Featured Wines - April 2020

Laurent and Isabelle Coustal have again outdone themselves by fashioning the finest Château Sainte Eulalie Plaisir d’Eulalie Minervois to date in 2018. Plump, juicy, round, and beautifully textured, the 2018 Plaisir d’Eulalie bursts with raspberry and plum fruit flavors, which come wrapped in silky tannins. Dense but smooth on the palate, the 2018 Plaisir d’Eulalie highlights the sterling quality of old vines from Minervois in a vintage as splendid as 2018...

2017 Roald Sonoma Coast Chardonnay grows along the western edge of Sonoma County where the Pacific’s maritime influence provides characteristic cool temperatures and fog. The vines for the 2017 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay grow in a mountain vineyard overlooking the Petaluma Wind Gap, where they are constantly bathed in a gentle sea breeze. The cool coastal weather allows for a long hang time and the development of the wine’s beautiful white...

Casa del Bosque’s 2017 Gran Reserva Carmenère makes a strong case for Chile’s emblematic grape variety. Moreover, it’s downright delicious. Inky black in color and packed with pungent aromas and flavors reminiscent of blackberry, forest floor, freshly cut tobacco, and dark chocolate, this ripe, robust Carmenère exhibits all of the grape’s finest attributes, without a bite. Although young, Casas del Bosque’s 2017 Gran Reserva Carmenère immediately appeals...

Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau’s 2018 Vouvray Sec Cuvée Silex provides ample evidence as to why Vouvray and the region’s prized varietal, Chenin Blanc, are currently in vogue and receiving well-deserved critical acclaim. Favorable weather in 2018 and the proliferation of meticulous organic producers such as Vigneau-Chevreau continue to push the envelope in Vouvray. The 2018 Vigneau-Chevreau Vouvray Sec Cuvée Silex offers a glowing golden robe and...

The 2016 Château Saint-André Corbin epitomizes the best of St. Émilion and its satellites in the magnificent 2016 vintage. In crafting a traditional blend of Merlot (70%) and Cabernet Franc (30%), Château Saint-André Corbin has once again created the quintessential Right Bank red from the diminutive 470-acre Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion appellation, an appellation known for lush, fruit-driven wines. Beautiful fruit and sophisticated, complex flavors are readily...

Dog Point is widely touted as New Zealand’s premier producer of Sauvignon Blanc for good reason. Healy and Sutherland spare no pains in fashioning their wines, especially the vineyard’s iconic Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc. Once again the 2014 Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc affirms the estate’s preeminence with this grape, garnering many 90+ point ratings including 95 Points from James Suckling, 94 Points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, and more...

The Certified Organic 2015 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva exudes all the natural flavor and goodness one has come to expect in an excellent vintage from this great estate. It is a formidable blend of indigenous grape varieties (90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino) that aptly reflects the hauntingly beautiful landscape of southern Tuscany, at the same time that it recalls all the auspicious attributes of Chianti Classico: breed, charm, nuance...