Featured Wines - June 2023

Casas del Bosque continues its spate of 90+ point ratings with its decadent, highly polished 2019 Casas del Bosque Valle del Maipo Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (91 Points – Vinous; 91 Points – James Suckling). Sporting a deep purple color and redolent with the savory scents of blackberry, strawberry, and raspberry, all nicely imbued with deft touches of dark chocolate and mint, the ebullient 2019 Casas del Bosque Valle del Maipo Gran...

Exuberant and fresh like spring, Ca’ di Prata’s Brut Prosecco DOC (85% Glera, with the remainder being Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero) embodies all that is magical about spring, an awakening land, and the ephemeral blossoms that will soon bear fruit. The Ca’ di Prata Brut Prosecco offers delicate scents of apple, pear, and white peach within its crystalline fine stream of bubbles. In the mouth, it is lively and sprite with delicate fruit flavors...

The 2021 Black Pearl The Mischief Maker (90 Points – James Suckling) is simply the latest in a string of excellent Shiraz-based wines from Mary-Lou Nash and Black Pearl Vineyards. With the estate’s small production and the consistent critical acclaim for Mary-Lou’s The Mischief Maker, procuring enough of any vintage of this wine to feature has been a daunting task. However, patience often pays off. The eye catching 2021 The Mischief Maker...

The 2022 Rieslingfreak No. 44 Eden Valley Riesling (93+ Points – Wine Advocate; 93 Points – James Halliday) hails from several Eden Valley vineyards, allowing the No. 22 Riesling to express the beauty of dry Riesling from the valley’s slate soil. At the onset, a pale crystalline robe catches the eye, but it hardly prepares the taster for the wine’s bouquet, a symphony of white flowers, orange blossoms, sweet basil, and exotic spices. In the...

Bottled un-fined and unfiltered, the single vineyard 2019 Oliverhill Jimmy Section Shiraz hails from a tiny 5-acre block of 49-year-old vines from the most hallowed terroir of McLaren Vale. Oliverhill’s 2019 Jimmy Section Shiraz highlights McLaren Vale’s unique terroir, yielding a wine with a saturated purple color, a flamboyant bouquet, voluptuous flavors, and exceptional length. Rich, racy, and utterly seductive, the 2019 Oliverhill Jimmy...

Crisp, racy, and subtly complex, the 2020 Vignerons Réunis de Buxy Montagny Premier Cru highlights the true character of Chardonnay as well as Montagny’s superb terroir. The bright sun-splashed 2020 Montagny Premier Cru regales with finesse and purity in its pleasing bouquet of spring flowers, forsythia, and freshly picked mountain apples. In the mouth, the wine’s subtly seductive bouquet re-emerges, offering pure Chardonnay fruit flavors...

Quinta de S. Sebastião fashions a string of exceptional red wines, but none is more indicative of this estate’s rise to prominence than the 2018 Quinta S. Sebastiāo Vinho Regional Lisboa Reserva (92 Points – Wine Enthusiast), a blend of 38% Merlot, 37% Touriga Nacional, and 25% Syrah. S. Sebastião’s 2018 Reserva offers a brilliant ruby robe along with plenty of bright red and black fruit aromas that make a formidable first impression. Savory...