-chocolate finish. Drink now." (4/2018) Vinous "Bright medium red-ruby. Cool aromas of...

Alpha, Estate Axia Red, 2012

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2012 Axia, PGI Macedonia now, is Alpha's familiar blend that is 50% each of Syrah and Xinomavro, aged for 12 months in French oak (half new, half used). It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. This is another bargain in...

Antonelli Grechetto Colli Martani DOC 2015

Jancis Robinson"Organic. Deep honey colour. Attractively lifted and aromatic. Really ripe and appealing on the front palate with real grip and structure. The bottle doesn't look that smart but this is a wine bursting with character (and alcohol). It has...

Antonin, CdR Villages Plan de Dieu 2016

91 points Jeb Dunnuck"...the 2016 Côtes du Rhône should be sought out by savvy buyers. Ripe, rounded, and incredibly sexy, with lots of kirsch and blackberry fruits, garrigue, and mineral notes, it has impeccable balance as well as...

Arietta, Quartet Napa Valley 2016

Benito Ferrara, Quattro Confini Aglianico Irpinia 2016

93 points James Suckling 92 points Vinous Vinous Reverie Notes100% Aglianico from Montemiletto, within the Taurasi DOCG appellation. The altitude is 500-700 meters, with an eastern exposure. The vines are between 10 and 15 years old, planted to...

Bila Haut Lesquerda Cotes du Rous Villages 2014

91-93 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate“I loved the 2014 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Lesquerde l’Esquerda and this blend of 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache comes from one of the most exciting terroirs in the Roussillon: the decomposed...

Bodegas Mustiguillo, Bobal Finca Terrerazo 2015

Jancis Robinson"100% Bobal. This is a pioneering Bobal wine. The vineyard was planted between 1945 and 1970. The estate gained the Vino de Pago category in 2010. Toni Sarrión, the maverick producer behind the project, has showed the world that...

Cakebread, Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Cal Batlett, "d'Iatra" Gratallops Priorat 2011

93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Absolutely amazing wine from vineyards near the Priorat village of Gratallops, which is in the heart of Priorat. This 2011 D'Iatra is made from 44% Carignan, 36% Grenache, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Syrah aged...

Calendal Cotes du Rhone Villages Plan de Dieu 2011

90 points Wine Spectator“Sleek, featuring pure black cherry and black currant fruit, with a lovely graphite frame and a lingering black tea note on the perfumy finish.” Robert Parker's Wine Advocate“Lovely, soft berry fruit intermixed...

Casarena, Sinco 2014

92 points Wine & Spirits"Owned by two New Yorkers in love with Mendoza, Casarena is based in two classical regions: Agrelo and Perdriel. Winemaker Bernardo Bossi blends cabernet sauvignon and malbec in a wine that shows a delicious array of fresh red...

Catena Alta Chardonnay 2015

94 points James Suckling "This deep and layered white shows sliced apple, cream and stone flavors. Full body. Dense yet fresh. Long and flavorful."   93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate "The super fresh and elegant 2015 Catena...

Cebene, Ex Arena 2015

92 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The Grenache-dominated cuvee is the 2015 IGP Pays D'Oc Ex Arena, 85% Grenache and 15% Mourvèdre brought up in stainless steel. It offers textbook Grenache notes of wild strawberries, blackberries and rose...

Cebene, Les Bancels 2013

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Jancis Robinson"Organic viticulture; Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan.Just as expressive as the 2012, a little more red fruited and with a fine note of wild herbs. The texture is a little thicker, more...

Ch D'Angeles, La Clape Classique Red 2014

90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"Leading off the reds, and a terrific value, the 2014 Languedoc-La Clape Classique checks in as a mix of 40% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre that was completely destemmed and aged 12 months in tank...