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Tightly focused and refined for a Zinfandel, this version packs in deep flavors of black cherry, licorice and roasted sage that build tension and tannins toward the brambly finish. Drink now through 2032. 200 cases made.... Read More

The 2021 Ponce has a moderate 12.5% alcohol, lower than the 2022 that I also tasted next to it, which references a cooler year in which he decided to age the wine in 600-liter oak barrels, which allowed him to include smaller... Read More

Enticing, spicy aromas of subtle cloves and dried heather with ripe apples. The palate is clean and fresh with very fine bubbles and a long, satisfying finish. Delicate in many ways, but with character. 50% pinot noir, 40% chardonnay... Read More

The 2015 Brut La Grande Année was disgorged last year with eight grams per liter dosage. The wine has turned out beautifully, exhibiting a more muscular, old-school Bollinger profile in contrast to the unusually racy, fine-boned... Read More

The 2016 Cheval Blanc is blended of 59.5% Merlot, 37.2% Cabernet Franc and 3.3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose is incredibly youthful yet not so shy as some other 2016s at this stage, giving wonderfully... Read More

Made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc the 2017 Hosanna is medium to deep garnet-purple in color and sashays out of the glass with beautiful red rose and violets scents over a core of baked blueberries mulberries and plum... Read More

Deep, dark, lush and opulent from start finish, the wine explodes with truffle covered black blum, dark chocolate and roses. The wine is incredibly concentrated, wth layer after layer of perfectly ripe, silky, velvet drenched... Read More

The tannins are really deceptive in this wine. It is sumptuous and elegant at the same time. The black currant fruit and acidity are a foil for the powerful tannic structure. Balanced and rich in fruit, it is ready for some serious,... Read More

Aromatic with black cherries, oranges and cedar. Very perfumed. Medium to full body. Firm tannins. The wood is showing a bit now but will come through nicely. This is a structured and toned red. Give this three or four years more... Read More

The 2008 First Growth vertical set, one of the most prestigious collections to come from Bordeaux’s exceptional 2008 vintage.

This exclusive set brings together six of the region’s most iconic estates—Château... Read More

3 bottles of each #1's 2025 James Suckling top 100:

#1 France - Jean Marc Burgaud - Morgon Cote de Py 2023 99Pts

#1 USA - RAEN Pinot Noir Sonoma County - Sonoma Coast Royal St. Robert 2023 99Pts

#1 Chile - Tabali - Caliza... Read More

An elegant, polished, and seamless Ad Vivum Cabernet Sauvignon from longtime Napa Valley winemaker Chris Phelps. It possesses an ethereal quality, an almost weightlessness, but contains multitudes. I tasted it on three separate... Read More

#6 in Top 100 Wines of Spain, 2024. A mind-blowing Ribeira Sacra red with pure fruit. Grapefruit, flowers, iron and chalk. Mineral, with subtle white pepper and blueberries. Really expressive, yet not sassy. Restrained and pure... Read More

The White Oak Distillery is located in the city of Akashi in the Hyogo prefecture. This distillery received its distillery license in 1919 but only really began using it for whisky in 1984; prior to that it mainly (and still)... Read More

Auténtico Alacrán (authentic scorpion) was founded in 2010 and is based in Mexico City. Their blanco tequila, first appearing in the US in 2011, is double-distilled in column stills from 100% blue Weber agave at... Read More

Winner DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL / BEST EXTRA ANEJO TEQUILA 2017

The new ultra premium offering, Alacran XA, is made from 100% Weber Blue agave between 7 and 10 years old which is harvested in the highlands of Los Altos in Jalisco. It... Read More

Auténtico Mezcal Alacrán Zacate Limón, or simply A.M.A Zacate Limón, is a 100% espadín mezcal infused with lemongrass. It is produced in San Dionisio Ocotepec, Oaxaca.

Espadín agaves are... Read More

Giant, fresh pineapple and papaya fruit and wonderfully mouth-filling creaminess, backed up by unusually mineral acidity for this grape. And the ample fine tannins underline this beautifully. Super-long and refined finish with... Read More

The 2022 L'Epicentre was sourced from old vines in the grand cru Schlossberg (with 45-year-old vines) and grand cru Wineck-Schlossberg (60-year-old vines), picked and vertically pressed for 24 hours on September 21. It opens... Read More