Silenus Oak Knoll Merlot 2020Aromas of ripe purple fruit with notes of blue flowers, ground spices, dark earth and black pepper. Full bodied with compact and polished tannins. Succulent core of ripe dark fruit in the middle and a spicy, slightly chewy finish. James Suckling James Suckling (92)

It’s a Malbec that transcends the varietal and becomes a statement—a benchmark of what Argentine wine can be when guided by intellect

and absolute adherence to French cooking tradition

Altamura has always lived just outside the glare of Napa’s cult spotlight—and that’s precisely the appeal

Ripe and layered

but it shares the stage with Cabernet Sauvignon

and 20 additional right next to Ducru Beaucaillou

including remarkably elegant spices and an extremely long and lingering finish

You’re in a garden on an idyllic

salt-scraped

the wines of Domaine Tempier stand as the proud benchmark when talking about Provençal wines

This is Vouvray without ornament — precise

velvety and smooth