2014 Wine

Founded in 1932 as a family business at the foot of Montes Obarenses in Haro in the Alto Rioja Region, the winery owns vineyards across the several different soil types around the town including the original parcel in Baltracones,... Read More

The 2014 Montefalco Sagrantino 25 Anni is a steady and rich wine that shows dark primary fruit that is followed by a long succession of spice smoke and tar-like aromas. You get the full Sagrantino package here with ample muscle... Read More

The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse is a powerful ample wine. A blast of dark amarena cherry plum mocha licorice and spice infuse the 2014 with tons of depth and volume. The 2014 is not especially refined in fact it... Read More

The 2014 Latour is one of the very finest wines of a vintage that favored the northern Médoc. Mingling aromas of wild berries and cassis with hints of cigar wrapper loamy soil black truffles and classy new oak it’s full-bodied... Read More

The 2014 Lynch-Bages is full of promise offering up a classic bouquet of rich but vibrant blackcurrant fruit mingled with with hints of loamy soil cedar and vanilla pod. Full-bodied deep and layered with an abundance of ripe but... Read More

Delamotte's just-released 2014 Blanc de Blancs has turned out very well indeed opening in the glass with scents of citrus zest crisp orchard fruit fresh bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied chiseled and incisive with... Read More

"Bright red-ruby. Very ripe aromas of black raspberry liqueur and dark chocolate. Fat and sweet on the palate; comes across as a bit roasted following the Echézeaux as well as somewhat youthfully disjointed as a strong spine... Read More

"The 2014s where the production of Napanook was only 2200 cases and Dominus slightly more than the 2015 at 4000 cases was another early harvest although somewhat later than 2015. The 2014 Dominus which is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon... Read More

The NV V.P. Vielleisement Prolongé (base 2014) is a powerful explosive wine. The combination of the base year with the extended time on the lees and low dosage yields an especially stark austere Champagne that will need a few... Read More

The wines from the extremely hot drought year 2014 were just bottled prior to my visit. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon reflects the vintage’s precociousness and front-end loaded flattering style. It is medium to full-bodied shows... Read More

This red label Riserva was made in 2012 and 2014 and will be released in 2016 and 2017. Bruna Giacosa and her team skipped over 2013 and 2015. However the current release is the 2014 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche and... Read More

"Composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot and 5% Petite Sirah the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon G.B. Crane Vineyard is deep garnet-purple in color and scented of cassis black cherries and warm plums with touches of pencil shavings... Read More

The bouquet on the 2014 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ca' del Merlo is stunning with peppery herbs and florals evolving into a mix of crushed blackberries and clove. It’s silky and elegant in feel washing a pure mix of... Read More

The 2014 Rosso del Bepi is understated yet very pretty showing nuances of woodland berries laced with sour citrus savory herbs and a hint of animal muskiness. This washes across the palate with silken textures yet delivers masses... Read More

"Notably more fresh and lively than the Lagniappe Syrah the 2014 Syrah John Lewis is a pretty perfumed effort that has classic notes of blueberries spice box lavender and olives. Medium to full-bodied structured and tannic it... Read More

From the Chaillot lieu-dit and the most concentrated and rich in the lineup the 2014 Cornas Les Ruchets was the tightest most backward and reserved on this occasion. It slowly gave up notes of ripe dark fruits lavender hints of... Read More

The 2014 Roberta’s Reserve State Lane Vineyard is a blend of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. 650 cases were produced which is 27% of their total production. This was actually showing more fruit density and personality than... Read More

Still young, with toast aromas and shining white-fruit flavors, the latest release of Cristal is just setting out. A dry, tight core of intense flavors are shot through with minerality from the pure chalk soil of the 45 individual... Read More