Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer, a warm-site granite expression. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline mineral lift.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Boxler's Brand Grand Cru Riesling, from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warmer-site fruit than Sommerberg but with the same precise dry register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Boxler's Pinot Gris from Sommerberg granite, more austere than most Alsace Pinot Gris thanks to the steep, well-drained slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Boxler's E parcel selection on Sommerberg, a 70-year-old vine block on steep south-facing granite above Niedermorschwihr. Sharp, mineral, slow to age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Boxler's L parcel selection on Sommerberg (formerly called Jeunes Vignes), younger granite vines but the same incisive mineral character.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated, saline, with a particularly mineral cut for the grape.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Pinot Noir Grand H from old plots on Grand Cru Hengst, bottled as Alsace AOC because Hengst was not yet open to Pinot Noir at the cuvee's launch. A Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from gentle limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Lighter than Furstentum but in the same aromatic Grand Cru register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Albert Seltz's Zotzenberg Sylvaner, the only Sylvaner permitted on a Grand Cru in Alsace. Seltz led the campaign for Sylvaner's recognition on Zotzenberg.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Barmes-Buecher's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic, limestone-driven, dry and slowly developing.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Barmes-Buecher's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Concentrated rose and lychee in a saline biodynamic register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone-rich slopes above Kientzheim. Concentrated, saline and structured by altitude.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Mandelberg Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes near Mittelwihr, named for the almond trees that once dotted the slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Schoenenbourg Riesling from marl-gypsum slopes above Riquewihr. Concentrated and saline with the cool-climate cut of the cru.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Bott-Geyl's Sonnenglanz Gewurztraminer from south-facing marl-limestone slopes around Beblenheim. Sun-glanced fruit (the cru's name means 'sunshine') with a saline mineral lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Cave de Ribeauville's Clos du Zahnacker is a near-monopole walled vineyard from the cooperative founded in 1895, complanted with the noble grapes.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Elegant
Binner's complanted Kaefferkopf, named for his daughter Beatrice. Field-blend of noble grapes in a natural-wine register; Kaefferkopf became Alsace's 51st Grand Cru in 2007.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Elegant
Binner's natural-style Schlossberg Riesling. Bone-dry, granite-driven, often with a slight reductive twang from the no-added-sulfite winemaking.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dirler-Cade's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, biodynamic since the early 1990s. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Dirler-Cade's Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky, dry, structured; biodynamic since the mid 2000s.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Dirler-Cade's Saering Riesling from sandstone slopes around Guebwiller. Biodynamic and bone-dry; the maison's everyday Grand Cru.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dirler-Cade's Spiegel Gewurztraminer from sandstone-marl slopes above Bergholtz. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domaine Saint-Remy's Hengst Pinot Gris from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic Demeter, lightly off-dry.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Ernest Burn's Clos Saint Imer is a walled monopole inside Grand Cru Goldert. The Gewurztraminer is the maison's flagship aromatic white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Grossi Laue (Alsatian for 'great growth') is Hugel's bottling from their oldest plots in Schoenenbourg and Pflostig. Dry, stony, structured, built to age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Hugel's serious Pinot Noir, named for the cousins of the 13th-generation family, sourced from old plots around Riquewihr and Hunawihr. Burgundian register with Alsace lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Josmeyer's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite above Turckheim. Concentrated and saline with the family's signature precision.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Josmeyer's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl above Wintzenheim. Slower-developing, herbal and limestone-driven.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Kuentz-Bas's flagship Gewurztraminer from Eichberg above Eguisheim. Concentrated rose and lychee with the cuvee's saline mineral lift; biodynamic since 2007.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Kuentz-Bas's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Dry, structured, saline; biodynamic in the new-ownership era.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Beyer's flagship dry Gewurztraminer from Pfersigberg-area plots. Rose, lychee and white pepper, but unusually dry and structured for the grape.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Beyer's flagship Riesling, sourced from old vines on the Pfersigberg slopes around Eguisheim. Steely, dry, mineral; built for a long cellar.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Leon Boesch's biodynamic Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer. Concentrated rose and lychee from one of the highest Alsace Grand Crus.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Leon Boesch's Zinnkoepfle Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes above Westhalten. Biodynamic Demeter, dry and structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Marc Kreydenweiss's Kastelberg Riesling from steep Steige-schist slopes above Andlau. Biodynamic since 1989; smoky, dry, structured.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Marc Kreydenweiss's Moenchberg Pinot Gris from limestone slopes above Andlau. Concentrated, lightly off-dry, with the biodynamic register of the domaine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Marc Kreydenweiss's Wiebelsberg Riesling from sandstone slopes above Andlau. The sandstone counterpart to Kastelberg's schist; lighter, more aerial.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Marc Tempe's Mambourg Gewurztraminer, long-lees aged in old foudre. Demeter biodynamic; concentrated rose, lychee and honey.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Marc Tempe's Schoenenbourg Riesling, long-lees aged in old foudre. Biodynamic, structured by the marl-gypsum slope above Riquewihr.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Elegant
Marc Tempe's Pinot Noir from biodynamic vines around Zellenberg. Long-aged on lees in old foudre, Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Deiss's complanted Burg lieu-dit, on calcareous slopes around Bergheim, recently included in the Alsace Premier Cru list. A more accessible expression of the complanted style.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Deiss's complanted Engelgarten lieu-dit, a hot, gravel-rich site that gives a more fruit-forward and aromatic complanted expression. Premier Cru tier.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Deiss's complanted Langenberg from sunny calcareous slopes, Premier Cru tier. Riesling-led and more austere than Engelgarten.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Andre Ostertag's Fronholz Pinot Gris from a sandstone hill above Epfig. Barrel-aged in old wood (unusual in Alsace) for a deliberately Burgundian-textured Pinot Gris.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Andre Ostertag's Heissenberg Riesling from sandstone slopes near Nothalten, alongside Muenchberg. Pure, dry, biodynamic; the maison's everyday Bas-Rhin Riesling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Andre Ostertag's Riesling from volcanic-sandstone Muenchberg Grand Cru above Nothalten. Sharp, smoky, structured; a Lower Vosges Riesling worth seeking out.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Paul Blanck's Furstentum Riesling from old limestone vines (old vines, vieilles vignes). Concentrated and saline; one of the maison's flagship Grand Crus.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Paul Blanck's Mambourg Gewurztraminer from south-facing limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated and saline.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Paul Blanck's flagship Schlossberg Riesling from old vines on Kientzheim granite. The maison was the first to bottle Schlossberg as a single-vineyard wine from 1976.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Mure's serious Pinot Noir from the Clos Saint Landelin monopole on Vorbourg. The V is the cuvee bottled when Vorbourg-grown Pinot Noir warranted a Grand-Cru-quality cuvee, though officially labelled Alsace AOC.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Mure's Clos Saint Landelin is a monopole inside the Vorbourg Grand Cru, south of Colmar. The Riesling is concentrated, saline, structured by the cuvee's limestone-marl.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Cuvee Christine is Schlumberger's family-named Vendanges Tardives Gewurztraminer, sourced from Kessler and Kitterle parcels. Honeyed and floral, made only in warm vintages.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Schlumberger's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, slightly off-dry in style. Rose, lychee and a ginger-spice register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schlumberger's flagship Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone vineyards above Guebwiller, often planted on slopes that need monorail access. Smoky, dry, structured.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury
Schlumberger's Spiegel Pinot Gris from sandstone-marl slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky pear and almond in an off-dry register.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schoffit's Auxerrois from Rangen volcanic soil; one of the few Alsace producers who bottles single-cru Auxerrois rather than blending it as Pinot Blanc.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schoffit's volcanic Pinot Gris from Clos Saint Theobald. Concentrated, smoky, lightly off-dry; a distinctive Alsace Pinot Gris expression.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Jean-Louis Trapet's Schoenenbourg Riesling, an Alsace branch of the famous Gevrey-Chambertin family. Biodynamic, dry, structured; a Burgundian eye on Alsace.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Jean-Louis Trapet's Sporen Gewurztraminer from clay-rich slopes above Riquewihr. Biodynamic, concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Trimbach's serious Pinot Noir from old-vine Mambourg-area sources, made in a Burgundian register since the warm vintages of the late 2000s opened ripening windows in Alsace.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Valentin Zusslin's Bollenberg Pinot Noir from south-facing limestone slopes above Orschwihr. Biodynamic, Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Valentin Zusslin's Clos Liebenberg monopole Riesling, on south-facing limestone above Orschwihr. Biodynamic and structured, with the salinity of a hillside-walled vineyard.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Zusslin's Pfingstberg Grand Cru Riesling from sandstone-marl slopes around Orschwihr. Biodynamic, dry, structured for the cellar.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Weinbach's flagship Gewurztraminer from old vines on Furstentum's limestone slopes, named for one of Colette Faller's daughters. Concentrated, aromatic, structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cuvee Theo, named for Theo Faller, is Weinbach's Alsace AOC Riesling, sourced from the Clos des Capucins vineyards around the domaine in Kientzheim.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warm-site fruit with sharp granite mineral lift; richer than Hauserer, drier than Windsbuhl.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's monopole walled-vineyard Riesling, perched below Grand Cru Hengst on calcareous-marl soils. Pure dry Riesling, often singled out as a benchmark.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's limestone-driven Pinot Gris monopole, lightly off-dry, structured by altitude and Muschelkalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's Clos Windsbuhl monopole sits high above Hunawihr on Muschelkalk limestone. A cool-climate, slow-developing Riesling, structured for a long cellar.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Zind-Humbrecht's Heimbourg Pinot Gris from limestone slopes near Turckheim. Concentrated pear, almond and smoke in a confidently off-dry register.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Zind-Humbrecht's Hengst Gewurztraminer from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Power, concentration and a saline-honey core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina Nals Margreid's selection Chardonnay Riserva from the Baron Salvadori estate in Magre on white chalky gravel soils at 220-350 metres. South-southeast exposure; vines on 30-year-old espalier with high planting density. Producer-confirmed clean notes of Abate pear and kiwi.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Hofstaetter's single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the Mazon plateau at 450 metres on biostimulant-mineral-rich Werfen sedimentary rock. The compact rock prevents deep root growth, creating positive stress that yields a Pinot Bianco of marked minerality and elegant structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina Nals Margreid's selection Pinot Nero Riserva from the Berg vineyards in Magre near the southern Bassa Atesina end of the cellar's reach. A value alternative to the famous Mazon-zone Pinot Noirs - same Bassa Atesina terroir, lower price.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Dark ruby with purple highlights Lagrein Gries Riserva: intense dark-fruit, violet and black-pepper aromatics; punchy palate carried by fresh acidity and firm tannins, very coherent.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Cantina Kurtatsch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer Riserva from the warm Brenntal site northwest of Kurtatsch. The red loamy soils give multifaceted aromatics (lychee, roses, mango, caramelised orange peel, lavender) on a creamy-textured, muscular palate. Up to 20 years cellaring capability.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Cantina Kurtatsch's flagship single-vineyard Merlot from the Brenntal UGA (Additional Geographical Unit) north of Kurtatsch, one of the warmest sites in Alto Adige (up to 40C). Powerful and dark-fruited yet retains alpine character; the cellar's terroir-emblematic red.
Castel Campan
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Manincor's flagship Bordeaux-style cuvee blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from the Castel Campan vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Demeter biodynamic; styled for long cellaring with firm tannin structure and dark-fruited depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Elena Walch's single-vineyard Chardonnay Riserva from the Castel Ringberg estate above Lake Caldaro - the family's monopole. Full-bodied, creamy and saline, structured for long-haul cellaring on the porphyry-limestone soils of Caldaro's western shore.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Alois Lageder's flagship single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the spectacular steep slope of Roemigberg above Lake Caldaro. Planted to Cabernet in 1986 and Demeter-certified biodynamic; cherry-red colour with ruby shimmer, concentrated aromatics, full-bodied with elegant present tannins.
Der Pfannenstiel
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Deep luminous ruby cellar-aged Santa Maddalena: aromas of cherries, laurel and a hint of cacao beans; expressive red-berry and cherry, concentrated with fine spice and structure, fine tannins ending in a lengthy red-berry finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Falkenstein Pinot Noir from Naturno-Vinschgau granite-gneiss soils: wild-berry and cherry aromatics with finely structured tannins and elegant flavour profile, released unfiltered after a four-year ageing programme.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tiefenbrunner's single-vineyard Mueller-Thurgau from the Penon-Fennberg plateau at 1000 metres (3280 feet) - an Italian single-vineyard wine at approximately 1000 metres altitude. Light straw-yellow with greenish reflexes; intensely aromatic with mineral notes that increase with age. Part of the Vigna selection range since 2017.
Fihl Merlot
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Peter Dipoli's varietal Merlot from the cellar's southern Alto Adige vineyards. Third of just three wines Dipoli produces, sitting alongside Voglar and Iugum; full-bodied, velvety, structured.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Elena Walch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from Vigna Kastelaz - one of the rare southern exposures in Alto Adige, with an extraordinary 63 percent slope overlooking Tramin. Rich golden colour with rose-and-lychee bouquet and characteristic mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina Colterenzio's hyper-limited Sauvignon Blanc Riserva from the oldest parcels of the Lafoa vineyard, planted in the late 1980s with French Sauvignon clones. Strictly limited to 4085 bottles per vintage; awarded White Wine of the Year by Gambero Rosso.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Peter Dipoli's Bordeaux-style cuvee blending Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from the cellar's vineyards across Egna, Magre and Cortaccia. One of just three wines Dipoli produces; structured for long cellaring.
Julian Orange
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
Tenuta Lieselehof's experimental orange (skin-contact white) wine from disease-resistant Piwi varieties (Souvignier Gris, Bronner). Among the cellar's distinctive Excellence Collection bottlings; demonstrates the natural-leaning, low-intervention philosophy on the estate's 5 organic hectares.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Alois Lageder's single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Krafuss Estate on a hilltop in Appiano at 430-450 metres. Garnet with ruby shimmer; pronounced fruity-spicy bouquet, medium-bodied with savoury fruit and silky tannin. The estate is owned by Roland Riz, Alois Lageder's father-in-law.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta Kornell's flagship Merlot Riserva from the Kressfeld parcel - the cellar's top offering. Aged in barriques and large oak barrels; full-bodied, velvety and structured for long cellaring.
Kristan Riserva
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Kristan Riserva, Egger-Ramer's noble Mediterranean Lagrein crowning glory from the Kristan vineyard: concentrated dark-fruit and violet, structured palate from extended barrique ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Colterenzio's Lafoa Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva from the sunny Lafoa hillside vineyard at 430 metres behind the winery; the parcel was developed by replanting Vernatsch to Cabernet Sauvignon to produce a ripe Alto Adige Cabernet.
Lagrein Riserva
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Dense purplish-red Lagrein Riserva from 24 months in mixed barrique-tonneau-cask: cassis, plum and blackberry with nutmeg and white pepper oak; supple tannins and animated acidity, chocolate and coffee mid-palate, raspberry-blackberry-orange-zest finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Monastery-vineyard Lagrein from Gries-Moritzing: ripe berry and cherry with tobacco, leather and forest-floor spice; convincing structure with integrated acidity and firm tannins, finishing with considerable length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Intense garnet single-vineyard Lagrein from the 2.7-hectare walled Klosteranger site behind the monastery: concentrated dark-berry aromatics surprisingly fresh with coffee and raspberry; firm tannins, fresh acidity and elegant depth.
Lamarein
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Lamarein is the flagship Lagrein of Erbhof Unterganzner, the Mayr family's historic farm in Cardano-Cornaiano. The cuvée anchors the cellar's IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina St. Pauls's Riserva-line Pinot Nero. The name combines 'Lehm' (clay) and 'Mont' (mountain) - indicating the soil and altitude that form the wine. Decisive and persistent finish with classic Pinot Nero structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Manincor's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc and only white in the cellar's Crown line - styled as a Grand Cru in the Burgundian tradition. From the Lieben Aich location in Terlan at 350 metres on volcanic porphyry, where grapevine roots draw minerals through loamy quartz sand. Demeter biodynamic.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Tiefenbrunner's flagship Chardonnay Riserva from a distinguished Entiklar vineyard adjacent to Vigna AU. Radiant deep straw-yellow with flinty mineral and toasted walnut aromatics; ripe pear, quince and a whisper of citrus zest on the palate with fine tannins and integrated acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Tiefenbrunner's flagship Pinot Nero Riserva from select vineyard sites in Entiklar and surrounds. The Linticlarus selection range delivers complex, elegant wines with extended ageing potential; the Pinot Nero is among Alto Adige's reference single-estate Pinot Noirs.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Lageder's flagship Chardonnay from the best Loewengang parcels in Magre at 230-330 metres. The vines are among the oldest in Alto Adige (approximately 145 years). This was the first South Tyrolean white to position itself on international markets in the 1980s.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Cantina Terlano's flagship Gewurztraminer from south-southwest slopes at 300-400 metres. Dry-finished with an intensive light-golden colour, fine-grained exotic tropical aromas, and the saline mineral character that distinguishes Terlano whites.
Manna
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Franz Haas's signature white blend, dedicated to Maria Luisa Manna and first released in 1995. A cuvée of Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Kerner.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tenuta Ritterhof's flagship Lagrein Riserva, labelled MANUS in the cellar's top Rarus selection range. Deep dark and garnet red with an almost black core; aromas of ripe cherries, wild berries and dark chocolate, with juicy fleshy tannins and fine coffee aromas on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Manincor's selection Pinot Nero from the Mazzon plateau at 400-450 metres, sourced from the oldest vines in the highest position of the family's four hectares of Mazon Pinot Nero. Demeter biodynamic-certified; described by Manincor as the 'Grand Cru of Grand Cru'.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Tenuta Pfitscher's flagship Pinot Nero Riserva from select Pinot Noir parcels in Montagna. Organic; powerful and dark-toned with elegance from the day-night temperature differential. The cellar's calling card from the contemporary ClimateHouse-certified winery.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Hofstaetter's Mazon-area Pinot Nero Riserva, sourced from the limestone-sandstone plateau that produces structurally consistent Italian Pinot Noir. Deep ruby-garnet colour, ripe sweet seductive fragrance, with multifaceted notes of forest floor, berries and Amarelle cherry.
Moscato Rosa
4.7
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Franz Haas's signature Moscato Rosa - a rare native red dessert grape produced as a sweet wine. Distinct rose-and-red-berry register with elegant acidity that prevents cloying; the cellar's most distinctive bottling alongside the Schweizer Pinot Nero.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Castel Sallegg's late-harvest Moscato Rosa is the cellar's signature dessert wine, made from the cellar's historic estate above Lake Caldaro owned by the Counts of Kuenburg since 1851.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina Terlano's historical Terlaner Cuvee Riserva blending Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc - the three traditional Terlano white varieties that were already bottled together when the cellar was founded in 1893. Soft, rich and deep, with creamy oak-aged texture and stone-fruit complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
The Cantina Tramin selection Gewurztraminer from Soell and Schoenleiten vineyards above Tramin. Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri awards since the 1999 vintage, dry-styled, full-bodied with classic rose-and-lychee aromatics on a saline porphyry-driven palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Elena Walch developed Ludwig in the early 2000s as the cellar's everyday-prestige Pinot Nero, named after her husband. The wine is medium-bodied and age-worthy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Intense ruby Pinot Nero from Appiano Monte at 500-600 m: ripe cherry and plum-jam aromatics with walnut and finely integrated oak; elegant structure with soft warm tannins and a delicate mineral persistent finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-site Pinot Nero Riserva from a Girlan parcel: cherry and wild-berry aromatics with spice, elegant and structured palate with the calcareous-soil mineral spine that distinguishes serious Alto Adige Pinot Nero.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Brunnenhof Mazzon's flagship Pinot Nero Riserva from 5 organic hectares on the Mazzon plateau at 400 metres - sandy clay soil, afternoon sun, Ora wind from Lake Garda. The cellar's 'King of Mazon' bottling from north-facing limestone-clay parcels on the Mazon plateau.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Franz Haas's flagship Pinot Nero, first vintage 1987 (released 1990). Sourced from vineyards between 350 and 700 metres with high planting density (8000-12500 vines per hectare); the cellar's signature single-vineyard Pinot Nero from the Mazzon zone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Franz Haas's top-tier Pinot Nero from the Ponkler vineyard at high altitude. Sits above Schweizer in the cellar's hierarchy; small allocations, structured for long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina Terlano's single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from sandy quartz-rich soils above Terlano, first vintage 1991. Full-bodied, exotic-fruited and intensely saline, with nine months on the lees split between large oak and stainless steel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Riesling from the Vigna Windbichel parcel planted 1993 at 700-760 m with full southern exposure - exposed to both sun and wind, producing intense aroma development in the grapes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina Kaltern's Riserva-line Pinot Nero from members' best Pinot Noir parcels around Lake Caldaro. Medium-bodied, round and savoury; demonstrates Schiava's lake-side neighbour has serious Pinot Noir credentials.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's Sanct Valentin Pinot Nero Riserva from select Appiano microzones at altitude. Selection-tier Pinot Noir from the Sanct Valentin lineup that established the cooperative's international reputation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina St. Pauls's jewel-in-the-crown Pinot Bianco from steep south-facing Vigna slopes below the church in Missian, aged in clay amphora. Powerful and stately; among Alto Adige's most distinctive Pinot Bianco bottlings via the amphora ageing protocol.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Bolzano-Gries Lagrein from 30-year-old vines across three vineyards: splendid violet, chocolate, licorice and berry aromas with tobacco emerging in age; smooth velvety tannins, fruity character preserved by careful barrique work.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Stroblhof's flagship Pinot Nero Riserva, named for Sepp Hanni and bottled from the oldest vines on the south-east facing Stroblhof vineyard at 500 metres in Pigeno (Appiano). The cellar's top old-vine selection.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Manincor's selection Chardonnay from Heart-line vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Named after Countess Sophie Goess-Enzenberg; Demeter biodynamic, oak-aged for creamy texture with elegant structure.
TAL Superior
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Deep garnet Lagrein-dominant cuvee from 50-year-old vines in the Bolzano basin: ripe berry fruit with pepper, clove and graphite, complex barrique-and-concrete raising for 27 months total.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Taber was launched in 1991 as Cantina Bolzano's flagship Lagrein, drawn from 80-year-old vines in Gries-Moritzing. The cuvée demonstrated that Lagrein could carry extended ageing in French barrique.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Late-harvested noble-rot Gewurztraminer picked in the first days of winter from a single Tramin parcel where botrytis develops. Sweet, deeply concentrated, with bright acidity balancing 150 grams of residual sugar; styled as Tramin's answer to Alsace's Selection de Grains Nobles.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Cantina Andrian's flagship Lagrein Riserva. Founded in 1893, the cellar has aged Lagrein in barrique for decades; Tor di Lupo is the modern expression of that programme, eighteen months in French oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina Girlan's Pinot Nero Riserva from south-facing porphyry sites in Bassa Atesina and Oltradige at 380-550 metres on clay-limestone and moraine-over-porphyry. Cherry-maraschino aromatics, structured tannic framework; 28-month mixed-vessel oak programme.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Trigon is Hans Rottensteiner's barrique-aged Lagrein Gries Riserva from selected Bolzano vineyards, in the Cru tier of the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Pinot Noir Riserva from the Ganger monopole in Mazon at 360-380 m on calcareous clay: ripe fruit, cherry, sour cherry and wild berry on the nose with marzipan; elegant and refined with good acidity and spicy notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Hofstaetter's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from the historic Kolbenhof estate above Tramin (one of the village's most renowned farms), on clay-rich quartz-porphyry soils at 360-420 metres. Distinctive dry style with finesse balancing the variety's natural opulence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
Brunnenhof Mazzon's premium single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Vigna ZIS parcel, made from highly ripened grapes and aged minimum one year in tonneaux. The producer describes Vigna ZIS as more concentrated, full-bodied and spicier than the Riserva.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Peter Dipoli's Sauvignon Blanc from 3 hectares of terraced slopes in Penon (Cortaccia) at 500-600 metres on sandy dolomitic-limestone soils. First vintage 1990; ten-day fermentation in large acacia barrels and ageing on lees until May.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina Terlano's flagship single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the south-facing Monzoccolo slopes (450-650 metres altitude) on quartz-rich porphyry. Full-bodied, creamy, flint-driven; an age-worthy Italian Pinot Bianco, capable of 20-30 years cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
Concentrated, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon-led Riserva with a small Merlot component: intense blackcurrant, elderberry and blackberry aromatics, complexity that develops further through extended bottle ageing.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Contemplative · Funky
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Morgon Eponym
4.9
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Contemplative · Rustic
Dry · Bold · Elegant
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
The prestige selection of Chateau de la Riviere, sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest Merlot vines in a single 1.5-hectare plot and aged entirely in new French oak. Produced only in the best vintages; a luxury expression of Fronsac terroir.
Aromes de Pavie
4.2
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Originally the second wine of Pavie, now an independent brand since 2018 sourced from a dedicated 11-hectare east-plateau parcel. Merlot-Cabernet Franc blend of medium body with dark cherry, espresso and salty-mineral character; approachable on release.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Historically one of the first white wines produced by a Grand Cru Classe in the Medoc. Primarily Sauvignon Blanc driven with Semillon body; partially barrel-fermented but retains freshness through tank-vinified component.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Premier Cru Classe Sauternes (1855), with an exceptionally high Semillon content (up to 100% in some vintages) that delivers a concentrated, pure expression of noble rot. Pineapple, candied citrus, honeycomb, and powdered ginger with vivid acidity; the 2013 renaissance under Silvio Denz transformed quality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
From an estate documented since 1305 under Bertrand de Got (later Pope Clement V), one of the longest continuously documented vineyards in Bordeaux. Cabernet-and-Merlot blend delivering cassis, graphite, and tobacco with refined tannins; in great vintages approaches first-growth complexity.
Chateau Rieussec
4.7
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
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 · Bold
The great unclassified Médoc: Sociando-Mallet produces wines of classed-growth quality from Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, with muscular Cabernet-Merlot structure, minty cassis, and a distinctive saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
A revived Fifth Growth finding its stride under the Merlaut family: Cabernet-forward Haut-Médoc structure with dark fruit, cedar and characteristic menthol freshness from deep gravel soils near Saint-Julien.
Clos du Marquis
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A cuvée in its own right rather than a simple second wine: structured Saint-Julien Cabernet with its own distinct terroir personality from western parcels of the estate, offering outstanding value relative to the grand vin.
Croix Canon
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Second wine of Chateau Canon (formerly Clos Canon, rebranded Croix Canon from the 2012 vintage). Elegant, medium-bodied with mint, cherry and floral character; structured enough for 10+ years but designed for earlier pleasure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Second wine of Lynch-Bages since 2007 (previously sold as Chateau Haut-Bages Averous). Higher Merlot component than the grand vin provides accessible fruit and earlier drinking; retains characteristic Lynch-Bages tobacco and cassis signature.
Fleur de Clinet
4.0
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The accessible second wine of Clinet from estate vines, made to reveal its qualities early. Smooth-textured, fruit-driven Pomerol Merlot with approachable tannins and genuine ageing potential without requiring long cellaring.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Powerful and silky with aromatic richness; introduces the Borie house style at an accessible level with plush berry fruit and balanced oak spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The accessible, Merlot-dominant second selection from Vieux Chateau Certan, made from younger vines and less-selected barrels. Forward, fruit-driven, and approachable early but retaining the estate's hallmark iron-mineral signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
An elegant and approachable expression of Saint-Julien from younger vines, with a higher Merlot proportion giving early accessibility and soft ripe fruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
The second wine of Angelus, Merlot-dominant with a forward, polished character. Bright red fruit, soft spice and floral tones make it approachable younger than the grand vin while retaining the estate's Merlot generosity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Third wine of Latour produced since 1989. Merlot-dominant and made primarily from young vines; developed for the restaurant market as a generously fruity, earlier-drinking Pauillac.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend from Cheval Blanc's estate, classified as Bordeaux Blanc since Saint-Emilion AOC prohibits white varieties. Elegant citrus and flint profile with saline length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
The second white wine of Smith Haut Lafitte. Sauvignon Blanc-driven with Semillon adding roundness; lime tree, verbena, and citrus oil aromas lead a fresh, floral palate with elderflower and white peach. Vibrant acidity makes it an excellent aperitif and shellfish partner.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
The second red wine of Smith Haut Lafitte, sharing the estate's Martillac gravel terroir. A Cabernet-Sauvignon-led blend with cassis, fresh herbs, and pencil-shaving notes in an approachable medium-bodied style suitable for earlier drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
The official second wine of Léoville-Las Cases since 2007, Merlot-dominant for earlier accessibility while retaining the Saint-Julien precision of the parent estate.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
The second sweet wine of Chateau Rieussec, named after the Carmelite monks who founded the estate. Shares the same high-Semillon blend and botrytised character as the grand vin, with apricot, candied ginger, saffron, and orange blossom in a sweeter, more approachable style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Premium second wine of Pichon Baron introduced with the 2012 vintage. Merlot-dominant versus the Cabernet-heavy grand vin; since 2020, partially aged in amphora to add minerality and texture without excessive oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
Second wine of Pontet-Canet since 1982. Produced in limited quantities as Alfred Tesseron prefers lower yields and declassification over large second-wine production; earlier-drinking, approachable Pauillac from biodynamic-certified vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Second wine of Cos d'Estournel since 1994; previously sold as Marbuzet. Shows a more Merlot-forward profile than the grand vin, with the estate's distinctive spice character in a more accessible format.
Petit-Figeac
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
The second wine of Chateau Figeac, one of the oldest second wines on the Right Bank (first produced 1945). Shares the same Cabernet-influenced gravel terroir and blending trio as the grand vin but from younger vines; lighter, more refined and more accessible earlier.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant
Second wine of Pichon Lalande since 1973. Described by the estate as a true Pauillac brand in its own right. Higher Petit Verdot proportion adds structure and spice; the estate's characteristic silk texture is detectable even at this level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Chanson's whole-cluster Beaune monopole, perfumed and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Drouhin's emblematic Beaune cru, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Jadot's historic Beaune monopole, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A negociant grand cru Chablis, mineral and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Unoaked Les Clos of pure transparency, intensely mineral and saline with citrus and oyster shell.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A precise, organic Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A classic Les Clos with a long history, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A powerful Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a long stony finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
The top Chablis premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A pure, unoaked premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A juicy Chassagne red with red cherry, spice and a savoury, earthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A fresh, balanced Chassagne with citrus, orchard fruit and a stony, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A blend across the Corton hill's red climats, structured and dark with iron, spice and a firm frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A well-priced grand cru white, mineral and fresh with citrus, hazelnut and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A mineral grand cru white from the Corton hill, with citrus, white flowers and a saline depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
An old-vine village cuvee with concentration above its rank: dark fruit, spice and savoury depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A reliable negociant Gevrey with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Marsannay Blanc
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A fresh, energetic white from the northern Cote de Nuits, with citrus, white flowers and a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A reliable Cote Chalonnaise monopole, juicy and savoury with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A rounded, accessible Meursault with citrus, hazelnut and a soft, buttery finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A rounded Meursault with citrus, hazelnut and a soft, buttery, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A perfumed, whole-cluster village Morey with red fruit, spice and a fresh, herbal lift.
Pommard Village
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Pommard Village
4.1
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and gripping tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A precise, terroir-driven Pouilly-Fuisse with citrus, white peach and a saline, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A polished, accessible village Puligny with citrus, white flowers and a fresh, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
A crystalline village Puligny, fresh and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A juicy, savoury Savigny premier cru with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A silky, perfumed Volnay from old vines, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A silkier counterpoint to the Pommard, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Pascal Agrapart's Grand Cru multi-village Blanc de Blancs: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bereche's terroir-driven non-vintage: citrus and orchard fruit over white flowers and subtle toast, with fine chalk, saline drive and a vinous depth from low dosage and extended ageing.
Bollinger Rose
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
A structured Pinot-led rose built on the Special Cuvee base with red wine from Ay's Cote aux Enfants: raspberry and spice over smoky, savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
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 · Savoury · Elegant
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chartogne-Taillet's fine introduction to Merfy: a stylish citric nose where the Pinot element leads, lending a red-fruit character over fresh acidity and fine chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Deutz's elegant, structured house brut: white peach and citrus over white flowers and fresh brioche, with a fine mousse and a structured, fresh finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A vintage Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs from the northern villages: lemon and white flowers over almond and chalk, reflecting the year's easy charms with a fine chalky finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
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
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 · Elegant
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A rare Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay grown in Ay, a village famed for Pinot Noir: citrus and white flowers over ripe orchard fruit and brioche, with a fuller-bodied Chardonnay character and fine chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Gaston Chiquet's Premier Cru house brut: playful and zesty with mandarin and lemon complementing red fruit, an affable, forward style with fresh acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A pure Premier Cru Cuis Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and light brioche, the palate bringing ripe citrus and yellow plum with underlying minerality and a crisp dry finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Gimonnet's vintage Premier and Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and brioche, with ripe citrus, fine chalk and a long crisp finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Gosset's non-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over almond and brioche, with fresh non-malolactic acidity, chalk and a creamy texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Gosset's non-vintage rose: red berries and rose over spice and white flowers, the palate marked by fresh red fruit, vinous structure and racy non-malolactic acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
The non-vintage flagship of Gosset, established at Ay in 1584: blackcurrant and gingerbread over dried fruit and white flowers, balanced and deep with a subtle, lasting finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A complex multi-vintage Chardonnay: flambe pineapple and fresh citrus over wet chalk and pastry, the palate velvety yet driven by extraordinary freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Henriot's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over nectarine and pastry cream, the palate bright and fleshy with tangy acid and a pillowy mousse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Lanson's signature non-malolactic house brut: citrus and green apple over white flowers and a touch of honey, the palate crisp and racy with a mineral cut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A biodynamic Premier Cru Vertus extra-brut Blanc de Blancs from the southern Cote des Blancs: lemon and white peach over chalk and white flowers, with fine mineral drive and a saline, dry finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A biodynamic Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs: grapefruit and lemon pith over chalk and spice, with fine mineral tension, a soft white-pepper backdrop and a dry, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A non-dosed single-village Premier Cru Vertus Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple over chalk and white flowers, bone-dry with a saline cut, racy tension and a long dry finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Laurent-Perrier's fresh, Chardonnay-influenced house brut: sweet stone fruit and white flowers over nougat and buttery pastry, the palate ample, pillowy and expressive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Roederer's perpetual-reserve multi-vintage brut: orchard fruit, chamomile and crushed rocks over brisk acids, the palate showing mature dried fruit, yeastiness and a savoury umami style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
The most widely poured Champagne in the world: a bright, fruit-led brut of green apple and citrus with a brioche edge and an approachable, lively palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Mumm's red-sash house brut: citrus and white peach over a touch of caramel, the palate lively and fresh with fine bubbles and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
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 · Fruity · Bold
A textbook Bouzy rose from Pinot Noir alone: floral strawberry and red berries over rose and spice, with a deep Pinot character and fresh acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Perrier-Jouet's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white flowers and citrus over pear and brioche, the palate light and fresh with floral lift and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
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 · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A Grand Cru Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs built on a perpetual reserve: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and fresh finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive
A crisp, fruit-forward Pinot-led brut: almond and fresh hazelnut accompany subtle pear and apple over a clean, fresh palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A vintage Blanc de Blancs of crisp golden orchard fruit and white flowers, full-bodied and broad with a fleshy core, lively acids and a precise chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Ruinart's Pinot-led house brut: yellow fruit and citrus over brioche and white flowers, the palate rounded and fresh.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A single-parcel, no-dosage Blanc de Noirs from the Cote des Bar: pear, green apple and bread dough over almond paste and white flowers, pillowy and precise with a mineral imprint.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Ruinart's signature multi-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over a chalky, creamy palate with a fresh finish.
Ruinart Rose
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
An early historic rose, fresh and delicate: red berries and rose over citrus, the palate marked by raspberry and redcurrant with a chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Frederic Savart's Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs: red apple and red berries over white flowers and spice, fresh and vinous with a fine chalk and saline cut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Taittinger's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over fresh fruit and brioche, the palate light, fresh and elegant.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive
A delicate, perfumed rose with a bouquet of strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange and guava, fresh and lively on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
A Grand Cru Chouilly Blanc de Blancs: fresh lemon and hazelnut over white flowers and vanilla, with a smooth mousse, zesty lemon and a chalky character through a long citrus finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
A richly aromatic rose combining cherry, strawberry and raspberry with white pepper, saffron and biscuit, finished by toast, orange peel and gingerbread accents.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
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
A prestigious old-vine red from a once-abandoned terraced vineyard, dense and mineral with graphite and savoury spice, built for long ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-harvest tawny in the Burmester house style, concentrated with dried fruit and nutty wood-aged complexity.
Chryseia
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A refined, Bordeaux-influenced Douro red from the Symington and Prats partnership: silky and polished, prizing elegance and freshness over power.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A plush, approachably fruited Vintage Port from one of the oldest Port houses, built around the Quinta da Roeda estate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, slightly drier in the Dow's register.
Dow's Colheita
4.5
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-harvest tawny matured for many years in cask, showing concentrated dried fruit and complex wood-aged spice from one declared year.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A structured Vintage Port from Portugal's most historic native house, with concentrated dark fruit and a firm ageing spine.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine, mellow twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Fonseca's source estate in the Tavora valley, declared in off years, with the house's opulent black fruit and minty lift.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine, complex twenty-year tawny balancing honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, regularly among the top-rated of its class.
Kopke Colheita
4.7
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
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.
Niepoort Batuta
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
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.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
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
A pioneering elegant Douro red from old field-blend vines, fresh and mineral with red-fruit purity and savoury spice rather than weight.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A classic, fresh-styled Vintage Port from this artisan family house, with pure black fruit, fine tannins and a notably fresh, lifted structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A well-priced single-quinta Vintage Port from this family producer at Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
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's top old-vine red, dense and mineral with cedar and graphite, made only in the best years.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Pacheca estate, with black fruit and a firm structure for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A fresh single-quinta Vintage Port from the riverside La Rosa estate, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from Sandeman's flagship Cima Corgo estate at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
An organic single-quinta Vintage Port from the Tedo-Douro confluence, with black fruit and a firm ageing structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Vallado's flagship old-vine Douro red, named for Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira: concentrated and structured yet fresh, from low-yielding old vines.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A structured Vintage Port from one of the most recognised Port houses, with concentrated black fruit and a firm spine for ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's 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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao, with black fruit and a firm structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
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.
1701 Brut Nature
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
1701 Franciacorta's biodynamic Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Cazzago San Martino cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
1701's biodynamic Demeter-certified 100 percent Pinot Nero Rosé Pas Dosé Millesimato. Wild strawberry and rose petal stripped of dosage sugar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
1701's biodynamic Demeter-certified Satèn Millesimato. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at the soft 4.5 bar of pressure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Riserva flagship of Barone Pizzini, organic and declared only in the best vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Bellavista's base cuvée built on a deep reserve-wine library spanning over a decade. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse, white peach lift and a fine almond patisserie finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The zero-dosage Alma. Chardonnay-led with reserve-wine depth, exposed mineral spine and the cellar's signature almond patisserie carried by a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's still white Chardonnay from the Convento dell'Annunciata vineyard on Monte Orfano. Oak-fermented with partial malolactic, yellow peach and vanilla over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The deepest of Bellavista's Vintage tier (Pas Operé means 'extended on lees with low dosage'). Chardonnay-led with 60 months autolysis and a saline, patisserie-cream finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Nero-led single-vintage Rosé from Bellavista's Erbusco vineyards. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse with 48 months on lees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bellavista's single-vintage Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with 48 months on lees. Yellow peach, acacia honey and a silky mousse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-vintage Pas Dosé from the '61 line, 60 months on lees. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics over a saline patisserie palate without dosage sugar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot-led single-vintage Rosé Pas Dosé. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the Pinot Nero down to its mineral and red-fruit spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. The cellar's anniversary cuvée marking the family's milestones at Provaglio d'Iseo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Numbered-edition base cuvée built on the deepest reserve-wine stock in Franciacorta. White peach and pink grapefruit aromatics over a creamy mousse and a saline mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Nero-led Rosé Extra Brut with wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics, a creamy mousse and a delicate citrus finish. The numbered base-tier Rosé from Maurizio Zanella's Erbusco cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100 percent Pinot Nero from Ca' del Bosco's Erbusco still-wine vineyards, oak-matured for 12 to 14 months. Sour cherry and raspberry aromatics with violet, forest floor and a fine-tannin finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Zero-dosage Millesimato that lays the chalky moraine-hill minerality bare. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics, saline finish, and no sugar to soften the mineral grip.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vintage Chardonnay-led Extra Brut with low dosage and 48 months on lees. Lemon zest and hazelnut aromatics with patisserie cream and a saline mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from a single vintage, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow peach and acacia honey aromatics carried by a silky mousse and patisserie cream palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello Bonomi's single-vineyard Millesimato from a lost (perdu) cru on Monte Orfano. 100 percent Chardonnay with 4 years on lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Castello Bonomi's Riserva Lucrezia in the Etichetta Nera (black label) format. 100 percent Chardonnay with 5 years on lees from the Coccaglio cellar (Tenute in Franciacorta group).
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Nero-led Rosé Dosaggio Zero from Cavalleri. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cavalleri's Pas Dosé Riserva (SE for the Selezione Esclusiva label). Five years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky moraine spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Contadi Castaldi's Riserva, named Mariella, 100 percent Chardonnay with 60 months on lees and the autolytic patisserie cream of the Riserva tier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ferghettina's Pas Dosé Riserva, 100 percent Chardonnay vinified clean and aged at least 33 months for the Riserva tier in its angular flat-bottle format.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Le Marchesine's prestige Millesimato Secolo Novo. Forty-eight months on lees and oak fermentation deliver patisserie cream and saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees art-label Riserva Franciacorta from Majolini. Cuvée bottled with an Aligi Sassu artwork label, the Sardinian-Brescian painter who decorated the Majolini chapel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Monte Rossa's prestige Millesimato Cabochon, the cellar's flagship single-vintage. Sixty months on lees deliver patisserie cream and a saline finish from the moraine hills.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Il Mosnel's flagship Millesimato Extra Brut. EBB stands for Extra Brut Bianco. Forty-eight months on lees deliver yellow apple, candied citrus and a saline patisserie finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Nero-led organic Rosé Pas Dosé. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar, with the moraine chalk exposed.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Il Mosnel's Pas Dosé Riserva, named for the Questione d'Etichetta project. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its mineral spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Muratori's Riserva del Gelso, named after a heritage mulberry tree on the estate. Chardonnay-led blend with 5 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Quadra. The cellar's flagship Tonus long-lees cuvée.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's single-vineyard Satèn from the Comarì del Salem plot at Erbusco. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at 4.5 bar with 36 months on lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Uberti's Pas Dosé Sublimis. Four years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky Erbusco terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Brolese Riserva cuvée in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line at Adro.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Villa Franciacorta's Boké Satèn. 100 percent Chardonnay with 36 months on lees and the soft 4.5 bar mousse of the Satèn category.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Diamant. Single-vintage Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The estate's flagship red, blending the three indigenous Friulian reds (Refosco, Schioppettino, Pignolo). Black plum, tobacco and graphite over a fine grainy tannin and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Late-harvest dry Friulano with brief drying on the vine before harvest. Honey, almond cream and candied citrus over a long saline finish, the most concentrated dry Friulano statement Bastianich makes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Manferrari's barrique Chardonnay Selezione, the estate's oak-led answer to white Burgundy. Vanilla, almond cream and yellow stone fruit over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Nicola Manferrari's classical Collio Friulano, with longer lees ageing than the everyday norm. Yellow apple and bitter almond over a saline almond-skin finish with cellar potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Manferrari's classical Collio Malvasia Istriana, the indigenous Adriatic-coast white grape vinified with extended lees ageing. Honeysuckle and white pepper aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Nicola Manferrari's flagship Collio Bianco, three-variety field blend with extended lees ageing. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a wax-and-honey palate with the structural depth of grower Champagne.
Bressan Carat
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bordeaux-blend Friulian red from Bressan. Cabernet Franc-led blend matured in large Slavonian oak botti in the traditional house style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Native Friulian Schioppettino from Bressan. The signature black-pepper bite of the variety is amplified by the cellar's long Slavonian-oak elevage.
Bressan Verduzzo
4.4
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from cult Bressan. The cellar's dessert bottling from air-dried grapes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The estate's Friulian field-blend orange wine of Chardonnay, Malvasia Istriana and Friulano. Yellow apple and almond aromatics over a tea-tannin saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Single-variety Malvasia Istriana with the estate's signature two-month skin contact. Honeysuckle and white pepper aromatics over a tea-tannin saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The estate's Bordeaux blend from the Gorizia hillside, with no added yeast and four years in Slavonian botti. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral dusty tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Damijan Podversic's extended-maceration Ribolla from the Gorizia hillside, two months on the skins with no added yeast. Dried apricot and honey over a tea-tannin finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Picolit from Dario Coos in the Colli Orientali. Picolit is one of Italy's rarest grapes thanks to its floral abortion, which leaves clusters with very few berries.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Riserva tier of Edi Keber's sole Collio Bianco, with three years on lees in Slavonian oak. Yellow apple, almond cream and wax over a long saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Franco Toros's serious Collio Merlot with 18-24 months in barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin and iron mineral finish.
Kante Chardonnay
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Oak-aged Chardonnay from Edi Kante. The variety's Carso expression shows the karst's mineral signature alongside French-oak elevage.
Kante Sauvignon
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Sauvignon from Edi Kante on the Carso plateau. The variety's karst expression shows mineral depth more than aromatic lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The international-variety field blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio, vinified the La Castellada way with extended skin contact. Yellow plum and dried herbs over a tea-tannin saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Indigenous Friulano with short skin maceration, sold within DOC Collio. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The Bensa family's extended-maceration Ribolla, one of the four founding Oslavia orange-wine cellars alongside Gravner, Radikon and Damijan Podversic. Dried apricot, orange peel and almond over a tea-tannin finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The Bensa family Bordeaux blend from the Oslavia ponca slopes. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral core and dusty firm tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
La Tunella's flagship dry white blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla with extended Slavonian oak ageing. Yellow apple, almond cream and a long saline finish.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Picolit from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, the heart of DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Indigenous Pignolo from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's prestige Friulano named after founder Tullio Zamò, with extended lees ageing in large oak. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a long saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Friulano from the family's Vigne Cinquant'Anni (50-year-old vines) at Corno di Rosazzo. Yellow apple, almond cream and honey over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Aromatic field-blend white from Lis Neris. Pinot Grigio with Traminer Aromatico and Riesling Renano gives the cellar's flagship aromatic style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's barrique-led Friulian white, Pinot Bianco-led with a touch of dry-vinified Picolit. Yellow stone fruit and almond cream over a saline finish, the oak-aged counterpart to the stainless-steel Terre Alte.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Livio Felluga's flagship DOCG Picolit, the indigenous Friulian sweet-wine grape with naturally low yields and tiny berries. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine from cloying.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The estate's flagship Friulian red, a three-variety blend (Refosco, Merlot, Pignolo) with extended barrique ageing. Black plum and leather over a firm grainy tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Livio Felluga flagship Friulian white from the Rosazzo amphitheatre, a three-variety blend (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon) with partial barrique ageing. First vintage 1981; Italy's reference age-worthy white wine and the flagship of the broader Friulian white-wine movement.
Radikon Jakot
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Extended-maceration Friulano, deliberately named Jakot (Tokaj spelled backwards) as a protest against the 2008 EU ruling forcing Friulano off the Tokai label. Dried almond and orange zest aromatics with a tea-tannin finish.
Radikon Merlot
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Funky
Indigenous-style Merlot from the Oslavia ponca slopes, vinified the Radikon way with no added yeast and three years in Slavonian botti. Dried red cherry and leather over a dusty, saline-edged finish.
Radikon Ribolla
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Stanko Radikon's pioneering extended-maceration Ribolla, with three to four months on the skins. The wine that put Oslavia on the global orange-wine map alongside Gravner; sold in the distinctive 500 ml bottle Stanko adopted in 2002.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Rocca Bernarda's flagship DOCG Picolit from the Villa Rocca Bernarda estate at Premariacco. The villa was the historical seat of Picolit production under the Counts of Trento in the 19th century.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from the Rapuzzi family's Cialla holdings, aged in large Slavonian botti rather than barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The Rapuzzi family's flagship Schioppettino di Cialla. The Rapuzzi rescued Schioppettino from near-extinction in the 1970s, planting the first new Schioppettino vineyards at Cialla (Prepotto) since the variety nearly died out. Their work led to the Schioppettino di Prepotto sub-denomination.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The Rapuzzi family's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from Cialla, aged in large Slavonian oak botti. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged sweet finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Late-harvest Picolit from Ronchi di Manzano. The cellar's DOCG dessert wine made from the historically rare grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
The estate's Bordeaux blend (Merlot + Cabernet Sauvignon) with 18 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over a fine grainy tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Chardonnay from the Salars cru. Almond cream and yellow stone fruit over a saline finish, in the restrained Friulian Chardonnay idiom rather than the New World oak style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Serena Palazzolo's single-vineyard Friulano from the Sol cru. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish, the estate's flagship indigenous-variety statement.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's prestige Collio Bianco from the Col Disore cru. Multi-variety field blend with partial oak ageing, the Russiz Superiore flagship since 1997.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Schiopetto's prestige Friulano named in tribute to founder Mario Schiopetto, whose late-1960s temperature-controlled white-wine work in Capriva del Friuli set the technical baseline for modern Italian dry whites.
Specogna Pignolo
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Specogna's Pignolo from the Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-vineyard Friulano from the Ronco delle Cime cru in Dolegna del Collio. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish, the estate's serious Friulano statement.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The estate's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Ronco delle Mele cru in Dolegna del Collio. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook benchmark for serious Collio Sauvignon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Long-skin-contact Vitovska from Paolo Vodopivec on the Carso. The cellar buried its first qvevri amphorae in 2005 and built around them an orange-wine line that critics rate alongside Gravner and Radikon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
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.
Amontillado VORS
4.9
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
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 · Savoury · Contemplative
Antique Oloroso
4.7
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
VORS Palo Cortado blended with a small PX component for balance. Profound complexity: orange peel, hazelnuts, beeswax and a very long bittersweet finish.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
VORS Oloroso of extraordinary age and depth. Old leather, tobacco, dark coffee and dried orange peel with a very long dry and warming finish.
Faraón Oloroso
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
VORS Oloroso of 30-plus years average age from Sanlúcar; intensely concentrated with dark dried-fruit, coffee and rancio depth alongside the characteristic saline note of the appellation.
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
VORS Amontillado of exceptional age from Williams & Humbert, minimum 30 years average age. Old beeswax, dried orange rind and tobacco on the nose; walnut oil and leather on the palate.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Dry · Bold · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A VORS sweet Oloroso of minimum 30 years average age. Deep mahogany with complex dried fruit, orange peel, dark chocolate and a long, bittersweet finish.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative
VORS PX from a solera over 30 years average age. Opaque near-black with extreme concentration: tar, treacle, dried tobacco and an extraordinary viscous finish.
Oloroso VORS
4.9
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
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.
Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
Domaine de l'Aigle's flagship Chardonnay from the highest south-facing clay-limestone parcel. Decanter-rated as one to watch among biodynamic Chardonnays.
Atal Sia
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold
High-end Corbieres-Boutenac of Ollieux Romanis from manually-harvested grapes; Carignan-led with Grenache and Mourvedre, structured for long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The estate red of Mas Jullien, drawing from the village vineyards around Jonquieres; mid-weight Languedoc with garrigue depth, fine grain and a savoury finish.
Carlan
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The single-parcel cuvée from a sandstone-and-schist terroir east of Jonquieres; precise, structured and built to age 10 to 15 years from a top vintage.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Mas Champart's flagship cuvee since 2000: 65% Mourvedre from massale selection originating at Domaine Tempier (Bandol), blended with 70-110 year-old Carignans and Grenache, aged 85% in demi-muid.
Cuvee 400eme
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Anniversary cuvée marking four centuries of Pennautier history (the estate dates to 1620); Atlantic-Mediterranean blend with extended barrique ageing.
Cuvee Sylla
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The flagship 'mythic' cuvée of Borie de Maurel; Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre with structured tannin and long ageing potential.
Felgaria
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cébène's flagship and the only cuvée to age in oak. Mourvèdre-led for the long haul, from north-facing Faugères schist parcels.
Grand Vin Blanc
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bourboulenc-led La Clape white from Hospitalet; the variety is the emblem of the appellation. Part-barrel, part-tank vinification preserves freshness.
Grand Vin Rouge
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Grand Vin red of Hospitalet from the best plots of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache Noir; each variety vinified separately and blended in February before 12-month barrel ageing.
Jadis
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Mid-tier biodynamic Faugères from Léon Barral, named Jadis (formerly). Carignan-Syrah-Grenache from schist; cement and old oak. A cellar wine in the making.
L'Ancely
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Mourvedre-dominated prestige cuvée of La Negly from very old vines; parcel selection yielding tiny harvests of 10-15 hl/ha. Named for the chateau's historic 18th-century identity.
La Boda
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Balanced and expressive top cuvée of Aupilhac; cinnamon, white pepper and ginger notes with raspberry and gooseberry fruit. Built to age.
La Grenadière
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Mas Bruguière's flagship Pic Saint-Loup red. Syrah-led with Mourvèdre lending structure, aged in French oak. Built for the long haul.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Grenache-led second wine of La Peira with 25% Syrah and smaller parts of Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan; fragrant, fine, structured.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
80% Syrah from old altitude vines on Faugères schist. Aged 18 months in barrel with 30-40% new oak. Spicy, structured, classic.
Les Combariolles
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Parcel-selection top cuvée from the rocky Combariolles terroir; intense aromas of dried flowers, cinnamon and quetsche with structured tannin.
Les Planels
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
Pure Syrah from Chateau Maris' top plots, aged 12 months in oak then bottled unfined and unfiltered; terrific aromatics with smoked beef and bacon-fat character.
Les Secrets
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A confidential cuvée trio of single-plot Syrah selections from three distinctive Lascaux parcels. Limited production; magnified plot expression.
Lo Vielh
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Old-vine (1911-planted) pure Carignan from Clos du Gravillas - Lo Vielh means 'the old one'; smoky, liquorice-tinged and structured for long ageing.
Maghani
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Prestige cuvée of Domaine Canet Valette, named after the medieval Arab poet Omar Khayyam who celebrated wine. Concentrated, spice-led, structured.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Olivier Jullien's white is a field blend of old-vine Languedoc whites with Chenin; saline, savoury and built to age unusually long for the region.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Multi-variety white from twenty grapes including Viognier, Chardonnay, Petit Manseng and Chenin (~90% of the blend) with eight secondary varieties; rich, layered and ageworthy.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Aime Guibert's pioneering Bordeaux-style red from the Gassac valley, ~80% Cabernet Sauvignon with twenty other rare varieties. The wine that built the IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.
Matissat
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Rare 100% Mourvedre cuvée from the Bois de Pauliau lieu-dit at La Peira; tiny production, structured and savoury.
Montcalmes Rouge
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Frederic Pourtalie's single-cuvée red built on Syrah from rolled-pebble and limestone scree terroirs; generous yet precise Languedoc, never violent.
Sang du Calvaire
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Mourvèdre-dominant cuvée from due-east-facing deep scree soils. The flagship long-ageing red of Cazeneuve; built for over a decade.
Terret Blanc
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Biodynamic Terret-dominant white from Domaine Léon Barral. Now sought after by orange-wine lovers; Languedoc heritage variety on Faugères schist.
Valinière
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Domaine Léon Barral's flagship cuvée. 80% Mourvèdre dominant from 15-30 year-old vines on 4.3 hectares of schist; aged in barrel (10% new). Built for two decades.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Amphora-fermented Chenin Blanc from organic schist parcels. Pure expression of terroir without oak influence; tense saline texture and chalky drive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Anjou Blanc from a tiny 0.8-hectare east-facing schist parcel above the Layon. Vines 50 to 70 years old produce highly mineral, age-worthy dry Chenin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Langlois's icon Cremant de Loire. Chenin Blanc-led with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, fully five years on the lees: dried apricot, toasted brioche and candied lemon, with a long honeyed pear and saline mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Walled single-vineyard from tuffeau-limestone soils. Thierry Germain's flagship cuvee blends old oak and amphora ageing for a perfumed, mineral Cabernet Franc with serious cellar potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The Joguet flagship from an old-vines clay-limestone clos planted in 1953. Powerful, structured Cabernet Franc with cedar, graphite and a leathery, slowly-evolving finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
South-facing limestone clos above Chinon town, with vines planted in the 1970s. More vertical and stony than Dioterie, with dark-blue fruit and a chalky, mineral length.
Coteau de Noire
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
South-facing tuffeau-limestone parcel above the Vienne. Alliet's most structured cuvee: cassis, cedar and a chalky mineral grip in the Left-Bank-influenced house style.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis Chenin Blanc from schist parcels above the Layon. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ogereau's flagship Coteaux du Layon Saint-Lambert from Clos des Bonnes Blanches. Botrytis Chenin Blanc with honey, apricot and saffron over chalky depth.
Crescendo
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Couly-Dutheil's prestige cuvee from the best clay-limestone parcels of Clos de l'Echo. Heavily barriqued, structured for long ageing, with cedar, sweet spice and a chalky graphite finish.
Franc de Pied
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bottled from ungrafted Cabernet Franc planted on sand soils. Lighter-footed and more aromatic than the limestone cuvees, with rose and wild raspberry over a fine-grained mineral spine.
Les Perrieres
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Old-vine biodynamic Bourgueil from a tuffeau-limestone parcel. The Bretons' flagship: cassis, chalk and graphite Cabernet Franc with serious cellar potential.
Lisagathe
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The estate's flagship single-vineyard cuvee, named for Philippe Vatan's daughters Lise and Agathe. Tuffeau-limestone Cabernet Franc with cedar, chalk and a savoury, espresso-tinged finish.
Marginale
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Old-vine Cabernet Franc from clay-limestone parcels. The estate's structured mid-range cuvee, sitting between Cuvee Domaine and Clos de l'Echelier in profile.
Provignage
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Bottled from pre-phylloxera ungrafted Romorantin vines planted in 1850. The world reference for this rare Touraine grape, with quince, beeswax and saline length built for ageing.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus on a multi-decade-cellar frame, the Baumard's flagship dessert wine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Pierre-Bise's Quarts de Chaume parcels. Honey, apricot and saffron over a multi-decade-cellar frame.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Patrick Baudouin's botrytis Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume schist. Intense honey and apricot over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine; multi-decade-cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-parcel silex Sauvignon from vines planted 1970. Crystalline citrus and grapefruit on a tense, intensely mineral frame; ages on the cellar floor for over a decade.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Top-of-La-Moussière Pinot Noir from Buzançais limestone. Mellot's most Burgundian-styled red, with the structure to rival Génération XIX in cellaring capacity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Old-vine cuvée from a single hectare of La Moussière planted in the 1930s. Beautiful freshness, distinctive floral notes and chalky minerality from biodynamic farming.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pinard's barrel-fermented old-vine selection. Ripe peach and honeysuckle over a creamy, vanilla-toned palate that still retains Sancerre's chalky drive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Sauvignon Blanc from the famed Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol on Kimmeridgian marl. Tense citrus and white peach lifted by a smoky, chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-vineyard Sancerre from the historic Le Chêne Marchand lieu-dit in Bué. Crystalline citrus and stony mineral on chalky Caillottes terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Sourced from terres blanches plots in Sury-en-Vaux, Boucauds shows the marl-and-clay-over-Kimmeridgian face of the appellation. Stéphane Riffault's signature cuvée.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Sancerre from calcaire lité (layered limestone) parcels. Riffault describes the cuvée as 'fruit in its finest finesse', balanced by demi-muid lees ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cooler-facing Chavignol parcel where Sauvignon picks up white-fruit chill and stony persistence. The most lifted of Pascal Cotat's single-vineyard whites.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Old-vine Sauvignon Blanc from flint-rich soils. The flint signature gives a smoky lift uncommon in Sancerre, balanced by Riffault's lees-driven texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pinot Noir from 50-year-old vines on pure silex. Burgundian in feel: macerated cherry and chestnut mushroom over cool, silken tannin and a smoky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pinard's flagship Sancerre Rouge from limestone-clay terroir in Bué. A brooding nose of pure red cherry fruit with chalky tannins and integrated oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Joseph Mellot's flagship Sancerre Rouge from limestone-clay parcels. Pure red fruit on silky Pinot Noir with the cool freshness of the central Loire.
Sancerre Sauvage
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Unfiltered, wild-yeast cuvée from 2 hectares of old-vine organic Sauvignon on pure limestone in Champtin and Bué. Pure expression of Caillottes terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bourgeois' barrel-aged Sauvignon cuvée named for the founder. Ripe yellow fruits, honeysuckle and toasted hazelnut over a creamy, lees-driven palate that still retains Sancerre's acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Savennières from a butterfly-shaped parcel of schist with volcanic-rock pockets. Taut and chalky young; softens into honey and waxy texture with a decade.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Savennières from Le Clos du Parc, a walled plot on schist. Riper face of FL's Savennières range, with stone-fruit depth and chalky lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Joly's entry-level Savennières from biodynamic schist parcels. Citrus and chamomile lift over chalky mineral with the estate's signature waxy depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Joly's Roche aux Moines bottling on schist. Citrus, quince and honey over a chalky, saline frame; smaller-scale than Coulée de Serrant but with the same biodynamic intensity.
Vaumoreau
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The estate's library-aged flagship from old-vine tuffeau-limestone parcels. Released only after extended cellaring, with cedar, chalk and a savoury, espresso-tinged length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Vouvray Sec from Huet's Le Haut-Lieu tuffeau-limestone parcel (Demeter-certified biodynamic since 1990). Luminous, lively Chenin Blanc with multi-decade cellaring potential.
Vouvray Le Clos
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Old-vine Chenin from a single clay-limestone parcel. Fresh and bright with lively persistent acidity; barrel and foudre raise give the wine textural complexity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Clos du Bourg in late-harvest conditions. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus over the cuvée's signature chalky acidity.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Méthode ancestrale Chenin Blanc from all three Huet crus. A gently sparkling, soft-fizz Vouvray with chalky drive and notable cellaring capacity.
Vouvray Sec
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Third-generation Foreau's flagship dry Vouvray from south-facing parcels on tuffeau limestone. Crystalline citrus and chalk minerality with long cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Walled-vineyard Chenin on shallow limestone-clay. Combines mineral cut with generous texture, the most powerful of Huet's three Sec wines.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Le Haut-Lieu is the original 9-hectare Huet vineyard on deep clay over limestone. Approachable young yet capable of long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Le Mont's flint-rich hillsides produce a tight, mineral Chenin Blanc. Electric salinity and tense citrus on a multi-decade-cellar frame (drinking window 5 to 30 from vintage).
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Abtsberg monopole: finely structured with refined terroir aroma, delicate fruit and great harmony.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A filigree fruity-style Spatlese from the Abtsberg monopole: refined terroir aroma and delicate fruit lifted by piercing Ruwer acidity, ageing for decades.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the namesake Batterieberg, blasted from rock in the 19th century: concentrated, deep and minerally.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A lacy Kabinett from the Bernkasteler Badstube, the most delicate of the estate's village wines, all crystalline fruit and low-alcohol tension.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Fruity-style Kabinett from the Bernkasteler Doctor, a VDP Grosse Lage site with Riesling viticulture documented by Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch since 1650, on steep blue slate above the town.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Bernkasteler Doctor, the Mosel's most famous site, with ripe fruit over piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr that pairs honeyed richness with the trademark cutting Brauneberg acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
The estate's flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep south-facing Juffer-Sonnenuhr: crystalline, taut and intensely mineral.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A racy, crystalline fruity-style Spatlese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr: pure stone fruit and citrus over the trademark Brauneberg tension and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Brauneberger Klostergarten: ripe, powerful and slate-driven, showing the warm-site density of the Mittelmosel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury
A dry old-vine Riesling from the tiny Bruderberg monopole: lively fruit, wild racy herbal aromas, saline minerality and a vivid, sleek profile.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the revived steep Dhroner Hofberg: concentrated, taut and deeply mineral, a collector favourite.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Dhroner Hofberg, with ripe fruit and piercing acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the tiny, warm Erdener Pralat: rich, exotic and honeyed over piercing acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from ungrafted old vines on Erden's red slate: ripe yellow stone fruit, salty slate minerality and a spicy, dense palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Wawerner Goldberg: ripe, full-bodied and slate-driven, one of the estate's most powerful Saar bottlings.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A bold, mineral-earthy Auslese from the Graacher Domprobst with exotic fruit notes and legendary development potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, mineral-driven fruity-style Spatlese from the Graacher Domprobst with piercing acidity and great cellar potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A very juicy, slightly tangy and wonderfully classic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Herrenberg monopole, with strong minerality and a creamy finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg monopole: racy, mineral and taut in the classic Ruwer mould.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Karthauserhofberg monopole, with ripe fruit and piercing Ruwer acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Leiwener Laurentiuslay: precise, taut and finely mineral from steep Mittelmosel slate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, often botrytis-touched edelsuss Auslese from the home vineyard: honeyed richness held in piercing acidity for decades of evolution.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Thomas Haag's home-vineyard dry Grosses Gewachs from the Lieserer Niederberg Helden: precise, taut and minerally in the multiple-award-winning estate style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry single-parcel Grosses Gewachs from the steep blue-slate Fahrlay terraces of the Marienburg: extremely mineral, concentrated and structured for long ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Falkenlay parcel of the Punderich Marienburg: deep, spicy and densely mineral, farmed biodynamically.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury
A dry village-level Marienburg Riesling from red slate: juicy, spicy and savoury with a fine mineral cut, biodynamically farmed.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the red-slate Rothenpfad parcel of the Marienburg: herbaceous-spicy with red, bitter-fruit aromas and a powerful, structured palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the ungrafted old-vine Maximin Herrenberg: detailed, taut and intensely mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ockfener Bockstein: cool, herb-and-citrus driven and piercingly mineral in the classic Saar mould.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saar Ockfener Bockstein: cool, herb-and-citrus driven and piercingly mineral.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the perfumed Piesporter Goldtropfchen: aromatic, taut and finely mineral.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated, aromatic fruity-style Spatlese from the Piesporter Goldtropfchen, with peach-and-citrus perfume and piercing acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A cult Mosel Pinot Noir grown on Devonian slate in a low-yield, Burgundian style: bright red fruit, fine tannins and a savoury slate edge.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Festive
A long-lees-aged traditional-method prestige Riesling Sekt from Molitor: taut, mineral and finely structured with persistent fine bubbles.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
The barrel-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs from the heart of the Ayler Kupp: concentrated, savoury and deeply mineral, the estate's flagship dry wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Winninger Rottgen: sun-kissed peach, musk and smoky flint over copious yellow fruit, with enormous minerality, length and a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saarburger Rausch: dried pear, candied lemon and orange blossom over an elegant smoky reduction and razor-sharp precision.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the Saarburger Rausch, with ripe citrus and stone fruit held in piercing Saar acidity for the long cellar.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
The estate's accessible Saar Riesling from young Scharzhofberg vines and surrounding parcels: bright, citrussy and lightly off-dry.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A concentrated dry Grosses Gewachs from the Scharzhofberg: dark spice, ripe citrus and firm slaty minerality in a lean, straight, elegant frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels: taut, mineral and elegant in the cool Saar style.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
The benchmark Saar Kabinett from the heart of the Scharzhofberg: weightless, low in alcohol, racy and crystalline, built to age for decades.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A concentrated fruity-style Spatlese from the estate's Scharzhofberg parcels, with ripe fruit held in piercing Saar acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese-level selection: honeyed richness held in piercing Mosel acidity for long ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from old vines in the Trittenheimer Apotheke: precise, taut and finely mineral from steep slate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Blaufusser Lay terraces: cool, taut and saline with a tense, mineral-driven structure that needs cellaring to unfold.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laubach section of the terraced Winninger Uhlen: peach, citrus and herbs over a cool, intense, taut minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the iron-rich Roth Lay terraces: incredible mineral richness with subtle notes of iron in the finish, structured like a full mature white Burgundy.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Noble-sweet Auslese from the spicy red slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: concentrated exotic fruit, botrytis spice and bracing acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the red volcanic slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: exotic spice, red apple and ripe quince over enormous minerality.
Volz Riesling GG
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A powerful dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Wiltinger Gottesfuss Volz parcel: deeply mineral, slate-driven and built for long ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Noble-sweet Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-touched and intensely concentrated yet held in balance by piercing Saar-Mosel acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A noble-sweet gold-capsule Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-laced and concentrated, balanced by piercing blue-slate acidity for the long cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Dry old-vine Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Wehlener Sonnenuhr: filigree, mineral and intensely aromatic with great length.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
The estate's archetypal Kabinett from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: reductive in youth, low in alcohol, racy and built for the long haul.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
A profound fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, famously reductive young and capable of decades of evolution into honeyed complexity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
A feinfruchtig fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: elegant, finely fruited and crystalline over the trademark blue-slate tension.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep terraced Winninger Rottgen: powerful, ripe and deeply mineral in the Terrassenmosel style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the terraced Winninger Uhlen: taut, cool and intensely mineral from the Lower Mosel slate.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
An ultra-ripe, un-botrytised Auslese-level dry-tasting selection from old vines in the Zeltinger Schlossberg: powerful, smoky-salty and densely woven.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A powerful dry wine from the Zeltinger Schlossberg: densely woven, herbaceous-spicy and smoky-salty with aristocratic finesse.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Bold
A dry-tasting Auslese-ripeness Riesling under Molitor's white-capsule code from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr: concentrated, powerful and dry on the palate despite high must weight.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Single-vineyard 100 percent Pinot Noir Cava de Paraje Calificado vinified as a Blanc de Noirs. Wild-strawberry and rose-petal aromatics with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Finca la Fideuera plot. Fennel, wild-herb and saline minerality with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Chardonnay Cava de Paraje Calificado from a southwest-facing 286-metre clay-loam plot. Over 90 months on lees brings white-flower aromatics, iodine minerality and a velvety creamy texture.
Aspriu
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard mono-varietal Cabernet Franc from Pardas. Long ageing, structured, built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Casa Sala finca at the historic Mediona estate where the Ferrer family has farmed since the 13th century. Over 80 months on lees brings dried apricot, almond and saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-plot Merlot from fossil-rich Cretaceous limestone at Massis del Garraf. The estate's serious red ageable wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Vins el Cep at Can Llopart Alzines. Long-lees luxury Cava expression.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Rare-grape Penedes white from the Italian Incrocio Manzoni cross (Riesling x Pinot Bianco). Single-plot on Garraf limestone.
Electio Xarel-lo
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Top-tier single-plot old-vines Xarel-lo from biodynamic Pares Balta. Barrique-aged Penedes white reference.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged 84 months on lees. Honeyed nuts, blossom and wild-herb aromatics over saline minerality from the organic Heretat Can Llopart estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Mono-varietal Sumoll from Heretat Mont-Rubi, the cellar that revived the indigenous Penedes red. High-altitude single-vineyard.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged over 80 months on lees with natural-cork tirage closure, sourced from the Font de Jui biodynamic estate. Complex stone-fruit, blossom and lees-toast register; hand-disgorged.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Sumarroca. Approved in the March 2026 expansion of the category.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Monastrell-Garnatxa rose Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 30 months on lees, hand-disgorged. The current Mediterranean-red blend (replacing Pinot Noir from 2014) gives a salt-and-herb register over a creamy, saline frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-plot Chenin Blanc from Can Rafols dels Caus, an unusual variety for Penedes. Loire-influenced styling with full barrique ageing.
Mas La Plana
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon from the 29-hectare Mas La Plana plot at Finca El Maset planted in the early 1970s. Bordeaux-style barrique ageing on Penedes limestone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Blend of indigenous Montonega (a regional heritage white) with Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged minimum 60 months on lees. Ripe white fruit, honey and brioche over dried pineapple, butterscotch and chalky minerality.
Pairal Xarel-lo
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Single-plot Xarel-lo from old vines on Massis del Garraf limestone. Saline, herbal, structured Penedes white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged minimum 90 months on lees from 40 plots in the Bitlles valley. Very complex aromas with fresh fennel and thyme on a background of ripe fruit and toasty notes; dense, structured palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Macabeo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 100 months on lees and hand-disgorged. First vintage 1962, when Macabeo was considered the finest grape for long-aged sparkling. Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Indigenous-blend Brut Nature Corpinnat from the Finca Serral del Vell parcel at 255 to 280 metres. Minimum 87 months on lees; wild-herb and stone-fruit aromatics over saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat, the most approachable in the Recaredo range. Green apple, pear and chamomile aromatics with creamy lees from 47 months on lees, hand-disgorged. Biodynamic, organic and vegan.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard heritage-grape Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia using indigenous Xarel-lo Vermell, Bastard Negre and Sumoll. 42 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and smoky lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
First single-variety Cabernet Sauvignon labelled and bottled in Spain. Single-vineyard from the 1963-planted Vinya La Scala plot at Chateau Leon in Torrelavit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Vinya Le Havre plot at Torrelavit, an unusual mono-varietal Cab Franc for Penedes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Brut Nature Corpinnat from old-vine plots on the El Pago hillside. 48 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and honeyed almond over saline minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Hansjorg Rebholz's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the red-slate Birkweiler Kastanienbusch: smoky slate, citrus, herb and a profoundly long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Wehrheim's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the red-slate Birkweiler Kastanienbusch (Koppel parcel): smoky slate, citrus and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Birkweiler Mandelberg: ripe apple, almond, herbs and a salty close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the slate-rich Burrweiler Schawer: smoky slate, citrus and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen: ripe peach, candied citrus, smoke and a long salty close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Durkheimer Michelsberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, salty mineral and a long savoury close from the south-facing Mittelhaardt slope.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Felsenberg: red cherry, smoke, fine French oak spice and savoury length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-laced Jesuitengarten: yellow plum, herbs, smoky slate and a salty Pfalz finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Jesuitengarten: yellow plum, herbs and savoury basalt minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Bassermann-Jordan's dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-and-limestone Forster Kirchenstuck: dense yellow stone fruit, smoky slate and salt-driven length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Von Buhl's dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck: smoky slate, salty drive, ripe yellow stone fruit and a long mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Mosbacher's organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Kirchenstuck: smoky basalt, citrus drive and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Acham-Magin's organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Kirchenstuck: smoky basalt, citrus and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from black-basalt Pechstein: smoky volcanic minerality, peach, citrus and an intensely salty close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the dark basalt Pechstein: smoky black-rock minerality, dense yellow plum and a savoury salt-driven finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the black-basalt Forster Pechstein: smoky volcanic minerality, peach and citrus.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the black-basalt Forster Pechstein: smoky volcanic minerality and peach.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the black-basalt Forster Pechstein: smoky volcanic minerality and yellow stone fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungeheuer's mixed sandstone and basalt: ripe peach, herb, smoke and broad mineral drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Ungeheuer mixed-soils slope: ripe peach, herbs and a broad mineral palate.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Eiswein from frozen Riesling berries: candied lemon, frozen peach and razor-sharp acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Barrel-aged dry Chardonnay reserve: ripe yellow apple, hazelnut, vanilla oak and a long savoury close from low-yield Schweigen parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, herbs and a savoury mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, salty slate and a long mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Muller-Catoir's dry Grosses Gewachs from the wholly-owned Im Breumel parcel of the Haardter Burgergarten: pure salty stone fruit, herb and a striking mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Ilbesheimer Kalmit: ripe peach, herbs, salty mineral and a long close.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Siegrist's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Ilbesheimer Kalmit: barrel-aged dark cherry, smoke, fine tannin and savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic dry Chardonnay from the Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein: ripe yellow apple, hazelnut, oak spice and a salty mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Kallstadter Saumagen: ripe peach, herbs, salty mineral and a savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Kallstadter Saumagen: dense salty mineral, herbs, citrus drive and a profoundly long close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Koehler-Ruprecht's old-school Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling R: spontaneous fermentation in old oak, dense smoke, salty mineral and decades of cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Kirrweiler Mandelberg: ripe peach, herbs and a salty close.
Knipser Cuvee X
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Knipser's pioneering Pfalz Bordeaux blend: dark cherry, cedar, dried herbs and firm tannin from Cabernet-Merlot parcels in the north Pfalz.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Old-school dry Pinot Noir Philippi: red cherry, leather, smoke, fine tannin and a long savoury close from Kallstadt parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Christmann's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Konigsbacher Idig: dense salty mineral palate, herb, citrus and a profoundly long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Knipser's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laumersheimer Kirschgarten: ripe Pfalz peach, citrus and a long savoury mineral close from calcareous-clay parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Philipp Kuhn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laumersheimer Kirschgarten: ripe yellow stone fruit, mineral lift and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Knipser's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Kirschgarten: dense red cherry, smoke, French oak spice and firm tannin.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Barrel-aged dry Grosses Gewachs Chardonnay from the Leinsweiler Sonnenberg: ripe yellow apple, hazelnut, vanilla oak and a salty close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Munzberg Schlangenpfiff: ripe apple, almond, hazelnut and a salty calcareous close.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Barrel-aged dry Spatburgunder Rosenkranz: red cherry, smoke, French oak spice and fine tannin from Godramstein parcels.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Muller-Catoir's late-harvest Rieslaner Auslese from the Mussbacher Eselshaut: candied apricot, honey, racy slate acidity and a profoundly long close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Demeter-biodynamic dry Riesling from the elevated Odinstal monopole at roughly 300 metres: smoky basalt, citrus drive, cool slate and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Reiterpfad An den Achtmorgen: ripe apple, almond, hazelnut and a salty close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from the wholly-owned Gaisboehl monopole: cool slate, herbs, citrus and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Barrel-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad: ripe yellow apple, smoke, herbs and a savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Von Winning's barrique-aged Sauvignon Blanc 500: gooseberry, fresh herbs, oak spice and a long mineral close from a 500-litre barrel programme.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Schweigener Kammerberg: ripe apple, almond, herbs and a salty close.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Radling: red cherry, smoke, fine tannin and savoury length from cross-border parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Becker's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Sonnenberg-Kammerberg: red cherry, smoke, herbs and fine slate-driven tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Sonnenberg: red cherry, smoke, fine tannin and savoury depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Sonnenberg: red cherry, fine tannin and savoury length from the French-border parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein: ripe peach, salty mineral palate and a long savoury close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Pfeffingen's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungsteiner Herrenberg: ripe peach, herbs, salty drive and a long savoury close from calcareous parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungsteiner Herrenberg: ripe peach, herbs and a long mineral close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungsteiner Weilberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, smoky slate and a salty close from calcareous-clay parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from the Wachenheimer Gerumpel: ripe stone fruit, herb, smoke and a salty Pfalz close.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Zellertaler Schwarzer Herrgott: dense salty mineral, herbs, citrus and a long savoury close from calcareous clay on the Pfalz/Rheinhessen border.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
From the Ovello cru in Barbaresco, Albino Rocca's Vigna Loreto is a polished, perfumed single-vineyard Nebbiolo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
A traditional, energetic Barbera from the same Barolo-village family known for understatement and balance rather than oak or extraction.
Braida Ai Suma
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
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
Giacomo Bologna's barrique-aged Barbera that reshaped 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The classic village Barolo from the largest contiguous estate in the Langhe, blending organically farmed Serralunga fruit into a traditional, fairly priced Nebbiolo.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Albe is Vajra's bright, sun-named Barolo drawn from three high vineyards in Vergne, a fresh, fragrant and accessible expression of classic Nebbiolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
A rare Langhe Riesling and a pioneering Vajra project, Petracine is a dry, mineral, high-acid white from sandstone soils in the high hills of Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
From the Liste cru in Barolo, a traditional, long-aged Nebbiolo from one of the appellation's oldest houses.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
A serious, age-worthy Barbera from the same Cascina Francia vineyard in Serralunga, given long ageing in large old barrel in the traditionalist Conterno manner.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The Black Label flagship that defined premium Gavi, a sophisticated 100% Cortese of elegant structure, freshness and intense aromatic complexity that ages remarkably well.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
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
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
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
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
From the Parafada cru in Serralunga, a structured, classic Massolino Barolo of depth and finesse.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
A barrel-aged Barbera d'Alba Superiore from old vines, given long skin maceration and oak, a consistently high-scoring serious expression of the grape.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
Veglio's Arborina from La Morra is a polished, modern single-vineyard Barolo of perfume and silky texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
From the La Court cru acquired in 1995, Chiarlo's flagship Barbera shows red fruit, mature cherry, raspberry and sweet tobacco over a full-bodied, balanced palate with a savoury, round finish.
Oddero Barolo
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
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
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 · Elegant
A blend of three crus (Cannubi, Rocche dell'Annunziata and Bricco del Fiasco), Carobric is Scavino's balanced, multi-site Barolo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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
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 · Savoury
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 · Rustic · Savoury
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 · Elegant · Refreshing
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
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
From the Scarrone vineyard in Castiglione Falletto, a ruby, full-bodied Barbera with ripe red and black cherry, vanilla and spice, good acidity and a complex, persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
From old vines planted in 1932, La Crena is a serious, age-worthy Barbera with ruby depth, ripe blackberry and cherry and spicy notes over Barbera's signature racy acidity.
Arbossar
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Artigot
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Camí Pesseroles
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Clos Figueres
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Clos Fontà
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Named after the old fountain spring (font) on the estate, Clos Fonta blends old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena from the Bellmunt del Priorat area. Structured and mineral.
Clos Martinet
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Clos Mogador
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Clos Nelin
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Clos de l'Obac
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Coma Vella
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Garnacha-dominant blend from old vines in the historic Coma Vella plot at Mas d'En Gil. Dense and structured with the characteristic mineral depth of Priorat's llicorella soils.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dits del Terra
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Ferrer Bobet
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Finca Dofí
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Finca La Planeta
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Mid-tier blend from Vall Llach combining Cariñena with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Structured and fruit-forward with oak integration and mineral freshness.
Kyrie
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
L'Aguilón
4.2
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
L'Infernal
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Laurel
4.2
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Les Eres Anfora
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Les Pedrenyeres
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Manyetes
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Mas Igneus FA206
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Mas Mallola
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Pedra de Guix
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Perpetual
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Planots
4.1
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Pleret
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige wine from Buil & Giné, blending old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense and structured, reflecting the mineral terroir of the Falset area.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Scala Dei Prior
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tirant
4.2
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tibouren-led Cotes de Provence Cru Classe rose from Galoupet, acquired by Moet Hennessy in 2019. The estate uses native yeasts, gravity-flow winemaking and partial old-oak fermentation for textural depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Coteaux d'Aix Grand Vin Blanc from Rolle and Chardonnay grown biodynamically on the La Coste estate. Honeyed-yet-mineral; barrel-aged for cellar potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Coteaux d'Aix flagship red from biodynamic vineyards on the 200-hectare La Coste estate. Syrah-led, structured, herb-driven.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Syrah-led red from organic Mascaronne. Bordeaux-style backbone with cedar, graphite and dark-fruit depth; one of the more critically respected Cotes de Provence reds.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Minuty's flagship premium rose, partially old-oak fermented, with the name referring to the estate's elevation in metres. Vinous and structured, designed to compete with the upper Esclans tier.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Saignee rose from Pradeaux's Mourvedre blocks. Deeper coloured and more structured than typical Provencal rose, with garrigue-herb depth and a salt-tinged finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
The most uncompromising Bandol: near-pure Mourvedre, three to four years in old foudre, no fining or filtration. Tar, iron and dried herb over a tannin frame that demands fifteen years minimum.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Coeur de Romanin is the estate's small-lot prestige red, drawn from old-vine Syrah-Mourvedre-Cabernet parcels. Cellar-worthy and long-aged.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Saint Maur's premium single-vineyard rose, partially old-oak fermented for textural depth. Stone fruit and tangerine over saline depth with creamy almond-wax richness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Biodynamic-farmed Bandol from one of the appellation's longest-organic estates. Garrigue-driven with leather and iron depth; the firm acidity holds the wine for a decade and a half.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Syrah-led Cotes de Provence Cru Classe red from organic Sainte Marguerite. Bordeaux-style barrique-aged with cedar, graphite and dark-fruit depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Sainte Roseline's premium cuvee, partially old-oak fermented for textural depth. Stone fruit and tangerine with almond-wax richness; designed to compete with the Esclans and Minuty upper tier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Clairette-led white from old vines on limestone scree, fermented and aged in old foudres. Among Provence's most age-worthy whites, with waxy texture and a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Old-foudre-aged rose from estate Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault. Deeper-coloured and more structured than typical Provence rose, with savoury complexity and ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
Old-vine Grenache-Mourvedre blend from limestone scree on the north-facing slope above the Arc river. Garrigue-laced, slow-evolving Palette with firm tannins and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Esclans' premium rose, fermented and aged in 600-litre demi-muids on lees. Vinous and structured, with almond-vanilla texture from oak balanced by saline depth and citrus.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Esclans' next step up from Whispering Angel: roughly half barrel-fermented for added texture and complexity. Stone fruit and saline depth with a creamy almond-vanilla register from old oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Folle Noire-led Bellet red from the historic 1898 estate in the Saquier hills inside the Nice city limits. Wild-herb, peppery and savoury.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Folle Noire-Braquet Bellet red from the Crematt and Saint-Sauveur slopes in the hills of Nice. Wild-herb, peppery and saline.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
High-altitude Mourvedre-led rose from Pibarnon's amphitheatre. Saline and herb-driven with grapefruit lift; ages four to five years easily, unusual for Provencal rose.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from the estate's high amphitheatre terraces at La Cadiere. Cooler-altitude expression with violet, blueberry and cocoa, set against a firm graphite backbone that ages for two decades.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Clairette-led Bandol white from Pibarnon's higher terraces. Yellow apple and lemon thyme over a saline-driven palate with almond-skin texture and persistent salinity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Tibouren-led Cotes de Provence red, aged in old foudres under velum. Light-coloured and Pinot-like in feel, with wild-herb savoury depth and a saline lift unique in Provencal red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
100 percent Tibouren from Cibonne's oldest single-parcel vines, aged 18 months under a velum. A long-velum-aged expression of Provencal Tibouren: dried-fruit, oxidative-driven and deeply savoury.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Folle Noire-led Bellet red from biodynamic vineyards in the hills above Nice. Wild-herb, peppery and saline; the rare urban-Provence red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Single-vineyard pure Folle Noire from biodynamic old vines, named for Joseph Sergi's father Giovanni. The estate's flagship Bellet red.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Cornaline is Dominique Hauvette's biodynamic flagship red, Grenache-Cabernet-Syrah aged in concrete eggs and old foudres with no added sulfites. Wild-herb-driven, structured and unusually transparent for the warm climate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Roussanne-led concrete-egg-aged Alpilles white from biodynamic vines. Beeswax weight on a saline-mineral spine; built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose with serious structure: pale salmon in colour but dense and savoury in the glass. Wild strawberry and sea spray over a thyme-and-pepper spine that ages five years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Higher-altitude parcel at Le Beausset surrounded by garrigue scrub. The wine carries more red fruit and aromatic herb than La Tourtine, with a savoury lift that reads as cooler-climate Mourvedre.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Mourvedre-dominant cuvee from a south-facing parcel above Le Plan du Castellet. Garrigue, iron and dark fruit over firm, fine-grained tannin and a savoury finish that needs a decade to unfurl.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Clairette-led Bandol white from Terrebrune's organic Triassic terraces at Ollioules. Apple and white-blossom over a saline-driven palate with almond texture and a wax-bound finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol from Terrebrune's Triassic limestone marl terraces at Ollioules. Cool, mineral expression with iron and wet-stone depth; the firmest acidity in Bandol's eastern half.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from the Bronzo family's biodynamic estate at Sainte Anne d'Evenos. L'Estagnol is the flagship cuvee from old vines, with iron grip and garrigue depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Mourvedre-led estate red from Begude's high amphitheatre. Garrigue and graphite-driven with iron grip; the estate's classic AOC Bandol bottling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Mourvedre-dominant single-vineyard cuvee from a parcel near Le Castellet. Wild plum and myrtle over a firm-tannin frame; the estate's most age-worthy bottling.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Mourvedre-dominant Bandol from Alain Pascal's family estate at La Cadiere d'Azur. Dense, brooding and garrigue-driven with iron-rich depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Ott's Romassan estate, presented in the family's signature amphora-shaped bottle. Structured, saline and herb-driven; ages five years easily.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Mourvedre-led Bandol from the Ott family's Romassan estate at Le Castellet. Classic Bandol structure with leather, garrigue and graphite depth; the family's red flagship.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Cotes de Provence rose from the Ott family's founding estate at Taradeau. Coastal-influenced with stone fruit and citrus lift over a saline-peppery finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Semillon-led Provencal white from Ott's coastal Clos Mireille estate near La Londe-les-Maures. Wax, honey and saline depth from vineyards within a few hundred metres of the Mediterranean.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Krone's dry Fruehburgunder (early-ripening Pinot Noir mutation) from the Hoellenberg: bright red cherry, light spice and fine tannin in a smaller-framed cousin to Spaetburgunder.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Chat Sauvage's whole-cluster Hoellenberg Spaetburgunder: dark cherry, smoky red slate and fine tannin from the historic Pinot enclave above Assmannshausen.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic
Philipp Konig's dry Spaetburgunder from the red phyllite slate of the Hoellenberg: bright red cherry, smoky slate and fine tannin.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs Pinot Noir from the red phyllite slate of Assmannshausen: sour cherry, red plum and fine slaty grip from the Hoellenberg slope.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Weingut Krone's dry Grosses Gewachs Spaetburgunder from the red phyllite slate of the Hoellenberg: pure red cherry, rose petal and savoury herbs with fine slaty grip.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
August Kesseler's dry Grosses Gewachs Pinot Noir from the red phyllite slate of the Hoellenberg: dense red cherry, smoky slate and refined tannin.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Johannisberg's bronze-foiled fruity-sweet Auslese: golden stone fruit, honey-touched botrytis and racy Rheingau acidity for long cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Chat Sauvage's barrel-aged Rheingau Chardonnay: yellow stone fruit, hazelnut and creamy lees with a saline mineral edge.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schoenborn's dry Riesling from the Erbacher Marcobrunn springwater slope: dense, broad, mineral Riesling with yellow fruit and weight.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Reinhartshausen's flagship dry Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling: dense, broad, mineral Riesling from the historic springwater slope on the Erbach bank.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Marcobrunn springwater vineyard on the Erbach bank: dense, broad, mineral Riesling with weight and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Jakob Jung's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Erbacher Marcobrunn springwater slope: dense, broad, mineral Riesling with yellow fruit and weight.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Achim von Oetinger's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Erbacher Marcobrunn springwater slope: dense, broad, mineral Riesling.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Wegeler's Geheimrat J cuvee dry Riesling, named for Dr Julius Wegeler: barrel-aged, dense, savoury Riesling drawn from the estate's top Rheingau holdings.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Wegeler's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Geisenheimer Rothenberg red-clay slope: ripe yellow stone fruit, smoke and broad mineral palate.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Johannisberg's green-foiled fruity-sweet Spaetlese: ripe yellow apple, peach and Rheingau slate over crisp acidity and lingering residual sweetness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Fred and Florian Prinz's EU-organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the high-altitude Hallgartener Jungfer: cool, racy, slate-driven Riesling from the elevated Hallgarten slopes.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Prinz's EU-organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hallgartener Schoenhell: ripe yellow apple, savoury spice and minerally length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Kaufmann's Demeter biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheimer Hassel: ripe yellow stone fruit, savoury spice and broad mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Mueller Stiftung's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheimer Hassel: ripe yellow stone fruit, smoke and mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Barth's EU-organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheimer Hassel: ripe yellow stone fruit and mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Mueller Stiftung's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg: ripe yellow apple, smoke and broad mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Schoenborn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the wholly-owned Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg monopole: dense, smoky, savoury Riesling with stone-fruit depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Spreitzer's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheim Wisselbrunnen springwater slope: dense, savoury, slate-driven Riesling with stone-fruit depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Balthasar Ress's EU-organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheim Wisselbrunnen springwater slope: dense, savoury, mineral Riesling.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Kaufmann's Demeter biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hattenheim Wisselbrunnen springwater slope: dense, mineral, savoury Riesling.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim chalky loess slope facing the Main river: ripe orchard fruit, smoke and a broad mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Kuenstler's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Domdechaney chalky loess slope: broad, savoury Riesling with yellow stone fruit, smoke and lingering salt.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Domdechant Werner's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Domdechaney chalky loess slope: broad, ripe, mineral Riesling with yellow stone fruit and smoke.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Gunter Kuenstler's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Hoelle chalky loess slope above the Main: dense, smoky, intensely savoury Riesling with stone-fruit core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Werner's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Hoelle chalky loess slope: dense, smoky, savoury Riesling with stone-fruit depth and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Kuenstler's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Kirchenstueck chalky loess slope: taut, smoky, salt-driven Riesling with depth and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Werner's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Hochheim Kirchenstueck chalky loess parcel adjacent to the parish church: taut, savoury, salt-driven Riesling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Kuenstler's dry Grosses Gewachs Pinot Noir from the Hochheim Reichestal chalky loess slope: red cherry, rose petal and savoury herbs with fine tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Johannes Eser's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Johannisberger Klaus quartzite slope: bright yellow apple, smoke and Rheingau mineral drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Robert Weil's dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Kiedricher Graefenberg phyllite slope: deep, smoky, mineral Riesling with stone-fruit depth and decades of cellar life.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Robert Weil's fruity-style Graefenberg Spaetlese: ripe yellow apple, peach and smoky slate from the steep phyllite slope, balanced by racy Kiedrich acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Robert Weil's dry Erste Lage Riesling from the Kiedricher Klosterberg: bright yellow fruit, white-pepper spice and the Kiedrich slate signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Robert Weil's dry Erste Lage Riesling from the Kiedricher Turmberg: ripe yellow apple, lime and the Kiedrich phyllite spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing
Fricke's dry Lorcher Bodental-Steinberg Riesling: bright, slate-driven, racy Riesling from the upper Lorch grey-slate terraces.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Eva Fricke's dry single-vineyard Riesling from the steep Lorcher Krone grey-slate terraces: cool, taut, racy Riesling with intense salty minerality and citrus drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Eva Fricke's dry Lorcher Schlossberg Riesling: cool, taut, citrus-driven Riesling from steep grey-slate terraces above the Rhine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant
Kesseler's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the steep grey-slate Lorcher Schlossberg: cool, taut, racy Riesling with intense slaty minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Chat Sauvage's whole-cluster Lorcher Schlossberg Spaetburgunder: pure red fruit, savoury herb and racy acid from the steep grey-slate terraces above Lorch.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Spreitzer's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Mittelheim Edelmann loess slope: ripe yellow apple, pear and broad mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Robert Weil's Monte Vacano dry Riesling cuvee selection: barrel-aged, dense, smoky-mineral Riesling named for the family's Italian heritage.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Peter Bernhard Kuhn's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Oestricher Doosberg: dense, savoury, salt-driven Riesling with spontaneous-fermentation depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Peter Bernhard Kuhn's biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Oestricher Lenchen: ripe yellow stone fruit, herbs and a broad mineral palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The Spreitzer brothers' dry Grosses Gewachs from the Oestricher Lenchen loess and gravel slope: ripe yellow stone fruit, smoke and broad mineral palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
Barth's EU-organic traditional-method Sekt: bottle-fermented Pinot blend with extended lees ageing, brioche and toasty autolysis over racy acid.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Taunus phyllite slope above Rauenthal: spicy, taut, savoury Riesling with the kerosene-and-citrus drive the village is known for.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Schoenborn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Rauenthaler Baiken Taunus phyllite slope: spicy, savoury Riesling with kerosene-and-citrus drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
Breuer's dry Rauenthaler Nonnenberg monopole Riesling: taut, spicy, savoury Riesling with citrus drive and Taunus phyllite minerality.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Leitz's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Kaisersteinfels quartzite slope at the top of the Ruedesheimer Berg: taut, racy, slate-driven Riesling with citrus brilliance.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Breuer's dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Berg Roseneck quartzite slope: warmer-toned yellow stone fruit and a more rounded palate than the Schlossberg.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Breuer's dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Berg Rottland red-slate slope: ripe yellow fruit, smoke and warm-slope spice.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Leitz's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Rottland red-slate slope: ripe yellow fruit, smoke and warm-slope mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Johannishof's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Rottland red-slate slope: ripe yellow fruit, smoke and warm-slope mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Theresa Breuer's dry single-vineyard Riesling from the steep Berg Schlossberg quartzite slope: smoky, taut, intensely mineral Riesling with depth and decades of cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ruedesheim Berg quartzite slope: smoky, taut, intensely mineral Riesling with citrus drive over decades of structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Johannes Leitz's dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Berg Schlossberg quartzite slope: smoky, taut, intensely mineral Riesling with citrus drive and decades of structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Kesseler's dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Berg Schlossberg quartzite slope: smoky, taut, intensely mineral Riesling with citrus drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Wegeler's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Schlossberg quartzite slope: smoky, taut, intensely mineral Riesling with citrus drive.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Kuhn's reserve Schlehdorn Riesling cuvee selection: dense, savoury, salt-driven Riesling from the Oestrich Sankt Nikolaus and Doosberg parcels under spontaneous fermentation.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Ress's dry Schloss Reichartshausen monopole Riesling: bright yellow apple, lime and chalky-loess minerality from the wholly-owned Hattenheim parcel.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Vollrads's botrytised Auslese: golden stone fruit, honeyed botrytis and racy Rheingau acid for long cellar life.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Schloss Vollrads's dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Schlossberg slope behind the castle: dense, smoky, savoury Riesling with stone-fruit depth and slaty length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Johannisberg quartzite slope: ripe yellow stone fruit, smoky slate and concentrated salty length under a silver-foiled capsule.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the 1136 Cistercian Steinberg walled vineyard: deep, herbal, smoky Riesling with the structure of a true single-cru wall-enclosed site.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Becker's old-school dry Spaetburgunder from ungrafted vines on the Wallufer Walkenberg: tart red cherry, herbs and fine tannin with bracing Rheingau acid.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
The historic assemblage white Hermitage from Chapoutier. 100% Marsanne unified across multiple parcels, producing a richly textured white that is more accessible than De l'Oree.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
A fresh, aromatic multi-variety white Chateauneuf from La Nerthe; lighter-textured than the Beaucastel or Pegau whites, with floral perfume and clean acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Roussanne-dominant white Chateauneuf with a lush, waxy texture, evolved aromas of beeswax and orchard fruit, and a mineral saline finish that ages magnificently.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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 · Rustic · Savoury
Estate Gigondas from Louis Barruol's historic property; structured, mineral, and herb-driven with great food-compatibility and moderate ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
A third single-parcel Gigondas from Saint Cosme, somewhat lighter and more floral than Le Claux; Cinsault adds a fresh, aromatic quality to the Grenache core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The estate Chateauneuf from Clos Saint-Jean; approachable, fruit-forward, and herb-accented with the estate's characteristic dark-fruit personality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
A broad, aromatic white Chateauneuf blending Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette, and Bourboulenc; generous stone fruit, Provencal herbs, and a clean mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
One of the most consistently praised Chateauneufs, the Paul Avril estate produces dense, structured red Chateauneuf with Grenache-led depth, Mourvedre spine, and superb ageing potential.
Condrieu
4.0
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Condrieu from the historic Coteau de Chery lieu-dit. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with tropical aromatics and good depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Chapoutier's Condrieu from the Coteau de Chery parcel. Biodynamically farmed Viognier with great aromatic intensity and rich tropical-fruit texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Guigal's top single-vineyard Condrieu from the Coteau de Condrieu plots. Rich, opulent Viognier at its most decadent with exceptional concentration.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cuilleron's entry-level Condrieu, lighter in weight and more delicate than Les Chaillets. Ideal for early drinking, showing the appellation's floral character without heavy oak influence.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Old-vine Viognier from the Les Chaillets site above Chavanay. Cuilleron's classic Condrieu, renowned for its lush, tropical-influenced aromatic richness and old-vine depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Vernay's entry-level Condrieu, showing the appellation's characteristic apricot and floral freshness in a more accessible and earlier-drinking style than Coteau de Vernon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Chante-Perdrix (the singing partridge) is Delas's Cornas expression from granite terraces. One of the most accessible and reliable Cornas wines from a major negociant house.
Cornas Granit 60
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Chapoutier's Cornas from the Les Arenes parcel on granite. Biodynamically farmed old Syrah with the smoky, iron-edged character that defines Cornas AOC.
Cornas Pur Noir
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
The benchmark Cote-Rotie entry from Guigal, blending parcels from both Cote Brune and Cote Blonde. A terroir-honest introduction to the appellation at approachable price.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
The entry-level single-vineyard Cote-Rotie from Ogier, assembling the Lancement parcel with both Cote Brune and Cote Blonde elements. More accessible than Belle Helene, but showing the same terroir precision.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
Vernay's Cote-Rotie, a house better known for Condrieu but producing an elegant and honest Syrah. The small Viognier co-fermentation adds Condrieu-like floral notes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Cuilleron's flagship Cote-Rotie, expressing the dark, smoky mineral character of the Cote Brune parcels. Terre Sombre means dark earth, reflecting the iron-rich schist soils.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Chapoutier's single-vineyard Les Varonniers Crozes, from old Syrah on the granite terraces directly below the Hermitage hill. Approaches Hermitage in quality at a fraction of the price.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A more elegant, mineral-driven Chateauneuf with high-toned red fruit, precision, and purity. Charvin's approach favours natural winemaking with minimal intervention.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Jerome Bressy's Gourt de Mautens declassified from Rasteau AOC to IGP Vaucluse to maintain multi-variety blends prohibited under the stricter AOC rules; the wine is widely regarded as one of the Southern Rhone's most distinctive and complex reds.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury
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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The approachable Gigondas from Santa Duc; generous, herb-accented, and fruit-forward with the estate's characteristic mineral freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic
A multi-parcel Gigondas from Santa Duc that blends several specific lieux-dits; more structured and mineral than the estate Gigondas, bridging toward the Prestige des Hautes Garrigues in complexity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
A structured, mineral Gigondas from high-altitude garrigue parcels; more austere and herb-driven than fruit-forward, with excellent ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
The estate classique Chateauneuf from biodynamic Marcoux; aromatic, silky, and complex with great purity of fruit and the estate's characteristic Provencal herb character.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
A generous white Chateauneuf from La Janasse; aromatic, broad-textured, and herb-accented with white stone fruit and the estate's characteristic Provencal freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The approachable entry-level Chateauneuf from La Janasse; fruit-forward, herb-accented, and generously structured, ideal for drinking in its first decade.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
White Chateauneuf from La Mordoree; aromatic and generously textured, with white peach, honey, and herb notes from a multi-variety southern blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant
The prestige Chateauneuf from La Mordoree; dark, rich, and muscular with Mourvedre backbone and a silky tannic finish. Produced from old-vine Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah on the la Plane lieu-dit.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
An aged, oxidative Muscat with extraordinary complexity; dried citrus, almond, saffron, and fig from extended old-wood ageing. A Southern Rhone rarity with the complexity of a great Sauternes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic
Domaine du Pegau's Gigondas carries the same traditional old-foudre philosophy as their Chateauneuf; structured, herb-driven, and deeply characterful.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic
A full-bodied white Chateauneuf from the same La Crau galets plateau; aromatic, generous, and approachable, with Grenache Blanc's stone-fruit depth and good freshness.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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 · Rustic · Contemplative
The historic assemblage Hermitage from Chapoutier, named for Monier de la Sizeranne who codified Hermitage in the 19th century. Blends multiple parcels for a complete expression of the hill.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The Perrin family's approachable Chateauneuf from the Les Sinards lieu-dit; expressive, herb-accented, and fruit-forward in the characteristic Perrin Grenache-driven style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Named for the Chevalier de Sterimberg who legend says planted the first Hermitage vines, Jaboulet's white Hermitage is a benchmark Marsanne and Roussanne blend with ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Delas's flagship Hermitage, from parcels owned by the house on the granite hill. A reliable and well-structured expression of the appellation from one of the Northern Rhone's established negociant houses.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold
Traditional-style Chateauneuf from the Michel family: deeply coloured, earthy, herb-driven, and structured with good acidity and firm tannins built for ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Chapoutier's flagship Saint-Joseph, from old granite parcels in the northern part of the appellation. Biodynamic Syrah with concentration and terroir focus.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Chapoutier's flagship white Saint-Joseph from biodynamic parcels of Marsanne and Roussanne. One of the finest expressions of these northern white varieties outside of Hermitage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Old-vine Saint-Joseph Syrah from historic Hospice plots in Tournon. Complex black fruit nose with delicate oak, powerful and elegant on the palate.
Saint-Peray
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
A negociant Gigondas in the Tardieu-Laurent house style; sourced from select old-vine parcels, oak-influenced and concentrated.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The accessible second label of Vieux Telegraphe; a generously fruited, herb-accented Chateauneuf for early drinking with the estate's characteristic garrigue signature.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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.
Alfa Spiga
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
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.
Alion Reserva
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
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.
Arzuaga Reserva
4.5
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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.
Astrales
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
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.
Briego Infidel
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige single-parcel cuvee from Briego, with concentrated black fruit, dark chocolate and graphite from old vines on chalky limestone, aged 20 months in new French oak.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Emina Atio
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Emina's prestige single-vineyard Atio from the best Peñafiel parcels: concentrated cassis, graphite and cedar from 22 months in new French oak, with polished tannins and long potential.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Gran Resalte
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
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
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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.
Legaris Premium
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Legaris Premium is a concentrated, structured single-vineyard selection aged 22 months in new French oak, with intense cassis, graphite and violet from old Tinto Fino at Curiel de Duero.
Dry · Contemplative · Savoury
Malabrigo
4.5
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Malleolus
4.7
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Maria
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Maria is the prestige single-vineyard label from Alonso del Yerro: concentrated cassis, graphite and mineral precision from a single old-vine parcel at Quintanilla de Onesimo, aged 20 months in new French oak under Derenoncourt's guidance.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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.
Montebaco Semele
4.5
Dry · Elegant · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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 · Elegant · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
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.
Portia Triennia
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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.
Pradorey Elite
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Contemplative · Rustic
Protos Seleccion
4.7
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
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.
Tarsus Quintus
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige Quintus label from Tarsus: concentrated cassis, violet and graphite from new French oak and old vines at La Horra, with polished, age-worthy tannins at the highest tier.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Mature, complex Gran Reserva from Bodegas Reyes, requiring patience but rewarding with leather, tobacco and balsamic complexity from 24 months oak and 36 months minimum in bottle.
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Tinus
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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.
Torresilo
4.6
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Trus Tramonte
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Trus's prestige old-vine selection aged 22 months in new French oak with cassis, espresso and graphite; structured and age-worthy from the best parcels of the western sector.
Valdegatiles
4.7
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Vallunco
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Funky · Refreshing
A single-parcel natural-wine Tinto Fino from the Vallunco plot, with greater depth and precision than the estate Goyo, showing wild berry, earthy mineral and vivid acidity from old ungrafted vines.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
Vizcarra Ines
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Vizcarra's prestige old-vine parcel wine, named for the estate founder's grandmother. Dense black fruit, graphite and espresso from 20 months in new French oak, with exceptional freshness for this concentration level.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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.
Amaren Graciano
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
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
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
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.
Calvario
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
A single-vineyard old-vine red from a steep Briones plot; structured, mineral and fresh, the estate's terroir flagship alongside Aurus.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A revived traditional cuvee, long-aged in oak and bottle: savoury, complex and classical, the prestige red of the Muriel group.
Contino Graciano
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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.
Culmen Reserva
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
The house's modern prestige Reserva from the Vina Lanciano estate: dark, polished and mineral, aged in French oak.
Dalmau Reserva
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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.
Gloria de Ostatu
4.3
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
The grower family's old-vine single-plot Tempranillo: dark, mineral and structured, the estate's prestige red from Samaniego.
Gran Reserva 904
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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.
Hiru Racimos
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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.
Honorable
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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
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
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
The estate's classical Gran Reserva from the Ygay vineyard: long-aged, savoury and balanced, between the Reserva and the flagship Castillo Ygay.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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.
Mirto
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
The house's prestige old-vine Tempranillo: dark, polished and mineral, aged in new French oak, the flagship of the Haro estate.
Montes Obarenes
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
A barrel-fermented prestige white blending Viura with Tempranillo Blanco: textured, savoury and mineral, one of the house's terroir-driven flagships.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
A barrel-selected Gran Reserva above the Reserva tier: long-aged, savoury and polished, blending the house's traditional and modern sides.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
CVNE's prestige Alavesa red from selected old vines: dark, polished and mineral, the flagship of the Vina Real cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
A single-vineyard old-vine Garnacha from a high, cool site: fragrant, peppery and mineral, a fresh, elegant expression of the variety in Rioja.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Muga's traditional flagship, made only in great vintages with long oak ageing in the bodega's own cooperage; a deeply savoury, classical Gran Reserva of real longevity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
The estate's signature Reserva, made with the shoulder-selection method: powerful and polished yet structured and savoury, built to age.
Roda Blanco
4.4
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
The estate's barrel-fermented white from old Viura and Garnacha Blanca: textured, savoury and mineral, a serious modern white Rioja.
Roda I Reserva
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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 · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
A modern, polished single-estate Tempranillo: dark, mineral and fresh, the family's accessible prestige cuvee from the Sonsierra.
Torre Muga
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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.
Valdegines
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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
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 · Contemplative · Elegant
The richer, more Burgundian sibling to Tondonia, from a warmer estate vineyard; rounder fruit and spice but still carrying the house's signature freshness and old-oak savour.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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
The reference traditional Rioja Reserva: pale brick colour, oxidative dried-fruit and balsamic aromatics over a fine-boned, high-acid frame that drinks like old Burgundy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
The most famous rosado in the world: barrel-aged for years, copper-coloured, savoury and saline, it drinks like a serious gastronomic white rather than a summer pink.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Albamar's single-vineyard Pepe Luis: the most concentrated natural-leaning Salnes Albariño from Xurxo Alba's project.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The barrel-fermented Fefiñanes Albariño named after the year the Palacio was built in Cambados: oak-shaded peach and almond, still the saline Salnes core.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Three years on the lees turns Salnes Albariño into something closer to aged Riesling: honeyed citrus, dried herbs and a long saline lift that proves the variety ages.
Attis Embaixador
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Attis Embaixador: the single-vineyard prestige Albariño from Bodegas Attis.
Contraaparede
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Adega Eidos' prestige extended-ageing Contraaparede: 24-plus months on lees, Padriñán Albariño at its most age-driven.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
From a 1.5-hectare plot of pre-phylloxera vines on sandy granite: arguably the iconic vineyard-designate Albariño of Rías Baixas.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Fulcro O Equilibrista: Manuel Moldes' single-vineyard prestige bottling, concrete-aged on fine lees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Salnes Caíño Tinto bottled with serious intent: high-acid Atlantic red with red-cherry, pepper and a saline mineral edge from the sea-side parcels.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The prestige Granbazán bottling named for the 16th-century admiral: selected old-vine fruit, longer ageing, more weight.
La Mar
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Terras Gauda's barrel-fermented Caíño Blanco-dominant cuvée: one of the few wines in DO Rías Baixas led by the variety.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Forjas del Salnés' single-vineyard from the Finca Genoveva plot: foudre-aged, mineral-driven, the cult vineyard-designate Albariño of the Salnés coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The single-estate Finca Valiñas bottling: the serious sibling to the blue-label, lees-aged from the home estate in Meis.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The cooperative's prestige bottling: late-harvest Albariño with noble-rot complexity, made only in vintages when the botrytis arrives clean on the Salnes ría.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The Dandelion single-vineyard from Nanclares y Prieto: a small parral-trained Cambados plot worked to natural-leaning ends.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Soverribas: the sibling single-vineyard from Nanclares y Prieto, from a higher-elevation parral parcel.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The wine that proved Albariño ages: 30-plus months on the lees before release, produced only in vintages with the structure to develop.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
From the 1.4-hectare Cacheiro plot planted in 1965: extended ageing on lees, the prestige aged Albariño of the Barrantes range.
Zárate Balado
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The Balado single-vineyard sister to Tras da Viña: cooler, herbal, taut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity
Zárate's single-vineyard Caíño Tinto from old family parcels: lean, peppery, an Atlantic red with grip.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
The single-vineyard Tras da Viña from a hillside plot behind the family pazo: more weight, more salinity, longer tail.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Mavrotragano-led blend with Mandilaria. Firm-tannin Aegean red with savoury herb and dark-fruit core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Anhydrous flagship PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: saline, citrus-driven, stony, from the boutique 2021-founded cellar at Fira Kontochori.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Antoniou PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged in rock-cut chambers of the historic Megalochori cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Small-production Mavrotragano from Antonis Argyros's Art Space, made in the 1861 family canava at Exo Gonia.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Small-production PDO Santorini Assyrtiko from Art Space at Exo Gonia. Classic stony saline expression.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Art Space PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged sweet wine from the 1861 family canava at Exo Gonia.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Karamolegos Mavrotragano: dark-fruit Aegean red with firm tannin and smoky herb.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from pyritic-soil parcels. Deep smoky-flint mineral with bottle-aged depth and a long saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Night-harvest Nykteri at Karamolegos. Riper, oak-touched PDO bottling with honey-wax depth.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Karamolegos Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel, dried fruit and high-acid lift.
Boutari Vinsanto
4.4
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Boutari PDO Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel and dried-fruit depth, high-acid lift.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Historic Canava Roussos Vinsanto: long-aged sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend; older 20 and 25-year aged bottlings available occasionally.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Tiny-production Mikra Yi Mavrotragano: dark-fruit Aegean red with firm tannin and smoky herb.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Boutique single-vineyard PDO Santorini from Mikra Yi (small land), drawn from ungrafted kouloura parcels near Megalochori.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from the Kavalieros parcel near Oia. Bottle-aged release with smoky, flinty mineral depth and a long saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Mandilaria from Sigalas: rose-and-pomegranate aromatics on a tannic, savoury Aegean red structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Single-varietal Mavrotragano: deeply coloured, structured red with black-fruit core, firm tannin and smoky Aegean herb lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-village Assyrtiko from Akrotiri on the wind-scoured southern tip. Leaner, more saline profile from the exposed cliffside vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-village Assyrtiko from Imerovigli on the northern caldera rim. Floral lift over a stony saline core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-village Assyrtiko from Megalochori. Slightly broader-textured than the eastern villages with iodine-tinged mineral lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Single-village Assyrtiko from Oia in the northern crescent of Santorini, the village around the Sigalas estate. Wild herb and salt-spray character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-village Assyrtiko from Pyrgos parcels on the central ridge of Santorini. Stony, saline, with classic high-acid Assyrtiko line.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Sun-dried Assyrtiko-led Vinsanto with long oak ageing. Dried fig, caramel and apricot with high acidity preserving lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Old-vine indigenous-red Mavrotragano from Estate Argyros parcels. Deep colour, firm tannin, smoky Aegean herb character.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Long-aged Vinsanto: 12 years in oak gives oxidative depth, dried fruit and walnut character with persistent acidity.
Dessert · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
Younger-release Vinsanto from Argyros. Bright dried-apricot and honey character with acidity preserving lift through the sweetness.
Gaia Vinsanto
4.6
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Long-aged Gaia Vinsanto: oxidative depth with caramel, walnut and dried-fig core lifted by Santorini's high natural acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Wild-yeast fermented oak-touched Assyrtiko. Fuller-bodied, spiced and ageworthy expression with the same saline core.
Gavalas Katsano
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Katsano is a heritage white indigenous to Santorini. Gavalas vinifies it as a monovarietal, producing a softer-shouldered, fruit-driven style; few other producers on the island bottle Katsano as a single variety.
Gavalas Vinsanto
4.4
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Gavalas PDO Vinsanto: sun-dried Assyrtiko-led blend with caramel and dried-fruit depth, high-acid lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Fruity
Voudomato is a rare Aegean-island red. Gavalas's single-varietal bottling shows a lifted, herbal, red-fruit profile.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Rare monovarietal Aidani: lifted floral aromatics, softer-shouldered than Assyrtiko, with a saline volcanic mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Assyrtiko from a parcel of 17 distinct old-vine plots. Wax, honeycomb and saline mineral depth with extended ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Organic single-varietal Mavrotragano. Deep colour, savoury Aegean herbs and firm-tannin red structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Organic night-harvest Nykteri from Hatzidakis: high-octane, oak-touched Assyrtiko at the textural extreme of PDO Santorini.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard organic Assyrtiko named Skitali (the heir), continuing the late founder's single-parcel work. Deep, smoky, saline.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Oak-aged premium Assyrtiko from Santo. Lemon peel and smoky spice with full body and an extended saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Cooperative Mavrotragano. Firm-tannin Aegean red with black-fruit core and smoky herb.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Long-aged cooperative Vinsanto. Twelve years in oak yields oxidative toffee and walnut depth with persistent acid.
Vassaltis Aidani
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Rare single-varietal Aidani: lifted floral aromatics, softer-shouldered than Assyrtiko, with saline volcanic core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Classic PDO blend of all three Santorini white grapes from older-vine Vassaltis parcels. Floral lift over a saline core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Single-vineyard PDO Santorini from a Vourvoulos parcel. Smoky flint and deep saline depth with cellar-worthy structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Vassaltis flagship PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: precise, saline, stony, with bright citrus drive.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Venetsanos PDO Vinsanto from the restored Megalochori cliff cellar. Long oak ageing produces oxidative caramel and dried-fruit depth.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Volcan Wines PDO Vinsanto: long oak-aged Santorini sweet wine from the historic Vothonas cellar.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Volcanic Slopes Mavrotragano: dark-fruit Aegean red from Akrotiri southern parcels, firm tannin and savoury herb lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Rare single-varietal Aidani from Akrotiri parcels. Lifted floral aromatics with sea-spray saline edge.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Boutique PDO Santorini from the Akrotiri cliffs at the southern tip of the island. Lean, saline and stony from wind-scoured parcels.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The benchmark Etna Bianco Superiore from Milo: Carricante of crystalline mineral purity, volcanic salinity, and piercing acidity that rewards 8-plus years of cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
The Pietrarizzo contrada on Etna's north slope at 800 metres yields Benanti's most mineral and savoury Nerello Mascalese: a wine of austere mineral precision and remarkable ageing potential from pre-phylloxera vine material.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
From Rovittello on the north slope, this Benanti red shows the classic Etna paradox: light ruby colour but profound mineral depth, firm tannins and soaring acidity demanding patient cellaring.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Benanti's prestige Etna Rosso from the Serra della Contessa contrada at 700 metres: concentrated, structured, with notable bottle ageing potential for Nerello Mascalese.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
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
Fatagione is an unusual Italian cuvée: pure Mondeuse (Savoie's signature red grape) grown at altitude on Etna's volcanic soils, producing a peppery, full-bodied red.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Ben Ryé (Arabic for 'son of the wind') is Donnafugata's flagship Passito di Pantelleria DOC: sun-dried Zibibbo from the alberello pantesco vines on the volcanic island, exported widely through Donnafugata's international distribution since the 1990s.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Donnafugata's flagship red, Mille e Una Notte blends Nero d'Avola with Petit Verdot and Syrah from the Contessa Entellina estate: concentrated, structured and age-worthy with exceptional depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Duca Enrico was first bottled in 1984 as a 100% Nero d'Avola, barrique-aged, structured and concentrated; it was an early premium varietal Nero d'Avola from a major commercial Sicilian house.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Vrucara is from Feudo Montoni's oldest pre-phylloxera Nero d'Avola vines in the high plateau of central Sicily: austere, iron-mineral, demanding years in bottle to reveal its full complexity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing
MunJebel Rosso is the accessible entry into the Cornelissen range: zero-sulphur Nerello Mascalese from multiple contrade, vibrant and mineral, embodying the Etna natural-wine philosophy in an everyday format.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The prestige Russo single-vineyard: 'A Rina (dialect for 'la rena' - the sand) from some of the deepest sandy volcanic soils on the north slope, producing the most austere and age-demanding wine in the portfolio.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
San Lorenzo is the most immediately accessible of the Russo single-contrada range: fragrant, iron-streaked, with vibrant sour cherry and a saline volcanic freshness that makes it the most drinkable Russo Etna Rosso in its youth.
Graci Arcuria
4.8
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Arcuria is the Graci flagship: from 52 acres of ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines on the north slope, it epitomises Etna's Burgundian paradox - light ruby colour belying deep mineral complexity and firm, precise tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
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.
Gulfi Nerobaronj
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury
The Baronj contrada produces a more herbal-mineral Nero d'Avola than Bufaleffj, with a finer-grained tannic structure and exceptional length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative
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
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's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is the benchmark for this rare Aeolian appellation: sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari producing a wine of extraordinary floral complexity, apricot sweetness and the distinctive volcanic mineral character of the island of Salina.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Sole d'Agosto (August sun) is the De Bartoli minimal-intervention take on Passito di Pantelleria: zero-sulphur Zibibbo from the Bukkuram estate, producing an almost overwhelmingly concentrated dried-fruit and honey wine with a volcanic mineral dimension absent from other Pantelleria passiti.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
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
Vecchio Samperi is Marco De Bartoli's life work: un-fortified perpetuo Grillo aged in a 5-tier solera at Samperi, achieving Marsala-like depth and complexity entirely through natural oxidation, with no fortification spirits added. Sold as IGT Sicilia rather than Marsala because no spirit is added.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Occhipinti's top-tier DOCG from the Bombolieri single vineyard: equal parts Frappato and Nero d'Avola in their most complex and age-worthy expression, mineral-driven with remarkable persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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
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
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 · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chardonnay at 1,000 metres on Etna's volcanic soils: a rare and singular white - tropical richness undercut by volcanic salinity and a cool high-altitude acidity that gives exceptional freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic
The entry-level Passopisciaro: blended from multiple north-slope plots, fragrant and approachable, offering a compelling introduction to the estate's Nerello Mascalese philosophy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Archineri is Pietradolce's benchmark Etna Bianco Superiore: pure Carricante of nervy mineral tension, citrus brightness and the chalky volcanic finesse that defines Milo-area white wines.
Planeta Burdese
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Gabrio Bini's Serragghia is the natural passito of Pantelleria: zero-sulphur, zero additions, biodynamic Zibibbo on volcanic pumice soils producing a wine of wild, unpredictable character and pronounced mineral depth. Small allocations distributed largely through specialist natural-wine importers.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Capofaro's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is produced at the Salina estate, with terrace vines on the island's north slope facing the active volcano Stromboli across the channel. The Tasca d'Almerita team applies modern winemaking precision to the passito style with clean, precise floral-honeyed concentration and the distinctive volcanic mineral signature of Salina.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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
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
Calderara Sottana is a benchmark for north-slope Etna Rosso: Burgundian elegance with volcanic minerality, tart red-fruit purity and the structural firmness that demands 8-plus years.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Feudo di Mezzo is the most aromatic and perfumed of the Terre Nere lineup: complex, multi-layered, with chalky depth and remarkable persistence.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
The Guardiola contrada yields the densest, most structured cuvée in the Terre Nere single-vineyard range: darker fruit, greater density, and a long mineral-chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
San Lorenzo's lower-altitude vines yield a more accessible Terre Nere red: fragrant, iron-streaked, with vibrant sour-cherry acidity and a mineral iron finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
From the Milo contrada entitled to the Etna Bianco Superiore designation, 'A Puddara (Sicilian for 'la pullera', hen with chicks) is Fessina's single-vineyard Carricante of pure mineral tension and volcanic chalk finesse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Fondo Filara is the premium Nicosia Etna Rosso from organically farmed Nerello Mascalese on the south-east slope: approachable and mineral, reflecting the Trecastagni terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
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
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.
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Funky · Contemplative
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Dry · Elegant · Savoury
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Szepsy Cuvée
4.4
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sweet · Elegant · Bold
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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 · Elegant · Contemplative
Avignonesi's flagship Vino Nobile Riserva, released only in top vintages from biodynamic Prugnolo Gentile.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Banfi's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible entry to the 850-hectare Castello Banfi property.
Banfi Summus
4.4
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Banfi's Super Tuscan Sangiovese-Cabernet-Syrah blend bottled under the Sant'Antimo DOC.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
The Greppo estate's younger-vine Rosso, the traditional style in a more accessible register.
Boggina C
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
Boscarelli's Super Tuscan Sangiovese-Bordeaux blend Toscana IGT.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Caparzo's blended-estate Brunello, the accessible cuvee in the lighter northern Montalcino style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
One of Brunello's earliest single-vineyard Vigna designations, from the cooler northern Caparzo estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Carmignano Riserva from Capezzana's Trefiano hilltop, the estate's flagship long-ageing cuvee.
Casalferro
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
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 Neri's blended-estate Brunello, the modern accessible counterpart to Cerretalto and Tenuta Nuova.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Frescobaldi's blended-estate Brunello from the western Montalcino, in continuous production since 1989.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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 · Savoury
Old-school Sangiovese Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga, long-aged in large Slavonian botti.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Sangiovese-Cabernet blend from Castell'in Villa, the estate's modern Bordeaux-leaning IGT.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
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
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
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
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese IGT from Castello di Querceto's La Corte parcel, modern barrique style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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
100 percent Sangiovese Gran Selezione from a single Radda vineyard, austere and graphite-toned.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Merlot-Sangiovese Toscana IGT from the historical Castiglioni estate, the Frescobaldi family's flagship Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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
Pure Cabernet Sauvignon from Col d'Orcia under the Sant'Antimo DOC.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
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
One of the original Super Tuscans, born 1981. Sangiovese-Cabernet blend with juicy blackberry, underbrush and graphite, capable of cellaring beyond 20 years.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from Felsina, denser and oakier than Rancia, blended across Chianti Classico and Colli Senesi vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Sangiovese Riserva from the limestone-rich Rancia parcel at Castelnuovo Berardenga; bone-dry, iron-mineral, age-worthy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Pure barrique-aged Vermentino from coastal Bolgheri, structured for fish-led dinners.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Grattamacco's flagship Bolgheri Superiore, a Bordeaux-Sangiovese blend from the Bolgheri estate founded 1977.
Guidalberto
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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
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 · Bold · Savoury
Northern-Rhone-styled Syrah from the Olena estate, peppery and savoury with a graphite Tuscan spine.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
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
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 · Elegant · Savoury
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
Ornellaia's second wine, Merlot-led Bordeaux blend from younger Bolgheri vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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 · Elegant · Savoury
Traditional Brunello from Castelnuovo dell'Abate, the southeastern Montalcino quadrant. Elegant and rose-perfumed.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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 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 Satta's flagship four-way Bolgheri blend, equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.
Montevertine
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic
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
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
Old-vine Chianti Rufina Riserva from Castello di Nipozzano, the elegant cool-climate counterpoint to Chianti Classico.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Toscana IGT from Poggio Antico, an early Brunello-style IGT outside the DOCG.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
High-elevation Brunello at 450-500 metres in the southern Montalcino, structured and herbal.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Rustic
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
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
Poliziano's Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan, Cabernet-led IGT from Montepulciano vineyards.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Italy's pioneering barrique-aged Chardonnay, in continuous production at the high-altitude Pomino estate since 1973.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury
Pure Sangiovese Riserva from Riecine's Gaiole vineyards, the structure of La Gioia with shorter ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
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
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
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
One of the original Super Tuscans, Bordeaux-blended with a slice of the indigenous Pugnitello variety.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese Chianti Rufina Riserva from Selvapiana's Bucerchiale parcel, library-aged.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan from Selvapiana, Cabernet-led Toscana IGT from Rufina vineyards.
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Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Petrolo's signature Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet blend, drawing from Boggina, Galatrona and Campo Lusso. The everyday face of the estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
Tua Rita's Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscan from Suvereto, the Cabernet-led complement to Redigaffi.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Rich and aromatic expression from the 107-ha Cartizze grand cru hill. Bisol's long tenure on the hill and multi-generational vine stock give this off-dry sparkler a layered complexity unusual in Prosecco.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
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 · Rustic · Contemplative
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 · Rustic · Easygoing
The cooperative's estate Amarone Classico provides accessible quality from 230 family growers across the Classico zone; a solid, tobacco-cherry traditional Amarone at significantly better value than single-estate bottlings at comparable quality.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
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
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.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Col Vetoraz is uniquely positioned above Santo Stefano at the edge of the Cartizze hill, giving its Cartizze expression exceptional altitude and south-facing exposure. The result is an opulent, aromatic Cartizze with great aromatic intensity and length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Col Foscarin is Gini's barrel-aged prestige Soave from the Col Foscarin parcel in Monteforte: partial barrel-fermentation adds hazelnut cream and golden apple richness while the Garganega's mineral core remains crisp and long-finishing.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Guerrieri Rizzardi's Amarone expresses the Classico zone from an estate with over 350 years of Valpolicella history. The extended appassimento (drying) of Corvina and Corvinone grapes concentrates flavour into a wine of great intensity. Three years in Slavonian botti soften the tannins while preserving the dried-fruit character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Bradisismo (Italian for seismic land subsidence) is Inama's prestige selection from the oldest basalt-grown Garganega vines, aged 18-24 months in French barriques; arguably the most complex Soave available, with extraordinary tension between rich oak ageing and the grape's saline mineral core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Vigneti di Foscarino is Inama's pure basalt-volcanic Soave Classico from the historic Foscarino hill, the most volcanically active terroir in the Classico zone; 100% Garganega barrel-fermented for a mineral, almond-hazelnut complexity of striking length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
Le 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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Begali's Recioto is made from the same Ca' Bianca old-vine fruit as the Amarone, with the fermentation arrested before dryness; the result is a luscious, chocolate-cherry sweet red with firm tannic structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Fratta is Maculan's Bordeaux-inspired flagship red, one of northeastern Italy's landmark wines. A Cabernet-Merlot blend aged 18 months in new French oak, it rivals top Veneto reds in complexity and ageing potential. Fausto Maculan was among the first producers in the Veneto to vinify Bordeaux varieties at serious quality levels.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza revived by Fausto Maculan in 1974. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of high intensity, with botrytis-influenced apricot honey character balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
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 · Bold · Rustic
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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
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.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
A single-hill Cartizze grand cru expression from the Stecca parcel, with richer fruit, honeyed florality and greater complexity than the standard Rustico, yet retaining the hallmark lightness of the hill.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
Pieropan's Recioto di Soave from the Le Colombare parcel sits within the long sweet-wine tradition of the Soave zone (Recioto di Soave DOCG, established 1998); dried Garganega produces apricot-honey concentration kept fresh by the varietal's trademark high acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
La Rocca is 100% Garganega from the volcanic tufa hillside above Soave castle, barrel-fermented and aged. Develops hazelnut-honey complexity over 10-plus years while retaining the grape's almond-mineral core.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Otto is Pra's barrel-aged prestige Soave, named for the year the oldest vines were planted (1908); extensive lees contact in barriques produces a Garganega of remarkable richness, hazelnut-cream complexity and long ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Capitel Croce is Anselmi's barrel-aged 100% Garganega, named for a wayside cross on the Capitel Croce hill; oak-fermented with extended lees contact to produce a richer, more complex expression of the varietal with hazelnuts, golden apple and creamy texture.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
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 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
The flagship of the Montello DOCG, a structured Bordeaux-blend red. Serafini and Vidotto pioneered Bordeaux-variety production on the Montello hills in the 1980s. Il Rosso dell'Abazia is the cornerstone wine of the designation.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Elegant
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 · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Speri's Le Bine de Jago Recioto represents the traditional sweet red wine of Valpolicella before Amarone became dominant; the fermentation-arrested fruit preserves Corvina's characteristic high acidity beneath the luscious chocolate-cherry sweetness.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Amedeo is Suavia's Recioto di Soave DOCG from the ancient Monte Carbonare vineyard; the sweet dried-Garganega wine balances luscious apricot-honey sweetness with the grape's natural high acidity, keeping the finish fresh and complex.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Suavia's Monte Carbonare from the village of Soave itself: 100% Garganega from a steep volcanic tufa hillside with century-old vines; lees-aged in large casks producing exceptional mineral depth, citrus-almond precision and great cellaring potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Festive
Tommasi's Recioto Classico is made from the highest-selected Corvina and Corvinone bunches from the family's San Pietro in Cariano vineyards; chocolate-cherry and raisin sweetness balanced by traditional cask structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky
Valentina 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.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Villa Sandi's Cartizze Dry is at the sweeter end of the Cartizze spectrum (17-32 g/l residual sugar). The grand cru hill's concentration of sunny exposure and south-facing slopes amplifies fruit ripeness into ripe peach and mango territory.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The barrel-fermented Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho from old-vine Melgaço parcels: yellow peach, toasted almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-parcel old-vine Alvarinho from Anselmo Mendes, barrel-fermented and aged with batonnage. The estate's cellar wine; built for years in bottle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Old-vine selection from the original Soalheiro parcels planted by the Cerdeira family: deeper honeyed register and a salted granite finish; the estate's cellar wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented selection from older Alvaredo vines that adds yellow peach, almond and spiced lees to the Soalheiro mineral spine; built for the cellar.
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Funky · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
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 · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Fruity
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Savoury · Refreshing
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The estate's most structured Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from the Viessling site; full body, racy acidity and deep granite-mineral character defined by biodynamic farming and old-barrel ageing.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Classic Joching-area Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from Holzapfel: white pepper and ripe pear with full body and clean, mineral finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Holzapfel's Achleiten Riesling Smaragd shows the characteristic amphibolite-spice of this famous Ried: apricot, exotic stone-mineral and lime oil with firm acid and length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The Liebenberg Ried Riesling Smaragd from the historic Prandtauerhof estate in Joching: apricot, lime zest and fresh herbs with a mineral, medium-bodied palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd from the Mautern-based Hutter estate: apricot blossom and lime with chalk-mineral character from south-bank terroir.
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Rustic · Contemplative
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Bold · Savoury
Dry · Refreshing · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Bold
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Refreshing · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Contemplative
Dry · Elegant · Refreshing
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Full-bodied Riesling Smaragd from the Singerriedel site at Spitz by Gritsch Mauritiushof; granite mineral and stone-fruit depth with a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Riesling Smaragd from the Spitzer Graben valley by the Högl family; the cooler side-valley terroir imparts a distinctive herbal-mineral intensity and racy acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Riesling Smaragd from the Spitzer Punkt site on gneiss and granite soils; granitic minerality, racy citrus acidity and stone-fruit depth.
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Rustic · Savoury
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Fruity · Easygoing
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Contemplative · Elegant
Dry · Elegant · Savoury
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from Mathias Hirtzberger's independent Wösendorf estate: white pepper, citrus blossom and pear with firm mineral acidity.
Dry · Easygoing · Elegant