Reorder Your Favorite Wines

Sergio Gomba’s scented, seductive 2010 Querciola Barbera d’Alba clearly expresses the hedonistic side of Barbera and highlights the tender qualities of this classic red wine from Piedmont. It comes across as scented and savory, like the Barbera wines of yesteryear. The ruby robed 2010 Querciola Barbera d’Alba bears the scent of ripe Bing cherries, violets, and lush woodlands. It is medium-bodied and gracious on the palate, so that one gets a full taste of Barbera fruit and spice, without a tannic after burn.

In two decades of tasting Gilles Noblet’s wines, we have never tasted anything less than classic, elegant Mâcon-Fuissé and Pouilly-Fuissé. His 2011 Mâcon-Fuissé is no exception, offering an elegant, savory, fresh bouquet reminiscent of acacia flowers, apple blossoms, and minerals. On the palate, it follows through with gentle fruit, pinpoint minerality, and laser like precision that provides eminent drinkability. All this adds up to an elegant, nuanced, refreshing glass of Chardonnay.

From one of the finest and most consistent producers of Verdejo comes the vibrant 2011 Nidia Verdejo, exhibiting a vibrant bouquet and flavor: a mélange of orchard fruits and citrus infused with clean mineral tones. Delicate, savory flavors emerge and carry over into the wine’s smooth, racy frame, allowing Nidia’s Verdejo to deliver substantial mouth feel, yet remain crisp and refreshing. Medium-bodied but long on varietal character, this is one easy wine to drink. It’s both ethereal and savory, all at the same time.