2019 Wine

The 2019 Flaccianello della Pieve is another stunning wine that sums up the character of the vintage and reflects the sun-drenched beauty of its quintessentially Tuscan surroundings. Giovanni Manetti and his team have two new... Read More

The 2019 Seña was produced with a Bordeaux blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 21% Malbec 15% Carmenere and 4% Petit Verdot with the Chilean character of the high percentage of Carmenere. Most of the volume fermented in stainless... Read More

The 2019 Pinot Noir The Eyrie which includes fruit from 54-year-old vines has alluring aromas of cranberries blackberries orange peel mushroom powder and pipe tobacco with streaks of flint. The medium-bodied palate is soft and... Read More

The 2019 Pinot Noir VGR has a medium ruby-purple color and powerful aromas of cranberries blueberries and tangerine with accents of woodsmoke tea leaves and dark spices. The medium-bodied palate is pure and defined with bright... Read More

The 2019 Grenache Spear Vineyard is a very pretty vivid wine. Rose petal crushed raspberry mint and spice meld together in a wine of exquisite beauty and finesse. Creamy and resonant with tons of site expression the Spear Grenache... Read More

From 65-year-old vines and vinified in fuders until mid-April this year the 2019 Dhroner Hofberg Riesling Trocken is concentrated and flinty on the detailed complex highly aromatic yet refined and slatey nose. Crystalline and... Read More

The floral perfumed and expressive 2019 Cardia Pombeiras was produced with Mencía from 40-year-old vines on slate soils 0.16 hectares. It fermented with some 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in used French... Read More

The grapes for the 2019 Cardia Seoane Baja come from the middle of the slope of this vineyard in Doade in the Amandi subzone of Ribeira Sacra. It is a blend of 80% Mencía and 20% Garnacha Tintorera and matured in French barriques... Read More

The 2019 Cazoga Cepas Centenarias comes from a steep slope planted in 1910 on shallow granite soils. The vines deliver very low yields (less than 2000 kilos per hectare) and it fermented with 25% full clusters and indigenous yeasts... Read More

Entirely Pinot Noir the 2019 Champagne Grand Cru Verzy Le Cepage is fleshy with kirsch yellow flowers and orange peel and is structured and dry with savory salinity grapefruit pith and crushed rock. This is a wine that can hold... Read More

Originating from a vineyard on Atlas Peak the 2019 Syrah Erba Vineyard is loaded with blueberries and sage with a hint of licorice. Unlike the Cabernets from Adversity which typically age in barriques from Taransaud and Darnajou... Read More

Adversity's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard is all Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 337 from a vineyard on Pritchard Hill above Colgin's property. Huge waves of black olive blackberry and black cherry appear on the nose... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Sage Ridge is another inky hued wine from Bevan and offers lots of ultra-ripe black cherries blackberries wildflowers chocolate and a kiss of iron. With full-bodied richness a dense layered mid-palate... Read More

From vines planted in 1947 facing east and in very poor soil the 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is pure but intense and concentrated on the dense and aromatic nose that also reveals saline notes of crushed stones. On... Read More

The 2020 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Dudenstein is another adorable wine from Jean Boxler. From about 70- 80-year-old vines on deeper marlier soils with a granite layer the 2020 shows a coolish clear and refined bouquet of crushed... Read More

The intensely yellow-colored 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Eckberg opens with an intense complex and very elegant bouquet of exceptional depth and finesse. Beautiful crystalline stone and citrus aromas lead to a rich and... Read More

The 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Vanne is a new entry to the Sommerberg selections of Jean Boxler after he rented this plot that he has known and adored for about 40 years. The wine opens with a clear bright pure and stony... Read More

From the opposite side of the Kellerberg with a deep mix of weathered gneiss and loamy soils the 2019 Ried Hollerin Dürnstein Riesling Smaragd is clear bright intense and spicy on the rich and coolish elegant and deep nose. Based... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Dakota Vineyard explodes with violets aniseed and cast iron with a deep core of crushed blueberries and black cherries evolving continually with each approach to the glass. The palate is stunning... Read More

While the 2019 Condrieu is a bit quiet on the nose it explodes on the palate into waves of apricot melon and pineapple fruit. Full-bodied rich and concentrated yet complex spicy mouthwatering long and refreshing on the finish... Read More

A bit tighter in style than the expansive flowery 2018 the 2019 Condrieu Clos Chanson adds pineapple and citrus notes to the ripe apricot flavors. It's medium to full-bodied concentrated and focused with a long mouthwatering... Read More

The 2019 Grenache is blended with 11% Mourvèdre 6% Syrah and 4% Graciano and was made using 65% whole clusters. Fruit comes from the Slide Hill Vineyard in Edna Valley and the Alta Mesa Vineyard Larner Vineyard and Harrison-Clarke... Read More