Offre Wine in Black 'Sélection Robert Parker'

Lorsque le critique œnologique Jay S. Miller a dégusté le millésime 2007 du vin rouge 'Selectus' en 2011 pour le compte du guide Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, il a indiqué que quelques années supplémentaires en cave feraient le plus grand bien à cette cuvée. C’est désormais chose faite et le temps a joué en sa faveur. Le 'Selectus' est maintenant doté d’une maturité parfaite et est prêt à se mettre à table. Les cépages syrah, cabernet, merlot et petit verdot se sont magnifiquement unis. Les sols calcaires des vignobles prêtent au vin une minéralité marquée et la dimension boisée encadre le tableau dans une grande harmonie. Nous avons là du grand art viticole et le résultat d’une sélection rigoureuse. D’où le nom de la cuvée : 'Selectus'. Celle-ci est vinifiée uniquement dans les années où le vigneron est sûr de la qualité des raisins. Le millésime 2007 en fait partie !

The Bodega’s flagship is called Selectus: no 2006 was made but the 2007 Selectus was worth the wait. A blend of 30% Syrah, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Petit Verdot, it was aged for 18 months in new French oak. Smoky oak, pencil lead, Asian spices, incense, lavender, and assorted black fruits lead to a suave, dense, succulent offering that features outstanding volume and a 45-second finish. Give it another 3-4 years of cellaring and drink it from 2014 to 2027.

Colour: Cherry, garnet rim; Aroma: ripe fruit, balsamic herbs, cocoa bean, earthy notes; Flavour: powerful, spicy, long, balanced

A blend of the 2015 and 2016 vintages, the NV Côtes du Rhône S M checks in as the same equal parts Grenache and Syrah raised in tank and barrel. A huge nose of cassis, ground black pepper, garrigue, and olive tapenade gives way to a ripe, rounded, medium to full-bodied effort that has good acidity, building tannin, a seamless, light texture, and a great finish. It's a singular wine that has a big kiss of Northern Rhône Syrah with a touch of the rounded, sexy, opulent style of the south. It's going to drink nicely for a decade.

A blend of 50% Syrah from the Northern Rhône with 50% Grenache from the Southern Rhône, the NV Vin de France SM Second Edition is a fascinating wine, combining smoky, peppery, herbal notes with ripe black cherries. Full-bodied, plush and velvety, Vignon allows that it's "more 2016 than 2015" in style, but no matter how you characterize it, it's a lovely, complex wine.

The Rall 2022 Swartland Red is Syrah (from the same vineyard in the Swartland used in the mono-varietal expression) with Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault. This wine delivers more texture and intensity, and it shows a big-boned personality that wraps thickly over the palate. It is fleshy and oozing with dark fruit, along with fragrant tones of heritage rose, wild herb and African brush. The fruit is very balanced and prett

A silky, elegant red blend that has aromas of chocolate strawberries, wild cherries, light spices and orange leaves. It’s medium-bodied, supple and fine-grained. Cool finish. 78% syrah, 12% grenache, 7% carignan and 3% cinsault, all 100% whole-bunch fermented.

Donovan Rall's la red blend is Syrah based, with a supporting crew of 12% Grenache, 7%
Carignan and 3% Cinsault. Always released a year later than the rest of the portfolio to allow
the tannins to harmonise, it combines components from schist and granite soils, showing
plenty of grip, aromas of Campari spices and garrigue and a core of plum, tobacco leaf and
red cherry.

Le plaisir de dégustation maximal qui vous mène « ad astra », c’est-à-dire jusque dans les étoiles. Vous ne devez manquer sous aucun prétexte ce chef-d’œuvre toscan : la maison Fattoria Nittardi présente de nouveau une création qui séduira tous vos sens ! Potentiel de vin favori !

Rich, red- and dark-fruited character with notes of spiced cedar, dried citrus peel and walnuts. Medium- to full-bodied, racy and tense, with firm, tight tannins that have a fine texture but need a little more time to integrate better. Shows good energy and is nicely filled with fruit. Spiced and cedary at the end, but with a lot of freshness.

The 2022 Ad Astra, Nittardi's Maremma wine, is terrific. It offers up copious blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice and chocolate. Pretty floral notes reappear on the finish to add brightness.

La famille fondatrice dirige la « Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España » (Cune) depuis cinq générations. Ce faisant, elle a investi en permanence de manière intelligente et a fait de la maison Cune l’un des plus importants domaines d’Espagne, avec des vins comme le Gran Reserva, lesquels se déplacent avec brio entre tradition et modernité.

Spices, chocolate, vanilla and lots of vibrant, youthful plums, cherries and berries. A medium-bodied, very approachable Rioja with juicy fruit and fine tannins that make you want to drink a bottle. Such a pleasing, well-made and youthful gran reserva.

The 2018 Gran Reserva Cune is 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo from Rioja Alta, aged up to 24 months in American and French oak barrels. Aromas of plum and blackberry intermingle with herbal and oaky notes. Dry, creamy and chalky on the palate, it offers a fairly compact mouthfeel. This red wine presents a modern twist on the fruit-forward style, resembling more of a New World red than a classic Rioja

The 2018 Cune Gran Reserva was produced with grapes picked between the 8th and 26th of October, quite late into the season, reflecting a cooler year with frost and snow and a mild summer. The vegetative cycle was long, 180 days, and the final blend was 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo or Cariñena, mostly from their 70 hectares in Torremontalbo. The grapes fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and concrete after a 24-hour cold soak, and the wine matured in French and American oak barrels for 24 months. They bottled the wine with 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.6 and 5.76 grams of acidity. It has spicy notes from the oak, vanilla and coconut, and is aromatic and expressive, clean, with a classic Gran Reserve profile.

Le Gigondas 'Les Espaliers' explique de manière impressionnante pourquoi les vins rouges de cette appellation sont si estimés : des arômes de fruits rouges intenses, de fines herbes de Provence et un soupçon de réglisse vous attendent. Opulent et soyeux en bouche, tout en restant frais et magnifiquement équilibré : un classique du Rhône doté d’un grand potentiel !

This wine radiates purity and finesse, but with an edge that commands attention. Aromas of fresh roses, Carpentras strawberries, red licorice, flaky salt, and crushed stone rise with confidence. The palate is liquid silk—focused, laced with rose and anchored by fine tannins and quiet power. There's a tension beneath its elegance that hints at something deeper. A captivating stunner.

Another great success at this address, the 2023 Gigondas Crous Saint Martin Les Espaliers—an 80% Grenache Noir, 10% Mourvèdre and 10% Syrah blend—wafts from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, dark berries, licorice and garrigue. Medium- to full-bodied, satiny and suave, it’s perfectly balanced, with a fleshy core of fruit framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. It was matured entirely without oak.

Round and velvety, this blend of 80% grenache, 10% syrah and 10% mourvedre offers red cherries, sweet berries and sweet baking spices. Medium- to full-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Focused and fleshy with a long, fruity and spicy finish. Drink or hold.