2018 Wine

Based out of Ventura California, Andremily Wines was set up by Jim Binns, formerly – and for twelve years - the cellar master at Sine Qua Non, and his wife Rachel in 2012 and produces a number of artisanal bottlings from... Read More

The 2018 Petit Sirah Palisades Vineyard is sumptuous racy and explosive. Inky and voluptuous to the core with soft curves and tremendous fruit intensity the 2018 has it all. Crème de cassis blueberry jam spice lavender menthol... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is deep intense and pure on the rich but elegant nose. Lush and refined on the palate this is a round and lush but also salty piquant and finely tannic Riesling with a long and intense... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Dudenstein opens very pure fresh and airy yet intense on the nose like lemon perfume on crushed flint stones and quartzite. The ripeness is just right. On the palate this is a full-bodied... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Eckberg is quite similar in the nose to the 2020 showing an intense and concentrated layered bouquet of crushed stones with ripe lemons and phenols. Rich yet vital and pure on the palate... Read More

Assertive cherry and blue fruit preserve potpourri and incense aromas display outstanding clarity and pick up exotic spice and smoky mineral flourishes with aeration. Pure focused and energetic in the mouth offering appealingly... Read More

The site-specific 2018 Malbec Appellation Gualtallary comes from specific soils two plots that they believe transmit the maximum expression of limestone to Malbec giving a structured wine with fine-grained tannins but a little... Read More

“Only the second release of this cuvée (it was first produced in 2016 and will be produced in 2019 as well) the 2018 Château Angelus Hommage A Elisabeth Bouchet is 100% Cabernet Franc coming from a single parcel of vines averaging... Read More

A quite deeply pitched and notably ripe nose displays aromas of poached plum and a touch of roasted fruit. The lavishly rich and opulent medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the bitter pit fruit-inflected finish... Read More

(note that this is sold under the Anne Sigaut label). Notably ripe aromas of poached plum and slightly roasted pit fruit reflect additional notes of anise and an herbal garrigue-like note. The fleshy and seductively textured medium... Read More

Soaring from the glass with scents of raspberries plums and cherries mingled with inviting nuances of peonies and dark chocolate Lachaux's 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Village is medium to full-bodied velvety and enveloping with... Read More

Aromas and flavors of iron leather and earth swirl around the core of plum and black cherry in this broad-shouldered red. Dusty tannins congregate on the finish where the flavors echo. Best from 2023 through 2037.

Deep garnet-purple colored the 2018 Beausejour Heritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse comes prancing out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of plum preserves kirsch redcurrant jelly and red roses followed by suggestions of molten... Read More

This graceful white is long and svelte effortlessly meshing well-honed acidity and a minerally streak of brine and petrol with aromas and flavors of baked peach and apricot creamed almond crushed pine and fennel seed preserved... Read More

Limpid yellow. Mineral-accented citrus and orchard fruit scents are complemented by building floral iodine and fennel nuances. Juicy and concentrated on the palate offering intense Meyer lemon pear nectar quinine and honeysuckle... Read More

There is a creaminess to the texture in this white whose profile borders on broad and muscular. Apple lemon and stone flavors hold center court while elements of spice and mineral lurk on the lingering finish. Best from 2024 through... Read More

This is elegant and enticing with baking spice salted butter and hazelnut notes up front but with some air flavors of honeysuckle roasted pineapple and singed lemon peel emerge giving this an edge. A flash of cardamom flows through... Read More

An attractively fresh if decidedly restrained nose displays an abundance of floral influences to the softly spiced range of mostly red berry scents. The supple delicious and enveloping big-bodied flavors brim with dry extract... Read More

The 2018 Calon-SĂ©gur is blended of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot (14.9% alcohol). It is anticipated to age for 20 months in barriques 100% new. Deep garnet-purple colored it needs just... Read More

I think the pure Monastrell from an ungrafted vineyard has to be among the best in its kind in the world and the 2018 Pie Franco didn't disappoint me. It fermented with 25% to 30% full clusters (less full clusters were used... Read More

This celebrated Tuscan red is a blend of mostly Sangioveto (also known as Sangiovese) with a smaller part of Malvasia Nera. The Castellare di Castellina 2018 I Sodi di S. Niccolò shows the elegance and grace of these native grapes... Read More

Here's another very interesting wine from Volpaia that has since been moved up to Grand Selezione status. The 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva Coltassala (with 9000 bottles made) is 95% Sangiovese and 5% Mammolo. Initially the... Read More

The 2018 Champagne Cuvée Ephemère Extra Brut is entirely Chardonnay coming from the Grand Cru villages of Oger Avize and Cramant. Pouring a bright straw hue it’s pure with aromas of fresh pear wet stone fresh flowers and lemon... Read More