Referred to as the “liberators of fine wine,” this super drenching red was created by Joel Gott, Charles Biehler, and Roger Scommes. Adding 14% Syrah and 7% Petit Verdot to the 79% Pinot Noir, it is aged in French and American oak, for a spiced, generously flowing texture. Wild strawberry and mocha perfume the glass. Black cherry and coffee bean go deep, with a savory soy sauce component. Red berries, cinnamon, and nutmeg clear the way for a lustrous finish.
Medium weight, with juicy plum and spiced tobacco. Notes of coffee and cherry-vanilla leave a satisfying trace on the finish.
A blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, this value-priced red offers bright cherry enveloped in striking acidity. Charcuterie, sweet tobacco, and cranberry add a tart touch to its salty, savory quality.
Tropical by Luca Bosio, Ginger Lime Moscato, Italy 5.5abv ($18)
Bursting with zesty ginger and beaming with jasmine, this is one fizzy surprise. Candied lime and lime blossom accents the Moscato’s citrus-orange persona. 92
Packed with intense blackberry and cassis flavors that are pure and forgivingly juicy thanks to near-perfect ripening with a tinge of natural fruit sweetness. Minimal extraction and oak usage in the cellar finished this off beautifully. Nothing on the food side of a pairing will overwhelm this, so think big.
Juicy, fresh blackberry, tobacco, mocha, and licorice layer on this complex red. Silky tannins flow with notes of soy sauce, cedar, and plum. Aged 22 months in French oak.
Aromas of salted bread, Meyer lemon, lime, acacia flower, and pear laced with hints of honeydew and nut presage the polish this Prosecco goes to show on the palate, where sprightly acidity meets a silky quality amid notes of bright, crisp green apple and apple blossom along with tart peach and citrus—including the white grapefruit pith that meshes with bitter almond on the finish.
Here’s a classic Prosecco profile. Linen-clean scents of apple and pear are dappled with touches of tangerine, vanilla, and lime leaf; apple also pops on the blithe, lightly creamy palate, accented by tart apricot and almond.