The aromatics here are redolent with Bien Nacido's typical spruce and violets woodsiness, along with olive, asphalt, and cured beef. The vintage really.

Very deep red color with a nose of black fruits and spices followed by a fruity, spicy and peppery palate with coated tannins and good length.

Echolands Les Collines 2018 available at Tribeca Wine Merchants in New York, NY

~ Winery's Notes Pantagruel is blended from the best barrels out of the range of West Coast AVAs that make up the Gargantua portfolio. It's crafted.

Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage (750ml) available at Ramsey Bottle King in Ramsey, NJ

Taking Santa Barbara by storm, it's been 20 years since Joey Tensley started making vineyard designated wines as a side project from his day job as winemaker.

92 pts James Suckling Savory nose of blackberries, thyme, cracked pepper, iodine and dried oysters. Medium-bodied with firm, tightly knit tannins and bright acidity. Vibrant and peppery. Black-tea…

La Bastide Saint Dominique estate lies in the heart of Provence, right in the foothills of Châteauneuf du Pape, buffeted by the gusts of the Mistral wind and bathed by the bright southern sun. Built…

Winemaker Description Classic Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah aromas and flavors of black fruits, chocolate, game, pepper, and smoke are ripe and intense in the 2020 vintage. Very ripe, fine tannins…

The 2019 Syrah Sonoma Coast has soft floral aromas of lavender as well as bergamot and lightly spiced plum. It is supple and fruit-forward on the palate without being weighed down and offers notes of…

4 ½ Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Iron fist in a velvet glove, 17 (94 pts) like nuanced 16 (93 pts), has leashed power cloaked by sexy violet-tinged black fruit & brooding inky notes.…