Grenache Wine Over $100

Earthy savory and inviting with smoked meat bay leaf and singed wild herbs infusing a base of plum sauce and cherry. Gains support from fine-grained tannins but a spine of iron gives real form to this layered wine with black olive... Read More

Having bottled Chateauneuf since the end of the nineteenth century and being prominent members in the town since at least two centuries before this, the Avril family of Clos des Papes have made the estate into one of the great... Read More

I retasted the 2021 Clos Erasmus to compare it with the 2022 and 2023. The three vintages are very different. This 2021 has an ethereal character and comes through as a cool-climate wine; it doesn't have the same weight as... Read More

Prominent strawberry jam red and black plum licorice rose petal incense and crushed violets present the 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous. Sexy and layered the 2022 touches the palate with sweet-tasting fruit framed... Read More

The 2022 El Reventón from the El Reventón vineyard in Cebrerosas is the last vintage of this wine from Comando G. Starting in 2023 it is produced by the new El Reventón project from the Catena team. It's intense a condition... Read More

The nose and palate of the 2022 El Tamboril Tinto are really tight; it's a wine that needs more time (they reckon the 2016 is the one drinking well in 2024). It has a lot of energy and still has some creaminess and spiciness... Read More

A new lieu-dit or paraje red wine the 2022 Peña la Mora 1er was produced from old-vine Garnacha from 1.17 hectares at 1200 meters in altitude and a northern exposure on granite soils in the village of Navatalgordo. This is where... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

The 2021 Côte a Côte is a blend of 37% Grenache 32% Syrah and 31% Mourvèdre that combines power and elegance concentration and weightlessness. The glass reveals a deep well of aromas—maraschino cherry blueberry licorice rooibos... Read More