Featured Wines - July 2017

A smooth but robust red, the 2015 Oatley Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon offers a truly amplifying aroma and plenty of juicy flavors to delight both steadfast Cabernet lovers and well as those less beholden to the tough tannins that accompany far too many other young Cabernets. Although deeply colored and highly extracted, Oatley’s 2015 Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon possesses a suppleness born of ripe, well-integrated...

Bottled un-fined and unfiltered, the single vineyard 2012 Oliverhill Jimmy Section Shiraz hails from a small block of very old vines in the most hallowed terroir of McLaren Vale. Oliverhill’s 2012 Jimmy Section Shiraz highlights the region’s unique qualities by offering a saturated purple robe, a flamboyant bouquet, voluptuous flavors, and spectacular length. Downright racy, sexy, and utterly seductive, the 2012 Oliverhill Jimmy Section...

The 2015 Scaia Corvina Veneto IGT sports a brilliant ruby robe, with flashes of deep purple to dazzle the eye, yet it is this wine’s intriguing aroma and flavors that truly set it apart. Deep draughts of wood smoke, black cherry, wild berries, and roses greet the nose from the moment the wine is poured, before those scents seep almost surreptitiously into the flavor profile of this wine. From the extroverted nature of this wine and the savory...

The 2013 Giesen The August 1888 Sauvignon Blanc reflects the meticulous care the Giesen team affords the winery’s flagship Sauvignon Blanc. Rich in color and redolent with the beguiling scents of fresh melons, lime leaves, and passionfruit, it is hard to resist guzzling this “extra ordinary” Sauvignon Blanc. But what a pity it would be to knock this wine down with nary a notice, as The August’s multi-layered fruit flavors meld in the mouth...

The 2016 Bellingham Old Orchards Chenin Blanc underscores South Africa’s preeminence with this grape variety. Produced from some of the estate’s finest Chenin Blanc vines, it embodies a faint golden glow and all the purity and brilliance of the light that one encounters on Africa’s Western Cape. It also offers a beautiful, almost haunting bouquet, replete with nuanced scents of ripe apple, quince and stone fruits. In the mouth, subtle flavors...

Robert Oatley’s 2015 Margaret River Signature Series Chardonnay highlights Margaret River’s premier status as the source of Australia’s finest Chardonnays. Garnering 91 Points from Wine Enthusiast and an Editor’s Choice designation, it would be hard to find a better value today in Chardonnay. Rich and ripe, redolent with the savory scents of citrus and peach with a gentle infusion of vanilla, Oatley’s Signature Series Chardonnay sings...

Dominique Ay consistently fashions outstanding Gigondas as the racy, delicious 2014 Domaine Raspail-Ay Gigondas will attest. The 2014 Raspail Ay Gigondas is a highly aromatic, richly fruity, and beautifully textured wine that can be drunk now with great pleasure or cellared for seven or eight years. It sports a brilliant ruby robe that strikes the eye and it offers an amplifying bouquet of black fruits, cherry, raspberry, and garrigue...