Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina St. Michael-EppanAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's prestige cuvee, released only in vintages the cellar declares the wine worthy. A multi-varietal blend of the cooperative's best parcels (typically Chardonnay-led with Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio); the blend composition varies vintage to vintage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
J. HofstaetterAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Alto Adige's first wine to carry the official Vigna single-vineyard designation (1987 vintage). Pinot Nero from clay-limestone soils on the Mazon plateau, with the north-west facing rows cooled by the Ora wind from Lake Garda.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
ManincorAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Manincor's flagship Bordeaux-style cuvee blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from the Castel Campan vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Demeter biodynamic; styled for long cellaring with firm tannin structure and dark-fruited depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Alois LagederAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Alois Lageder's flagship single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the spectacular steep slope of Roemigberg above Lake Caldaro. Planted to Cabernet in 1986 and Demeter-certified biodynamic; cherry-red colour with ruby shimmer, concentrated aromatics, full-bodied with elegant present tannins.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina TraminAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still White
Tramin's late-harvest Gewurztraminer aged for nearly ten years inside the Schneeberg silver mine at 2000 metres altitude before release. Off-dry, intensely mineral, with botrytis-adjacent honey and saffron notes; among the more rare aromatic whites in Italy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Elena WalchAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still White
Elena Walch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from Vigna Kastelaz - one of the rare southern exposures in Alto Adige, with an extraordinary 63 percent slope overlooking Tramin. Rich golden colour with rose-and-lychee bouquet and characteristic mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina ColterenzioAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina Colterenzio's hyper-limited Sauvignon Blanc Riserva from the oldest parcels of the Lafoa vineyard, planted in the late 1980s with French Sauvignon clones. Strictly limited to 4085 bottles per vintage; awarded White Wine of the Year by Gambero Rosso.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Elena WalchAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still White
Elena Walch's flagship white cuvee, predominantly Chardonnay with select complementary white varietals. Fermented and aged in new French oak barriques; dense and complex, creamy yet juicy, the wine's name references the alpine altitude of its vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta KornellAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta Kornell's flagship Merlot Riserva from the Kressfeld parcel - the cellar's top offering. Aged in barriques and large oak barrels; full-bodied, velvety and structured for long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Franz HaasAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still White
Franz Haas's signature white blend, dedicated to Maria Luisa Manna and first released in 1995. A cuvée of Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Kerner.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
ManincorAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Manincor's selection Pinot Nero from the Mazzon plateau at 400-450 metres, sourced from the oldest vines in the highest position of the family's four hectares of Mazon Pinot Nero. Demeter biodynamic-certified; described by Manincor as the 'Grand Cru of Grand Cru'.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Franz HaasAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Franz Haas's signature Moscato Rosa - a rare native red dessert grape produced as a sweet wine. Distinct rose-and-red-berry register with elegant acidity that prevents cloying; the cellar's most distinctive bottling alongside the Schweizer Pinot Nero.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Castel SalleggAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Castel Sallegg's late-harvest Moscato Rosa is the cellar's signature dessert wine, made from the cellar's historic estate above Lake Caldaro owned by the Counts of Kuenburg since 1851.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Elena WalchAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Elena Walch's supreme Pinot Noir achievement, released in limited 3000-bottle allocations and named after the Egyptian sun god. Sourced from vines 15-61 years old at 400-600 metres at Glen and Barleith; clay-calcareous soils, low-yielding French clones.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Franz HaasAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Franz Haas's top-tier Pinot Nero from the Ponkler vineyard at high altitude. Sits above Schweizer in the cellar's hierarchy; small allocations, structured for long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina TerlanoAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina Terlano's library-release Pinot Bianco: late-disgorged bottlings from vintages typically 15 to 40 years old, released annually in small allocations. The cellar's proof of Pinot Bianco's ageing potential; demonstrating Pinot Bianco's 30-year-plus ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina St. PaulsAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina St. Pauls's jewel-in-the-crown Pinot Bianco from steep south-facing Vigna slopes below the church in Missian, aged in clay amphora. Powerful and stately; among Alto Adige's most distinctive Pinot Bianco bottlings via the amphora ageing protocol.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta LieselehofAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Tenuta Lieselehof's hyper-rare passito dessert wine from air-dried Piwi-variety grapes with approximately 300 grams residual sugar. The cellar's Quintessenz bottling sits at the apex of the dessert wine range; tiny allocations of around 800-848 bottles per vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina TerlanoAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina Terlano's flagship white cuvee, blended only in select vintages from the cooperative's best Vorberg, Kreuth and Winkl parcels. Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc combined into the cellar's most ambitious cuvee, total production 1500-3000 bottles per vintage.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Cantina TraminAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvested noble-rot Gewurztraminer picked in the first days of winter from a single Tramin parcel where botrytis develops. Sweet, deeply concentrated, with bright acidity balancing 150 grams of residual sugar; styled as Tramin's answer to Alsace's Selection de Grains Nobles.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Brunnenhof MazzonAlto Adige€€€€€€€€Still Red
Brunnenhof Mazzon's premium single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Vigna ZIS parcel, made from highly ripened grapes and aged minimum one year in tonneaux. The producer describes Vigna ZIS as more concentrated, full-bodied and spicier than the Riserva.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Richard RottiersBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Chateau du Moulin-a-VentBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau du Moulin-a-VentBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine DiochonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Château PalmerBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Not a second wine but a distinct cuvée emphasising freshness and fruit intensity over the grand vin's power: Margaux character with more immediate expression, distinguished by its energy and precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Chateau de la RiviereBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige selection of Chateau de la Riviere, sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest Merlot vines in a single 1.5-hectare plot and aged entirely in new French oak. Produced only in the best vintages; a luxury expression of Fronsac terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Chateau AngelusBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Merlot and Cabernet Franc from 27 classified hectares at the foot of Saint-Emilion's slope. Generous, opulent and structured, with dark cherry, violets and cedar complexity; certified organic from the 2021 vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau AusoneBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From just 7 hectares of steep limestone slopes, Ausone is a wine of concentration, precision and mineral tension. Cabernet Franc dominates, giving iron-rich structure, dried-flower fragrance and an extraordinary seamless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Cheval BlancBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cabernet Franc-dominant Saint-Emilion of silky: violets and graphite on the nose, an opulent yet precise palate of black cherry and tobacco, seamless tannin structure and a finish of uncommon length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Chateau Cos d'EstournelBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Saint-Estephe Deuxieme Cru Classe (1855) with an oriental spice and incense aromatic signature seldom found in Pauillac wines. Merlot-rich for Saint-Estephe, delivering suppleness alongside the appellation's characteristic mineral-tannic power.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau FigeacBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most Cabernet-dominant Right Bank premier cru in Bordeaux: near-equal thirds of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classe A in 2022. Combines peony and iris fragrance with electric energy, grainy Cabernet tannin and remarkable mineral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Merlot-led first-growth Pessac-Leognan red combining cassis and graphite with earthy tobacco and cedar. Velvety tannins and exceptional length set it apart from Medoc peers.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still White
One of the world's rarest and most sought-after dry whites, Haut-Brion Blanc blends Semillon richness with Sauvignon Blanc precision. White peach, orange blossom, and mineral salinity build to a honeyed, lingering finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau La Mission Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
La Mission Haut-Brion combines the gravel terroir of Talence with intense, brooding dark fruit. Blackberry, scorched earth, and graphite underpin a structured, powerful palate with velvety tannins and a finish that rivals the great first growths.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Lafite RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The archetype of Pauillac first-growth: Cabernet-dominant, with penetrating lead pencil and cassis aromatics, precise fine-grained tannins, and a finish that evolves over decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau LafleurBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Unique Pomerol with an equal Cabernet Franc-Merlot split giving a perfumed floral lift and structural precision rarely seen in the appellation. Biodynamic farming since 2014; produced from just 4.5 hectares on the Pomerol plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau LatourBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most structured and austere of the Pauillac first-growths. The L'Enclos parcel of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon delivers extraordinary concentration and mineral tension; legendary longevity requires patience of decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Mouton RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most opulent of the Pauillac first-growths; Mouton Rothschild emphasises blackcurrant concentration, dark chocolate, and an extrovert aromatic generosity that sets it apart from the pencil-mineral restraint of Lafite and Latour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau PavieBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From 42 hectares at Saint-Emilion's highest point (110m), Pavie delivers concentrated, structured Merlot-dominant blends with extraordinary mineral depth. Pairs elegance with considerable power; requires minimum 15 years to fully integrate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Known for its silky texture and unusually high 32% Merlot for a Left Bank estate, Pichon Lalande bridges the power of Pauillac with a suppleness and perfume reminiscent of Margaux. Louis Roederer ownership since 2006 has brought further precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Pontet-CanetBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Pauillac Cinquieme Cru Classe (1855); achieved full Demeter biodynamic certification in 2014, an early date among classified Medoc estates. Distinctive use of amphorae alongside barrique ageing. The wines combine Pauillac's classical structure with a biodynamic freshness and earth energy distinctive to the estate.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau RieussecBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
One of the most consistent Premier Cru Classe Sauternes, with Rieussec's distinctive high Semillon content yielding a wine of great concentration and rich tropical fruit. Honey-drenched pineapple, orange, mango, and caramel with vibrant acidity and a very long finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau d'YquemBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Botrytised sweet Sauternes; the sole Premier Cru Superieur in the 1855 Sauternes classification. Semillon-dominant with intense noble-rot character: beeswax, saffron, apricot, and honey balanced by electric acidity. Ages for decades and improves for 50 or more years in great vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Château Ducru-BeaucaillouBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Archetype of refined Saint-Julien: cassis and dark cherry on a bed of Gunzian gravel minerality, with perfectly integrated silky tannins and an exceptionally lengthy finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Château Léoville BartonBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Timeless Saint-Julien classic: a Cabernet-dominant blend with classic Médoc pencil shavings, licorice and cassis, built for patience with rich powdery tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Romantic
Château MargauxBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most perfumed of the Médoc first growths: haunting floral aromatics of roses and violets above a core of concentrated cassis, extraordinary saline minerality, and tannins demanding decades of patience.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Château PalmerBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Classified Third Growth performing at first-growth level: extraordinary richness from an unusually high Merlot proportion, with Thomas Duroux's biodynamic conversion delivering added aromatic complexity and freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Château Léoville-Las CasesBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Saint-Julien Deuxieme Cru Classe (1855) in the super-second category: extraordinarily concentrated cassis fruit with near first-growth precision, dense tannins demanding patient cellaring of 15 or more years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau AngelusBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Cabernet Franc from two old-vine parcels aged 65-100 years at the pied de cote. Produced in tiny quantities (5-9 barriques) only in exceptional vintages, this is a monument to the iron-mineral potential of old Cabernet Franc on Saint-Emilion limestone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Le PinBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Micro-estate garagiste Pomerol with supremely hedonistic Merlot character: mocha-laced plum and violet aromatics, a voluptuous, fleshy palate, and remarkable concentration from just 400-600 cases per year.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Château MargauxBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A rare Sauvignon Blanc white Bordeaux of extraordinary mineral precision: gunsmoke, slate and saline drive a taut citrus frame that ages beautifully over a decade or more.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Château MargauxBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Second wine of Chateau Margaux (1855 Premier Cru Classe), sharing the same subtle power and floral finesse as the grand vin while offering earlier accessibility.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
PetrusBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Merlot from 11.4 ha of blue clay at Pomerol's centre. Silk-and-velvet texture with truffle, chocolate, and dark cherry at its core; structurally imposing yet hedonistic, with a finish that stretches for minutes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Vieux Chateau CertanBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pomerol's most Cabernet-Franc-inflected grand vin: 30% Cabernet Franc gives an aromatic lift and structural precision that sets VCC apart from Merlot-dominant peers. Sensuous and silky in great vintages, with decades of ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau d'YquemBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The singular dry white wine of Chateau d'Yquem, made only in years when the estate decides against a botrytised grand vin or in addition to it. Sauvignon Blanc-dominant, barrel-fermented in 50% new oak, offering honeyed citrus, white peach, and mineral depth unique to the Sauternes terroir.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
BurmesterDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, slightly drier in the Dow's register.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine, mellow twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine, complex twenty-year tawny balancing honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, regularly among the top-rated of its class.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and complex spiced wood.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
KopkeDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The reference Colheita: a single-harvest tawny aged for many years in cask, intensely concentrated with dried fruit, nuts and candied citrus, released with its vintage on the label.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A celebrated single-harvest tawny, Niepoort holding some of the oldest Colheita reserves in the Douro, intensely concentrated with dried fruit and candied citrus.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Quinta do NovalDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
SandemanDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
Taylor's signature aged tawny: a fine balance of dried-fruit concentration, mellow nuttiness and a long spiced finish, widely cited as the benchmark twenty-year style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A deeply concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and a complex spiced wood character.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
An intensely complex forty-year tawny, the dried fruit reduced to concentrated marmalade with layers of nut, spice and aged wood.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Wine & SoulDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rare old tawny from five generations of cask reserves (5G), intensely concentrated with dried fruit and wood-aged complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
MajoliniFranciacorta€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Long-lees art-label Riserva Franciacorta from Majolini. Cuvée bottled with an Aligi Sassu artwork label, the Sardinian-Brescian painter who decorated the Majolini chapel.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bressan Mastri VinaiFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from cult Bressan. The cellar's dessert bottling from air-dried grapes.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Dario CoosFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Picolit from Dario Coos in the Colli Orientali. Picolit is one of Italy's rarest grapes thanks to its floral abortion, which leaves clusters with very few berries.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Dario CoosFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from the Ramandolo amphitheatre at Nimis. Dario Coos is the village reference and Il Longhino is the cellar's flagship Ramandolo DOCG.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ronchi di ManzanoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Picolit from Ronchi di Manzano. The cellar's DOCG dessert wine made from the historically rare grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado from Osborne's deepest soleras: 30-plus year average age gives extraordinary rancio concentration and complexity in the dry El Puerto Atlantic microclimate.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Palo Cortado blended with a small PX component for balance. Profound complexity: orange peel, hazelnuts, beeswax and a very long bittersweet finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Classic PX with near-black colour and extreme dried-fruit sweetness; produced from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in the Sanlúcar bodega.
Sweet · Festive
Bodegas Bay-AlbaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Medium Sweet · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Oloroso of extraordinary age and depth. Old leather, tobacco, dark coffee and dried orange peel with a very long dry and warming finish.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Cream sherry blending Oloroso base with Pedro Ximénez for a medium-sweet, caramel-toned, approachable style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Oloroso of 30-plus years average age from Sanlúcar; intensely concentrated with dark dried-fruit, coffee and rancio depth alongside the characteristic saline note of the appellation.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Díez-MéritoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado of exceptional age from Williams & Humbert, minimum 30 years average age. Old beeswax, dried orange rind and tobacco on the nose; walnut oil and leather on the palate.
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Romantic
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Rich, concentrated Pedro Ximénez made from sun-dried grapes; intensely sweet with coffee, molasses and dried-fruit complexity.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
A VORS sweet Oloroso of minimum 30 years average age. Deep mahogany with complex dried fruit, orange peel, dark chocolate and a long, bittersweet finish.
Sweet · Romantic · Festive
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Romantic
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Sánchez RomateJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS PX from a solera over 30 years average age. Opaque near-black with extreme concentration: tar, treacle, dried tobacco and an extraordinary viscous finish.
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Classic Pedro Ximénez from the El Puerto riverside bodega: near-black, intensely sweet and concentrated with molasses, dark chocolate and dried-fruit character.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
PX from Osborne's 1827 solera: intensely concentrated and syrupy with espresso, dark chocolate and prune character from nearly two centuries of solera refinement.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas RoblesJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Organic Pedro Ximénez: the same intensely sweet, near-black style as conventional PX but produced without synthetic pesticides or herbicides on the Montilla PX vineyards.
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry Amontillado from Sanlúcar with the characteristic saline edge of its origin; hazelnut and orange peel aromatics over a medium-bodied, clean palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado from a solera maintained since the bodega's founding in 1744; exceptional saline complexity from extended Sanlúcar biological phase and decades of subsequent oxidative development.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Century-old solera Amontillado of extreme concentration; the rancio and mineral depth reflect decades of slow oxidative transformation in old American oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Premium Manzanilla Pasada from the Herederos de Argüeso family archive solera; the extended under-flor ageing develops deeper complexity while retaining the Atlantic salinity characteristic of Sanlúcar.
Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sandeman JerezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Pedro Domecq (Beam Suntory)Jerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Low acidity · Bold · Festive
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Brandy de Jerez from Osborne's BC 200 solera; rich, dried-fruit and caramel character from extended American oak ageing in the Jerez solera system.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Romantic
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Classic PX of extreme concentration and sweetness from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes; near-black in colour with molasses, espresso and dark dried-fruit intensity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado from a solera begun in 1891; the extended Sanlúcar biological phase gives uncommon saline freshness to the otherwise oxidative profile.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau La NeglyLanguedoc€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Rare 100% Syrah parcel cuvée of La Negly from a tiny plot. Single-parcel yield of 10-15 hl/ha, with retail prices typically EUR 180-350 per bottle.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau de PennautierLanguedoc€€€€€€€€Still Red
Anniversary cuvée marking four centuries of Pennautier history (the estate dates to 1620); Atlantic-Mediterranean blend with extended barrique ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Mas de Daumas GassacLanguedoc€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cuvee exception of Daumas Gassac, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the original 1972 vines. Produced in 2,000 bottles per top vintage; structured with backbone of freshness and powerful tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau l'HospitaletLanguedoc€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Prestige cuvée of Hospitalet from a rocky parcel dominated by wind and sun; old vines of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre on the La Clape limestone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau La NeglyLanguedoc€€€€€€€€Still Red
Mourvedre-dominated prestige cuvée of La Negly from very old vines; parcel selection yielding tiny harvests of 10-15 hl/ha. Named for the chateau's historic 18th-century identity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
CodorniuPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard Chardonnay Cava de Paraje Calificado from a southwest-facing 286-metre clay-loam plot. Over 90 months on lees brings white-flower aromatics, iodine minerality and a velvety creamy texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
FreixenetPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Casa Sala finca at the historic Mediona estate where the Ferrer family has farmed since the 13th century. Over 80 months on lees brings dried apricot, almond and saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GramonaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Corpinnat aged 110 months on lees and sealed with natural cork during the tirage. Candied fruit, butter and toast over fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GramonaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-disgorgement library release with over 180 months on lees, demonstrating Xarel-lo-Macabeo's exceptional long-ageing potential. Honeyed nuts, tarte tatin and white truffle aromatics over saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Celler KriptaPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The iconic amphora-shaped bottle (designed by founder Agusti Torello) holds an indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 60 to 84 months on lees, released only in exceptional vintages. Dried fruit, honeyed almond and lees toast over saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Juve i CampsPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from a 7-hectare plot planted 1972 on calcareous soils. 108 months on lees; wild-herb, almond and saline minerality on a long elegant frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Raventos i BlancPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva under Conca del Riu Anoia, aged 84-plus months on lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate. The brand's long-aged flagship; honeyed nuts, candied citrus and wild herb.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
LlopartPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Blend of indigenous Montonega (a regional heritage white) with Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged minimum 60 months on lees. Ripe white fruit, honey and brioche over dried pineapple, butterscotch and chalky minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Sabate i CocaPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged minimum 90 months on lees from 40 plots in the Bitlles valley. Very complex aromas with fresh fennel and thyme on a background of ripe fruit and toasty notes; dense, structured palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Segura ViudasPenedes€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Macabeo-Parellada Brut Reserva made from nine separate base wines, aged 30 months on lees. Brioche, lemon verbena and honeysuckle aromatics with mid-palate minerality. Iconic pewter-base bottle design.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RecaredoPenedes€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Macabeo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 100 months on lees and hand-disgorged. First vintage 1962, when Macabeo was considered the finest grape for long-aged sparkling. Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RecaredoPenedes€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Corpinnat from a north-facing plot planted in 1940. Over 100 months on lees brings wild-herb and honeyed-almond depth on a saline, racy frame. First vintage 1999, released 2008.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic
Weingut Kurt DartingPfalz€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Scheurebe Auslese: candied grapefruit, honey, blackcurrant leaf and racy acid from Durkheimer Spielberg.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic
Weingut FreyPfalz€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Auslese Riesling: candied peach, honey, racy slate acid from Essingen parcels.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut FreyPfalz€€€€€€€€Dessert Ice Wine
Eiswein from frozen Riesling berries: candied lemon, frozen peach and razor-sharp acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Muller-CatoirPfalz€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Muller-Catoir's late-harvest Rieslaner Auslese from the Mussbacher Eselshaut: candied apricot, honey, racy slate acidity and a profoundly long close.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas Mas AltaPriorat€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Clos ErasmusPriorat€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Clos MogadorPriorat€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ferrer BobetPriorat€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Álvaro PalaciosPriorat€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Mas DoixPriorat€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Vall LlachPriorat€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige single-vineyard wine from Vall Llach, sourced from the old Mas de la Rosa estate acquired in 1998. Dominated by old Cariñena with Garnacha, aged extensively in new oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cellers de Scala DeiPriorat€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Cellers de Scala DeiPriorat€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau RomaninProvence€€€€€€€€Still Red
Coeur de Romanin is the estate's small-lot prestige red, drawn from old-vine Syrah-Mourvedre-Cabernet parcels. Cellar-worthy and long-aged.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de TrevallonProvence€€€€€€€€€Still White
Marsanne-Roussanne blend with Chardonnay and Grenache Blanc accents from biodynamically farmed Alpilles foothills. Honeyed weight on a saline-mineral spine; produced in tiny quantities.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de TrevallonProvence€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 50-50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah blend from biodynamically farmed Alpilles foothills. Bordeaux structure meets Mediterranean garrigue; bottles regularly cellar 20 to 30 years from vintage.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Schloss JohannisbergRheingau€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Schloss Johannisberg's gold-foiled Trockenbeerenauslese from individually selected botrytised berries: liqueur-like, candied stone fruit and saffron over racy slate acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Weingut Robert WeilRheingau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Robert Weil's Graefenberg Auslese: botrytised stone-fruit concentration, honey, smoky slate and racy Kiedrich acidity for multi-decade cellar life.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Robert WeilRheingau€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Ice Wine
Robert Weil's Graefenberg Eiswein from frozen Riesling berries: crystalline concentration of yellow stone fruit, candied citrus and razor-sharp acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Weingut August KesselerRheingau€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Kesseler's R Spaetburgunder reserve cuvee: dense barrel-aged Pinot Noir with dark cherry, smoky slate and firm tannin built for long cellaring.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic
Schloss JohannisbergRheingau€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Schloss Johannisberg's pink-foiled Beerenauslese from selected botrytised berries: candied peach, dried apricot and honey balanced by Rheingau Riesling acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau La NertheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige red Chateauneuf of La Nerthe; Mourvedre-accented, deeply inky, and firmly structured, requiring time in bottle to reveal its complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau RayasRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still White
100% Grenache Blanc from sandy old vines; an unusual and complex white Chateauneuf with delicate florals, almond pastry texture, and remarkable longevity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau RayasRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Grenache from sandy soils at low yield; deceptively light in colour but profound in aromatic complexity, with ethereal red fruit, silky texture, and great longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau de BeaucastelRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still White
100% old-vine Roussanne; the richest and most complex white of the Southern Rhone with extraordinary hazelnut, truffle, and beeswax character and extraordinary ageing capacity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau de Saint CosmeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige single-parcel Gigondas from Saint Cosme; 100% old-vine Grenache from the estate's oldest galets-soil parcel.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Clos Saint-JeanRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
An extraordinarily powerful, densely concentrated Chateauneuf with coffee, dark fruit, and iron; a long-ageing prestige cuvee made in exceptional years only.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Georges VernayRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still White
From the oldest Viognier vines in Condrieu, the Coteau de Vernon is considered the appellation's greatest Viognier. Christine Vernay continues her father's legacy with this flagship single-vineyard wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Auguste ClapeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Thierry AllemandRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine JametRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Domaine Stephane OgierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ogier's ultra-premium single-vine-parcel Cote-Rotie from the Lancement site, aged in 100% new oak. Among the most expressive and sought-after modern Cote-Rotie wines.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cote Brune cuvee of Guigal's La La La trilogy. Pure Syrah from iron-rich soils delivers granite-and-iron intensity with 25-40 year cellaring potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most feminine of Guigal's La La La trilogy. Cote Blonde Syrah co-fermented with 11% Viognier gives a heady floral and red-fruit profile with silky tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
La Turque bridges La Mouline's floral elegance and La Landonne's iron power with exotic spice, dark chocolate, and 7% co-fermented Viognier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine de la JanasseRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chaupin is a single-lieu-dit Grenache from sandy soils in the north of Chateauneuf; exceptional richness and concentration with silky but persistent tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Low acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine du PegauRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Made only in exceptional years from the oldest Grenache vines at Pegau; an extreme, deeply concentrated Chateauneuf of extraordinary power and longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still White
100% Marsanne from the De l'Oree parcel of the Hermitage hill, biodynamically farmed (Demeter-certified), with 20-40 year cellaring potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The white companion to Guigal's Ex-Voto rouge, from old Marsanne and Roussanne vines on the Hermitage hill. Massively rich and textured with extraordinary ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Guigal's flagship Hermitage from a specific parcel on the granite hill of Tain. Dense, mineral 100% Syrah with black fruit, leather and oriental spice complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the L'Ermite parcel at the summit of the Hermitage hill, the most mineral and austere of Chapoutier's single-parcel reds. Demands the longest cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Le Meal is the most hedonistic and velvety of Chapoutier's Hermitage single-parcel reds, from mid-slope schist and granite. More immediately accessible than Le Pavillon or L'Ermite.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chapoutier's crown jewel, from a single parcel on the granite hill of Hermitage. Biodynamically farmed old-vine Syrah.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Jean-Louis ChaveRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Domaine Jean-Louis ChaveRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The rarest wine in the Northern Rhone. Cuvee Cathelin is made only in exceptional vintages from a single lieu-dit selection on the Hermitage hill. Named for the painter Jean Cathelin who collaborated with the domaine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Paul Jaboulet AineRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Delas FreresRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Les Bessards parcel, a granite section of the Hermitage hill known for structured Syrah. Delas produces a single-vineyard Hermitage from this site.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Domaine Jean-Louis ChaveRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau de BeaucastelRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Mourvedre-dominant prestige cuvee made in exceptional years only; extraordinary iron, meat, and herb complexity with massive structure and decades of ageing potential.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas AaltoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Condado de HazaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Alenza is the prestige Gran Reserva from Condado de Haza: mature plum, leather, tobacco and cedar spice from 24 months in mixed-species oak and 36 months minimum bottle ageing at the La Horra estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas AsterRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Aster's prestige single-vineyard label from the El Otero parcel, with concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral character from 20 months in French oak and the estate's best old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
AstralesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship from the tiny La Aguilera estate, combining concentration with freshness: violet, dark cherry and cedar from old-vine Tinto Fino aged 16 months in mostly-new French oak, with fine silky tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas RoaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige label from Bodegas Roa, Sylis, draws from old Tinto Fino vines on the Roa plateau: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and tobacco from 20 months in French oak, with the mineral thread typical of the chalk-limestone soils.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas BriegoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige single-parcel cuvee from Briego, with concentrated black fruit, dark chocolate and graphite from old vines on chalky limestone, aged 20 months in new French oak.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Pago de los CapellanesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Carmelo RoderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Convento San FranciscoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Structured Reserva with cassis and balsamic depth from extended time in French oak; builds toward graphite and cedar on the finish.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dominio del AguilaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Pago de CarraovejasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas EminaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Emina's prestige single-vineyard Atio from the best Peñafiel parcels: concentrated cassis, graphite and cedar from 22 months in new French oak, with polished tannins and long potential.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Arzuaga NavarroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Hacienda MonasterioRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas LedaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Leda Vinas Viejas sources ungrafted centenarian Tinto Fino vines from across the Castilian plateau, classified VT Castilla y Leon due to multi-province sourcing: concentrated dark fruit, mineral, cedar and high acidity from very old ungrafted rootstock.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
LegarisRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Legaris Premium is a concentrated, structured single-vineyard selection aged 22 months in new French oak, with intense cassis, graphite and violet from old Tinto Fino at Curiel de Duero.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Alonso del YerroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Maria is the prestige single-vineyard label from Alonso del Yerro: concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral precision from a single old-vine parcel at Quintanilla de Onesimo, aged 20 months in new French oak under Derenoncourt's guidance.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Matallana (Telmo Rodriguez)Ribera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Telmo Rodriguez's single-vineyard flagship from old Tinto Fino parcels in the Valladolid sector, applying his philosophy of terroir transparency and minimal intervention to produce a concentrated, mineral, age-worthy red.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas MauroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Garcia FigueroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Milagros de Figuero is a second prestige expression from Garcia Figuero, drawing from a different old-vine parcel at La Horra: concentrated dark fruit, incense and cedar with polished tannins from 18 months in French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas y Viñedos NeoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Full-bodied Reserva from Neo with dense black fruit, violet and cedar from 18 months in French oak. Concentration typical of the eastern Burgos clay-limestone plateau.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Perez PascuasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Tinto PesqueraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Hermanos SastreRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dominio de PingusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A micro-production Tinto Fino from single old-vine parcels in La Horra, characterised by intense concentration of dark fruit, mineral depth and dense, ripe tannins that reward long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas PortiaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Portia's prestige Triennia label from a single selected parcel: concentrated cassis, violet, graphite and cedar from 22 months in new French oak, representing the Gumiel de Izán terroir at its most concentrated and cellar-worthy.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
PradoreyRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pradorey's prestige single-vineyard expression from the Valdelayegua parcel: cassis, violet and incense with graphite and licorice depth from 24 months in new French oak.
Dry · Contemplative · Rustic
Bodegas ProtosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Rolland and GalarretaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The single wine from the Michel Rolland and Inigo Galarreta project at La Horra: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and cedar from old Tinto Fino vines, shaped by Rolland's hallmark smooth-tannin approach.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TarsusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Quintus label from Tarsus: concentrated cassis, violet and graphite from new French oak and old vines at La Horra, with polished, age-worthy tannins at the highest tier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas ReyesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Mature, complex Gran Reserva from Bodegas Reyes, requiring patience but rewarding with leather, tobacco and balsamic complexity from 24 months oak and 36 months minimum in bottle.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Tinto PesqueraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Garcia FigueroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Garcia Figuero's prestige single-vineyard selection: concentrated cassis, violet and graphite from the estate's best old-vine parcel at La Horra, aged 20 months in new French oak and released only in exceptional vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TrusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Trus's prestige old-vine selection aged 22 months in new French oak with cassis, espresso and graphite; structured and age-worthy from the best parcels of the western sector.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas VatanRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-wine estate from La Horra producing an extractive, concentrated Tinto Fino with dark cherry, blackcurrant, herbal notes and a mineral backbone from the calcareous clay soils of the Burgos plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Vega SiciliaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Tinto Fino-led blend aged for a decade or more, building complexity of dried fruit, leather and cedar with a mineral, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Vega SiciliaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A non-vintage multi-year blend of Unico vintages, offering seamless integration of dried fruit, cedar and mineral notes across selected exceptional years.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas VizcarraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vizcarra's prestige old-vine parcel wine, named for the estate founder's grandmother. Dense black fruit, graphite and espresso from 20 months in new French oak, with exceptional freshness for this concentration level.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas Vizcarra RamosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Torralvo is the prestige old-vine single-parcel selection from Vizcarra Ramos, with concentrated cassis, violet, graphite and cedar from 22 months in oak and the estate's oldest vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Eguren family's icon Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, one of modern Rioja's prestige reds.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Muga's icon wine, a tiny-production Tempranillo-Graciano from old vines aged in new French oak; concentrated, polished and ageworthy, the house's collector bottle.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Miguel Angel de Gregorio's icon red from old Briones vines, aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still White
An extraordinarily rare white Gran Reserva, released decades after the harvest; the 1986 was relaunched to acclaim, with profound nutty, waxy oxidative complexity and electric acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's flagship from the Ygay vineyard, released only in exceptional years after a decade-plus of ageing; the 2010 was named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2020, a savoury, classical Gran Reserva of great longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Roda's icon: selected old-vine Tempranillo with super-ripe, plush tannins yet remarkable freshness, aged briefly in new French oak to preserve fruit purity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Bodega ContadorRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Benjamin Romeo's cult garage wine from old San Vicente vines; deep, polished and powerful yet fresh. Multiple vintages have earned perfect 100-point scores from Wine Advocate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's pinnacle Gran Reserva, made only in exceptional years and aged around six years in oak; ethereal, sandalwood-scented and extraordinarily long, a benchmark for traditional Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern classic Gran Reserva: four years in American oak give the house's signature sweet-spice and dill lift over a silky, savoury, ageworthy Tempranillo frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Bodegas Luis CanasRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's icon red from very old vines cropped to just three bunches per plant; dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
CVNERioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
Made only from Rioja Alta fruit in the best years; the 2004 was the first Spanish wine named Wine Spectator Wine of the Year in 2013. Classical, savoury and long.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
Muga's traditional flagship, made only in great vintages with long oak ageing in the bodega's own cooperage; a deeply savoury, classical Gran Reserva of real longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Remirez de GanuzaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's cult prestige red, made only from the shoulders of the best bunches and aged in new French oak; dense, polished and mineral with great longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Spain's most celebrated single-vineyard Tempranillo, from a tiny old-vine plot at Laguardia; intense yet ethereal, with floral lift, silky tannins and profound minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Released only in great years and only after a decade-plus in the cellar; ethereal, savoury and impossibly fresh, the Gran Reserva is one of the wine world's great old-style reds.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Antoniou WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Antoniou PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged in rock-cut chambers of the historic Megalochori cellar.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Art Space SantoriniSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Art Space PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged sweet wine from the 1861 family canava at Exo Gonia.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Artemis Karamolegos WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from pyritic-soil parcels. Deep smoky-flint mineral with bottle-aged depth and a long saline finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Artemis Karamolegos WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Karamolegos Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel, dried fruit and high-acid lift.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Boutari Santorini WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Boutari PDO Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel and dried-fruit depth, high-acid lift.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Canava RoussosSantorini€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet liturgical Nama red from Roussos. Made in the historic island method for the Orthodox church-wine tradition.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Canava RoussosSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Historic Canava Roussos Vinsanto: long-aged sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend; older 20 and 25-year aged bottlings available occasionally.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine SigalasSantorini€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from the Kavalieros parcel near Oia. Bottle-aged release with smoky, flinty mineral depth and a long saline finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Domaine SigalasSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Sun-dried Assyrtiko-led Vinsanto with long oak ageing. Dried fig, caramel and apricot with high acidity preserving lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Estate ArgyrosSantorini€€€€€€€€€Still White
Old-vine single-vineyard Assyrtiko from a parcel of pre-phylloxera kouloura vines. Deep, smoky, mineral and built for two decades of bottle age.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Estate ArgyrosSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Long-aged Vinsanto: 12 years in oak gives oxidative depth, dried fruit and walnut character with persistent acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Estate ArgyrosSantorini€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Two-decade oak-aged Vinsanto with deep oxidative complexity, candied orange and saffron lift. A long-aged PDO Vinsanto.
Dessert · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
Estate ArgyrosSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Younger-release Vinsanto from Argyros. Bright dried-apricot and honey character with acidity preserving lift through the sweetness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Gaia Wines SantoriniSantorini€€€€€€€€€Still White
Cult cuvée aged in steel cages on the Aegean seabed. Iodine-saturated saline character distinct from the cellar-aged Thalassitis.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Gaia Wines SantoriniSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Long-aged Gaia Vinsanto: oxidative depth with caramel, walnut and dried-fig core lifted by Santorini's high natural acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Gavalas WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Gavalas PDO Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel and dried-fruit depth, high-acid lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Hatzidakis WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from a parcel of 17 distinct old-vine plots. Wax, honeycomb and saline mineral depth with extended ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Hatzidakis WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard organic Assyrtiko named Skitali (the heir), continuing the late founder's single-parcel work. Deep, smoky, saline.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Santo WinesSantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Long-aged cooperative Vinsanto. Twelve years in oak yields oxidative toffee and walnut depth with persistent acid.
Dessert · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
Santo WinesSantorini€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Cooperative entry-tier PDO Vinsanto. Dried apricot and honey with high acidity preserving lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Vassaltis VineyardsSantorini€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard PDO Santorini from a Vourvoulos parcel. Smoky flint and deep saline depth with cellar-worthy structure.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Venetsanos WinerySantorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Venetsanos PDO Vinsanto from the restored Megalochori cliff cellar. Long oak ageing produces oxidative caramel and dried-fruit depth.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Koutsoyannopoulos Winery (Volcan Wines)Santorini€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Volcan Wines PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged Santorini sweet wine from the historic Vothonas cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Benanti's prestige Etna Rosso from the Serra della Contessa contrada at 700 metres: concentrated, structured, with notable bottle ageing potential for Nerello Mascalese.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Caravaglio (Salina / Malvasia)Sicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Caravaglio's organic Malvasia delle Lipari Passito captures the pure floral-honeyed character of the grape from the Malfa area on Salina's northern slope, with a distinctive volcanic mineral dimension and slightly more freshness than the Hauner style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Donnafugata PantelleriaSicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Ben Ryé (Arabic for 'son of the wind') is Donnafugata's flagship Passito di Pantelleria DOC: sun-dried Zibibbo from the alberello pantesco vines on the volcanic island, exported widely through Donnafugata's international distribution since the 1990s.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Donnafugata's flagship red, Mille e Una Notte blends Nero d'Avola with Petit Verdot and Syrah from the Contessa Entellina estate: concentrated, structured and age-worthy with exceptional depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Florio's Marsala Vergine Riserva is a benchmark for the driest and most complex Marsala style: fortified without added must, aged minimum 10 years in large oak in the tuff-stone cellars, developing deep rancio oxidative complexity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Morsi di Luce (bites of light) is Florio's Passito di Pantelleria: sun-dried Zibibbo grapes from Pantelleria producing a sweet, honeyed wine with apricot and orange blossom aromatics.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Contemplative
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
The Targa Riserva 1840 is Florio's ambassador wine: a Marsala Superiore Riserva of medium-sweet richness, aged 5-plus years in the historic cellars, balancing caramelised dried-fruit complexity with the freshness of Grillo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Terre Arse (burnt lands - a reference to Marsala's sun-scorched landscape) is Florio's dry-style Marsala Vergine mid-tier: oxidative, nutty and almond-driven, without the full intensity of the Riserva.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Frank CornelissenSicily€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Magma is a small-allocation natural wine: pure Nerello Mascalese from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines above 1,000 metres, no sulphur added, aged in amphora. Production runs around 2,000 bottles per vintage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Russo single-vineyard: 'A Rina (dialect for 'la rena' - the sand) from some of the deepest sandy volcanic soils on the north slope, producing the most austere and age-demanding wine in the portfolio.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
GraciSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Barbabecchi contrada at higher elevation than Arcuria, this Graci red is the most structured and demanding of the range: dense, chalky, and extraordinarily long-lived.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Hauner's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is the benchmark for this rare Aeolian appellation: sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari producing a wine of extraordinary floral complexity, apricot sweetness and the distinctive volcanic mineral character of the island of Salina.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Marco De Bartoli - Bukkuram (Pantelleria)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Sole d'Agosto (August sun) is the De Bartoli minimal-intervention take on Passito di Pantelleria: zero-sulphur Zibibbo from the Bukkuram estate, producing an almost overwhelmingly concentrated dried-fruit and honey wine with a volcanic mineral dimension absent from other Pantelleria passiti.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
De Bartoli's 10-year Marsala Superiore Riserva is produced with minimal fortification compared to standard Marsala, preserving more natural character from the Grillo grape: the result is lighter in oxidative weight than the Vergine range but more genuinely grape-expressive than industrial Marsala.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Vecchio Samperi is Marco De Bartoli's life work: un-fortified perpetuo Grillo aged in a 5-tier solera at Samperi, achieving Marsala-like depth and complexity entirely through natural oxidation, with no fortification spirits added. Sold as IGT Sicilia rather than Marsala because no spirit is added.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Contrada R Rampante, from the highest-altitude Passopisciaro site at 1,000 metres, produces the most structured and slow-evolving wine of the range: taut, mineral and built for exceptional longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Franchetti is the prestige cuvee of the estate: a powerful blend of Petit Verdot and Cesanese d'Affile from Etna's volcanic soils, combining Bordeaux structure with the island's volcanic energy. A wine of exceptional concentration and longevity.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Pellegrino's 10-year Marsala Superiore Riserva is a showcase for the family-owned house's century-long expertise: 10 years of barrel ageing develop extraordinary complexity of dried fruit, coffee and roasted nut character.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Nes (shortened from the Pantelleria dialect 'giardino pantesco', an enclosed garden) is Pellegrino's sun-drenched Passito di Pantelleria: concentrated Zibibbo with apricot-honey character and the characteristic volcanic depth of Pantelleria.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigna Barbagalli is Pietradolce's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines at 850 metres: among the most collectible and age-worthy Nerello Mascalese produced on the north slope.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Santa Cecilia is Planeta's prestige single-estate Nero d'Avola from Noto: rich, structured and mineral with chocolate-dark-fruit depth and the long finish that defines this appellation.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Serragghia (Pantelleria)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Gabrio Bini's Serragghia is the natural passito of Pantelleria: zero-sulphur, zero additions, biodynamic Zibibbo on volcanic pumice soils producing a wine of wild, unpredictable character and pronounced mineral depth. Small allocations distributed largely through specialist natural-wine importers.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro (Salina)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Capofaro's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is produced at the Salina estate, with terrace vines on the island's north slope facing the active volcano Stromboli across the channel. The Tasca d'Almerita team applies modern winemaking precision to the passito style with clean, precise floral-honeyed concentration and the distinctive volcanic mineral signature of Salina.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sicily's most historic prestige red: Tasca's Rosso del Conte blends Nero d'Avola with Perricone from the Regaleali plateau, aged two years in large oak. It is the island's longest-established benchmark for structured, age-worthy Sicilian reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Guardiola contrada yields the densest, most structured cuvée in the Terre Nere single-vineyard range: darker fruit, greater density, and a long mineral-chalky finish.
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Barta WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Funky · Contemplative
Bott PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Béres Vineyards and WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Béres Vineyards and WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Demeter ZoltánTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Dorógi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Erzsébet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Rustic
Füleky PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Grand TokajTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Harsányi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Kikelet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Malatinszky TokajTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative
PenditsTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sauska TokajTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj HétszőlősTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj NobilisTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Várhelyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Bold
Zsirai PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Cult Vin Santo from raisined Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile), 10+ years oxidative ageing in small caratelli barrels.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta di CapezzanaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Capezzana's flagship Vin Santo from raisined Trebbiano and San Colombano, 8 to 10 years in caratelli.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
PetroloTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Italy's reference 100 percent Merlot away from Bolgheri. Black cherry, blackberry and violet over a graphite-iron mineral spine, with polished oak and firm tannin in support.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Fattoria Le FontiTuscany€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Traditional Vin Santo del Chianti Classico from Le Fonti, raisined grapes aged 10 years in caratelli.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MontevertineTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The canonical pure-Sangiovese IGT. Red cherry, rose and dried herbs over a tobacco-and-iron core; long, linear finish that rewards a decade or more in bottle.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
MassetoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from a 7-hectare blue-clay parcel inside the Ornellaia estate; first released as a separate label 1986.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tenuta dell'OrnellaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Lodovico Antinori's Bolgheri Bordeaux-blend, founded 1981. Bolgheri Superiore DOC under Frescobaldi ownership; Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 2001 for the 1998 vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Poggio di SottoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Classical southeastern Montalcino Brunello: rose-and-dried-cherry aromatics, iron-and-leather core, finely chiselled tannins, very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Poggio di SottoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Riserva amplifies the house signature: rose-petal and dried-cherry depth, iron-and-leather backbone, a very long balsamic finish. Released only in exceptional vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta San GuidoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The founding Super Tuscan: a Bordeaux blend planted at Bolgheri in 1944 by Mario Incisa della Rocchetta. Granted its own single-estate DOC in 1994.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AllegriniVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The single-vineyard Fieramonte takes Allegrini's Amarone to the highest level: a single hill block in the Classico zone with extreme concentration, the Oseleta component adding signature pepper warmth to the cedar-espresso complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
BertaniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Bertani's Amarone is the reference for the traditional, extremely long-aged style: minimum eight years in large Slavonian oak produces a garrigue-herb and leather-inflected wine of remarkable freshness and longevity, lighter in colour than modern Amarone but strikingly complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
BertaniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Bertani's Villa Novare is the prestige Amarone from their historic Novare estate, given six years in Slavonian oak producing a wine of extraordinary complexity and longevity; perhaps the most authentically traditional Amarone Riserva-style bottling in the appellation.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Bisol 1542Veneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Rich and aromatic expression from the 107-ha Cartizze grand cru hill. Bisol's long tenure on the hill and multi-generational vine stock give this off-dry sparkler a layered complexity unusual in Prosecco.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Ca' La BiondaVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Castel Caina is Ca' La Bionda's premium single-vineyard selection from the highest Marano valley plots at the foot of the ancient Caina hill; the volcanic soils produce even greater mineral depth and acidity than the estate Classico, with outstanding ageing potential.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Col Vetoraz SpumantiVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Col Vetoraz is uniquely positioned above Santo Stefano at the edge of the Cartizze hill, giving its Cartizze expression exceptional altitude and south-facing exposure. The result is an opulent, aromatic Cartizze with great aromatic intensity and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A heavily concentrated, oak-driven Amarone: tiny yields, four-month drying, four years in small French oak. Layers of dried fruit, dark chocolate and iron. Built for multi-decade cellaring.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Dal Forno's sweet Recioto applies the same barrique-and-concentration philosophy: deep, almost port-like sweetness balanced by the estate's signature tannin structure.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A rare white passito from Dal Forno, made from dried Moscato and Garganega grapes at the Illasi valley estate, applying the same concentration philosophy as the Amarone to a sweet white with orange blossom and apricot intensity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Giuseppe QuintarelliVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Quintarelli's Bordeaux varieties treated to the Valpolicella appassimento method: dried Cabernet and Merlot producing extraordinary density, graphite-inflected fruit and a seamlessly long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Giuseppe QuintarelliVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A long-aged Amarone built around multi-variety appassimento, with concentration of dried fruit, leather and tobacco, firm but resolved tannins and a long finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Romantic
Giuseppe QuintarelliVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The sweet passito counterpart to Quintarelli's Amarone: residual sugar balanced by firm tannins and high acidity producing a luscious yet structured dessert red with decades-long ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Inama Azienda AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Bradisismo (Italian for seismic land subsidence) is Inama's prestige selection from the oldest basalt-grown Garganega vines, aged 18-24 months in French barriques; arguably the most complex Soave available, with extraordinary tension between rich oak ageing and the grape's saline mineral core.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Lorenzo BegaliVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Begali's Recioto is made from the same Ca' Bianca old-vine fruit as the Amarone, with the fermentation arrested before dryness; the result is a luscious, chocolate-cherry sweet red with firm tannic structure.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
One of Italy's greatest botrytised dessert wines. Acininobili (noble berries) is produced from 100% botrytis-affected Vespaiola grapes, selected berry by berry in the best vintages. The Sauternes influence is explicit: Maculan was inspired by a trip to Bordeaux in the late 1970s and applied the Trockenbeerenauslese selection principle to Vespaiola.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza revived by Fausto Maculan in 1974. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of high intensity, with botrytis-influenced apricot honey character balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Masi AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Mazzano is Masi's most powerful and concentrated single-vineyard Amarone, from the high-altitude Mazzano hill in the S. Ambrogio zone. More opulent and riper than Campolongo, with a chocolatey, rich palate and remarkable ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Masi AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Vaio Armaron is the prestige Amarone from the historic Serego Alighieri estate, owned by descendants of Dante Alighieri, managed in partnership with Masi; the wine reflects the S. Ambrogio di Valpolicella hill terroir with a refined tobacco-cedar complexity and long cellaring potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Nicolis Angelo e FigliVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Ambrosan is the single-parcel selection from Nicolis's oldest vines on the Villa Girardi estate, given an extra year in large Slavonian casks compared to the estate Amarone; a more concentrated and austere expression of tobacco-cedar style with excellent ageing potential.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Nino FrancoVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
A single-hill Cartizze grand cru expression from the Stecca parcel, with richer fruit, honeyed florality and greater complexity than the standard Rustico, yet retaining the hallmark lightness of the hill.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Pieropan's Recioto di Soave from the Le Colombare parcel sits within the long sweet-wine tradition of the Soave zone (Recioto di Soave DOCG, established 1998); dried Garganega produces apricot-honey concentration kept fresh by the varietal's trademark high acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Roberto AnselmiVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
I Capitelli is Anselmi's late-harvest sweet Garganega, made from overripe and botrytised bunches from the Capitel Croce and Capitel Foscarino hills; rich, honeyed and apricot-dominated but lifted by the grape's natural acidity that keeps it from cloying.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Ruggeri and C.Veneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Ruggeri's Cartizze expression from the storied 107-hectare grand cru hill. Off-dry and aromatic with richer fruit and honey than the standard Valdobbiadene range, showing the concentration that the south-facing Cartizze slopes produce.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Monte Sant'Urbano is Speri's flagship single-vineyard Amarone from the historic cru on the Fumane hillside; traditional large-cask ageing preserves freshness alongside the dried-fruit concentration, producing one of the Classico zone's most elegant and age-worthy Amarone.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Speri's Le Bine de Jago Recioto represents the traditional sweet red wine of Valpolicella before Amarone became dominant; the fermentation-arrested fruit preserves Corvina's characteristic high acidity beneath the luscious chocolate-cherry sweetness.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
SuaviaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Amedeo is Suavia's Recioto di Soave DOCG from the ancient Monte Carbonare vineyard; the sweet dried-Garganega wine balances luscious apricot-honey sweetness with the grape's natural high acidity, keeping the finish fresh and complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tedeschi ViniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Capitel Monte Olmi is Tedeschi's single-vineyard prestige Amarone, from the Monte Olmi hill above San Pietro in Cariano, with exceptional concentration and finesse, reflecting one of the oldest family estates in Valpolicella.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tommasi ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Ca' Florian is Tommasi's single-vineyard flagship Amarone from the old Ca' Florian hillside in the Classico zone, showing dense, chocolatey concentration with elegant tannin structure and long mineral finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Festive
Tommasi ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Tommasi's Recioto Classico is made from the highest-selected Corvina and Corvinone bunches from the family's San Pietro in Cariano vineyards; chocolate-cherry and raisin sweetness balanced by traditional cask structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
VignaltaVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A reference wine of the Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG (elevated to DOCG in 2010). Moscato Giallo grapes are dried (passito) on bamboo racks in the volcanic Euganean Hills; the intensely floral and orange-scented result is distinctive within Italian sweet wine.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Villa SandiVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Villa Sandi's Cartizze Dry is at the sweeter end of the Cartizze spectrum (17-32 g/l residual sugar). The grand cru hill's concentration of sunny exposure and south-facing slopes amplifies fruit ripeness into ripe peach and mango territory.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
ZenatoVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The Riserva Sergio Zenato is the estate's memorial bottling to its founder, made only in selected vintages and aged five years in oak; high Oseleta proportion and extended ageing produce Zenato's most structured wine within the range, built for long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Funky
ZymeVeneto€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 15-variety blend in the Veronese IGT classification, Harlequin is Gaspari's conceptual statement: every grape variety grown across Zyme's vineyards co-fermented after partial drying, producing a complex, layered wine with extraordinary aromatic diversity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Anselmo Mendes VinhosVinho Verde€€€€€€€€Still White
The barrel-fermented Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho from old-vine Melgaço parcels: yellow peach, toasted almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Anselmo Mendes VinhosVinho Verde€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-parcel old-vine Alvarinho from Anselmo Mendes, barrel-fermented and aged with batonnage. The estate's cellar wine; built for years in bottle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
SoalheiroVinho Verde€€€€€€€€Still White
Old-vine selection from the original Soalheiro parcels planted by the Cerdeira family: deeper honeyed register and a salted granite finish; the estate's cellar wine.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's most structured Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Viessling site; full body, racy acidity and deep granite-mineral character defined by biodynamic farming and old-barrel ageing.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Nikolaihof WachauWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Weingut PragerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut PragerWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White