Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2016

This well-known, large (over 250 acres) Chateauneuf du Pape estate has produced some of the greatest Chateauneuf du Papes I have ever tasted, including their 1949 (one of the top 25 wines of my lifetime), 1955 and 1961. This visit was the first time I have had a chance to taste these wines in many years, and it appears a younger generation is making a comeback with their offerings from Lirac and Chateauneuf du Pape.

2016 is a blend of … more

Country: France
Producer: Chateau Mont-Redon
Region: Rhone Valley
Sub Region: Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Chestnut Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2013

This is not your average sauvignon blanc - it's made in a Sancerre style, which is much more interesting and complex with a wonderful texture!

Country: Australia
Region: Gippsland

Chiara Boschis E. Pira Barolo Mosconi 2011

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2015

The 2011 Barolo Mosconi shows thick lines and dark density with well-defined notes of dried cherry, balsam herb, licorice and dark chocolate. Its consistency is plush and soft, although that characteristic tannic backbone does much to keep the wine tightly stitched together. Barolo Mosconi delivers warm vintage traits on the nose and the textural firmness of a cooler year. The results are unique and compelling. This Barolo ages in oak for two years. - … more

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub Region: Barolo

Chrismont La Zona Prosecco NV

"It's grown at about 300 metres above sea level on vines that are now nearly ten years old. It now comes in a proprietary 'King Valley' prosecco bottle, which is lovely to see - a real sign of confidence/harmony for the region. Reckon they are bang on with this release. It's fine and crisp but not at all lacking in flavour. Red apples galore. Some bready complexity. More than an ounce of finesse. More-ish lisp of fruit sweetness. Tick tick … more

Country: Australia
Region: King Valley

Cillar de Silos Crianza Tempranillo 2015

Blueberry, tobacco and hung beef - it's gotta be Ribera! Well, good Ribera anyway ...With a pronounced earthiness, cool and precise in line, low in fructose, elegant and fine. Not a wine of bigness, it's a lovely, pure wine of very high quality and beautifully composed. Dark cherry fruit specked with tobacco melds into a fine tannin line which itself seems indivisible from fruit and also from earth and is wired on steely minerals and fine natural acidity.

Country: Spain
Producer: Cillar de Silos
Region: Ribera del Duero

Clos Mogador Manyetes Priorat 2004

"Clos Manyetes is owned by Rene Barbier of Clos Mogador. The 2004 Manyetes offers an expressive but brooding aromatic profile with mineral, smoke, blueberry, and black currant liqueur. Larger in scale than the 2003, with more mouth-filling fruit, it is beautifully balanced and nearly seamless. There is tannin to lose but it can barely be noticed. Give this top effort 2-3 years to evolve and drink it through 2017." 93/100. Robert Parker.

Country: Spain
Region: Priorat

Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Concentrated aromas of tropical and ripe citrus fruits, complemented by lifted hints of lemongrass

and guava. Excellent fine texture and juicy acidity with a degree of minerality and a lingering refreshed finish.

Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough

Domaine Jean Grivot Bourgogne Blanc 2012

Country: France
Producer: Domaine Jean Grivot
Region: Burgundy

Domaine Jean Grivot Bourgogne Blanc 2015

Country: France
Producer: Domaine Jean Grivot
Region: Burgundy

Dominico Clerico Langhe Nebbiolo Capisme-e 2016

Made from a 2ha site in the Barolo vineyard of San Pietro, with an average age of 20 years.

Unlike most Langhe Nebb's this is macerated on skins for only 7-10 days, andf then aged in stainless tank rather than oak, resulting in finesse not often seen in Nebbiolo at this level.

Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont