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 · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Château de la ChaizeBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Château de la Chaize's mid-tier Brouilly, longer-aged and more structured than the classique, with ripe fruit concentration and earthy Brouilly depth.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky
Domaine Jean-Claude LapaluBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-vine Brouilly from a natural-wine pioneer: sauvage cherry and iron mineral character with the energy of whole-cluster fermentation.
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 Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)Beaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Terres Dorées' Côte de Brouilly from Mont Brouilly: volcanic-mineral depth with dark cherry concentration and the firm, structured grip of the appellation's blue-syenite soils.
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 · Bold · Elegant
Domaine ChignardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine de la MadoneBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Rustic · Elegant
Domaine du Granit FleurieBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du Clos du FiefBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Château de PizayBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Château de Pizay's traditional Morgon from the Côte du Py zone: deeply coloured, iron-mineral and earthy with the Morgon-typical concentration and structure for medium-term ageing.
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 · Bold · Contemplative
Domaine Mee GodardBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Rustic · Bold
Domaine des RosiersBeaujolais€€€€€€€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 · Contemplative · Rustic
Domaine Marcel LapierreBeaujolais€€€€€€€€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 · Rustic · Contemplative
Domaine BoulandBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Domaine Guy BretonBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Old-vine Morgon from Guy Breton with the characteristic zero-sulfur freshness of the natural Beaujolais school. Earthy, mineral, and age-worthy.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Maison Georges DuboeufBeaujolais€€€€€€€Still Red
Duboeuf's Moulin-à-Vent from multiple selected parcels: structured, dark and mineral with the appellation's Pinot-like depth and firm ageing spine.
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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau AusoneBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From just 7 hectares of steep limestone slopes, Ausone is a wine of concentration, precision and mineral tension. Cabernet Franc dominates, giving iron-rich structure, dried-flower fragrance and an extraordinary seamless finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau 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 · 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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Chateau La Mission Haut-BrionBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
La Mission Haut-Brion combines the gravel terroir of Talence with intense, brooding dark fruit. Blackberry, scorched earth, and graphite underpin a structured, powerful palate with velvety tannins and a finish that rivals the great first growths.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau Lafite RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The archetype of Pauillac first-growth: Cabernet-dominant, with penetrating lead pencil and cassis aromatics, precise fine-grained tannins, and a finish that evolves over decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau LafleurBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Unique Pomerol with an equal Cabernet Franc-Merlot split giving a perfumed floral lift and structural precision rarely seen in the appellation. Biodynamic farming since 2014; produced from just 4.5 hectares on the Pomerol plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
Chateau Lynch-BagesBordeaux$$$$$$$$$Still Red
Lynch-Bages consistently overperforms its Fifth Growth classification. A richer, more extrovert Pauillac than the first-growths, with cassis generosity, smoky tobacco, and a robust structure that ages beautifully over 20-30 years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
Chateau MeyneyBordeaux$$$$$$$Still Red
One of Saint-Estephe's most consistent and value-oriented estates, Meyney produces full-bodied, tannic wines with a distinctive spice and dark berry character. Notable for its high Petit Verdot content (10%) contributing structure and aromatic complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Chateau Mouton RothschildBordeaux$$$$$$$$$$Still Red
The most opulent of the Pauillac first-growths; Mouton Rothschild emphasises blackcurrant concentration, dark chocolate, and an extrovert aromatic generosity that sets it apart from the pencil-mineral restraint of Lafite and Latour.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeBordeaux$$$$$$$$$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.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Savoury · Bold
Champagne BollingerChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A Pinot-led, oak-influenced brut of real depth: ripe apple and peach burst through with bitter orange while brioche and fresh walnut linger on a savoury 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 · Elegant
Charles HeidsieckChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A richly mature non-vintage built on a large reserve component: ripe lemon and pineapple over buttery pastry and vanilla toast, with textural richness lifted by a saline, chalky finish.
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 · 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 · 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 · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Champagne DrappierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Drappier's Pinot Noir-led Cote des Bar house brut: quince, red apple and spice over fresh brioche, with ripe Pinot fruit, a rounded texture and a long finish.
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 · Elegant
Champagne Egly-OurietChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Egly-Ouriet's Premier Cru entry cuvee: ripe orchard fruit and white flowers over spice and light toast, fleshy and vinous with fine chalk and a savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne GossetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The non-vintage flagship of Champagne's oldest house: blackcurrant and gingerbread over dried fruit and white flowers, balanced and deep with a subtle, lasting finish.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne MarguetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Benoit Marguet's biodynamic Grand Cru blend: citrus and orchard fruit over brioche and nutty notes, with a delicious briochy softness and enchanting oxidative nuttiness.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Champagne Paul BaraChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A 100 percent Grand Cru Bouzy brut: ripe red fruit and citrus over white flowers and brioche, with rich classy fruit, concentrated Pinot flavour and excellent acidity that gains biscuity complexity with age.
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 · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Champagne PhilipponnatChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Philipponnat's Pinot-led house brut: crisp citrus and summer berries over fine biscuit, the palate vinous yet high-definition with complex red fruit and gentle toast.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
CalemDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
CalemDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
Calem's well-loved everyday reserve tawny, nutty and lightly sweet, a staple of the Portuguese market.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Cockburn's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible everyday tawny with nutty caramel notes, good chilled or neat.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Cockburn's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
One of the UK's best-loved reserve rubies, smooth and fruit-driven with a gently dry Cockburn's finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, slightly drier in the Dow's register.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · 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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A drier-styled single-harvest LBV with black fruit and a savoury finish in the Dow's house style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
FerreiraDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A reserve tawny named for the legendary Dona Antonia Ferreira, with nutty caramel and dried-fruit notes.
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
One of the world's best-selling reserve rubies: rich, fruit-forward and smooth, a reliable everyday Port.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rich single-harvest LBV with the house's signature opulent black fruit, smooth and ready to drink.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
An organic reserve ruby with ripe black fruit and a fresh herbal lift, made from certified organic vineyards.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine, complex twenty-year tawny balancing honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, regularly among the top-rated of its class.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and complex spiced wood.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rich single-harvest LBV aged five years in wood, smooth and approachable with dense black fruit.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A premium reserve ruby evoking a young Vintage in miniature: concentrated fruit, smooth tannin and a warming finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible reserve tawny with nutty caramel notes, made for everyday drinking chilled or neat.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do Vale MeaoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Vale Meao, ripe and polished with the estate's signature freshness, an accessible introduction to the house style.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A pioneering elegant Douro red from old field-blend vines, fresh and mineral with red-fruit purity and savoury spice rather than weight.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Prats & SymingtonDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The second wine of Chryseia, fresh and elegant with red-and-black fruit, an accessible window onto the house's Bordeaux-influenced style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
QuevedoDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible reserve tawny with nutty caramel notes, good chilled or neat.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do CarmoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
A concentrated, oak-aged Cima Corgo red from the Amorim estate, structured and fresh with dark fruit and cedar spice.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Domingos Alves de SousaDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship old-vine red from the Gaivosa estate in the cooler Baixo Corgo, structured and mineral with a long fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Quinta da PachecaDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A polished south-bank Douro red from the historic Pacheca estate near Lamego, ripe and rounded with dark fruit and spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta da RomaneiraDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A polished estate red from the large historic Romaneira property between Pinhao and Alijo, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and cedar spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta de la RosaDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A polished single-quinta Douro red from the riverside estate below Pinhao, ripe and fresh with fine tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do CrastoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A benchmark old-vine field-blend Douro red, ripe yet structured, balancing dark fruit and savoury spice with the estate's signature freshness and ageability.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do CrastoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A polished Douro Superior red from the estate's Vale de Cabrões vineyard, with ripe dark fruit, rounded tannins and freshness.
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 · 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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Quinta do NovalDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A modern DOC Douro red from the Noval estate, with ripe dark fruit, fine tannins and the estate's signature freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do PegoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
An award-winning oak-aged red from the Pego estate above the river at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured with dark fruit and cedar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do PortalDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
An oak-aged Pinhao valley red, ripe and structured with dark fruit and cedar, from the architect-designed Portal estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do TedoDouro Valley€€€€€€Still Red
An organic Douro red from the Tedo estate, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and dark fruit.
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Quinta do ValladoDouro Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
An old-vine field-blend Reserva, ripe and structured with savoury spice and the estate's hallmark freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Real Companhia VelhaDouro Valley€€€€€€Still Red
A modern, ripe Douro red from Royal Oporto's Quinta de Cidro, with dark berry fruit, rounded tannins and a fresh finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Real Companhia VelhaDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny under the Royal Oporto label from Portugal's oldest wine company.
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
SandemanDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
The house flagship reserve ruby, smooth and fruit-driven for everyday drinking.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, mellow ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
Taylor's signature aged tawny: a fine balance of dried-fruit concentration, mellow nuttiness and a long spiced finish, widely cited as the benchmark twenty-year style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A deeply concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and a complex spiced wood character.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
An intensely complex forty-year tawny, the dried fruit reduced to concentrated marmalade with layers of nut, spice and aged wood.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An approachable reserve ruby with ripe berry fruit and a smooth, gently spiced finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rich, approachable LBV with deep black-fruit and a smooth cocoa-spiced finish, made to drink without decanting.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Warre's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The world's oldest continuously shipped Port brand, a reliable reserve ruby with rich fruit and a smooth finish.
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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Deep mahogany Oloroso aged purely under oxidative conditions. Coffee, walnuts and dried fruit with a dry, warm and lingering finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
El Puerto Amontillado with hazelnut and light caramel character; the Atlantic microclimate of the riverside bodega gives a lighter, fresher character than inland Jerez Amontillado.
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 · Savoury · Contemplative
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
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Osborne's classic dry Oloroso; full body from long oxidative solera ageing, dark dried-fruit and rancio complexity characteristic of El Puerto's Atlantic-moderated Oloroso style.
Dry · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas Bay-AlbaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold
Bodegas CaballeroJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry Sanlúcar Oloroso from Delgado Zuleta's oldest solera; the Atlantic coastal terroir adds a persistent saline note to the standard dried-fruit and rancio oxidative profile.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Rich, deep Oloroso from the Lustau Solera Reserva. Dark amber with roasted nuts, tobacco, dried fruit and a long, dry and warming finish.
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.
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 · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas García de VelascoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Vinicola HidalgoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Contemplative
González ObregónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Bodegas Díez-MéritoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado of exceptional age from Williams & Humbert, minimum 30 years average age. Old beeswax, dried orange rind and tobacco on the nose; walnut oil and leather on the palate.
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Funky · Savoury
Bodegas La CigarreraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas La CigarreraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sanlúcar Amontillado with hazelnut and toffee character; the biological Manzanilla origin gives a characteristic saline freshness to the oxidative nutty depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry Sanlúcar Oloroso from Argüeso with full body; rich dried-fruit and rancio complexity from oxidative solera ageing in the bodega's Barrio Bajo cellars.
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
Dry · Savoury
Miguel MartínJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Mid-tier Amontillado from Delgado Zuleta at the accessible entry below VORS; dry, nutty, with the characteristic Sanlúcar saline freshness from the Manzanilla origin.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Sánchez RomateJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sanlúcar Amontillado retaining the Atlantic saline character of the Manzanilla base even after full biological-to-oxidative progression; dry, nutty and fresh.
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
El Maestro SierraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas Faustino GonzálezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Bold · Savoury
La Cave MoralesJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Oloroso named after the Sangre y Trabajadero pago (Blood and Toil): full-bodied, dry and concentrated with the characteristic rancio depth of old El Puerto oxidative soleras.
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas UriumJerez & 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 · Bold · Savoury
Bodegas Dios BacoJerez & 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.
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Dry Amontillado from Sanlúcar with the characteristic saline edge of its origin; hazelnut and orange peel aromatics over a medium-bodied, clean palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
VORS Amontillado from a solera maintained since the bodega's founding in 1744; exceptional saline complexity from extended Sanlúcar biological phase and decades of subsequent oxidative development.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Century-old solera Amontillado of extreme concentration; the rancio and mineral depth reflect decades of slow oxidative transformation in old American oak.
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sandeman JerezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Bold
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet Oloroso from a solera founded in 1847, blended with Pedro Ximénez for sweetness. Raisins, caramel, coffee and warm spice.
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.
Dry · Savoury · Contemplative
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
A classic solera Amontillado: amber hue, roasted nut core, dried fruit and a warm tangy finish from the dual biological-then-oxidative ageing.
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 · Rustic · Elegant
Ca' del BaioPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
A garnet Barbaresco with an intense bouquet of powerful fruit, dried flowers and underbrush, dry, smooth and rounded with a warm finish and balanced tannins.
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 · Refreshing
Cordero di MontezemoloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Monfalletto estate in La Morra, beneath its landmark cedar of Lebanon, a refined, classically styled Barolo of perfume and balance.
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 · Rustic · Savoury
FontanafreddaPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The classic village Barolo from the largest contiguous estate in the Langhe, blending organically farmed Serralunga fruit into a traditional, fairly priced Nebbiolo.
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 · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
G.D. VajraPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Kye is Vajra's serious, oak-aged take on Freisa, a near-forgotten Nebbiolo relative, giving a tannic, high-toned red with wild-berry character.
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 · 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 · 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 · Rustic · Savoury
Marchesi di BaroloPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The classic village Barolo of the house, blending fruit from across the Barolo commune for a structured, traditional and fairly priced Nebbiolo.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Michele ChiarloPiedmont€€€€€€€Still Red
A Nizza DOCG Barbera from the La Court cru, bright ruby with red fruit, mature cherry, raspberry and sweet tobacco, full-bodied and harmonious with a savoury round finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Poderi e Cantine OdderoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The classic estate Barolo, blending fruit from several of Oddero's cru holdings into a traditional, balanced and fairly priced Nebbiolo.
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 · Contemplative · Savoury
Poderi Aldo ConternoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's classic Bussia Barolo, drawing on the wider Bussia holdings for a structured yet approachable traditional Nebbiolo.
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 · Rustic · Savoury
Produttori del BarbarescoPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship village Barbaresco of the grower cooperative, blending member fruit from across the appellation into a classic, fairly priced 100% Nebbiolo.
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 · Elegant · Refreshing
Renato RattiPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
Marcenasco is Ratti's classic La Morra Barolo, the wine on which the house built its reputation for elegant, approachable Nebbiolo.
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 · Refreshing · Elegant
TrediberriPiedmont€€€€€€€€Still Red
The young La Morra estate's village Barolo, a fragrant, value-driven Nebbiolo that has quickly won acclaim for purity and freshness.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Chateau La NertheRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate red from one of Chateauneuf's most ancient properties; balanced and approachable with dark fruit, garrigue, and a structured tannic framework.
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 · 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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
M. ChapoutierRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Chapoutier's Cornas from the Les Arenes parcel on granite. Biodynamically farmed old Syrah with the smoky, iron-edged character that defines Cornas AOC.
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 · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Domaine La SoumadeRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
A structured, dark Rasteau from the Romero family estate; Grenache dominant with iron, cocoa, and Provencal herb notes and a firm mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Domaine Raspail-AyRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still Red
Traditional Gigondas from the Ay family; old-vine Grenache unfiltered and aged in old foudres, offering excellent value and classic garrigue-driven Southern Rhone personality.
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 · 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 · 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 · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Domaine Le Sang des CaillouxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
The flagship red Vacqueyras from Sang des Cailloux; structured, mineral, and herb-driven, with excellent depth and length for the appellation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Domaine GononRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Tardieu-LaurentRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red
Negociant Rasteau from Tardieu-Laurent; concentrated, barrel-aged, and structured, showing the appellation's characteristic iron and dark fruit character.
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas AaltoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
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 · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas Arzuaga NavarroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
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 · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas AsterRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The extended-oak Reserva from Aster spends 24 months in older French barrels following the La Rioja Alta philosophy, developing dark plum, tobacco, cedar and earthy mineral complexity.
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 · Easygoing · Bold
Pago de los CapellanesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Pago de los CapellanesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Pago de los CapellanesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Carmelo RoderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Carmelo RoderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Carmelo RoderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Cillar de SilosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Convento San FranciscoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Full-bodied Tinto Fino from the historic La Horra convent site, with firm tannins, dark fruit and well-integrated oak spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Convento de OrejaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige selection from Convento de Oreja: concentrated dark cherry, blackberry and cedar from 18 months in French oak, more structured and age-worthy than the standard Crianza.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Pago de CarraovejasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dominio del AguilaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
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 · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas EminaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The Emina Reserva applies 20 months in French oak to produce a fuller-bodied, more structured expression: dark cherry, plum jam and tobacco, with firm tannins and mineral finish from the Peñafiel limestone soils.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
ComengeRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Felix CallejoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Garcia FigueroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Named for its 15-month French oak regime, this is Garcia Figuero's Reserva-tier: concentrated dark cherry, cassis, violet and cedar from selected old-vine La Horra parcels.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Matallana (Telmo Rodriguez)Ribera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Rustic
Goyo Garcia ViaderoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
A natural-wine Tinto Fino from pre-phylloxera ungrafted old vines at Villalbilla de Gumiel, with wild cherry, earthy mineral and high acidity from minimal-intervention winemaking.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Arzuaga NavarroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Resalte de PenafielRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The premium Tinto Fino from Resalte de Peñafiel, aged in French oak for greater concentration and mineral complexity than the Crianza, showing the character of the Peñafiel sub-zone.
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Hacienda MonasterioRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Hacienda SolanoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Structured Reserva from the Hontangas plateau with dark plum, tobacco and cedar from 20 months in French oak; the chalk-clay terroir contributes a mineral backbone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Hacienda ZoritaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The Reserva tier from Hacienda Zorita's organic Salamanca estate: concentrated dark plum, blackberry and cedar from Tinto Fino, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah aged 18 months in French oak.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
LegarisRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Fuller-bodied Reserva from Legaris with dark cherry, chocolate and cedar from extended time in French oak; herbal and mineral notes reflect the Curiel de Duero terroir.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas Cepa 21Ribera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Emilio MoroRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€Still Red
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 · Easygoing · Elegant
Bodega MatarromeraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodega MatarromeraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Bodega MatarromeraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
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 · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas MontebacoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Finca MuseumRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Museum's Reserva tier adds weight and structure: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and tobacco from 20 months in French oak, with firm tannins and a mineral thread from the Peñafiel limestone soils.
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 · Easygoing · Bold
Pago de CarraovejasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Pago de CarraovejasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Vega RealRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The premium Tinto Fino selection from Vega Real, sourced from the best parcels at Valbuena de Duero and aged in French oak for greater concentration, mineral depth and structure.
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 · Easygoing · Rustic
Dominio del AguilaRibera 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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas PortiaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Portia's mid-premium Reserva: concentrated dark cherry, cassis and cedar from 16 months in French oak, showing the Gumiel de Izán terroir in a more structured, age-worthy style than the entry Prima.
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 · Elegant · Rustic
Bodegas ProtosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Resalte de PenafielRibera del Duero€€€€€€Still Red
An approachable Tinto Fino Crianza from the Resalte estate at the foot of Peñafiel castle, with clean cherry fruit, vanilla and light mineral character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas Ribera del PelayoRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The Reserva from Bodegas Ribera del Pelayo reveals the depth of the Hoyales de Roa old-vine terroir: dark cherry, blackberry and tobacco from 18 months in French oak with firm, age-worthy tannins and chalk-limestone mineral thread.
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas TamaralRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
The single-estate Tinto Fino from the Finca La Meda parcel at Tamaral, with greater concentration, mineral depth and structure than the entry Crianza, aged in French oak.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Bodegas TarsusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Polished Crianza from Tarsus at La Horra with cherry, plum and violet from 14 months in French oak; smooth, structured tannins and good length from the high-altitude Burgos-sector vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bodegas TarsusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The Tarsus Reserva adds weight and complexity to the estate's style: dark cherry, cassis, licorice and cedar from 18 months in French oak, with firm, age-worthy tannins from La Horra limestone.
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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas ReyesRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Traditional extended-oak Reserva from Bodegas Reyes: dark plum, tobacco and vanilla from 20 months in mixed-species oak, with earthy mineral notes reflecting the Pedrosa de Duero clay-limestone terroir.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Tinto PesqueraRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Rustic
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas TrusRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Full-bodied Reserva from Trus with concentrated dark cherry, cedar and herbs from 18 months in French oak, with the structure to develop in bottle.
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dominio de AtautaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas ValdubonRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
An accessible Tinto Fino Crianza from a Milagros estate in the Burgos sector, with approachable cherry fruit, vanilla and smooth tannins from the cave-cellar winery.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Bodegas ValdubonRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
The Valdubon Reserva with extended French-oak ageing, showing concentrated dark fruit, cedar and a more structured profile from the high-altitude Burgos sector.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas VatanRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
A single-wine estate from La Horra producing an extractive, concentrated Tinto Fino with dark cherry, blackcurrant, herbal notes and a mineral backbone from the calcareous clay soils of the Burgos plateau.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Vega SiciliaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A Tinto Fino-led blend aged for a decade or more, building complexity of dried fruit, leather and cedar with a mineral, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Vega SiciliaRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
A non-vintage multi-year blend of Unico vintages, offering seamless integration of dried fruit, cedar and mineral notes across selected exceptional years.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Perez PascuasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Bodegas Perez PascuasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Elegant · Rustic
Bodegas Perez PascuasRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Bodegas Hermanos SastreRibera 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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Bodegas Vizcarra RamosRibera del Duero€€€€€€€Still Red
Structured Reserva from the Fuentelcesped estate: dark plum, blackcurrant and tobacco from 20 months in French oak, with earthy tannins and mineral notes reflecting the clay-limestone soils of the eastern Burgos plateau.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Finca AllendeRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate's core Tempranillo from Briones: polished and savoury with a mineral lift, the accessible entry to the Allende style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Eguren family's icon Tempranillo from old Sonsierra vines: dense, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, one of modern Rioja's prestige reds.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
CVNERioja€€€€€€Still Red
The house's widely available Reserva: classic, savoury and reliable, with American-oak spice over fresh Tempranillo fruit. A benchmark value Reserva.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas FaustinoRioja€€€€€€Still Red
The widely available Reserva: classic, savoury and reliable, a strong-value traditional Rioja red.
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 · Savoury · Elegant
Gomez CruzadoRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The boutique Haro house's classical Reserva: balanced, savoury and fresh, the gateway to the estate's terroir range.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas LANRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A balanced, savoury everyday Reserva from Fuenmayor: classic oak spice over fresh Tempranillo, a dependable value 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Marques de RiscalRioja€€€€€€Still Red
One of Rioja's most historic Reservas, aged in American oak in a classical, savoury style; reliable, elegant and a worldwide benchmark for the category.
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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas MugaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's calling-card Reserva, fermented in oak vats and aged in barrel; balanced, savoury and traditional, a benchmark mid-priced Rioja.
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 · Rustic
Bodegas MurielRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A classic American-oak Reserva: savoury, oak-spiced and balanced, a strong-value traditional Rioja red.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas OntanonRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A balanced Reserva from old-vine Rioja Oriental fruit at Quel: savoury, fresh and traditional, with a Graciano lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas OstatuRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
A fresh, balanced Alavesa Reserva from the grower family: savoury and polished, a strong-value estate Rioja.
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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Bodegas Ramon BilbaoRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A balanced, savoury Reserva from the Haro house: classic oak spice over fresh Tempranillo, a dependable value Rioja.
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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Fruity
Sierra CantabriaRioja€€€€€€Still Red
The family's accessible estate red: polished, fresh and savoury, a reliable modern Rioja 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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas TritiumRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A balanced estate Reserva from the Najerilla valley in Rioja Alta: savoury, fresh and traditional, from a quieter corner of the region.
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 · Savoury · Easygoing
La Rioja Alta S.A.Rioja€€€€€€€Still Red
Labelled Reserva but styled as the house's accessible everyday red: pure Tempranillo with the signature American-oak lift, supple and savoury and a perennial value pick.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas RiojanasRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A classical Reserva in the traditional Cenicero style: savoury, long-oaked and elegant, a dependable value Rioja.
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 · Rustic · Savoury
R. Lopez de Heredia Vina TondoniaRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
The house's entry red and arguably the best-value traditional Rioja Crianza: already complex, savoury and high-acid, drinking like many estates' Reserva.
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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Bodegas BilbainasRioja€€€€€€Still Red
The house's historic Vina Pomal Reserva, a classic Haro red: savoury, balanced and reliable, with the traditional oak-spice signature and good value.
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
ArtadiRioja€€€€€€€Still Red
Artadi's village-level Tempranillo from several old-vine Laguardia plots: the gateway to the estate, fresh and floral with fine tannins and a mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Bodegas VivancoRioja€€€€€€Still Red
A four-grape Reserva-style blend showcasing the classic Rioja varieties together: balanced, savoury and modern from the Briones estate.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
COSSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
COS's varietal Nero d'Avola reveals the grape at its richest: dark fruit, licorice and tobacco with supple biodynamic-farmed tannins and a persistent warm finish.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Contemplative
Azienda Vinicola CalabrettaSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigne Vecchie (old vines) showcases the depth of Calabretta's ungrafted Nerello: light in colour but profound in mineral detail, with the incense-and-iron character of century-old Etna vines.
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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
CusumanoSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Cusumano's Nero d'Avola and Syrah blend from Sicilian estate vineyards: the pepper-spice of Syrah amplifies Nero d'Avola's dark fruit and the barrique treatment adds structure and warmth.
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€Still Red
Donnafugata's entry-level Nero d'Avola offers the grape's warm, plum-cherry character with the smooth, approachable style the estate is known for at this price point.
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 · 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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Feudo MontoniSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The more approachable Feudo Montoni Nero d'Avola; less austere than Vrucara, with a cherry-herb character and the estate's distinctive high-altitude mineral warmth.
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 · 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.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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.
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.
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.
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 · Elegant
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Contrada C Chiappemacine is among the lightest and most elegant of the Passopisciaro contrada series: fragrant, iron-tinged, with firm but fine-grained tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Contrada R Rampante, from the highest-altitude Passopisciaro site at 1,000 metres, produces the most structured and slow-evolving wine of the range: taut, mineral and built for exceptional longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti)Sicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Franchetti is the prestige cuvee of the estate: a powerful blend of Petit Verdot and Cesanese d'Affile from Etna's volcanic soils, combining Bordeaux structure with the island's volcanic energy. A wine of exceptional concentration and longevity.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Pellegrino's 10-year Marsala Superiore Riserva is a showcase for the family-owned house's century-long expertise: 10 years of barrel ageing develop extraordinary complexity of dried fruit, coffee and roasted nut character.
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.
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Planeta Buonivini (Noto)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Planeta's Noto DOC Nero d'Avola from the Buonivini contrada captures the south-east of Sicily at its most sun-soaked: rich carob and dark cherry with the warm mineral finish typical of the Noto appellation's limestone soils.
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.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€€€Still Red
Valle dell'Acate's varietal Nero d'Avola shows the grape's fuller, warmer side: ripe dark fruit with vanilla-spice from French oak, round tannins and a warming Sicilian sun-drenched finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Zisola (Mazzei)Sicily€€€€€€€Still Red
The estate red blends Nero d'Avola's dark fruit with Syrah's peppery spice, delivering a richer, more internationally styled Sicilian red with smooth tannin and warmth.
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 · Rustic · Contemplative
Balassa PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Savoury · Contemplative
Barta WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Savoury · Contemplative
Bognár PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Funky · Rustic
Bott PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Funky · Rustic
Bott PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Demeter ZoltánTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Demeter ZoltánTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Erdei PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Easygoing
Erzsébet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Katona PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Lapis PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Easygoing
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative
PenditsTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Funky · Rustic
PenditsTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Szepsy Jr.Tokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj HétszőlősTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
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
Várhelyi 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
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
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 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
MontevertineTuscany€€€€€€€€Still Red
The Montevertine field blend, Sangiovese-led with Canaiolo and Colorino, aged in Slavonian botti. Traditional Tuscan Sangiovese transparency: red cherry, tobacco and iron over a long acid spine.
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Rustic · Savoury
Tua RitaTuscany€€€€€€€Still Red
Tua Rita's pure Sangiovese Suvereto DOCG, a coastal Maremma counterpoint to the Bordeaux-grape range.
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 · 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 · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Savoury
Bele CaselVeneto€€€€€€Sparkling Ancestral
Col Fondo (with sediment) is the traditional method of making Prosecco before the Charmat process became dominant. Bele Casel's version undergoes secondary fermentation in bottle, leaving the lees (col fondo), resulting in a cloudy, autolytic character that is the antithesis of the commercial tank-method style.
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.
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 · 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.
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.
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 · High tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Italo CesconVeneto€€€€€€Still Red
Raboso Piave is one of Italy's most ancient and austere red grapes, native to the Piave river plains in Treviso province. Italo Cescon has championed its rehabilitation since the 1960s. High tannin and acid give the wine its characteristic austerity, but serious age-worthiness.
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.
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.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Monte TondoVeneto€€€€€€Still White
Monte Tondo's signature Soave Superiore DOCG from the Casette Foscarin single-vineyard site on high-elevation basalt terraces east of the Classico zone. Extended lees contact adds texture while preserving the natural mineral character of volcanic Garganega.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
SuaviaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Amedeo is Suavia's Recioto di Soave DOCG from the ancient Monte Carbonare vineyard; the sweet dried-Garganega wine balances luscious apricot-honey sweetness with the grape's natural high acidity, keeping the finish fresh and complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tedeschi ViniVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Capitel Monte Olmi is Tedeschi's single-vineyard prestige Amarone, from the Monte Olmi hill above San Pietro in Cariano, with exceptional concentration and finesse, reflecting one of the oldest family estates in Valpolicella.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · 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.
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 · 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 · Funky · Contemplative
Bioweingut SchmidlWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Domäne WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut Emmerich KnollWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Richer, more luxuriant Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from the Frauenweingärten (women's vineyards) Ried: concentrated peach and pepper spice with full body and mineral depth.
Dry · Elegant · Fruity
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Weingut F.X. PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Weingut Holzapfel PrandtauerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Full-bodied Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Holzapfel: the site's distinctive amphibolite mineral character delivers exotic spice and concentrated stone fruit with full body.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Josef JamekWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Rustic · Contemplative
Nikolaihof WachauWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Nikolaihof WachauWachau€€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Weingut PragerWachau€€€€€€€€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 · 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 · Fruity · Easygoing
Weingut TegernseerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Weingut KonradWachau€€€€€€€Still White