Tommasi Amarone Classico 2021
Amarone Classico
August 13, 2026 - Tommasi’s Amarone Classico is a benchmark for the traditional style of this iconic wine, emphasizing elegance, balance, and earthy complexity over sheer weight. Grapes from top plots in the Valpolicella Classica zone are dried naturally until February, concentrating their flavors. Tommasi’s dedication to quality has made them a global ambassador for Amarone. The wine shows rich, dried red fruits layered with spice and a savory, earthy character, offering a classic, food-friendly expression that highlights the beauty of tradition.
Wine Enthusiast - March 31, 2026 "Pure talent needs no tricks. Fresh cherries dance with their dried cousins while coffee beans and turned leaves add quiet sophistication. The palate shows off years of experience, fine tannins…
James Suckling - February 25, 2026 "Overt and fruity with assertive raspberries, bay leaves and roasted black peppercorns. The full-bodied, supple palate is warming, showing crisp acidity and tight yet ripe tannins. A bit sticky in…
Wine Spectator - August 31, 2026 "A harmonious red, quite elegant for an Amarone, with a refreshing plum skin tang that buoys flavors of plumped black cherry, dried fig, spiced orange peel, sweet tobacco and fresh…
Sandrone Barolo Vite Talin 2019
Barolo
August 13, 2026 - Vite Talin is Sandrone's rarest Barolo, born from a single anomalous Nebbiolo vine Luciano discovered in 1987 in a vineyard leased from an elderly farmer known as "Talin." The vine's unusually small, dark clusters set it apart from everything around it, and after 25 years of experimentation and DNA confirmation in 2017, the 2013 vintage became the first official release. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged three years in French oak before another three in bottle, it debuts a full six years after harvest — rich, structured, and built for long cellaring.
Wine Enthusiast - December 16, 2025 "Like an auteur film director, this Barolo creates something that transcends simple description. The aromas spiral up from the glass with extraordinary restraint and precision, suggesting dark cherries, fresh tobacco,…
Wine Spectator - August 06, 2025 "This red reveals the austerity of the vintage, with its linear profile and daunting tannins setting the stage for plum, black cherry, graphite and tar flavors. Dense and with a…
Wine Advocate - January 31, 2025 "This is a fascinating expression that puts the emphasis on grape instead of terroir. The 2019 Barolo Vite Talin is made with a special clone of Nebbiolo identified by the…
Frog’s Leap Winery Zinfandel 2023
St. Helena
August 12, 2026 - Frog's Leap Zinfandel is a deliberate and deeply considered departure from the overripe style that dominated the category for decades. Inspired by California's legendary old-vine field blend tradition, this wine draws its power from elegance and structure rather than alcohol, with co-fermented Petite Sirah and Carignane adding backbone and complexity.
James Suckling - June 26, 2025 Quite bold and structured, this red has a good bite of tannin to counterbalance the ripe, opulent blackberry and raspberry flavors. A full body also brings dark cherry, dried blueberry,…
Frog’s Leap Winery Chardonnay 2023
Carneros
August 12, 2026 - The winery's philosophy emphasizes letting vineyards speak, using winemaking as a means of refinement rather than transformation. This approach aligns Frog's Leap Chardonnay with classical benchmarks, prioritizing freshness, mineral structure and food compatibility.
James Suckling - March 20, 2025 Spiced apples and pears with hints of citrus peel and raw almonds on the nose. Tense and juicy with medium to full body and a compact, lightly phenolic texture. Vivid…
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2022
Willamette Valley
August 11, 2026 - Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
Wine Spectator - July 08, 2026 "Gracefully structured and multilayered, with expressive flavors of blueberry and cherry that are accented by rose petal and dusky spices. Finishes with fine-grained tannins."
Wine Advocate - November 06, 2025 "The 2022 Pinot Noir Reserve was matured for 16 months in 47% new French oak. It has layered aromas of black cherry, blackberry, licorice, mossy bark and floral perfume. The…
Wine Enthusiast - May 01, 2026 "The intensity of this reserve wine's acidity is complemented by its tangy aromas of not-quite-ripe raspberries, violets, cacao nibs and wet stones. The bracing acidity makes for a crisp and…
