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Barnett Vineyards 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
$99.99Spring Mountain District Napa Valley
The 2017 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the darkest we’ve made. Big black raspberry jumps from the glass as well as blueberry jam and black pepper. There is a bright chocolate element surrounded by cedar notes. The mouthfeel is rich and lush with a lot more dark fruit as well as cigar box and mocha. The tannins are significant, very big, and chalky. While the mountain acidity is firm it is the tannins that dominate. There is a long black raspberry and mocha finish to the wine. This sizeable Cabernet will age amazingly over the next 14-15 years (2033-2034). SP26-5 SP29-4 -
Barnett Vineyards 2017 Rattlesnake Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
$179.99Spring Mountain District Napa Valley California
Jeb Dunnuck 94 Rating
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Easily the standout in the lineup, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Rattlesnake is all Cabernet Sauvignon from the estate on Spring Mountain. It has a wonderful bouquet of crème de cassis, spring flowers, lead pencil, and damp earth. This gives way to a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon that has a terrific sense of purity, nicely integrated acidity, fine tannins, and beautiful balance. It will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age (it's far from unapproachable today) and keep for 15-20 years. SP21-1 -
Baron Philippe de Rothschild 2020 Escudo Rojo Reserva Carmenere
$16.99 – $168.00Colchagua Valley Chile
The nose opens on ripe black berry fruit aromas, joined on airing by notes of roasted coffee beans and black pepper. From a highly expressive attack on the black fruit found on the nose, the peppery notes that emerged with airing return on a midpalate which combines power with heft. The finish lingers on an intense array of black fruit, spice and roasted coffee bean flavors.
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Baron Philippe de Rothschild Baronesa P. 2019 Escudo Rojo
$59.99 – $300.00Maipo Valley Chile
James Suckling 97 Rating
A full-bodied, polished red with aromas of ripe blue and black fruit, chocolate, walnut and cedar. Slate, too. Firm, velvety tannins and a plush texture. So creamy and seamless with a steady tannin support. Layered and deep. Great length. Mostly cabernet sauvignon with some carmenere, petit verdot, cabernet franc and syrah. Try this from 2023. R18-2 SP39-4
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Barone Pizzini Animante Brut Franciacorta
$36.99 – $395.88Lombardy Italy
Enjoyabilityfactor 90 Rating
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Animante is sourced from the estate’s 25 vineyards scattered in different locations across Franciacorta. They cover a total surface area of 47 hectares. The average elevation of the vines is 200/300 meters above sea level, with an average age of 20 years. Subsoils are complex in origin. Some are morainic in nature, while others are enriched by glacial river deposits. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Bianco are sourced from all four distinct sites and harvested in August. Grapes are gently pressed, fermented in stainless steel tanks for six months, and further refined in bottle on natural yeasts for 20-30 months until disgorgement and a dosage mixture of 2-3g/l of organic sugar is added. WBC
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Bayten 2022 Sauvignon Blanc Constantia
$15.99 – $144.00Western Cape South Africa
This crisp, zesty Sauvignon Blanc displays textbook aromas and flavors of green fig, gooseberry and lime. Grassy herbal notes are supported by elegant underpinnings of mineral and chalk.
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Beatrice et Pascal Lambert 2018 Domaine Les Chesnaies Chinon ‘Les Terrasses’
$24.99 – $126.00Loire Valley France
Enjoyabilityfactor 91 Rating
Les Terrasses is a cuvée made from 100% of cabernet franc planted on alluvial deposits of siliceous gravel in the Valley of Cravant les Coteaux by carefully respecting the principles of organic agriculture and biodynamics. The grapes of the Terrasses are harvested manually. The wine is then sent to concrete tanks for a 15-day maceration and then fermented using indigenous yeasts only before bottling without fining but with very light filtration. Les Terrasses is a cuvee juicy to the notes of red berries ripe. A wine gourmet with a palace vivid full of juice, crunchy and light tannins and velvety. An easy wine to enjoy as an aperitif, with cold meats or grilled white meat.
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Beau Marchais 2019 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard
$84.99Santa Lucia Highlands California
Jeb Dunnuck 96 Rating
I loved these wines from barrel last year, and they didn't disappoint from bottle. Starting with the Santa Lucia Highlands release, the 2019 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard has a deep, nuanced yet powerful style that offers impressive black raspberry and red currant fruits to go with lots of spice, loamy soil, spring flower, and earthy forest floor notes. Gorgeously textured on the palate, this medium to full-bodied Pinot has ripe, polished tannins, a great mid-palate, and the fruit and opulence to drink nicely today yet also evolve for a good 7-8 years, if you're so inclined. R13-2 SP1-1 -
Beaulieu Vineyard BV 2018 Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
$124.99Napa Valley California
Antonio Galloni Vinous 98 Rating
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve is fabulous. Inky, rich and explosive, the 2018 is a fine addition to the lineage of one of Napa Valley's most historic wines. Inky red fruit, chocolate, leather and licorice all open in the glass. Aeration brings out floral top notes, raspberry and a hint of blood orange. There is plenty of depth, but the tannins are finer than they were a few years ago. Shorter time on the skins and a reduction in barrel fermentations really allow the pedigree of these Rutherford sites to come through. The 2018 is sensational. R35-4
