The listed below reviews (some released formerly) target a mixed bag of red wines I tasted during this previous year and suggest for drinking during any grand joyful event, as well as for sounding the new year into action. All are produced in France and Italy, with the exception of one from South Africa. All were chosen due to the fact that of their general quality and diversity. On a subjective scoring level, they range between 94 and 98 points– although a lot of are above 96 points. They differ in rate from $25 to more than $300. Each includes plush fruit flavors that are well incorporated with tannin and acidity. These are normally well balanced and unified red wines, made with meticulous attention to detail.
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Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France
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Château Angélus. Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé “A”. 2021.
From 50- to 90-year-old vines, this very first wine of Angélus is uncommon in the 2021 vintage for its predominance of Cabernet Franc (60%) over Red Wine (40%) in the blend. Creepy deep luxurious aromas that include orange peels, tar, and beef jerky. A complex and incorporated rodeo of aromas on the nose. Perfectly stabilized in the mouth, with a tip of blueberries in a matrix that consists of darker tastes of licorice and sage. Velvety tannins completely incorporated with fruit tastes.
Château Croix de Labrie. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. 2021.
From a classic blasted by frost and mildew, this old-vine, organic 90/5/5 mix of Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon retains the estate’s particular suppleness and grace. Rich scents consist of raspberries, maple syrup and– after 5 minutes in the glass– tar and treacle. Some brownies on the attack, mint and mocha mid-palate and a beautifully withstanding finish that includes some anise and mandarins. Fresh and intense acidity. Sophisticated and complex with a special Cabernet Franc lilt that offer the mystical Angel in the Bottle of Croix de Labrie. Toujours élégant.
Château Petit-Village. Pomerol. 2021.
A 65/26/9 mix of Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon. From the plateau of Pomerol with sufficient clay, this red wine is processed by means of gravity and sorted by means of density rather than optical means. Scents are intense and concentrated and include maple syrup, cola, wild country strawberries, along with some violets, ferns, oranges and mint. Tastes include dorp licorice, maple syrup. A full bodied and well-balanced white wine with bright level of acidity, chestnuts and red cherries midpalate and a long surface with small morels.
Château Beauregard. Pomerol. 2021. 95 points.
This 70/30 blend of Merlot/Cabernet Franc is naturally produced, low yield. Well well balanced, with big fresh aromas with plentiful black and red cherries and florals that consist of violets. Midpalate of red cherries, light licorice, mocha and prunes. In the mouth, dark tastes of fruit and licorice with bright acidity.
Town of Pomerol in Bordeaux, France.
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Château Monlot. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. 2021.
55/45 Merlot/Cabernet Franc mix from vines as much as 40 years old. Rich, round, slightly hot and wonderfully focused scents that include those of red plums, dark prunes, even tangerines. Wild red fruit on the attack, abundant and intense level of acidity and smooth tannins midpalate in addition to tastes of red cherries, black berries. Lovely length and a finish of morels and mocha. Think about coupling with sirloin steak cooked over scorched vines.
Couvent des Jacobins. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé. 2020.
An 85/10/5 blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from the first natural vintage from this château. Includes subtle scents of silky dark fruit and black cherries. Deep, dark and complex in the mouth with bracing acidity that highlights dark fruit. Textured and rich mid palate and small raspberries on the surface.
Château La Lagune. Haut-Médoc. 2021.
This left-bank blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wine and Petit Verdot from Caroline Frey has abundant, fragile, perfumed and round aromas that consist of black cherries, blueberries and raspberries. A healthy and light collection of red and black fruit, suave tannins and resilient acidity. Velvety and dreamy. Unified tastes of red cherries, mocha and macarons midpalate and a sliver of After Eight mints on the finish. Difficult to stop drinking.Fronsac and the Dordogne River, France getty Château Grand Renouil. Canon Fronsac. 2015. Aromas of smoke, treacle, nettle and ferns with a tip of orange skin
and leather. Taste consists of flexible
, astute tannins and semi minty flavors that are noticable. A positive white wine, somewhat young and tanninc but with a whirlwind of mint, cherries, molasses and sweeping energy. Château Fleur Cardinale. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé.
2021. A 70/20/10 blend of Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon that ages approximately 14 months
in new French oak. Creamy scents that include brownies, licorice, red cherries and black berries. A distinguished red wine with firm and flexible tannins, radiant acidity and a midpalate of red fruit that consists of cranberries. Couple with roasted duck breast or a Moroccan tajin. Dr. Jules Lavalle Réserve Héritage. Clos des Ormes 1er Cru. Morey-Saint-Denis.
2017. Aromas of florals, chalk, raspberries and blackberries. Brilliant level of acidity melds with minerals and smooth red fruit, including red plumbs, mid palate. Light, powerful and pairs well with cream of pumpkin soup or a beef stew. Annual production is restricted to 400 bottles.Anghiari middle ages town, Tuscany, Italy getty ITALY- Ipsus. Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. DOCG. 2015. 97 +points.
Fragile, silky wine with cherry and earth scents. Like drinking clouds. Minor granularity in addition to
flexible tannins. Rather a wonder
. Castello di Fonterutoli. Siepi 2020. Toscana IGT.
97+points. A delighted assortment of luscious fragrances of red and black cherries, black berries and black pepper in addition to some menthol.
Wonderfully balanced tannins in the mouth with abundant and luscious red and black fruit. Complex yet light. Somewhat heavenly and simple drinking.Castle and the wineries of Barone Ricasoli, Tuscany, Italy getty Ricasoli. Roncicone Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. DOCG. 2019. From marine transferred soils comes this 100%Sangiovese white wine with a generous set of rippling fragrances,
including earth, nuts, red plums, black berries and some tarragon. Balanced and generous in the mouth, this is a creamy and firm red wine to begin an autumn main dish with. Tenuta di Ghizzano. Veneroso.
Terre di Pisa Rosso. DOC. 2018. An explosion of red fruit aromas with herbs– tarragon and rosemary. Also fragrances of candy walking stick, peppermint and eucalyptus. Flavors include mushrooms, black pepper, spices and thyme. Long finish; beautiful acidity. Podere Giodo. Brunello di Montalcino.
DOCG. 2017. The color of brick and Amarone.
One sniff of these aromas of orange, sandpaper, plums, figs, mocha and a slice of eucalyptus and you are smitten. Saturated with psychological pleasure, there’s no leaving seduction from this glass.
Flavors consist of caramel and cherries and figs in juice with zinging level of acidity and textured however subtle tannins. Couple with a shish kebab skewer that includes pineapple pieces to match the level of acidity. Fattoria Le Pupille. Saffredi. Toscana IGT. 2019. A 70/26/4 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Petit Verdot. Abundant red cherry and raspberry aromas– a bucket of red fruit and even orange rind. Balanced in the mouth, with tastes that consist of some molasses and oranges/mandarins on the surface.
Intricacy emerges after 5 minutes in the glass with herbs– sage and tarragon– in addition to black fruit paving the way to red fruit. Stylish tannins in this layer cake comparable to a complex and soft Saint-Èmilion. Fattoria Le Pupille. Piemme. Toscana Bianco. IGT. 2019. Limoncello and Vin Constance on the nose; clean fresh aromas from this 100%Petit Manseng. Just 1,800 bottles produced for 2022.’ Smells like pine forests on the Tuscan coast, with resin,’included the winemaker Ettore Rizzi. Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo. Brunello di Montalcino. DOCG. 2016.
This white wine was made by pushing maturation of grapes, and includes a tense equilibrium not typical from a warm vintage. Powerful fragrances of black cherries, cassis, minestrone and sufficient herbs. Several layers that include tastes of licorice, morels and– after five minutes in the glass– figs and mocha. This well balanced red wine with tidy level of acidity is a meal in itself.Vineyards in Trentino Alto Adige Sud Tyrol, Italy
, Europe getty Beba99. Tuscany. Vino Rosso Dalle Terre di Anghiari. 2019. Think tapestry here– threads of luminescence. Bramble, holly, cherry, wet moss and strawberry scents; a misty forest with wild fruit along the path. This wine is an airy tangle of complicated tastes– light as a Beaujolais, though more fragile and refined than lots of; fine and subtle as a Burgundy, though more ancient than some. Cherry and caramel tastes emerge like fireflies from
a shaken glass– dazzling, energetic, yet light and ephemeral. This is an unvarnished and unpolished appeal, although with polished tannins. Cantina Terlan. Terlaner Primo Grand Cuvée. Alto Adige DOC. 2016. A 75/22/3 mix of Pinot Bianco/Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc that has crisp, abundant, acidic and racy fragrances of honey and salt. Rich and well balanced with flavors that include yellow pears, moderate menthol and some honey on the finish.Vineyards in South Africa getty SOUTH AFRICA-Klein Constantia. Sauvignon Blanc. Constantia Valley. 2021. 95 points. This screw cap bottle includes white wine made from grapes grown above decomposed granite and Table Mountain Sandstone. Fresh scents of lime, grapefruit and papayas.
A perfectly creamy mouthful of green apple flavors, along with some lime and gooseberries. Rippling however soft level of acidity with a minor kick on the finish. Pair with ceviche and lime or a dessert of a little tart apple pie.