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Current Featured Wines - December 2024
Our two-tiered tasting panel rates hundreds of wines from boutique producers around the world to bring you two exceptional selections each month, rating each wine's appearance, aromatic profile, body and balance, varietal character and style, intensity, finish, and of course, its overall flavor and appeal.
Discover this month’s highly-rated wine selections for each of our 4 Distinct Wine Clubs using the chart below. Or, view all of our Past Selections.
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The Premier Series Wine Club
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The Masters Series Wine Club
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The Collectors Series Wine Club
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The Bold Reds Wine Club
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Bodegas Volver Paso a Paso Tempranillo 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fratelli Aresca Gavi DOCG 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clos Délice Cuvée de la Mairie Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vigneau-Chevreau Vigneau Sélection Vouvray Méthode Traditionnelle Brut NV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amayna Leyda Valley Syrah 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fernand Lemaire Tradition Champagne Brut NV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Château du Cray Clos du Château Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2021 |
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- Country: Spain
- Wine Vintage: 2022
- Serving Temperature: 58°-62° F
- Grape Varietals: Tempranillo
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
Since its inception, Bodegas Volver’s Paso a Paso Tempranillo has been one of Jorge Ordóñez’s most compelling wines and one of the world’s best bargains in Tempranillo. As soon as the cork exits the bottle and splashes joyfully into the glass, the 2022 Volver Paso a Paso Tempranillo captivates the eye as well as the nose. It greets the eager taster with a bright violet robe and a redolence that brings both joy and anticipation. Scents of...
- Country: Italy
- Wine Vintage: 2023
- Serving Temperature: 38°-45° F
- Grape Varietals: Cortese di Gavi
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
A cheerful, sunny wine, the 2023 Fratelli Aresca Gavi brings the season’s good tidings and a reminder that all good things are best when shared, so be prepared to have two or more glasses on hand. Your guests will be delighted. From the wine’s pale yellow sun-splashed color to its long, snappy, thirst quenching finish, Fratelli Aresca’s 2023 Gavi delights the senses. Golden apple, acacia, spring flowers, and subtle mineral tones highlight...
- Country: France
- Wine Vintage: 2019
- Serving Temperature: 58°-62° F
- Grape Varietals: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
Sporting a deep ruby robe and scented with the fragrant scents of fresh blueberries and wild red berries, which have been infused with the subtle hints of vanilla and forest woodlands, the 2019 Clos Délice Cuvée de la Mairie Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux embodies all the elegance and charm for which the Bordeaux wines of Castillon are renowned. Elegant and smooth in the mouth, yet substantial in flavor, Clos Délice’s 2019 Cuvée de la Mairie...
- Country: France
- Wine Vintage: NV
- Serving Temperature: 38°-40° F
- Grape Varietals: Chenin Blanc
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
The Vigneau Sélection Vouvray Méthode Traditionelle Brut NV (non-vintage, as most champagnes and other sparkling wines are a blend of multiple years’ wines) captures the eye with streams of fine bubbles and a bright sun-splashed color. It follows up with an equally compelling set of aromatics. Scents of freshly cut mountain-grown apples, quince, citrus, and white peach delight the nose. In the mouth, Vigneau’s Sélection Vouvray Méthode...
- Country: Chile
- Wine Vintage: 2021
- Serving Temperature: 58°-62° F
- Grape Varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Viognier
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
When served to us at lunch at Amayna, the first sip of the 2021 Amayna Leyda Valley Syrah (95 Points – Vinous; 95 – Descorchados; 94 – Tim Atkin) not only convinced us of Leyda Valley’s ability to produce world-class Syrah, it had us begging for more. Reminiscent of the great Syrah-based wines of France’s Northern Rhône Valley (think Côte Rôtie and Hermitage), the youthful 2021 Amayna – which is composed of 93% Syrah, 4% Viognier, and 3%...
- Country: France
- Wine Vintage: NV
- Serving Temperature: 35°-38°F
- Grape Varietals: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
Made from 100% Premier Cru grapes (34% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Pinot Meunier) from Hauvillers, the light, lovely, and deliciously dry Fernand Lemaire Tradition Champagne Brut NV (non-vintage, as most champagnes are a blend of multiple years’ wines) shines in the glass with a light golden yellow color and bubbles with a fresh and delicate mousse. To the delight of the nose, the wine’s soft fruity notes redolent of freshly picked mountain...
- Country: France
- Wine Vintage: 2021
- Serving Temperature: 58°-62° F
- Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir
- Bottle Size: 750-ml
Light and lovely with an enticing aroma of red fruits, currants, and peonies, the 2021 Château du Cray Clos du Château Bourgogne Pinot Noir makes a strong case for itself from the first sniff. The wine’s olfactory follows through in the mouth where floral and red berry fruit flavors are subsumed with a hint of grenadine and a pleasant touch of earthy vinosity for which Burgundy is renowned. All is as it should be in this Côte Chalonnaise Pinot...
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