Featured Wines - October 2014

The 2012 Terra d’Oro Sangiovese is a beautiful wine that exudes elegance, yet it offers plenty of varietal character and flavor. After spending nearly two weeks in Italy earlier this year tasting many of Tuscany’s finest Sangiovese based wines, including wonderful Chiantis and Vino Nobiles, it became quite apparent that Terra d’Oro’s 2012 Sangiovese has nothing to be ashamed of. Although stylistically different from its Italian counterparts...

Tenuta di Tavignano continues to push the envelope on quality, so it should come as no surprise that this winery has turned out another delicious Verdicchio in the superb 2013 Villa Torre Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. The bright flavorful 2013 Villa Torre is produced from 100% Verdicchio grapes that burst with freshness and an intensity that mirrors the pastoral beauty of the Marches and the alluring gleam of the nearby Adriatic Sea. Savory...

Domaine Houchart’s 2011 Côtes de Provence made us stand up and take notice. In a tasting of high priced Côtes-du-Rhône and Provencal reds, the 2011 Domaine Houchart delivered more than any of the other high flying wines. As it turns out, we weren’t alone in our infatuation. The Concours des Vins de Provence awarded the 2011 Houchart Côtes de Provence a Gold Medal and Wine Enthusiast gave it 90 points. For starters, the wine’s beautiful...

Napa Cellars has emerged as one of the top purveyors of Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Bold and beautiful, yet supremely elegant, the 2013 Napa Cellars Sauvignon Blanc embodies a thrilling cornucopia of flavors. Melon, fig, quince, tropical fruit, and fresh citrus flavors gush from the glass. Actually, it is hard to imagine a better California Sauvignon Blanc than this offering from Napa Cellars. Rich in fruit but still crisp and dry, the 2013...

The 2012 Le Potazzine Rosso di Montalcino cuts a beautiful figure in the glass, its brilliant deep ruby color sparkling in the light. Happily, the pleasure is not only for the eye to enjoy. The wine’s aroma flows harmoniously from the glass. A beautiful floral bouquet blends with the scents of cherry, wild raspberry and the good earth of Montalcino – Tuscany’s premier terroir. On the palate, the wine offers up plenty of berry flavors, menthol...

The 2012 Domaine de la Collonge Vieilles Vignes Les Champs Pouilly-Fuissé dazzles the eye with its bright yellow robe, the color of the noon day sun. Even more satisfying are the aromatic scents of soft ripe fruit, acacia flower, forsythia and vanilla that waft from the glass. Better still, once in the mouth, the wine’s delightful bouquet persists and heightens, where dabs of sweet butter, creamy oak and liquefied minerals join with pure ripe...

The 2009 Saint-Guirons is classic Pauillac, a wine imbued with class, allure, flavor, and harmony. It reflects the great terroir of Pauillac and embodies the classic aromas, body and balance for which Pauillac is renowned. Redolent scents of blackberry, cassis, cedar and freshly cut tobacco – the classic “cigar box scent” of Pauillac – resonate from the 2009 Saint-Guirons. Happily, the wine’s alluring aromas follow through on the palate...