“Good aromatics, with generous fruits, spice, black cherry, liquorice, and mocha notes. Quite flavourful, with slightly chalky tannins. This should pair very well with robust red meat dishes.” Tom Firth – Wine Access. 88 points.
THE NEW VINTAGE IS IN!!! This vintage of Baron de Ley Gran Reserva Rioja has received even higher accolades than the 1998 vintage. Rated: 91 by Josh Raynolds, Sep/Oct 09 – Wine Access magazine Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar Bright red. Expansive and exotically perfumed, displaying scents of cherry brandy, tobacco, vanilla and dried rose. […]
“The 2008 Hecula is 100% Monastrell sourced from 35 to 60 year old vines and aged 50% in tank and 50% in French oak. Purple-colored, it offers up a compelling nose of underbrush, pepper and blueberry. Ripe, sweetly-fruited, and forward, this crowd-pleaser can be enjoyed now and over the next 4 years.” 89 Points. […]
The Sottano Reserva Malbec 2007 (Argentina) has “Excellent color, good expression of its variety with a mix of red and black fruits. Spices like clove and white pepper in the nose. Good structure with ripe tannins perfectly combined with the oak. Long and persistent at the palate.” (tasting notes) 90 points – Robert Parker Wine Advocate
“The black cherry, vanilla and sweet tobacco aromas are enhanced with rosemary and baking spice notes. Complex and concentrated black cherry and red currant flavors are integrated with rich oak and dark chocolate on the finish. Supple tannins and balanced acidity provide excellent structure to this elegant and complex blend.” (tasitng notes) Food pairing recommendations […]
“Frontier Red is a value-oriented wine made in the same pioneering, genuine, down-to-earth spirit of the frontiersmen who first tamed this land. A complex blend of Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Mouvedre, Cinsault and Carignane, Frontier Red serves up loads of lush red & black fruit flavors complemented by enticing spice, vanilla and oak notes. You […]
