Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Karim VionnetBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Vionnet's prestige Villages cuvée from older parcels: Morgon-influenced depth and structure, with kirsch, incense and a long iron-mineral finish that punches above appellation level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Domaine Jean-Claude LapaluBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Lapalu's cellar-selection Brouilly: deeper and more structured than the Vieilles Vignes, with darker fruit, herbal complexity and a savoury, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Château de la ChaizeBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Post-2017 renovation cuvée from the L'Espigon parcel: richer and more oak-influenced than the classique, with full body and concentrated dark-fruit structure.
Dry · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du GranitBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine des BureauxBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Émile CheyssonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Cheysson's parcel-selection Cuvée Prestige from older vines at Chiroubles' coolest high-altitude sites: deeper fruit concentration, firmer structure and genuine ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Émile CheyssonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Named for the old mule path across the Chiroubles hillside, this single-parcel cuvée is Cheysson's most mineral and age-worthy wine: granite-driven, long-finishing Gamay at its most serious.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Pierre CottonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Pierre Cotton's parcel-selection Côte de Brouilly: volcanic-stone mineral tension with blue-fruit concentration and structured, long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Château ThivinBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Named for the chapel atop Mont Brouilly, this single-parcel Gamay shows the deepest volcanic expression of the Côte: dark fruit, tar and rocky mineral structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Lafarge-VialBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Burgundy winemaking precision applied to Fleurie Gamay. Biodynamic farming and old Burgundy foudres produce a mineral, precise Fleurie with genuine terroir expression.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Domaine Julien SunierBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Sunier's Fleurie is a study in Gamay refinement: perfumed and silky with ethereal floral character, minimal intervention and an unusually long, airy finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Maison Louis Jadot (Château des Jacques)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Château des Jacques' Fleurie applies Burgundian barrel precision to the appellation's naturally perfumed Gamay: silky, floral and structured, more serious than the typical négociant Fleurie.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Lafarge-VialBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Yvon MetrasBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine des BachelardsBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Historic Fleurie single-vineyard from Les Moriers, one of Chignard's flagship parcels on pink granite. Perfumed, floral and classically structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Domaine du Vissoux (Pierre-Marie Chermette)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Chermette's Fleurie Poncié from the lieu-dit of the same name: a structured, silky expression of the appellation's floral character with Vissoux's whole-cluster precision.
Dry · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du Clos du FiefBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Maison Louis Jadot (Château des Jacques)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
La Roche ('the rock') from Château des Jacques is Jadot's most mineral and structured Morgon climat: stony, dark-fruited and firmly built, reflecting the volcanic rocky soils of this parcel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Maison Louis Jadot (Château des Jacques)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Jadot's Morgon from the Les Charmes climat within Château des Jacques holdings: iron-mineral, earthy and structured, showing the volcanic depth of Morgon with Burgundian barrel precision.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Cote du Py Gamay from the volcanic-schist hill at the heart of Morgon. Dense, structured, with high acidity and an iron-mineral finish that rewards cellaring.
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Mee GodardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Jean-Paul ThevenetBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Christophe PacaletBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Pacalet's natural Morgon from the volcanic Côte du Py hill: deep kirsch and iron-mineral concentration, earthy tannin and a long, volcanic finish characteristic of this iconic terroir.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Jean FoillardBeaujolais€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Château de PizayBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Pizay's old-vine Morgon from deep-rooted Gamay on the volcanic schist: kirsch, iron and leather concentration with the structured, long finish characteristic of aged Morgon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau du Moulin-a-VentBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Estate Moulin-a-Vent from the chateau adjacent to the appellation's iconic windmill. Dense, structured Gamay from granite and manganese soils; one of the cru's more powerful expressions.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Domaine DiochonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-family Moulin-a-Vent from the Diochon domaine, a long-established family producer. Old vines on granite and manganese soils give serious, age-worthy Gamay.
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Chateau du Moulin-a-VentBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Richard RottiersBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Elegant
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 · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du Moulin d'EoleBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Maison Louis Jadot (Château des Jacques)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Jadot's flagship Moulin-à-Vent from Château des Jacques combines the manganese-rich granite soils with Burgundian barrel-ageing discipline: the resulting wine is Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with real ageing potential and deep mineral structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine du Vissoux (Pierre-Marie Chermette)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Vissoux's Moulin-à-Vent from the Trois Roches lieu-dit: Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with the appellation's distinctive manganese-mineral depth, firm structure and long ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still White
Named for the golden-limestone colour of the Pierres Dorées hillsides, Roussette is Terres Dorées' richest white: beeswax, ripe peach and hazelnut character from old-barrel Chardonnay on the golden stone terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Domaine Christian DucrouxBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Ducroux's prestige Régnié from Demeter-certified biodynamic farming: deep cherry-and-clay concentration, wild-yeast complexity and firm mineral structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chateau Mouton RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still White
White wine of Mouton Rothschild from 7 hectares of sandy-gravelly soils, reviving a historic Medoc tradition. Rich and complex; Sauvignon Blanc provides drive while Semillon adds texture; partial barrel fermentation contributes subtle vanilla without overwhelming fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Château PalmerBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Not a second wine but a distinct cuvée emphasising freshness and fruit intensity over the grand vin's power: Margaux character with more immediate expression, distinguished by its energy and precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Chateau de la RiviereBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige selection of Chateau de la Riviere, sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest Merlot vines in a single 1.5-hectare plot and aged entirely in new French oak. Produced only in the best vintages; a luxury expression of Fronsac terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Lafite RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The second wine of Lafite shares the elegance and lead-pencil signature of the grand vin but with a higher Merlot component lending earlier approachability. Floral aromatic lift distinguishes it from heavier second wines.
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Beau-Sejour BecotBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From 16.5 hectares of ancient underground cellars carved into the limestone of Saint-Emilion's plateau, Beau-Sejour Becot offers silk and velvet textures with floral aromatics, dark fruits and a crushed-stone mineral lift. Recent vintages show increasing use of amphora for freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau CanonBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Premier Grand Cru Classe B from the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau. Owned by the Wertheimer family (Chanel), Canon produces Merlot-dominant blends of great classical finesse and ageing capacity, with cedar, mint and graphite precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Cheval BlancBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cabernet Franc-dominant Saint-Emilion of breathtaking silkiness: 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 · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau ClinetBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Merlot-dominant Pomerol with an unusually significant proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon giving structured backbone. Rich and concentrated with cassis, graphite, and leather; requires a minimum of 8-12 years in good vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Chateau Cos d'EstournelBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most distinctive of the Saint-Estephe grands crus classés, with an unmistakable oriental spice and incense aromatic signature absent in Pauillac wines. Merlot-rich for Saint-Estephe, delivering seductive 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 · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau La Mission Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Originally sold as Laville Haut-Brion until 2009, this is among the most complex dry whites of Bordeaux. Semillon richness and Sauvignon Blanc freshness fuse with 100% new oak to produce a wine of extraordinary mineral precision and creamy depth.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau Lafaurie-PeyragueyBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Among the finest Premier Cru Classe Sauternes, with an exceptionally high Semillon content (up to 100% in some vintages) that delivers an unusually pure, concentrated expression of noble rot. Pineapple, candied citrus, honeycomb, and powdered ginger with vivid acidity; the 2013 renaissance under Silvio Denz transformed quality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Lafite RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The archetype of Pauillac first-growth: Cabernet-dominant, with penetrating lead pencil and cassis aromatics, precise fine-grained tannins, and a finish that evolves over decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau LafleurBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Unique Pomerol with an equal Cabernet Franc-Merlot split giving a perfumed floral lift and structural precision rarely seen in the appellation. Biodynamic farming since 2014; produced from just 4.5 hectares on the Pomerol plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau LatourBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most structured and austere of the Pauillac first-growths. The L'Enclos parcel of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon delivers extraordinary concentration and mineral tension; legendary longevity requires patience of decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
Chateau Lynch-BagesBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Lynch-Bages consistently overperforms its Fifth Growth classification. A richer, more extrovert Pauillac than the first-growths, with cassis generosity, smoky tobacco, and a robust structure that ages beautifully over 20-30 years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
Chateau MeyneyBordeaux$$$$$$$Still Red
One of Saint-Estephe's most consistent and value-oriented estates, Meyney produces full-bodied, tannic wines with a distinctive spice and dark berry character. Notable for its high Petit Verdot content (10%) contributing structure and aromatic complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Mouton RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most opulent of the Pauillac first-growths; Mouton Rothschild emphasises blackcurrant concentration, dark chocolate, and an extrovert aromatic generosity that sets it apart from the pencil-mineral restraint of Lafite and Latour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau Pape ClementBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux, tracing its history to the 14th-century papacy. Cabernet-and-Merlot blend delivering cassis, graphite, and tobacco with flawless tannins; in great vintages approaches first-growth complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chateau Pape ClementBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still White
A classified Graves white from one of Bordeaux's most historic estates. Sauvignon Blanc leads with fresh pink grapefruit and lime blossom; Semillon adds body and Sauvignon Gris a distinctive floral note. 100% new oak fermentation produces a rich, mineral, long-lived dry white.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau PavieBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From 42 hectares at Saint-Emilion's highest point (110m), Pavie delivers concentrated, structured Merlot-dominant blends with extraordinary mineral depth. Pairs elegance with considerable power; requires minimum 15 years to fully integrate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Known for its silky texture and unusually high 32% Merlot for a Left Bank estate, Pichon Lalande bridges the power of Pauillac with a suppleness and perfume reminiscent of Margaux. Louis Roederer ownership since 2006 has brought further precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Chateau Pichon-Longueville BaronBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Pauillac second-growth with an unusually high Cabernet Sauvignon proportion for the appellation. AXA Millesimes' investment since 1987 has lifted consistency dramatically; the 2022 vintage drew especially strong critical praise in bottle.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Pontet-CanetBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The leading biodynamic estate in Bordeaux and the only Fifth Growth that regularly receives 100-point scores. Demeter-certified since 2014; unique use of amphorae alongside barrique ageing. The wines combine Pauillac's classical structure with a biodynamic freshness and earth energy not found elsewhere in the Medoc.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Chateau Roc de CambesBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Francois Mitjavile's Cotes de Bourg cult wine, modelled on the exacting principles of his Saint-Emilion estate Tertre-Roteboeuf: very late harvesting, low yields, and 100% new oak since 1996. Pushed the Cotes de Bourg to its quality ceiling.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chateau Smith Haut LafitteBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still White
A consistently top-rated Pessac-Leognan white dominated by Sauvignon Blanc with distinctive Sauvignon Gris character. Honeyed grapefruit, crushed stone, and elderflower on the nose; vibrant citrus and mineral freshness on the palate. Frequently earns 95-98 points in recent vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau Smith Haut LafitteBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A benchmark Pessac-Leognan Cabernet since the Cathiard family's acquisition in 1990. Cassis, graphite, and tobacco define a precise, structured palate; 60% new oak ageing adds cedar and spice. Consistent 97-98 point scores in recent vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Troplong MondotBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From Saint-Emilion's highest plateau (over 100m), Troplong Mondot produces Merlot-dominant blends of great richness and depth. Thick and concentrated without being heavy; dark plum, coffee and stone character with remarkable ageing potential.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau d'YquemBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The world's most celebrated botrytised sweet wine; 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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Château Chasse-SpleenBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel of Moulis: Cabernet-dominant with dark fruit, pencil lead and licorice, offering genuine structure and ageing potential well beyond its humble classification.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Château Sociando-MalletBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
The great unclassified Médoc: Sociando-Mallet produces wines of classed-growth quality from Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, with muscular Cabernet-Merlot structure, minty cassis, and a distinctive saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Château de CamensacBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
A revived Fifth Growth finding its stride under the Merlaut family: Cabernet-forward Haut-Médoc structure with dark fruit, cedar and characteristic menthol freshness from deep gravel soils near Saint-Julien.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Château Léoville-Las CasesBordeaux€€€€€€€€Still Red
A cuvée in its own right rather than a simple second wine: structured Saint-Julien Cabernet with its own distinct terroir personality from western parcels of the estate, offering outstanding value relative to the grand vin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chateau Cos d'EstournelBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still White
One of the most prestigious white Bordeaux wines from Saint-Estephe, produced from a 10-hectare dedicated white wine parcel. Fresh, vibrant, and barrel-fermented; the Sauvignon Blanc drive and Semillon texture achieve remarkable complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Château Léoville-Las CasesBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of the great super-seconds of Bordeaux: extraordinarily concentrated cassis fruit with almost first-growth precision, dense tannins demanding patient cellaring of 15 or more years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau AngelusBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% Cabernet Franc from two old-vine parcels aged 65-100 years at the pied de cote. Produced in tiny quantities (5-9 barriques) only in exceptional vintages, this is a monument to the iron-mineral potential of old Cabernet Franc on Saint-Emilion limestone.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau Lafaurie-PeyragueyBordeaux€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The second sweet wine of Lafaurie-Peyraguey, sharing the estate's Bommes terroir and high Semillon content. White peach, apricot, and lemon cream notes lead a direct, energetic palate with mellow sweetness balanced by lively acidity. More accessible in youth than the grand vin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Chateau Mouton RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Made specifically from younger vines harvested earlier to preserve freshness. Le Petit Mouton shows a younger, more approachable face of the Mouton house style: cassis-driven, with cedar and gentle tobacco, earlier-drinking but still structured.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Le PinBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Micro-estate garagiste Pomerol with supremely hedonistic Merlot character: mocha-laced plum and violet aromatics, a voluptuous, fleshy palate, and remarkable concentration from just 400-600 cases per year.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau RieussecBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The second sweet wine of Chateau Rieussec, named after the Carmelite monks who founded the estate. Shares the same high-Semillon blend and botrytised character as the grand vin, with apricot, candied ginger, saffron, and orange blossom in a sweeter, more approachable style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Chateau LatourBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Second wine of Latour from peripheral L'Enclos plots and younger vines, with a higher Merlot proportion than the grand vin. Retains Latour's mineral iron signature at a fraction of the price.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau LafleurBordeaux€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Produced from a separate 0.8-hectare crescent parcel with deeper soils, Les Pensees is not a second wine but a distinct expression of the Lafleur terroir. More Merlot-forward than the grand vin, with the same biodynamic farming and iron-mineral character.
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
Exquisite second wine of the most famous first growth, 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.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A richer, broader grand cru with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, powerful frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Etienne SauzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, saline Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a tightly wound mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, broad Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful, structured grand cru spanning two soil types, with dark fruit, iron and a firm, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Comte Georges de VogueBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful, brooding Bonnes-Mares with dark fruit, iron and a firm, ageworthy structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la VougeraieBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured, dark-fruited Bonnes-Mares with earth, spice and firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison VergetBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A negociant grand cru Chablis, mineral and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine William FevreBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A rich, powerful grand cru from the steepest Bougros slope, with citrus, stone fruit and a saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Albert BichotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A famous Chablis monopole spanning Vaudesir and Preuses, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LarocheBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
Laroche's prestige cuvee from old Blanchots vines, rich and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine William FevreBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
The benchmark Chablis grand cru: powerful and saline, with citrus, oyster shell and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RaveneauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The most collected Chablis grand cru: intensely mineral and saline, with citrus, oyster shell and an endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Louis Michel et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
Unoaked Les Clos of pure transparency, intensely mineral and saline with citrus and oyster shell.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Jean-Marc BrocardBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, organic Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison J. Moreau et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A classic Les Clos with a long history, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LarocheBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a long stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RaveneauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A rich yet racy grand cru, with citrus, white flowers and a deep, saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine LeroyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Powerful, brooding Chambertin in the Leroy style: concentrated black fruit, spice and a firm mineral spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Armand RousseauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The grand vin of Gevrey: powerful and structured, with dark fruit, spice and a long, mineral, age-worthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Trapet Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Biodynamic Chambertin of finesse and energy, with dark berry, spice and a saline, mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Armand RousseauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
More perfumed and aristocratic than Chambertin itself, with rose, dark fruit and a silken, mineral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine FaiveleyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Faiveley's flagship grand cru from old Clos de Beze vines, deep and perfumed with dark fruit and fine, firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most coveted premier cru in Burgundy: silky and floral, with rose, red fruit and a mineral, sensual finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A juicy Chassagne red with red cherry, spice and a savoury, earthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Maison Louis LatourBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A blend across the Corton hill's red climats, structured and dark with iron, spice and a firm frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
Leflaive's flagship grand cru: taut, mineral and citrussy, with white flowers and a saline, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, mineral grand cru with citrus, white flowers and a saline, tightly wound finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
One of the great white Burgundies, intense and saline with citrus, hazelnut and a long, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine DujacBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most delicate Dujac grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over a fine mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine PonsotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A finer, more perfumed Ponsot grand cru, with red fruit, spice and a savoury, mineral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine LeroyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit and earthy power in the Leroy idiom.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Meo-CamuzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A rich, generous Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit, spice and a fleshy mid-palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Mugneret-GibourgBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
An elegant, perfumed Clos de Vougeot with red and black fruit and silky tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Maison Albert BichotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot from the estate's Vosne base, with dark fruit, spice and firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine DujacBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Whole-cluster Morey grand cru of perfume and spice, with red and black fruit and a savoury, herbal lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine PonsotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ponsot's flagship from very old vines: powerful, savoury and long-lived, with dark fruit, earth and a mineral spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A more powerful, structured style from the Corton hill, with dark fruit, iron and firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Bonneau du MartrayBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured Corton red, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine FaiveleyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful Corton monopole, dark and structured with iron, spice and an ageworthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine FaiveleyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, structured grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a mineral, ageworthy core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful, ageworthy grand cru white, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis LatourBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
The largest owner of Corton-Charlemagne makes a benchmark grand cru white: citrus, hazelnut and a long saline core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Coche-DuryBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
A cult grand cru white: flinty and reductive, with citrus, hazelnut, gunflint and a saline, endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
A precise, mineral grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, ageworthy core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Bonneau du MartrayBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a near-monopole holding on the Corton hill, a powerful, ageworthy white with citrus, hazelnut and saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Rollin Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A well-priced grand cru white, mineral and fresh with citrus, hazelnut and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Maison ChansonBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still White
A mineral grand cru white from the Corton hill, with citrus, white flowers and a saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most approachable DRC grand cru young, with bright red fruit, spice and supple texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Mugneret-GibourgBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fragrant and silky Echezeaux with bright red fruit, rose and a fine mineral thread.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Armand RousseauBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A grand-cru-quality premier cru: deep, spicy and finely structured, with dark fruit and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Maison Louis JadotBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A deep, structured premier cru widely held to perform at grand cru level, with dark fruit, spice and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Structured and earthy, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, mineral backbone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
DRC's other monopole: darker and more muscular than Romanee-Conti, with violet, black fruit and a spiced, savoury core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Trapet Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A cooler, more savoury grand cru, with red and black fruit, herbs and a mineral, lacy finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured Corton red with dark fruit, iron and a firm, savoury palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The grandest of white Burgundies in DRC's hands: honeyed, spiced and powerful, with a saline, near-endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The grandest white Burgundy in Bouchard's hands: powerful and saline, with citrus, honey and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine LeflaiveBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
The white-Burgundy reference at its summit: profound, saline and tightly wound, with citrus, honey and an endless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine des Comtes LafonBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a sliver of Le Montrachet, profound and saline with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine RamonetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still White
From a tiny parcel, a profound and saline Montrachet with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Roumier's firm, structured monopole: darker and more tannic young, opening to dark fruit and spice with age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine LeroyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Biodynamic Musigny of extraordinary perfume and depth, with floral lift over a dense, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Georges RoumierBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From a tiny parcel, one of the most sought-after wines in the world: ethereal perfume over a deep, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la VougeraieBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A tiny biodynamic Musigny, perfumed and silky with rose, red fruit and a mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Maison Joseph DrouhinBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A perfumed, silky Musigny from biodynamic vines, with rose, red fruit and a fine mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Comte Georges de VogueBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The largest owner of Musigny makes its grandest wine from old vines: aristocratic perfume over a profound, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Mugneret-GibourgBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A more structured Nuits cru, dark-fruited and spicy with firm but ripe tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine du Comte ArmandBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A dense, age-worthy Pommard monopole, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful, dark-fruited Pommard with iron, spice and firm, age-worthy tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most opulent and broad-shouldered of the DRC reds, with dense black fruit, spice and a velvety, generous palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine LeroyBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Opulent and dense Vosne grand cru, layering black fruit, spice and earth over a velvety frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Meo-CamuzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Plush, deeply fruited Richebourg shaped by the Henri Jayer school, with dark berry, spice and polished tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Vosne monopole at its most ethereal: rose, spice and dark berry layered over a silken, near-weightless palate of extraordinary persistence.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine de la Romanee-ContiBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most delicate and lacy DRC grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over fine-grained tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine Mugneret-GibourgBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure, finely chiselled Gevrey grand cru with dark cherry, spice and a mineral, lifted finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Bouchard Pere et FilsBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A silky, perfumed Volnay from old vines, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine du Comte ArmandBurgundy€€€€€€€€Still Red
A silkier counterpoint to the Pommard, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine de MontilleBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A classically structured Volnay, firm and mineral young, with red fruit, spice and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine des Comtes LafonBurgundy€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Lafon's structured Volnay red, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Meo-CamuzetBurgundy€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The famed Jayer cru: intense, spicy and mineral, with dark cherry and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne Pascal AgrapartChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vintage single-terroir Blanc de Blancs from Avize and Cramant: citrus and white flowers over wet chalk and toasted nuts, with intense minerality, saline depth and racy tension.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Billecart-SalmonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs prestige cuvee: floral notes with hazelnut and chestnut bread over a creamy, full-bodied palate of baked goods, mango and candied chestnut.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Billecart-SalmonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The house prestige cuvee: fresh bread and citrus oil over yellow orchard fruit, verbena and macadamia, full-bodied and chiseled with a vinous core cloaking brisk acids.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Champagne BollingerChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Bollinger's barrel-fermented vintage cuvee: a marine nose of sea breeze, oyster shell and gunpowder smoke over hazelnut, with orchard fruit and fine vanilla on a savoury palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Champagne BollingerChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Recently disgorged La Grande Annee held far longer on lees: oak and toasted coconut over dried apricot and mandarin, bone-dry yet fruit-packed with a very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Charles HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A toasty, tropical vintage Blanc de Blancs: candied lemon and baked pineapple with coffee and floral tones, the round palate cut by minerality and high acidity on a long, pure, dry finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Champagne Chartogne-TailletChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-parcel varietal Pinot Meunier from ungrafted, own-rooted old vines: ripe orchard fruit and spice over smoke and white flowers, vinous and deep with a savoury length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne DeutzChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Deutz's Pinot-led prestige cuvee: ripe orchard fruit over toast and spice, the palate vinous and deep with mineral structure and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne Diebolt-ValloisChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A stately old-vine Cramant Blanc de Blancs fermented in old oak without malolactic: citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with creamy texture and saline mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-vintage prestige cuvee of silky, sculpted precision: white peach and candied citrus over a smoky, saline mineral core that the house calls its first plenitude.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Dom Perignon held to its second plenitude: a generous, plump wine of slate and crushed rock over apricot, honeysuckle and mint, with a stretched, energetic glide.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Moet & ChandonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A bold, powerful vintage rose led by black cherry and stone fruit over a deep, softly spicy core, combining flesh and richness with zingy drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
RuinartChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Ruinart's prestige cuvee, a Grand Cru-only pure-Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs in a firm, muscular, reductive style with chalk and long, lingering flavour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RuinartChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A rare Blanc de Blancs-based prestige rose: copper-hued and complex with mature Pinot, apricot and spice over gunpowder toast, vanilla and layered citrus.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Champagne DrappierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A rare four-white-grape Champagne in equal parts: acacia honey, beeswax and marzipan giving way to quince jelly, raspberry jam and warm brioche, textural and exotic with fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Egly-Ouriet's benchmark Grand Cru brut: honeyed pear and white flowers over mint and praline, the palate powerful and vinous with a round, savoury depth and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A rare varietal Pinot Meunier from old Vrigny vines: ripe orchard fruit and spice over white flowers and smoke, fleshy and vinous with a savoury depth and long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single walled-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs of intense purity: bone-dry, dense and saline with crystalline brightness and Krug's intellectual austerity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A multi-vintage blend of extraordinary breadth: expressive toast and brioche over stone fruit, an unctuous creamy palate and a crisp mouthwatering lemon finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vinous, spice-driven rose with greater colour and texture from a relatively high red-wine proportion, the fruit framed by Krug's signature toast.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Krug's expression of a single year: citrus and stone fruit over toasted nuts, spice and honey, with vinous depth, fine chalk and a complex, savoury, very long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky
Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)Champagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The rose counterpart to Les Beguines, from the same Gueux Pinot Meunier with a saignee addition: vinous red berries and spice over orchard fruit and smoke, savoury and deep with masterly oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky
Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)Champagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Jerome Prevost's cult single-vineyard Pinot Meunier from Gueux: brioche straight from the oven with spice and ripe orchard fruit, burnished and vinous with masterly oak, the most exotic Meunier in Champagne.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne LansonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from a walled vineyard inside the city of Reims: citrus and white flowers over chalk and subtle toast, taut and racy with saline mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Larmandier-BernierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A non-dosed single-village Premier Cru Vertus Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple over chalk and white flowers, bone-dry with a saline cut, racy tension and a long dry finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Laurent-PerrierChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Laurent-Perrier's flagship blends three great vintages: lemon sherbet, ripe pear and yellow plum over lime, peach and chalk, with intense fruit, stylish restraint and toasty layers.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Louis RoedererChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The original prestige cuvee, created for a tsar: zesty candied lemon and pollen over roasted hazelnut and vanilla, with incredible tension and a chalky, honed precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Louis RoedererChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Cristal in rose form: fine red fruit and pink grapefruit over chalk and spice, with a silky texture and the same saline, racy length as the white.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Perrier-JouetChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The prestige cuvee in Emile Galle's Art Nouveau anemone bottle: white flowers, honeysuckle and citrus over fresh almond, the palate delicate and silky with chalk and floral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
Perrier-JouetChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The prestige rose in the anemone bottle: gentle red berries and rose over citrus and soft spice, charming and soft with fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne PhilipponnatChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Champagne's great single-clos wine from a steep south-facing walled vineyard: ripe apple, candied ginger and mandarin peel over oyster shell and jasmine, with a toasty undercurrent and depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne Pierre PetersChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A benchmark single-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs from old vines: spring flowers, white fruit and citrus over marzipan, with slate and crushed-rock energy and saline length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Champagne Pol RogerChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vintage Blanc de Blancs of crisp golden orchard fruit and white flowers, full-bodied and broad with a fleshy core, lively acids and a precise chalky finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Pol RogerChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pol Roger's Pinot-dominant prestige cuvee honouring Churchill: orange oil and confit lemon over brioche and honey, with bright saline cutting a core of apricot, mint and sage.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Piper-HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The Chardonnay-led prestige cuvee, now its own house: candied citrus and white flowers over honey and spice, the palate creamy with chalk and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Roses de Jeanne (Cedric Bouchard)Champagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-parcel, no-dosage Blanc de Noirs from the Cote des Bar: pear, green apple and bread dough over almond paste and white flowers, pillowy and precise with a mineral imprint.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne SalonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One of Champagne's most mystical wines, made only in declared years from a single Grand Cru village: citrus and white flowers over iodine and chalk, with crystalline, racy intensity and extraordinary length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Anselme Selosse's Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from three Cote des Blancs villages: yellow apple and quince over toasted nuts, honey and smoke, with an oxidative, vinous depth and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A solera-based Avize Blanc de Blancs of extraordinary intensity: dried apricot, walnut and curry spice over honey and smoke, with oxidative depth, vinous power and saline length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine Jacques SelosseChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Selosse's extra-brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: ripe orchard fruit and toasted hazelnut over honey and chalk, with vinous oxidative richness and saline mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne TaittingerChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One of the great vintage Blanc de Blancs, made only from Grand Cru Cote des Blancs Chardonnay: citrus and white flowers over chalk, with creamy texture and saline length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Champagne TaittingerChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The prestige rose counterpart to Comtes: red berries and blood orange over rose and spice, the palate silky with raspberry, chalk and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne Ulysse CollinChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single-vineyard Sezannais Blanc de Blancs: ripe citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with vinous oak-framed depth, saline minerality and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Champagne Vazart-Coquart & FilsChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A Grand Cru Chouilly Special Club Blanc de Blancs: lemon and lime with heady lily and sweet vanilla, very fresh with a beautiful chalky character and a saline cut.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Veuve Clicquot PonsardinChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The house prestige cuvee named for Madame Clicquot: dried fig, apricot and ripe pear over hazelnut, the palate richly balanced with yellow plum and tropical lift on a fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Veuve Clicquot PonsardinChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The rose version of the prestige cuvee: powerful red fruit and citrus over rooibos tea and fine leather, the palate complex with dried flowers and smoke on a luscious finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne Vilmart & CieChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee: Anjou pear and waxy citrus over bee pollen, white flowers and blanched almond, taut and incisive with racy acid and chalky structuring extract.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Domingos Alves de SousaDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A prestigious old-vine red from a once-abandoned terraced vineyard, dense and mineral with graphite and savoury spice, built for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
FerreiraDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Portugal's most iconic dry red, made only in exceptional years from Douro Superior fruit: a structured, ageworthy wine with cedar, tobacco and a long mineral finish.
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 · Contemplative
BurmesterDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-harvest tawny in the Burmester house style, concentrated with dried fruit and nutty wood-aged complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Prats & SymingtonDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A refined, Bordeaux-influenced Douro red from the Symington and Prats partnership: silky and polished, prizing elegance and freshness over power.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
CroftDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A plush, approachably fruited Vintage Port from one of the oldest Port houses, built around the Quinta da Roeda estate.
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 · Contemplative
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-harvest tawny matured for many years in cask, showing concentrated dried fruit and complex wood-aged spice from one declared year.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do BomfimDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The driest of the classic Vintage Ports, built around Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira fruit, with a firm structure and a notably dry, savoury finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
FerreiraDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A structured Vintage Port from Portugal's most historic native house, with concentrated dark fruit and a firm ageing spine.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do Panascal (Fonseca)Douro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Fonseca's source estate in the Tavora valley, declared in off years, with the house's opulent black fruit and minty lift.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
Fonseca's Vintage is the lush, exotically fruited counterpoint to Taylor's: opulent black fruit and a perfumed minty lift over firm structure.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The richest and sweetest of the classic Vintage Ports, built on the warm Malvedos and Tua fruit, with opulent black fruit over a firm spine.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
KopkeDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rare aged white Port, ten years in cask giving honeyed nutty depth and a gently oxidative, lingering finish.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Niepoort's flagship old-vine Douro red, from very old field-blend vineyards: concentrated yet fresh, with graphite minerality and fine-grained structure for long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A deliberately Burgundian Douro red, whole-bunch and silky, prizing perfume and finesse over power, with fragrant red fruit and a savoury mineral finish.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A classic, fresh-styled Vintage Port from this artisan family house, with pure black fruit, fine tannins and a notably fresh, lifted structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
QuevedoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A well-priced single-quinta Vintage Port from this family producer at Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do CarmoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Quinta Nova's top old-vine red, dense and mineral with cedar and graphite, made only in the best years.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity
Quinta da AvessadaDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
The signature sweet fortified Moscatel of the Favaios plateau, intensely aromatic with orange blossom, candied citrus and honey, lifted by fresh acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta da PachecaDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Pacheca estate, with black fruit and a firm structure for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta de la RosaDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fresh single-quinta Vintage Port from the riverside La Rosa estate, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do CrastoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-vineyard old-vine field blend from a plot of pre-1920 vines, dense and structured yet fresh, with graphite minerality and a long savoury finish built for the cellar.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do CrastoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do NovalDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
One of the rarest and most legendary wines in the world, from a tiny block of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, declared only in exceptional years and capable of ageing for generations.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Quinta do NovalDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A pure, elegant single-quinta Vintage Port from the famous Pinhao estate, with fine tannins and graphite-edged black fruit built to age.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity
Quinta do PortalDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
A rare fortified Moscatel do Douro, intensely aromatic with orange blossom and candied citrus, sweet but lifted by fresh acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do Seixo (Sandeman)Douro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Sandeman's flagship Cima Corgo estate at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do TedoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
An organic single-quinta Vintage Port from the Tedo-Douro confluence, with black fruit and a firm ageing structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do Vale MeaoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of Portugal's most sought-after dry reds, from the historic Douro Superior estate where Barca Velha was born: powerful yet refined, with cedar, graphite and a long structured finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do ValladoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vallado's flagship old-vine Douro red, named for Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira: concentrated and structured yet fresh, from low-yielding old vines.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Quinta do VesuvioDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A powerful single-quinta Vintage Port from the grand Douro Superior estate, foot-trodden in granite lagares, with dense black fruit and a mineral, ageworthy structure.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
SandemanDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A structured Vintage Port from one of the most recognised Port houses, with concentrated black fruit and a firm spine for ageing.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
Taylor's declared Vintage is the firm, structured benchmark of the style: dense black-fruit concentration over grippy tannins built for decades in bottle.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
VallegreDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Warre's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The most elegant and floral of the Symington Vintages, built on Quinta da Cavadinha fruit, with fine tannins and a fresh, perfumed character.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Wine & SoulDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The wine that launched Wine & Soul, from a tiny plot of ancient field-blend vines at Vale de Mendiz: dense and mineral yet fresh, a benchmark of the modern Douro.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
El Maestro SierraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Old Amontillado from the Hidalgo Sanlúcar solera: extended ageing on the scale between standard Amontillado and VORS, the saline coastal terroir persisting through deep oxidative complexity.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Bodegas de la RivaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Refreshing · Funky
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Bold
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & 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.
Dry · Funky · Refreshing
Pedro RomeroJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Bold
Sánchez RomateJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VOS Palo Cortado from Williams & Humbert, minimum 20 years average age. Orange bitters and hazelnuts on the nose; full-bodied bitter orange and walnut oil on the palate.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Lustau's East India Solera evokes the historical 'Manila Galleon' practice of shipping sherry in barrels across the tropics to India, which accelerated ageing. Rich, sweet and complex with raisins, toffee and vanilla.
Sweet · Festive · Bold
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.
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 · Contemplative
González ObregónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Unfiltered en rama Manzanilla from Delgado Zuleta; richer in texture and flor-yeast character than the standard La Goya, released in limited spring batches.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Díez-MéritoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & 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.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Refreshing · Funky
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Refreshing · Funky
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Funky · Savoury
Bodegas La CigarreraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Funky · Savoury
Bodegas La CigarreraJerez & 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.
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Vinicola HidalgoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Deep amber Palo Cortado combining the delicacy of an Amontillado nose with the full body and richness of an Oloroso. Orange peel, walnut oil and warming dry finish.
Dry · Contemplative
Bodegas CaballeroJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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 · Refreshing · Festive
Bodegas MedinaJerez & 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 · Festive · Bold
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Intensely sweet PX from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes. Black as espresso, viscous, with layers of raisins, molasses and warm spice.
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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Palo Cortado from Sanlúcar with the hazelnut nose of Amontillado and the full, rancio palate of Oloroso; the intermediate style at its most distinct.
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
El Maestro SierraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Bodegas José de SotoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas de la RivaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Palo Cortado from El Puerto's riverside bodega; the Amontillado aromatics with Oloroso palate weight, lighter and more Atlantic in character than inland Jerez equivalents.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Bodegas RoblesJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Organic Palo Cortado: the rarest sherry style from a certified organic producer; hazelnut aromatics over a full, oxidative body with the characteristic tension of the intermediate classification.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Single-vineyard Manzanilla Pasada from the Pago Miraflores: extended biological ageing produces a wine midway between fresh Manzanilla and Amontillado, with uncommon depth and saline persistence.
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 · Festive · Bold
Bodegas Dios BacoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Bold
El Maestro SierraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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 · Festive
Bodegas Páez MorillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive
Bodegas UriumJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
A textbook Palo Cortado: Amontillado elegance on the nose, Oloroso depth on the palate. Orange bitters, roasted hazelnuts and a long dry bittersweet finish.
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
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sandeman JerezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Bold
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Rich, sweet Pedro Ximénez from the Lustau Solera Reserva. Dark amber to black, with concentrated raisins, toffee, dark chocolate and a long warm finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Unfiltered version of the San León: richer and more complex than the standard filtered bottling with live flor yeast bringing extra depth to the characteristic Barrio Bajo saline character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
The reserve tier of Argüeso's Manzanilla range: aged beyond the standard San León with partial flor die-back, yielding additional almond and mineral complexity while retaining bright salinity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Aged Oloroso of at least 20 years from a VOS solera; concentrated dried-fruit and rancio character with notable complexity from extended oxidative ageing.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Pedro Domecq (Beam Suntory)Jerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Unfiltered direct-from-solera Manzanilla with richer yeasty texture and more pronounced flor character than the standard Solear; released seasonally.
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & 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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Premium Amontillado from Gutiérrez Colosía's oldest family solera butts: the Atlantic El Puerto microclimate gives the wine a lighter, more delicate character than Jerez city-centre equivalents at comparable age.
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 · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Funky
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Seasonally released unfiltered version of Tío Pepe drawn from the most active flor scales. Greater texture and flor complexity than the standard bottling.
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 · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Abtsberg monopole: finely structured with refined terroir aroma, delicate fruit and great harmony.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A filigree fruity-style Spatlese from the Abtsberg monopole: refined terroir aroma and delicate fruit lifted by piercing Ruwer acidity, ageing for decades.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Bischofliche Weinguter TrierMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saar Ayler Kupp, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch - Erben Muller-BurggraefMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Bernkasteler Doctor, the Mosel's most famous site, with ripe fruit over piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A feinfruchtig fruity-style Spatlese from the Brauneberger Juffer: concentrated ripe fruit balanced by piercing acidity, built for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr that pairs honeyed richness with the trademark cutting Brauneberg acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep south-facing Juffer-Sonnenuhr: crystalline, taut and intensely mineral.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A racy, crystalline fruity-style Spatlese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr: pure stone fruit and citrus over the trademark Brauneberg tension and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Brauneberger Klostergarten: ripe, powerful and slate-driven, showing the warm-site density of the Mittelmosel.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut A.J. AdamMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Dhroner Hofberg, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Dr. HermannMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the tiny, warm Erdener Pralat: rich, exotic and honeyed over piercing acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Grosses Gewachs from ungrafted old vines on Erden's red slate: ripe yellow stone fruit, salty slate minerality and a spicy, dense palate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Joh. Jos. Christoffel ErbenMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Erdener Treppchen, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity in the traditional style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Monchhof - Robert EymaelMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Erdener Treppchen, with ripe stone fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Wawerner Goldberg: ripe, full-bodied and slate-driven, one of the estate's most powerful Saar bottlings.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A bold, mineral-earthy Auslese from the Graacher Domprobst with exotic fruit notes and legendary development potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Willi SchaeferMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, mineral-driven fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Domprobst with piercing acidity and great cellar potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Studert-PrumMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Himmelreich, with ripe fruit and classic Mittelmosel acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A very juicy, slightly tangy and wonderfully classic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Herrenberg monopole, with strong minerality and a creamy finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut KarthauserhofMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Karthauserhofberg monopole, with ripe fruit and piercing Ruwer acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Reichsgraf von KesselstattMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A perfumed fruity-style Spatlese from the Ruwer Kaseler Nies'chen, with aromatic ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, often botrytis-touched edelsuss Auslese from the home vineyard: honeyed richness held in piercing acidity for decades of evolution.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Thomas Haag's home-vineyard dry Grosses Gewachs from the Lieserer Niederberg Helden: precise, taut and minerally in the multiple-award-winning estate style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry single-parcel Grosses Gewachs from the steep blue-slate Fahrlay terraces of the Marienburg: extremely mineral, concentrated and structured for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Falkenlay parcel of the Punderich Marienburg: deep, spicy and densely mineral, farmed biodynamically.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the red-slate Rothenpfad parcel of the Marienburg: herbaceous-spicy with red, bitter-fruit aromas and a powerful, structured palate.
Dessert · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Festive
Weingut Max Ferd. RichterMosel€€€€€€€€€Dessert Ice Wine
A rare Eiswein from the Mulheimer Helenenkloster, a site Richter reserves for ice wine: piercing acidity carrying intense concentrated frozen-grape sweetness.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Hofgut FalkensteinMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, spontaneously fermented fruity-style Spatlese from the Niedermenniger Sonnenberg with piercing Saar acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ockfener Bockstein: cool, herb-and-citrus driven and piercingly mineral in the classic Saar mould.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Reinhold HaartMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, aromatic fruity-style Spatlese from the Piesporter Goldtropfchen, with peach-and-citrus perfume and piercing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Weingut Daniel TwardowskiMosel€€€€€€€€Still Red
A cult Mosel Pinot Noir grown on Devonian slate in a low-yield, Burgundian style: bright red fruit, fine tannins and a savoury slate edge.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Festive
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A long-lees-aged traditional-method prestige Riesling Sekt from Molitor: taut, mineral and finely structured with persistent fine bubbles.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Peter LauerMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The barrel-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs from the heart of the Ayler Kupp: concentrated, savoury and deeply mineral, the estate's flagship dry wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A zero-dosage traditional-method Riesling Sekt bottled without sugar, showing Riesling in its clearest, most uncompromising and bone-dry sparkling form.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Winninger Rottgen: sun-kissed peach, musk and smoky flint over copious yellow fruit, with enormous minerality, length and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saarburger Rausch: dried pear, candied lemon and orange blossom over an elegant smoky reduction and razor-sharp precision.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saarburger Rausch, with ripe citrus and stone fruit held in piercing Saar acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
One of the world's most coveted sweet Rieslings: botrytis-laced Scharzhofberg Auslese of extraordinary concentration, acidity and near-immortal cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated dry Grosses Gewachs from the Scharzhofberg: dark spice, ripe citrus and firm slaty minerality in a lean, straight, elegant frame.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The benchmark Saar Kabinett from the heart of the Scharzhofberg: weightless, low in alcohol, racy and crystalline, built to age for decades.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€€Still White
A profound Saar Spatlese from the Scharzhofberg: concentrated yet ethereal, with piercing acidity carrying ripe fruit and slate over a very long life.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut von HovelMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels, with ripe fruit held in piercing Saar acidity.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The most expensive young white wine on earth in great vintages: a tiny-production, intensely botrytised Scharzhofberg TBA of liqueur-like concentration and electric acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut VollenweiderMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese-level selection: honeyed richness held in piercing Mosel acidity for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Blaufusser Lay terraces: cool, taut and saline with a tense, mineral-driven structure that needs cellaring to unfold.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laubach section of the terraced Winninger Uhlen: peach, citrus and herbs over a cool, intense, taut minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Heymann-LowensteinMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the iron-rich Roth Lay terraces: incredible mineral richness with subtle notes of iron in the finish, structured like a full mature white Burgundy.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Noble-sweet Auslese from the spicy red slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: concentrated exotic fruit, botrytis spice and bracing acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the red volcanic slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: exotic spice, red apple and ripe quince over enormous minerality.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Dr. Pauly-BergweilerMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the spicy red-slate Urziger Wurzgarten, with exotic fruit and piercing acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Van VolxemMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Wiltinger Gottesfuss Volz parcel: deeply mineral, slate-driven and built for long ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Joh. Jos. PrumMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Noble-sweet Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-touched and intensely concentrated yet held in balance by piercing Saar-Mosel acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A noble-sweet gold-capsule Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-laced and concentrated, balanced by piercing blue-slate acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry old-vine Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Wehlener Sonnenuhr: filigree, mineral and intensely aromatic with great length.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Joh. Jos. PrumMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's archetypal Kabinett from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: reductive in youth, low in alcohol, racy and built for the long haul.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Joh. Jos. PrumMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A profound fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, famously reductive young and capable of decades of evolution into honeyed complexity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that beguiles with extremely fine fruitiness and great elegance over racy acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A feinfruchtig fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: elegant, finely fruited and crystalline over the trademark blue-slate tension.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut VollenweiderMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A concentrated, classically fruity Spatlese from the old-vine Wolfer Goldgrube, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
An ultra-ripe, un-botrytised Auslese-level dry-tasting selection from old vines in the Zeltinger Schlossberg: powerful, smoky-salty and densely woven.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Still White
A powerful dry wine from the Zeltinger Schlossberg: densely woven, herbaceous-spicy and smoky-salty with aristocratic finesse.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A dry-tasting Auslese-ripeness Riesling under Molitor's white-capsule code from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: concentrated, powerful and dry on the palate despite high must weight.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€Still White
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: yellow-fruited and fine-floral with expressive spice and a delicate, slightly salty minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Albino RoccaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Ovello cru in Barbaresco, Albino Rocca's Vigna Loreto is a polished, perfumed single-vineyard Nebbiolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bartolo MascarelloPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single blended Barolo co-fermented from four traditional crus (Cannubi, San Lorenzo and Rue in Barolo, Rocche in La Morra), expressing the house belief that the most complete Barolo comes from mutually compensating sites.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
BraidaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
A late-harvest, super-ripe Barbera made only in top vintages, Ai Suma is Braida's most powerful and concentrated expression of the grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
BraidaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Giacomo Bologna's barrique-aged Barbera that redefined the grape as a serious, age-worthy red, a rich, deep wine from old Rocchetta Tanaro vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bruno RoccaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Bruno Rocca's flagship from the Rabaja cru: deep garnet, an embracing nose of rosehip, violet and buttery notes opening to raspberry and cherry, with soft broad tannins and a long, sumptuous finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ca' del BaioPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the great Asili cru, a bright garnet Barbaresco with intense marasca cherry and violet, spicy black pepper and licorice, dry, warm and soft with a long, rich finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cavallotto Tenuta Bricco BoschisPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the family's Bricco Boschis monopole in Castiglione Falletto, a traditional, long-aged and organically farmed Barolo of finesse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
CerettoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ceretto's flagship Barolo from the tiny Bricco Rocche monopole in Castiglione Falletto, an elegant, refined Nebbiolo from organically farmed vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Conterno FantinoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Ginestra hill in Monforte, Sori Ginestra is Conterno Fantino's flagship, a modern, age-worthy Barolo from organically farmed vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
CoppoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Coppo's barrique-aged flagship Barbera from old Monferrato vines, a rich, structured and age-worthy red cellared in UNESCO-listed tufa caves.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantine DamilanoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Damilano's flagship from the legendary Cannubi hill, the cru most closely associated with the house, a perfumed and elegant traditional Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domenico ClericoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Clerico's Ciabot Mentin from the Ginestra cru in Monforte is a concentrated, modern-classic Barolo from one of the zone's great hills.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
E. Pira e Figli - Chiara BoschisPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chiara Boschis's organically farmed Barolo from the legendary Cannubi hill, a perfumed, elegant and structured traditional-leaning Nebbiolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Elio AltarePiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Altare's Arborina from La Morra is the wine of the Barolo Boys movement, a polished, modern Barolo from rotary fermenters and barrique ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Elvio CognoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Elvio Cogno's flagship from the Ravera cru in Novello, where the estate sits, gives a structured, mineral and age-worthy traditional Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ettore GermanoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cerretta cru in Serralunga where the estate sits, a structured, mineral traditional Barolo from five generations of the Germano family.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
G.D. VajraPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the high Bricco delle Viole vineyard in Vergne, the highest corner of Barolo, Vajra's flagship is a fragrant, high-toned 100% Nebbiolo built on altitude, freshness and patient ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Gaja's village Barbaresco blends fruit from several Barbaresco crus into a rich, round Nebbiolo with tarry depth, grainy tannin and a voluminous finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cerequio amphitheatre in La Morra, Conteisa is the flowery, fresh and aromatic side of Gaja's Barolo, with sweet wild cherry, herbs and fine-grained chalky tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most charming and aromatic of Gaja's Barbaresco crus, Costa Russi pairs an abundance of strawberry and red fruit with verbena and marzipan, silky tannin and an elegant finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most austere and powerful of Gaja's Barbaresco crus, Sori San Lorenzo shows graphite, licorice and dried cherry over firm youthful tannin and a refreshing acid spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A south-facing cru above Costa Russi, Sori Tildin is the smoky, elegantly austere face of Gaja's Barbaresco: graphite, licorice and firm yet polished tannin over a refreshing spine of acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Gaja's Serralunga Barolo from the Marenca-Rivette parcels: deep, mineral and austere with sour black cherry, truffle and a decidedly salty, stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Giacomo Borgogno e FigliPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Liste cru in Barolo, a traditional, long-aged Nebbiolo from one of the appellation's oldest houses.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Giacomo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark traditional Serralunga Barolo, from the estate's own Cascina Francia vineyard, against which many producers measure their work: structured, savoury and built for decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Giacomo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The summit of traditional Barolo, made only in great vintages from the Cascina Francia and Arione vineyards in Serralunga, with wild-swing fermentation and six to eight years in large old barrel before release.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Giuseppe Mascarello e FiglioPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Monprivato cru in Castiglione Falletto, a near-monopole of Giuseppe Mascarello, gives a benchmark traditional Barolo of perfume, finesse and remarkable longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Giuseppe Mascarello e FiglioPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Villero cru in Castiglione Falletto, a structured, savoury traditional Barolo from one of the zone's great central hills.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
La ScolcaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still White
The Black Label flagship that defined premium Gavi, a sophisticated 100% Cortese of elegant structure, freshness and intense aromatic complexity that ages remarkably well.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
La SpinettaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Gallina cru in Neive, a polished, modern single-vineyard Barbaresco bearing La Spinetta's rhinoceros label.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Luciano SandronePiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sandrone's flagship from the Cannubi Boschis cru, renamed Aleste from the 2013 vintage, a polished, modern-classic Barolo of perfume and precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Luciano SandronePiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Le Vigne is Sandrone's multi-cru Barolo, blending fruit from several villages for a complex, harmonious traditional-leaning Nebbiolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Marchesi di BaroloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the legendary Cannubi hill, a ruby-garnet Barolo with intense rose, vanilla, spice and toasted oak over a full, elegant and austere palate with soft, enveloping tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Marchesi di BaroloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Sarmassa cru in Barolo, an intense Barolo of wild rose, vanilla, licorice and spice with pine resin and tobacco, full and elegant with prominent tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Marchesi di GresyPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Martinenga monopole in Barbaresco, an elegant, perfumed Nebbiolo where intense plum and cherry blend with balsamic mint, tea leaf, dried flowers and gold-leaf tobacco.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MassolinoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Parafada cru in Serralunga, a structured, classic Massolino Barolo of depth and finesse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MassolinoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From one of Serralunga's greatest crus, Massolino's Vigna Rionda Riserva is a powerful, structured traditional Barolo released only after long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Matteo CorreggiaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's flagship Roero Riserva, a 100% Nebbiolo from sandy Roero soils giving a perfumed, structured red that has earned consistent critic acclaim.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Mauro VeglioPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Veglio's Arborina from La Morra is a polished, modern single-vineyard Barolo of perfume and silky texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Michele ChiarloPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the prized Cerequio cru, made only in excellent vintages, with mature fruit, mint, eucalyptus, gentian and fine spice over a rich palate of tight, fine tannins and notable elegance.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Poderi e Cantine OdderoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the celebrated Brunate cru, a ruby-to-garnet Barolo with intense rose and violet, damp earth and ripe red fruit, with persistent yet soft tannins built for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Poderi e Cantine OdderoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Riserva from the Mondoca parcel in Bussia, with a mellow, elegant bouquet of berries, balsamic notes, woodland and dried rose developing tar with age, and an elegant, assertive tannic texture with a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Paolo ScavinoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Scavino's famed single-vineyard Barolo from the Bricco del Fiasco cru in Castiglione Falletto, a modern-classic Nebbiolo of polish and concentration.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Paolo ScavinoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
A blend of three crus (Cannubi, Rocche dell'Annunziata and Bricco del Fiasco), Carobric is Scavino's harmonious, multi-site Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
PeccheninoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pecchenino's Barolo from a Monforte d'Alba parcel, a structured, traditional Nebbiolo that extends the Dogliani house into the Barolo zone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pio CesarePiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic Alba house's classic Barbaresco, a traditional blend from family and grower vineyards across the appellation, cellared within Alba's Roman walls.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pio CesarePiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pio Cesare's single-vineyard Barolo from the Ornato estate in Serralunga d'Alba, a structured, modern-leaning Nebbiolo aged in a mix of barrique and large cask.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cicala is the most aromatic and supple of Aldo Conterno's Bussia crus, giving a perfumed, fine-grained traditional Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Colonnello is the most elegant and balanced of Aldo Conterno's Bussia crus, a refined traditional Barolo of finesse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Aldo Conterno's flagship Riserva, a blend of the estate's oldest Bussia vines (Romirasco, Cicala and Colonnello) made only in superior years and cellar-aged at least ten years before release.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most powerful of Aldo Conterno's single crus, Romirasco sits at the heart of the Bussia amphitheatre and gives a deep, structured traditional Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the great Asili cru, one of the cooperative's nine single-vineyard Riservas made only in strong vintages, an elegant, perfumed and age-worthy Barbaresco.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Montestefano is the most Barolo-like of the cooperative's crus, giving the most powerful and tannic of the single-vineyard Riservas.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the powerful Rabaja cru, one of the cooperative's most structured single-vineyard Riservas, built for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
PrunottoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Prunotto's single-vineyard Barolo from the Bussia cru in Monforte, a classic, structured Nebbiolo from the historic Alba house now owned by Antinori.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Renato RattiPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the great Rocche dell'Annunziata cru in La Morra, Ratti's flagship is a refined, perfumed Barolo in the elegant style the house pioneered.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Roberto VoerzioPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the famed Brunate cru, Voerzio's radically low-yield viticulture produces an intense, concentrated and sought-after modern Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Roberto VoerzioPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Voerzio's Cerequio is a powerful, concentrated single-cru Barolo from the prized hill on the La Morra and Barolo boundary.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
SottimanoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cotta district of Neive where the estate is based, a detailed, transparent single-cru Barbaresco in Sottimano's fresh, low-intervention style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the famed Brunate cru in La Morra, Vietti's Barolo is explosive and powerful, with plum and citrusy cedar, the violet typical of the site and soft, velvety La Morra tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cerequio cru on the La Morra and Barolo boundary, this is an elegant, imposing Vietti Barolo with strawberry, plum and cherry, enveloping body and a persistent balsamic finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Serralunga cru of Lazzarito, this is Vietti's most robust, potent Barolo: hay, tobacco and white pepper over stark, profound tannin and a taut mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Ravera cru in Novello, this is a very elegant, refined Vietti Barolo: complex floral and chalk-edged red fruit with taut, compact tannin and a vibrant, vertical acid line.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the steep Rocche di Castiglione cru, Vietti's most aromatic Barolo shows perfumed red cherry and rose with fine-grained tannin and a long, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
The historic assemblage white Hermitage from Chapoutier. 100% Marsanne unified across multiple parcels, producing a richly textured white that is more accessible than De l'Oree.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau La NertheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still White
La Nerthe's prestige white Chateauneuf from a walled Roussanne enclosure; waxy, complex, and age-worthy with beeswax, hazelnut, and truffle character.
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
Roussanne-dominant white Chateauneuf with a lush, waxy texture, evolved aromas of beeswax and orchard fruit, and a mineral saline finish that ages magnificently.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau de BeaucastelRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured Mourvedre-led Chateauneuf with deep garnet colour, garrigue and leather on the nose, plush fruit on the palate and a firm, mineral finish.
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 of extraordinary concentration and mineral depth, among the finest wines of the appellation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold
Chateau de Saint CosmeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Mourvedre-accented Gigondas from the Le Claux parcel; more structured and austere than the estate Gigondas, with iron and wild herb character demanding several years of age.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Clos Saint-JeanRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Structured, dark, and inky Chateauneuf with Mourvedre backbone adding iron and tobacco notes alongside Grenache's dark fruit and spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Clos des PapesRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of the most consistently praised Chateauneufs, the Paul Avril estate produces dense, structured red Chateauneuf with Grenache-led depth, Mourvedre spine, and superb ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Andre PerretRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery, one of the most prized sites in the appellation. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with tropical aromatics and excellent depth.
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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery parcel. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with great aromatic intensity and rich tropical-fruit texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Romantic
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Guigal's top single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Condrieu plots. Rich, opulent Viognier at its most decadent with exceptional concentration.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Domaine Francois VillardRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Domaine Francois VillardRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Yves CuilleronRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Old-vine Viognier from the Les Chaillets site above Chavanay. Cuilleron's classic Condrieu, renowned for its lush, tropical-influenced aromatic richness and old-vine depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Auguste ClapeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Vincent ParisRhone 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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
An assemblage from seven prized Cote-Rotie lieux-dits, Chateau d'Ampuis offers an accessible entry point into Guigal's single-vineyard philosophy with genuine complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Rene RostaingRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pierre GaillardRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
E. GuigalRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most powerful and structured of the trilogy. Pure Syrah from the Cote Brune iron-rich soils delivers a wine of granite-and-iron intensity that demands decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Rene RostaingRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Delas FreresRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Delas's La Landonne from the Cote Brune, a powerful and mineral expression of the famous lieu-dit. The Delas version is known for its density and iron character typical of the schist-iron soils.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine CharvinRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A more elegant, mineral-driven Chateauneuf with high-toned red fruit, precision, and purity. Charvin's approach favours natural winemaking with minimal intervention.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Domaine Gourt de MautensRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Jerome Bressy's Gourt de Mautens declassified from Rasteau AOC to IGP Vaucluse to maintain multi-variety blends prohibited under the stricter AOC rules; the wine is widely regarded as one of the Southern Rhone's most distinctive and complex reds.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Domaine La SoumadeRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
A traditional oxidative-style Rasteau VDN; Grenache mutage produces rich, sweet wine with fig, chocolate, and coffee complexity. Excellent with dark chocolate and blue cheese.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Domaine Santa DucRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured, mineral Gigondas from high-altitude garrigue parcels; more austere and herb-driven than fruit-forward, with excellent ageing potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Domaine de CoyeuxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
A fresh, floral Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise from Coyeux; delicate apricot and peach blossom with natural sweetness and clean acidity. An ideal dessert aperitif or pairing for fresh fruit.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Domaine de CoyeuxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
The Reserve Muscat from Coyeux; more concentrated and richer than the standard cuvee, with brief time in old oak adding almond and caramel notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Domaine de MarcouxRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate classique Chateauneuf from biodynamic Marcoux; aromatic, silky, and complex with great purity of fruit and the estate's characteristic Provencal herb character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine de MarcouxRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A biodynamic Grenache of great purity; seductive, perfumed, and silky with exotic spice and concentrated fruit on a long, refined mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Domaine de la JanasseRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100% old-vine Grenache of great depth and complexity from Janasse's most celebrated parcels; perfumed, rich, and structured for long ageing.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Domaine de la MordoreeRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Chateauneuf from La Mordoree; dark, rich, and muscular with Mourvedre backbone and a silky tannic finish. Consistently one of the appellation's finest.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine des BernardinsRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
An aged, oxidative Muscat with extraordinary complexity; dried citrus, almond, saffron, and fig from extended old-wood ageing. A Southern Rhone rarity with the complexity of a great Sauternes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine du PegauRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Between the Reservee and da Capo in style; rich, deep, and complex with southern warmth and Mourvedre backbone adding iron and herb notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du PegauRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A powerful, traditional-style Chateauneuf with deep Grenache-driven fruit, garrigue perfume, leather, and a generous, warm, structured finish.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine du Vieux TelegrapheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The benchmark galets roules Chateauneuf from La Crau plateau: dark, rich Grenache-led blend with smoked meat, olive, and garrigue complexity on a full, mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€€Still White
One of the world's most profound white wines. 100% Marsanne from the De l'Oree parcel of the Hermitage hill, biodynamically farmed, producing liquid gold that evolves magnificently for decades.
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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Paul Jaboulet AineRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Named for the Chevalier de Sterimberg who legend says planted the first Hermitage vines, Jaboulet's white Hermitage is a benchmark Marsanne and Roussanne blend with ageing potential.
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, the most powerful and concentrated section of the Hermitage hill. Delas produces one of the appellation's most structured and age-worthy wines from this iconic 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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Domaine GononRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Chapoutier's flagship white Saint-Joseph from biodynamic parcels of Marsanne and Roussanne. One of the finest expressions of these northern white varieties outside of Hermitage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Tardieu-LaurentRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Negociant Tardieu-Laurent sources old-vine Grenache and Mourvedre from Chateauneuf; the result is a powerful, oak-influenced, concentrated cuvee for extended ageing.
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 · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas O FournierRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
O Fournier's prestige Reserva from the Burgos sector: concentrated dark fruit, cedar and graphite from 18 months in French oak, showing the ambition of the Fournier family's Ribera project.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas AlionRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern, Bordeaux-influenced 100% Tinto Fino Reserva from Vega Sicilia's sister estate, with ripe black fruit, new French oak structure and a clean mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Alonso del YerroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship from the Derenoncourt-consulted Alonso del Yerro estate at Quintanilla de Onesimo: dark cherry, violet and cedar with silky tannins and mineral precision from the Valladolid limestone soils.
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 · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera 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
ComengeRibera 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 Felix CallejoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Dominio de PingusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Dominio de Pingus, produced from purchased fruit across the DO, showing similar mineral depth and concentration to Pingus but on a more accessible scale.
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 · Savoury
Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
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
Bodega MatarromeraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Bodegas MauroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still 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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
PradoreyRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pradorey's flagship Reserva from La Horra, showing concentrated dark cherry, cassis and violet with cedar and a mineral backbone from 18 months in new French oak in the estate's modern gravity-flow cellar.
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 · Elegant
Bodegas ProtosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Rustic
Bodegas ProtosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Cillar de SilosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
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 · Elegant
Bodegas Vega SiciliaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vega Sicilia's earlier-release sibling to Unico, aged five years in oak, with a more approachable but still deeply structured profile of dark cherry, cedar and mineral complexity.
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Perez PascuasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas VizcarraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's signature mid-tier Reserva: 15 months in French oak delivers dark cherry, violet and cedar with the defining freshness and acidity of Vizcarra's high-altitude Burgos terroir.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented white from Viura and Malvasia: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious gastronomic white Rioja.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented old-vine Viura: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious white from the premium project.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A rare varietal old-vine Graciano: dark, peppery and structured with vivid acidity, showcasing a grape usually confined to blends.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas AmarenRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
An old-vine Tempranillo Reserva in a modern, polished style: dark, structured and savoury, the project's core red.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas BaigorriRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern, polished Reserva from the gravity-flow cellar: dark, balanced and savoury with fine tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas BaigorriRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The architectural estate's icon red, made in small lots from selected Tempranillo: dark, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Marques de RiscalRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's prestige red from old vines including pre-phylloxera Cabernet plantings; dark, structured and French-oak-aged, more international in cut while keeping Rioja freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Baron de LeyRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern single-estate red from the monastery-vineyard parcels: dark, polished and structured, aged in new French oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Baron de LeyRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A classical pure-Tempranillo Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a reliable value in the aged category.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas Franco-EspanolasRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic Logrono house's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and traditional, the flagship of the Bordon range.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-vineyard old-vine red from a steep Briones plot; structured, mineral and fresh, the estate's terroir flagship alongside Aurus.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Campo ViejoRioja€€€€€€Still Red
The big brand's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and approachable, a reliable introduction to the aged Rioja style.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas OlarraRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The cathedral-shaped winery's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a traditional Rioja with a three-grape blend.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas MurielRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A revived traditional cuvee, long-aged in oak and bottle: savoury, complex and classical, the prestige red of the Muriel group.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Vinedos del ContinoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A rare varietal Graciano, the estate having pioneered single-variety bottling of this normally blending grape; dark, peppery and structured with vivid acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Vinedos del ContinoRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
Rioja's pioneering single-estate Reserva, from the Laserna property on a bend of the Ebro: balanced, savoury and ageworthy, a chateau-concept benchmark.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Vinedos del ContinoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's prestige red from a plot beside an ancient olive tree: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, the flagship of the Laserna estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas LANRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's modern prestige Reserva from the Vina Lanciano estate: dark, polished and mineral, aged in French oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
CVNERioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cune brand's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a reliable traditional Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's modern, French-oak-aged prestige red with a dash of Cabernet: darker, denser and more international in cut than the classic Reserva while keeping Rioja freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas FaustinoRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The internationally famous frosted-bottle Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and dried-fruit-led in a classical style, one of the world's best-known Rioja labels.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Remirez de GanuzaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A more accessible Reserva from estate parcels: polished and ripe with the house's fine tannin, a step below the flagship Reserva in price and structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas OstatuRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The grower family's old-vine single-plot Tempranillo: dark, mineral and structured, the estate's prestige red from Samaniego.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's prestige red blending high-altitude Tempranillo with old-vine Garnacha; structured, mineral and modern yet balanced, from a revitalised Haro boutique.
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 · Elegant · Savoury
CVNERioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The Reserva tier of CVNE's prestige Imperial line, from Rioja Alta fruit: ripe, savoury and balanced with classic American-and-French-oak spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas ValdemarRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern blend featuring recovered Maturana Tinta: dark, peppery and structured, showcasing the family's work with heritage Rioja grapes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas IzadiRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's old-vine Reserva from Villabuena: polished and modern with savoury depth and fine tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas LANRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A classical Gran Reserva from Fuenmayor: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a dependable traditional Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodega ContadorRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Contador, from old-vine Tempranillo: dense, polished and powerful but more approachable, sharing the estate's mocha-and-cassis signature.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
Another of Artadi's single-vineyard old-vine Tempranillos, this plot giving a slightly darker, more structured wine with the house's mineral signature.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas BilbainasRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Haro house's prestige Gran Reserva from estate Tempranillo, aged in French oak: classical yet polished, savoury and built to age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas AltanzaRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A pure-Tempranillo Reserva from estate fruit, known for its artist-label series: polished, savoury and balanced, a dependable modern Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas Luis CanasRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The family's old-vine selection Reserva: polished and savoury with fine tannins, drawing on the estate's oldest Alavesa parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's classical Gran Reserva from the Ygay vineyard: long-aged, savoury and balanced, between the Reserva and the flagship Castillo Ygay.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Marques de MurrietaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's classically styled Reserva from the Ygay vineyard: ripe but savoury, with American-oak spice over a firm, fresh Tempranillo core. A consistent benchmark Reserva.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Marques de RiscalRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The classical Gran Reserva from the historic Elciego house, long-aged in American oak; savoury, dried-fruit and tobacco-led, made only in the better years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas Ramon BilbaoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's prestige old-vine Tempranillo: dark, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, the flagship of the Haro estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas RiojanasRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cenicero house's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged in oak, savoury and traditional, a benchmark old-school Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas MontecilloRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
One of the oldest houses' classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and elegant, a traditional Rioja with a strong track record.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-fermented prestige white blending Viura with Tempranillo Blanco: textured, savoury and mineral, one of the house's terroir-driven flagships.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A barrel-selected Gran Reserva above the Reserva tier: long-aged, savoury and polished, blending the house's traditional and modern sides.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A barrel selection above the standard Reserva, blending Muga's traditional and modern leanings into a ripe, polished but savoury Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas OntanonRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A classical Gran Reserva from old-vine fruit at Quel in Rioja Oriental: long-aged, savoury and balanced, with a Graciano lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Vina RealRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
CVNE's prestige Alavesa red from selected old vines: dark, polished and mineral, the flagship of the Vina Real cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-vineyard old-vine Garnacha from a high, cool site: fragrant, peppery and mineral, a fresh, elegant expression of the variety in Rioja.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas Ramon BilbaoRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The Haro house's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a dependable value in the aged category.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Remirez de GanuzaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's signature Reserva, made with the shoulder-selection method: powerful and polished yet structured and savoury, built to age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's barrel-fermented white from old Viura and Garnacha Blanca: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious modern white Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A pure old-vine Tempranillo from the best parcels, aged in new French oak; darker and more structured than the regular Roda, with a mineral, savoury core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas RodaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's modern Reserva from old-vine Tempranillo with a touch of Graciano: fresher and more elegant than Roda I, balancing ripe fruit with a savoury, mineral spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern, polished single-estate Tempranillo: dark, mineral and fresh, the family's accessible prestige cuvee from the Sonsierra.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
Muga's modern, French-oak prestige red: dark, dense and polished, with mocha and cassis over firm tannins, a counterpoint to the traditional Prado Enea.
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 · Elegant
ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-vineyard old-vine Tempranillo with the house's signature floral lift and minerality, more accessible than El Pison but built on the same site-driven philosophy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
ValencisoRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The boutique's single Reserva, a pure French-oak-aged Tempranillo bridging modern and classic: elegant, savoury and finely structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
Reborn as a Gran Reserva, Vina Arana is the more elegant, fresher and more savoury of the house's classic pair, with a touch of French oak adding finesse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic Reserva expression of Vina Arana before its Gran Reserva relaunch: elegant, savoury and fresh, the lighter classical counterpoint to Ardanza.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's most famous Reserva and a worldwide benchmark: Garnacha lends generous red fruit, American oak the signature dill and sweet spice, all over a fresh, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The richer, more Burgundian sibling to Tondonia, from a warmer estate vineyard; rounder fruit and spice but still carrying the house's signature freshness and old-oak savour.
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 · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas BilbainasRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic brand's classical Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a traditional Haro Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Vina RealRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The historic Vina Real Gran Reserva: long-aged, savoury and balanced, a classical CVNE red from Rioja Alavesa fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still White
A barrel-aged white Rioja with cult status: deeply oxidative, nutty and waxy, with piercing acidity that keeps it electric for decades, often compared to white Burgundy and old Hunter Semillon.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Red
The reference traditional Rioja Reserva: pale brick colour, oxidative dried-fruit and balsamic aromatics over a fine-boned, high-acid frame that drinks like old Burgundy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€€Still Rose
The most famous rosado in the world: barrel-aged for years, copper-coloured, savoury and saline, it drinks like a serious gastronomic white rather than a summer pink.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Dinastia Vivanco VineyardsRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A varietal Graciano from the family's variety-collection vineyards: dark, peppery and structured, showcasing a heritage Rioja grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Dinastia Vivanco VineyardsRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A rare varietal Maturana Tinta, one of Rioja's recovered ancient grapes: dark, herbal and peppery with brisk acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas VivancoRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A polished modern Reserva from the Briones estate: dark, balanced and savoury with fine tannins, a dependable value Rioja.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas YsiosRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A pure-Tempranillo Reserva from the Calatrava-designed Alavesa estate: ripe, polished and balanced, a modern-classic Rioja with the house's vineyard focus.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Alta Mora by Cusumano (Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Alta Mora's premium single-contrada Etna Rosso from the celebrated Guardiola contrada: the estate's most structured and mineral expression from high-altitude old-vine Nerello Mascalese.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Baglio del Cristo di CampobelloSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Lu Patri is Baglio del Cristo's prestige Nero d'Avola from chalky limestone soils near Agrigento: opulent dark fruit, chocolate and mineral depth from one of the island's most acclaimed organic Nero d'Avola producers.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Baglio di PianettoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Ramione blends the dark fruit warmth of Nero d'Avola with the softening effect of Merlot at 900 metres above sea level: the result is a polished, smooth Sicilian blend with surprising freshness from altitude.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still White
The benchmark Etna Bianco Superiore from Milo: Carricante of crystalline mineral purity, volcanic salinity, and piercing acidity that rewards 8-plus years of cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Benanti Pietrarizzo ContradaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Pietrarizzo contrada on Etna's north slope at 800 metres yields Benanti's most mineral and savoury Nerello Mascalese: a wine of austere mineral precision and remarkable ageing potential from pre-phylloxera vine material.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
From Rovittello on the north slope, this Benanti red shows the classic Etna paradox: light ruby colour but profound mineral depth, firm tannins and soaring acidity demanding patient cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Benanti ViticoltoriSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Benanti's top-tier Etna Rosso from the Serra della Contessa contrada at 700 metres: concentrated, structured, and among the most age-worthy expressions of Nerello Mascalese on the volcano.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
COS PithosSicily€€€€€€€Orange
Grecanico fermented on skins in amphora: a paradigmatic skin-contact white of honeyed stone-fruit richness, firm phenolic texture and saline-mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
COS PithosSicily€€€€€€€Orange
Nero d'Avola fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae without oak: the clay vessel imparts earthy minerality and textural grip unique among Sicilian reds.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cottanera's single-contrada Calderara Sottana Etna Rosso: firmer and more structured than the estate red, showcasing the depth of this historic north-slope contrada.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
CottaneraSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fatagione is one of Italy's most unusual cuvees: pure Mondeuse (Savoie's signature red grape) grown at altitude on Etna's volcanic soils, producing a peppery, full-bodied red of singular character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
CusumanoSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cusumano's premium Chardonnay, Jale, shows the full-sun ripeness of Sicilian Chardonnay through barrique treatment: rich, creamy and tropical with hazelnut-vanilla depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
CusumanoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Sagana is Cusumano's prestige single-vineyard Nero d'Avola from Riesi in central Sicily: opulent, concentrated and barrique-treated to produce a richly chocolate-dark wine of considerable structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Donnafugata PantelleriaSicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Ben Rye (Arabic for 'son of the wind') is Italy's most celebrated Passito di Pantelleria: sun-dried Zibibbo from the alberello pantesco vines on the volcanic island, achieving a concentration and aromatic complexity that has defined the appellation's international reputation.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Tancredi blends the warmth of Nero d'Avola with Cabernet Sauvignon's structural backbone, producing a Sicilian-Bordeaux hybrid with cedar-cedar depth and concentrated fruit aged gracefully in French barriques.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Duca di Salaparuta (Corvo)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Bianca di Valguarnera is Sicily's most celebrated Inzolia: Duca di Salaparuta's partial barrique treatment of the native grape produces a rich, nutty, mineral white with the depth to age several years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Duca di Salaparuta (Corvo)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Duca Enrico was Sicily's first landmark 100% Nero d'Avola: barrique-aged, structured and concentrated, it defined the modern Sicilian red wine archetype and remains a pillar of the island's wine history.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Feudo MontoniSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vrucara is from Feudo Montoni's oldest pre-phylloxera Nero d'Avola vines in the high plateau of central Sicily: austere, iron-mineral, demanding years in bottle to reveal its full complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
FirriatoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Firriato's Bordeaux-style blend from the Trapani hinterland: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown in Sicily's sun produce a richly ripe interpretation of the classic Bordeaux blend with a warm cedar-tobacco finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Firriato Cavanera EtneaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ripa di Moraci is Cavanera's prestige Etna Rosso from the Verzella contrada: a firm-structured, mineral Nerello showcasing the quality achievable at the Firriato Etna estate.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant
Firriato Cavanera EtneaSicily€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Gaudensius is Firriato's traditional-method sparkling wine from Nerello Mascalese on the Verzella contrada: fine persistent bubbles, red-cherry vibrancy and volcanic mineral character - a strong contender alongside Murgo's long-established Etna sparkling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
FirriatoSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Ribeca is one of Sicily's most important varietal Perricone wines: this nearly extinct native grape produces a wine of austere iron-mineral character, tart red fruit and high acidity that is unlike any other Sicilian red.
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 one of Italy's most sought-after cult wines: pure Nerello Mascalese from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines above 1,000 metres, no sulphur added, aged in amphora. The wine embodies volcanic terroir at its most extreme and unfiltered.
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 · Savoury
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudo is the most structured of the Russo single-contrada range: darker-fruited, firmer in tannin, with a chalky mineral depth that demands patience but rewards handsomely.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
GraciSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Arcuria is the Graci flagship: from 52 acres of ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines on the north slope, it epitomises Etna's Burgundian paradox - light ruby colour belying deep mineral complexity and firm, precise tannins.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
GulfiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Baronj contrada produces a more herbal-mineral Nero d'Avola than Bufaleffj, with a finer-grained tannic structure and exceptional length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
GulfiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Bufaleffj contrada produces Gulfi's most powerful Nero d'Avola: dense, iron-mineral, dark-fruited and structured with high tannins needing several years to integrate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
GulfiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sanlorenzo is the most elegant of Gulfi's quartet: the highest-altitude contrada delivers a more refined palate structure with exceptional aromatic complexity.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Romantic
Maggio ViniSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Maggio Vini's Moscato di Noto is a delicately sweet fortified-adjacent late-harvest Moscato Bianco from the sun-drenched Noto terroir: peach blossom, orange and apricot with balancing acidity from the variety's natural freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Mandrarossa's Timperosse is one of the rare 100% Petit Verdot bottlings outside Bordeaux: in Sicily's heat the variety reaches complete ripeness, producing an inky, dense and powerfully structured wine with extraordinary colour and longevity.
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 and Sicily's most important wine: un-fortified perpetuo Grillo aged in a 5-tier solera at Samperi, achieving Marsala-like depth and complexity entirely through natural oxidation - no fortification spirits added. Among the world's most distinctive and debated fortified-style wines.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Vigna La Miccia is De Bartoli's single-vineyard Marsala Superiore Oro: more approachable and lighter in oxidative weight than the Riserva, produced from a specific Grillo plot near Samperi with fresher fruit character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
MorganteSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Don Antonio is Morgante's single-vineyard selection: the richest, most concentrated Nero d'Avola from the estate with barrique aging producing a wine of chocolate-dark-fruit depth and silky structure.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant
MurgoSicily€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Sicily's most celebrated traditional-method sparkling wine: pure Nerello Mascalese fermented in bottle and aged 36-plus months on lees, producing fine bubbles, red-berry freshness and volcanic mineral character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Occhipinti's top-tier DOCG from the Bombolieri single vineyard: equal parts Frappato and Nero d'Avola in their most complex and age-worthy expression, mineral-driven with remarkable persistence.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Arianna OcchipintiSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Siccagno is the Sicilian dry-farming term for unirrigated cultivation; Occhipinti's varietal Nero d'Avola is richly dark-fruited with a characteristic iron-mineral finish from Vittoria's ferrous soils.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Palmento CostanzoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Di Me (meaning 'of me' or 'for me') is Palmento Costanzo's prestige expression: single-vineyard Nerello Mascalese from the oldest vines in the Santo Spirito contrada, displaying the estate's most complex mineral and structural character.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still White
Chardonnay at 1,000 metres on Etna's volcanic soils: a rare and singular white - tropical richness undercut by volcanic salinity and a cool high-altitude acidity that gives exceptional freshness.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Pellegrino's Vergine Soleras uses a traditional solera system (perpetuo) maintaining wine from multiple decades: a layered, dry Marsala of walnut-and-apricot complexity that reflects the long Pellegrino history.
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 · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€€Still White
Archineri is Pietradolce's benchmark Etna Bianco Superiore: pure Carricante of nervy mineral tension, citrus brightness and the chalky volcanic finesse that defines Milo-area white wines.
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Burdese is Planeta's prestige Cabernet Sauvignon-Franc blend, named in Sicilian dialect for Bordeaux. Grown at Ulmo in Menfi, the wine achieves the concentration of ripeness that Sicily's sun provides while preserving the variety's structural backbone through altitude and careful vinification.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Planeta's barrique-aged Chardonnay from Ulmo at Menfi became one of the wines that announced Sicily's quality transformation in the 1990s: rich, buttery, confident, with Sicilian sunshine layered through Burgundian oak treatment.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cometa is Sicily's signature Fiano: Planeta introduced Campanian Fiano to Menfi soils and produced a wine distinct from Southern Italian Fiano with a mineral-salt and almond-toasted character specific to the Mediterranean coast.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta RapitalaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Rapitala Grand Cru is the estate's flagship Chardonnay: a full barrique-fermented Sicilian Chardonnay from the Camporeale hillside estate combining tropical fruit richness with a toasty-creamy Burgundian framework.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta RapitalaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Hugonis, named for the founding de la Gatinais family, blends Cabernet Sauvignon's structure with Nero d'Avola's Sicilian warmth in a wine that reflects the estate's Franco-Sicilian origins.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Serragghia (Pantelleria)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Gabrio Bini's Serragghia is the cult natural passito of Pantelleria: zero-sulphur, zero additions, biodynamic Zibibbo on volcanic pumice soils producing a wine of wild, unpredictable character and extraordinary mineral depth - the most challenging and most sought-after natural sweet wine in Sicily.
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 one of Italy's most dramatically situated wineries, with terrace vines overlooking Stromboli. The Tasca d'Almerita winemaking precision elevates the passito style with clean, precise floral-honeyed concentration and the distinctive volcanic mineral signature of Salina.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Tasca's Chardonnay from the high Regaleali plateau shows what Sicilian sun and altitude do to Chardonnay: richer and more tropical than Burgundy but retaining the Regaleali site's mineral backbone.
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 · Elegant
Tenuta Tascante (Tasca d'Almerita on Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Il Picciolo is Tascante's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from old Nerello vines in a specific parcel within the Rampante contrada: the estate's most structured and complex expression.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta GattiSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta Gatti's Pinot Nero, grown at altitude on the Nebrodi slopes in northern Sicily, is one of Italy's southernmost Pinot Nero bottlings: light, mineral and earthy with the Nebrodi altitude moderating what would otherwise be an impossible growing zone for the variety.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Calderara Sottana is a benchmark for north-slope Etna Rosso: Burgundian elegance with volcanic minerality, tart red-fruit purity and the structural firmness that demands 8-plus years.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudo di Mezzo is the most aromatic and perfumed of the Terre Nere lineup: complex, multi-layered, with chalky depth and remarkable persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Guardiola contrada yields the most powerful and structured of the Terre Nere single-vineyard range: darker fruit, greater density, and a long mineral-chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta di FessinaSicily€€€€€€€€Still White
From the Milo contrada entitled to the Etna Bianco Superiore designation, 'A Puddara (Sicilian for 'la pullera', hen with chicks) is Fessina's single-vineyard Carricante of pure mineral tension and volcanic chalk finesse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta di FessinaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Musmeci is Fessina's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from old Nerello Mascalese vines in the Rovittello contrada: structured, mineral-driven and among the north slope's most refined expressions.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Monte Gorna is Nicosia's prestige Etna Rosso from a single contrada on the south-east slope: the estate's most structured and mineral wine, representing the full potential of the Trecastagni zone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Trimarchisa is Tornatore's top single-vineyard Etna Rosso from an old-vine parcel within the estate's large holdings: firmer in structure and darker in fruit than the estate red, with a mineral complexity that rewards several years of ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Zisola (Mazzei)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Doppiozeta is Zisola's flagship Nero d'Avola from Noto DOC: Mazzei's Tuscan winemaking precision applied to Sicilian Nero d'Avola produces a wine of elegant structure and tobacco-mineral depth.
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Almási PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Barta WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Romantic · Contemplative
Bognár PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Funky · Contemplative
Bott PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Béres Vineyards and WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Demeter ZoltánTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Demeter ZoltánTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Dorógi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Erdei PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Fekete PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Harsányi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Romantic · Elegant
Hétényi PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Jäger PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Karácsonyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Katona PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Kikelet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Lapis PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Romantic · Easygoing
Molnár PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative
PenditsTokaj€€€€€€€€€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
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj NobilisTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Savoury · Contemplative
Tokaj NobilisTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokajer PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Vincze PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Várhelyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Winesor PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Bold
Zsirai PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Zsirai PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
ArgianoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Argiano's annata Brunello from the Renaissance Sant'Angelo in Colle estate. The 2018 vintage was named Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year 2023.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
ArgianoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Argiano's Super Tuscan in a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend with significant Petit Verdot, deep and structured.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
ArgianoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Brunello from Argiano's central south-facing parcel, introduced 2015 by oenologist Bernardino Sani.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Joint-venture Toscana IGT between Avignonesi and Chianti Classico's Capannelle, blending Sangiovese (Capannelle) and Merlot (Avignonesi).
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Avignonesi's flagship Vino Nobile Riserva, released only in top vintages from biodynamic Prugnolo Gentile.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Cult Vin Santo from raisined Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile), 10+ years in caratelli; one of Italy's most fabled sweet wines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Avignonesi's annata Vino Nobile, 100 percent Prugnolo Gentile from Demeter-biodynamic Montepulciano vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Castello BanfiTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Banfi's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible entry into one of Italy's largest Brunello holdings.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Castello BanfiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Banfi's flagship Brunello Riserva from the Poggio all'Oro vineyard, released only in top vintages.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Castello BanfiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Banfi's selection Brunello from the Poggio alle Mura vineyards around the medieval castle, modern style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Castello BanfiTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Banfi's Super Tuscan Sangiovese-Cabernet-Syrah blend bottled under the Sant'Antimo DOC.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Biondi-SantiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The founding Brunello, traditionally styled in Slavonian botti from the Greppo estate's Sangiovese Grosso vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Biondi-SantiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Released only in exceptional vintages, the Riserva is one of the world's most fabled wines for cellar capacity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PetroloTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Petrolo's pure Sangiovese cru from the Boggina parcel. Red-cherry and dried-herb aromatics on an iron-and-leather core; longer-format oak preserves transparency.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Poderi BoscarelliTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Boscarelli's Super Tuscan Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend Toscana IGT.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Poderi BoscarelliTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Vino Nobile Riserva from a 1968-planted parcel; one of the appellation's most precise bottlings.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Tenuta CaparzoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Caparzo's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible cuvee in the lighter northern Montalcino style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Tenuta CaparzoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of Brunello's earliest single-vineyard Vigna designations, from the cooler northern Caparzo estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Tenuta di CapezzanaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Carmignano Riserva from Capezzana's Trefiano hilltop, the estate's flagship long-ageing cuvee.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Barone Ricasoli Castello di BrolioTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ricasoli's Merlot expression. Dark-fruit volume and sweet oak with a Sangiovese-trained acid spine that keeps the wine taut.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Casanova di NeriTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Casanova di Neri's blended-estate Brunello, the modern accessible counterpart to Cerretalto and Tenuta Nuova.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Casanova di NeriTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Brunello from Casanova di Neri's Cerretalto cru, one of Montalcino's most concentrated cuvees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Casanova di NeriTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT from Casanova di Neri, a structured Bordeaux-styled counterpoint to the Brunello range.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Casanova di NeriTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Modern-style Brunello selection from the Tenuta Nuova vineyards; Wine Spectator named the 2001 vintage its 2006 Wine of the Year.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Frescobaldi CastelGiocondoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Frescobaldi's blended-estate Brunello from the western Montalcino, in continuous production since 1989.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Frescobaldi CastelGiocondoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Merlot Toscana IGT from CastelGiocondo's Lamaione parcel, a Brunello-region Merlot in the Bolgheri stylistic register.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Frescobaldi CastelGiocondoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
CastelGiocondo's flagship Riserva from the Ripe al Convento parcel, library-released after long oak ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Castell'in VillaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-school Sangiovese Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga, long-aged in large Slavonian botti.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Castell'in VillaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from a tiny Castell'in Villa parcel, library-release timing and long Slavonian-cask ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Castell'in VillaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from Castell'in Villa, the estate's modern Bordeaux-leaning IGT.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Marchesi Mazzei Castello di FonterutoliTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Mazzei flagship: 100 percent Sangiovese from six clones plus eight massal selections, with a forward black-cherry and graphite profile and firm structural backbone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Castello di Ama's Bordeaux-blend Toscana IGT with Sangiovese leading and Cabernet Franc adding aromatic lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Castello di Ama's cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from a tiny Gaiole parcel, plush and graphite-mineral.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from Castello di Ama's Bellavista parcel at Gaiole, with rose-petal aromatics and iron-mineral intensity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di AmaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Merlot-leaning sibling to Bellavista, deeper-fruited with mocha and dark cherry through a long Sangiovese acid spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barone Ricasoli Castello di BrolioTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Ricasoli flagship: pure Sangiovese with red-cherry and orange-peel aromatics over a graphite acid spine and soft, layered tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Castello di QuercetoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from the Picchio parcel at Lucolena, Sangiovese-led with a small Cabernet support.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Castello di QuercetoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese IGT from Castello di Querceto's La Corte parcel, modern barrique style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Castello di VolpaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from the 600-metre Coltassala parcel at Radda, with a touch of Mammolo for aromatic perfume.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di VolpaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
100 percent Sangiovese Gran Selezione from a single Radda vineyard, austere and graphite-toned.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Frescobaldi Tenuta di CastiglioniTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Merlot-Sangiovese Toscana IGT from the historical Castiglioni estate, the Frescobaldi family's flagship Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Azienda Agricola CesaniTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
The intense Vernaccia from 40-plus-year-old Pancole vines. More yellow-fruit weight and saline length than the annata, with the indigenous almond signature.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Azienda Agricola CesaniTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
The Cesani family's Toscana IGT red. Sangiovese-led with Merlot weight, organic Pancole fruit, tonneaux ageing for soft tannin and savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Col d'OrciaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Col d'Orcia's annata Brunello, traditional Slavonian-cask style from one of the largest organic estates in Italy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Col d'OrciaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Cabernet Sauvignon from Col d'Orcia under the Sant'Antimo DOC.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Col d'OrciaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Brunello Riserva from the high-elevation Poggio al Vento parcel, library-released after 60 months in Slavonian botti.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barone Ricasoli Castello di BrolioTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Sangiovese cru from the Colledila parcel at Gaiole. Strength and elegance, with toasted-oak detail over a firm graphite-tannin spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Marchesi Mazzei Castello di FonterutoliTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of the original Super Tuscans, born 1981. Sangiovese-Cabernet blend with juicy blackberry, underbrush and graphite, capable of cellaring beyond 20 years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
FelsinaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from Felsina, denser and oakier than Rancia, blended across Chianti Classico and Colli Senesi vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
FelsinaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Sangiovese Riserva from the limestone-rich Rancia parcel at Castelnuovo Berardenga; bone-dry, iron-mineral, age-worthy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
FontodiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from the Conca d'Oro amphitheatre at Panzano, polished and graphite-toned with extraordinary precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
FontodiTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Gran Selezione from Fontodi's Sorbo parcel, formerly a Cabernet blend and now pure Sangiovese.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
GrattamaccoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Grattamacco's flagship Bolgheri Superiore, a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend from the second-oldest Bolgheri estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tenuta Guado al TassoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Antinori's flagship Bolgheri Superiore DOC, a polished Bordeaux blend from the family's coastal Bolgheri estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tenuta San GuidoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Tenuta San Guido's second wine, introduced 2000. Cabernet-Merlot Toscana IGT from younger Bolgheri vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Il PoggioneTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Traditional-style Brunello from Sant'Angelo in Colle, long-aged in Slavonian botti and consistently among the appellation's most rewarding.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Il PoggioneTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Riserva from the estate's oldest Sangiovese Grosso vines, planted in 1964. Library-released after long cask ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Isole e OlenaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT created by Paolo De Marchi to bottle the best vineyard at Olena outside DOCG strictures; rose-and-graphite precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Isole e OlenaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Northern-Rhone-styled Syrah from the Olena estate, peppery and savoury with a graphite Tuscan spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Fattoria Le FontiTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Vicky Schmitt-Vitali's ICEA-organic Chianti Classico Riserva, traditionally styled and small-batch.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Fattoria Le FontiTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese Gran Selezione from Le Fonti's organic vineyards, named for the estate founder Vito Arturo Vitali.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cult 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Le Macchiole, often compared to its Masseto neighbour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Italy's most celebrated pure Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT, from Le Macchiole at Bolgheri.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Le MacchioleTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Le Macchiole's pure Syrah Toscana IGT, peppery and savoury with a coastal Bolgheri mineral edge.
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 · Elegant · Savoury
Fattoria Le PupilleTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Morellino di Scansano Riserva from Le Pupille, pure Sangiovese from the warm coastal Maremma.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Fattoria Le PupilleTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Maremma's flagship Super Tuscan, a Bordeaux blend with a touch of Alicante from Le Pupille.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tenuta dell'OrnellaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Ornellaia's second wine, Merlot-led Bordeaux blend from younger Bolgheri vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Marchesi AntinoriTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Classic Chianti Classico Riserva from the Tignanello estate's vineyards, sour-cherry-and-tobacco profile with the structure of the Marchese cuvee.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
MassetoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Masseto's second wine, introduced 2017. Merlot-Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT from younger Masseto vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
MassetoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
100 percent Merlot from a 7-hectare blue-clay parcel inside the Ornellaia estate. Widely considered Italy's most prestigious Merlot and a global benchmark for the variety outside Bordeaux.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
MastrojanniTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Traditional Brunello from Castelnuovo dell'Abate, the southeastern Montalcino quadrant. Elegant and rose-perfumed.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MastrojanniTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Brunello Riserva from the donkey-back-shaped hillside, library-released after long oak ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
MastrojanniTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Brunello from Mastrojanni's southeast-facing Loreto parcel at Castelnuovo dell'Abate, traditionally styled.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Tenuta Guado al TassoTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Cabernet Franc Bolgheri Superiore from Antinori, the estate's single-varietal showcase from a 4-hectare parcel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Michele SattaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Michele Satta's 100 percent Sangiovese Toscana IGT, a rarity on Bolgheri's Bordeaux-dominated coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Michele SattaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Michele Satta's Syrah-led blend with Teroldego, the rare Trentino red joining a Bolgheri portfolio.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Michele SattaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Michele Satta's flagship four-way Bolgheri blend, equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello di NipozzanoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese from the high-elevation Montesodi parcel at Nipozzano, the Rufina region's elegant calling card.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Castello di NipozzanoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-vine Chianti Rufina Riserva from Castello di Nipozzano, the elegant cool-climate counterpoint to Chianti Classico.
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 · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tenuta dell'OrnellaiaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still White
Ornellaia's coastal Bolgheri DOC Bianco, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc-led blend introduced 2013.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
PanizziTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
Panizzi's Riserva Vernaccia, partly oak-and-acacia-aged for a richer, structured profile.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Poggio AnticoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
High-elevation Brunello at 450-500 metres in the southern Montalcino, structured and herbal.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Poggio AnticoTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
High-elevation Brunello Riserva from Poggio Antico's oldest vines, library-released after long oak ageing.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Poggio di SottoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Rosso di Montalcino in Brunello clothing: same southeastern fruit and Slavonian-cask discipline, shorter wood, brighter cherry and earlier accessibility.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
PolizianoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Vino Nobile from the donkey-shaped Asinone hillside, the appellation's most consistently reviewed wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
PolizianoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Poliziano's Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan, Cabernet-led IGT from Montepulciano vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Frescobaldi Tenuta di PominoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still White
Italy's pioneering barrique-aged Chardonnay, in continuous production at the high-altitude Pomino estate since 1973.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
QuerciabellaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still White
Tuscany's most age-worthy oak-aged white, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend modelled on Burgundy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
QuerciabellaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sangiovese-Cabernet Toscana IGT from biodynamic Greve in Chianti vineyards, polished and graphite-toned.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
RiecineTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Pure Sangiovese Riserva from Riecine's Gaiole vineyards, the structure of La Gioia with shorter ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
RiecineTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Riecine's flagship pure Sangiovese IGT from Gaiole, vegan-vinified and ICEA-organic, with rose-and-iron precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Rocca di FrassinelloTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Joint-venture Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend at Gavorrano, housed in a Renzo Piano-designed cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Rocca di FrassinelloTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Rocca di Frassinello's flagship pure Merlot Maremma Toscana DOC, named for the estate's mascot wild boar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
SalchetoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Riserva from CCPB-organic Salcheto's off-grid solar cellar, pure Prugnolo Gentile from old vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
San FeliceTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sangiovese-led Gran Selezione from Castelnuovo Berardenga with a small slice of the rare indigenous Pugnitello grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
San FeliceTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship 100 percent Pugnitello bottling, deep and peppery from a grape San Felice rescued from extinction in the 1980s.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
San FeliceTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
One of the original Super Tuscans, Bordeaux-blended with a slice of the indigenous Pugnitello variety.
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
Fattoria SelvapianaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese Chianti Rufina Riserva from Selvapiana's Bucerchiale parcel, library-aged.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Fattoria SelvapianaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan from Selvapiana, Cabernet-led Toscana IGT from Rufina vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Marchesi Mazzei Castello di FonterutoliTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 50/50 Sangiovese-Merlot Super Tuscan from the historic Siepi vineyard at 850 feet. Black plum, sandalwood and tobacco over a firm cedar-and-cherry core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Marchesi AntinoriTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Cabernet-led sibling of Tignanello, denser and more international in profile, with cassis and graphite intensity over a long Tuscan acid spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Case Basse di Gianfranco SolderaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Single-vineyard Sangiovese from the Intistieti parcel, the sibling cuvee to Case Basse with subtle iron-and-iris perfume.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Case Basse di Gianfranco SolderaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Soldera's flagship pure Sangiovese, now under Toscana IGT after withdrawing from Brunello DOCG. Ethereal, perfumed, profound.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Marchesi AntinoriTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sangiovese-led Super Tuscan with a Bordeaux skeleton: violet-and-cherry aromatics, firm graphite tannins and a long savoury finish that rewards bottle age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tua RitaTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
Tua Rita's Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan from Suvereto, the Cabernet-led complement to Redigaffi.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Tua RitaTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Tua Rita's flagship 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Suvereto on the Val di Cornia, awarded 100 points by Wine Advocate for the 2000 vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Tenuta di CapezzanaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Capezzana's flagship Carmignano DOCG, Sangiovese-Cabernet from the original Tuscan appellation to allow Cabernet (since the 18th century).
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
AdamiVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
One of the most admired single-vineyard Rive expressions in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG. The Giardino parcel sits on the steep Colbertaldo hillside; steep gradient, poor soils and attentive pruning give the wine its notable concentration and precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
AllegriniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Allegrini's estate Amarone Classico blends Corvina and Corvinone in nearly equal measure with a small percentage of Oseleta; the result is a polished, internationally styled Amarone with plush dried-fruit concentration and a refined tannin frame.
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 · Bold · Elegant
AllegriniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A 100% Corvina IGT aged in French barriques rather than dried: La Poja demonstrates the varietal's structure and ageing potential when treated outside the appassimento framework, producing a powerful, savoury red that rivals Amarone in complexity.
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 · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Bisol 1542Veneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
The Rive di Campea sits at higher elevation than most Valdobbiadene Rive sites. The altitude emphasises acidity and mineral character, producing one of the zone's most vertically inclined expressions.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
BortolomiolVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Filanda (silk mill) is the top non-Cartizze label from Bortolomiol, employing a longer extended Charmat contact for added yeast-derived complexity. A brut style with more depth than the entry-level range.
Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
BortolomiolVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Brut Nature (zero dosage, under 3 g/l residual sugar) is the driest legal Prosecco style. Ius Naturae showcases the natural grape sugar without added liqueur, emphasising Glera's inherent acidity and mineral character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
BrigaldaraVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Brigaldara's Classico Amarone is known for its precise, traditional approach: careful appassimento in the estate's fruttai and mixed Slavonian/French oak ageing producing a structured, age-worthy expression.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
BrigaldaraVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Il Vegro is Brigaldara's prestige single-vineyard Amarone from the Il Vegro parcel; higher Oseleta concentration and extended ageing in a mix of small and large casks produce a richer, spicier expression than the estate Classico, with excellent concentration and structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Ca' La BiondaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Ca' La Bionda's Amarone reflects the volcanic and calcareous soils of the Marano valley top: a mineral, iron-inflected style with high acidity and a savoury character quite distinct from estates lower in the valley.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Cantina Valpolicella NegrarVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Domaso is the cooperative's flagship single-vineyard Amarone from the 14-hectare Maternigo hill parcel, showing appreciably greater concentration and mineral precision than the estate-level wine; the earthy, tobacco-cedar style reflects the Maternigo terroir's calcareous character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Cantine CampagnolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Campagnola's Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is produced from appassimento-dried Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes from the Classico hills. Two to three years in large Slavonian oak develop the characteristic dried fruit, dark chocolate and tobacco complexity of the DOCG's flagship wine.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Case PaolinVeneto€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Case Paolin's signature expression from the Montello foothills in the Asolo DOCG zone. The Giusto family uses indigenous varieties including Verdiso and Perera for complexity, and favours a lower dosage Extra Brut style for a drier, mineral-driven Asolo Prosecco Superiore.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Case PaolinVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Case Paolin's vintage-dated Millesimato (single-year harvest) Brut expresses the character of a single season from the Montello-Asolo hills. Only released in years when harvest quality justifies the vintage designation.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
CavalchinaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Amedeo is Cavalchina's premium selection, using partial oak fermentation to add complexity and longevity to the Bianco di Custoza DOC framework. More structured and richer than the standard Custoza, with the oak well integrated.
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 · Funky
Corte Sant'AldaVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Made by Demeter-certified biodynamic winemaker Marinella Camerani, Mithas is among the most distinctive Amarone: Demeter-certified estate viticulture produces a wine of unusual earthy complexity, mineral precision and high acidity that evolves beautifully with bottle age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The most powerful and extracted Amarone on the market: tiny yields, four-month drying, four years in small French oak. Immense concentration 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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dal Forno's entry into the Valpolicella range already shows the estate's signature intensity: deeply coloured, barrique-aged and concentrated beyond what the DOC classification implies.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Fasoli GinoVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Le Bine is the top single-vineyard Soave Superiore DOCG from Fasoli Gino's organically farmed estate. 'Bine' are the traditional wooden stakes used for old Garganega training; this label celebrates the estate's old-vine heritage from individual pergola-trained parcels on volcanic basalt.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Contemplative
Fasoli GinoVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
San Zeno is Fasoli Gino's Recioto di Soave DOCG, made from dried organic Garganega grapes. Organic farming preserves the grape's natural concentration and flavour integrity through drying. The result is a rich, golden sweet wine of exceptional aromatic purity.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Foss MaraiVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Gran Cuvee uses extended Charmat contact to develop yeast-derived bread and cream complexity in the Prosecco Superiore framework. A premium brut with more depth than the house standard Brut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
GiniVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Col Foscarin is Gini's barrel-aged prestige Soave from the Col Foscarin parcel in Monteforte: partial barrel-fermentation adds hazelnut cream and golden apple richness while the Garganega's mineral core remains crisp and long-finishing.
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
The definitive benchmark Amarone: monumental concentration from multi-variety appassimento, extraordinary aromatic depth of dried fruit, leather and tobacco, with firm but resolved tannins and a finish of exceptional length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Giuseppe QuintarelliVeneto€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A blend of local Corvina with international Cabernet in the Quintarelli style: concentrated, savoury and structured, with the Bordeaux varieties adding colour and spine to the Valpolicella base.
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 · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Guerrieri RizzardiVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Guerrieri Rizzardi's Amarone expresses the Classico zone from an estate with over 350 years of Valpolicella history. The extended appassimento (drying) of Corvina and Corvinone grapes concentrates flavour into a wine of great intensity. Three years in Slavonian botti soften the tannins while preserving the dried-fruit character.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Inama Azienda AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Vigneti di Foscarino is Inama's pure basalt-volcanic Soave Classico from the historic Foscarino hill, the most volcanically active terroir in the Classico zone; 100% Garganega barrel-fermented for a mineral, almond-hazelnut complexity of striking length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Le SaletteVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Le Salette's estate Amarone Classico, from the high-altitude Fumane vineyards farmed by Monica Scamperle, shows the distinctive freshness and orange-peel note that characterise the estate's high-elevation fruit; a more approachable entry to the Le Salette style than the Pergole Vece.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Le SaletteVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Pergole Vece is from Le Salette's century-old pergola-trained Corvina vines at 450m elevation in Fumane, producing an Amarone of particular freshness and aromatic complexity; high altitude preserves acidity while old vines add concentration.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Lorenzo BegaliVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Begali's Monte Ca' Bianca is a traditional-school Amarone from very old Corvina vines; the deep mineral iron note and high acidity set it apart, making it one of the most distinctive and food-friendly examples in the Classico zone.
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 · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Dindarello is Maculan's late-harvest Moscato, a lighter and more delicate counterpart to the intense Torcolato and Acininobili. From small Moscato (Muscat blanc a petits grains) grapes left on the vine to develop extra ripeness, it captures the variety's natural floral sweetness without botrytis intervention.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€Still Red
Fratta is Maculan's Bordeaux-inspired flagship red, one of northeastern Italy's landmark wines. A Cabernet-Merlot blend aged 18 months in new French oak, it rivals top Veneto reds in complexity and ageing potential. Fausto Maculan was among the first producers in the Veneto to vinify Bordeaux varieties at serious quality levels.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Italy's most celebrated passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of remarkable 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
From the single Torbe hillside vineyard in the Negrar valley, Campolongo di Torbe is characterised by spicy, tobacco-inflected dried fruit with earthier notes than Masi's more opulent Mazzano bottling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Masi AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Masi's entry-level Classico Amarone is the house's most widely distributed wine and among the most accessible classic-zone bottlings, balancing dried-cherry concentration with a restrained herbaceous character and good structure.
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 · Bold · Rustic
Masi AgricolaVeneto€€€€€€€€Still Red
Masi's Toar is a 30% Oseleta-dominant Veronese IGT that deliberately showcases the rarely-used indigenous variety; partial drying of the Oseleta component adds concentration and the grape's characteristic dark spice and iron mineral character.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Monte TondoVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Miele (honey) is Monte Tondo's Recioto di Soave DOCG, a rare sweet wine from appassimento-dried Garganega grapes. Recioto di Soave predates Soave's dry style and is considered the original historic wine of the Soave hills. Monte Tondo's version captures honey, dried apricot and candied citrus balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Nicolis Angelo e FigliVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The Nicolis family's Amarone from the Villa Girardi estate in San Pietro in Cariano reflects a traditional, large-cask aged style with tobacco-leather character and solid structure; consistent quality across multiple vintages.
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.
Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Nino FrancoVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Nino Franco's zero-dosage Brut Nature expression for consumers wanting the driest, most mineral face of Valdobbiadene DOCG Glera. Under 3 g/l residual sugar and racy acidity make this one of the most food-focused Proseccos in the portfolio.
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.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Nino FrancoVeneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
The vintage-dated prestige cuvee of Nino Franco named for founder Primo Franco. Brut in style, with greater texture and a longer Charmat contact than Rustico; mineral and elegant.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
OttellaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Molceo is among the most complex white wines produced in the Lugana DOC. Extended lees contact in both oak and steel develops remarkable textural richness and autolytic complexity in the Turbiana grape. One of the first producers to prove that Lugana could produce serious age-worthy whites.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Pieropan's Recioto di Soave from the Le Colombare parcel is the most prestigious expression of the ancient sweet white wine tradition of the Soave zone; dried Garganega produces extraordinary apricot-honey concentration kept fresh by the varietal's trademark high acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Calvarino is Pieropan's basalt and limestone single-vineyard Soave, planted in 1924 to Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave; the volcanic basalt soils give a crackling acidity and mineral depth far beyond the appellation average, with exceptional ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
La Rocca is 100% Garganega from the volcanic tufa hillside above Soave castle, barrel-fermented and aged; arguably Italy's most cellar-worthy white wine, developing hazelnut-honey complexity over 10-plus years while retaining the grape's almond-mineral core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PraVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Otto is Pra's barrel-aged prestige Soave, named for the year the oldest vines were planted (1908); extensive lees contact in barriques produces a Garganega of remarkable richness, hazelnut-cream complexity and long ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Roberto AnselmiVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Capitel Croce is Anselmi's barrel-aged 100% Garganega, named for a wayside cross on the Capitel Croce hill; oak-fermented with extended lees contact to produce a richer, more complex expression of the varietal with hazelnuts, golden apple and creamy texture.
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 · Rustic · Elegant
Santa SofiaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Santa Sofia's Amarone is a traditional-style Classico from the historic Pedemonte estate, emphasising tobacco-leather complexity and long cellarability; the 16th-century villa setting adds heritage gravitas to a consistently well-made Amarone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Serafini and VidottoVeneto€€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship of the Montello DOCG, one of northeastern Italy's most serious Bordeaux-blend reds. Serafini and Vidotto pioneered quality Bordeaux-variety production on the Montello hills in the 1980s when the zone was considered secondary. Il Rosso dell'Abazia has become the reference point for the designation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Speri's estate Amarone Classico reflects the six-generation family's traditional approach with large-cask ageing, producing a fresh, floral, tobacco-inflected Amarone that remains one of the most consistent classic-zone expressions.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
SuaviaVeneto€€€€€€€€Still White
Suavia's Monte Carbonare from the village of Soave itself: 100% Garganega from a steep volcanic tufa hillside with century-old vines; lees-aged in large casks producing exceptional mineral depth, citrus-almond precision and great cellaring potential.
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 · Rustic
Tedeschi ViniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
La Fabriseria (old Venetian dialect for the forge) is Tedeschi's second single-vineyard Amarone from a plot on the Monte Olmi hillside; greater tobacco-iron concentration than the Capitel Monte Olmi, with a more austere, mineral-forward character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
Tenuta Sant'AntonioVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The 20% Oseleta in Campo dei Gigli adds a peppery, dark-spice dimension to the Corvina-Corvinone dried fruit base; from the Mezzane valley outside the Classico zone, the wine shows an earthier, more structured style than comparable Classico Amarone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Tommasi ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Tommasi's estate Amarone Classico represents the fourth-generation family's traditional approach: a high proportion of Corvinone adds floral lift to the dried-cherry concentration while three years in large casks develops structure.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky
Valentina CubiVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Valentina Cubi's certified organic Amarone from the Fumane hillsides shows a distinctly earthy, mineral character from organic viticulture; the Oseleta addition contributes pepper spice and the high acidity reflects the altitude of the Fumane Classico zone.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
VignaltaVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The defining wine of the Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG, Italy's most aromatic dessert wine appellation. Moscato Giallo grapes are dried (passito) on bamboo racks in the volcanic Euganean Hills; the intensely floral and orange-scented result is unlike any other Italian sweet wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
VignaltaVeneto€€€€€€€Still Red
Gemola is the flagship red of Vignalta and one of the Veneto's most distinctive non-Valpolicella reds. The volcanic basalt soils of the Euganean Hills give a distinctive mineral thread to this Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend that is unlike the softer alluvial reds of the plain.
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 · Rustic
VivianiVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Campo Morar (meadow of mulberries) is Viviani's single-vineyard Amarone from the highest plots on the Mazzano ridge in Negrar, at over 400 metres elevation; the altitude confers remarkable freshness and acidity to the dried-fruit concentration, producing a wine of particular precision and longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
ZenatoVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Zenato's Classico Amarone incorporates 20% Oseleta adding firm pepper tannin and dark fruit spice to the Corvina-led blend; aged in a combination of large Slavonian and small French oak that bridges traditional and modern styles.
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 exceptional vintages and aged five years in oak; the highest Oseleta proportion and extended ageing produce Zenato's most structured and concentrated wine, with extraordinary longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
ZymeVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Zyme's Kairos is a modern interpretation of Classico Amarone; former Quintarelli cellarmaster Celestino Gaspari applies small French oak ageing to produce a polished, concentrated expression that bridges traditional intensity with contemporary oak integration.
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut AlzingerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Domäne WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Domäne Roland ChanWachau€€€€€€€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
Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Winery Veyder-MalbergWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Franz HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut FJ Gritsch MauritiushofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Full-bodied Riesling Smaragd from the Singerriedel site at Spitz by Gritsch Mauritiushof; granite mineral and stone-fruit depth with a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Johann DonabaumWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Riesling Smaragd from the Spitzer Punkt site on gneiss and granite soils; granitic minerality, racy citrus acidity and stone-fruit depth.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut TegernseerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White