Cordorniu is the oldest Cava producer in Spain. This sparkling wine is made with the classic Cava varietals, Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada. It pours with a fine mousse and fruity aromas of fresh figs and pear with delicate nutty notes. The palate is fruity with refreshing acidity and medium sweetness. Kosher.
According to winemaker Alejandro Vigil, the name Mundus Bacillus comes from the bacterial world that exists in that small, 1.4-hectare piece of the Adrianna Vineyard, in Gualtallary, about 1,400 meters above sea level and toward the north of the Uco Valley. The symbiosis of that molecular world with the roots and the strong presence of calcium carbonate make this malbec seem to cross the variety's borders and offer a wine that's much more austere wine than its partners in this line (Adrianna Fortuna and River), with tannins that are much chalkier and more severe. The malbec aromas appear in the form of sour cherries, but it also has a good share of mineral, saline aromas that lend it an interesting complexity. The cool 2021 season has only exacerbated the tense and energetic character of this wine, one of the best in a vintage that has been excellent in Mendoza. Add to that that this is the first time since this wine originated in 2013 that it wasn't aged in barrels or oak, but rather in concrete tanks. Score - 100. (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2024)
Sweet tobacco, cigar box, berries and minerals. It gets a little zesty and citrusy on the nose. Really refined and juicy on the palate with lot of fine tannins. Silky, fluid and linear with a very elegant, soft-spoken finish. 46% cabernet sauvignon from Adrianna vineyard and 44% malbec and 10% cabernet franc from Nicasia vineyard. Really refined, long and Bordelais. This is already drinking really well, but it will hold like this for a long time. Score - 97. (Zekun Shuai, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 4, 2024)
Wine has been made in what is today the country of Georgia for an astounding 8,000 years. Crafted from Saperavi grapes grown in Kakheti, this wine brings spicy dark cherry and blackberry fruit, floral notes, structured tannins, and a hint of oak. It'll pair nicely with smoked meats or steaks.
Opulent and gorgeously complex, the perfumed bouquet shows dark fruit richness, cake spice, toasty oak and dark chocolate characters, leading to a concentrated palate offering excellent depth and plush texture. Tannins are polished and beautifully infused, making it velvety and deliciously appealing. At its best: now to 2037. Score - 94. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Sept. 2024)
The 2020 Rioja Reserva, their flagship wine, comes from the 300 hectares of estate vineyards ... I loved the aromatics here - floral and elegant, more in the style of the 2018 than the 2019. It's lighter, more elegant, fine-boned and has a silky texture and very fine tannins. Both 2019 and 2020 are very good, but 2020 is more my style. It was bottled after 21 months in American oak barrels. Drink date: 2024-2034. Score - 94+. (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Feb. 29, 2024)
Though elegant and linear, this red exudes ripe cherry, currant, rose, mineral and wild herb flavors. This version is racy, even, with vivid acidity driving the long aftertaste, which echoes the red fruit and mineral elements. Shows terrific energy and balance. Best from 2026 through 2040. Score - 94. (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Oct. 15, 2024)
Bosconia is a very traditional Rioja Reserva blend, produced from a combination ofTempranillo, 10% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo. Sourced from the59-year-old El Bosque vineyard in Haro, it's earthy, savoury and challengingly focused, withclassic notes of rosehip, petrichor, beetroot and dried herbs, very tangy acidity and a firm,Barolo-like finish. Gloriously unique. Score - 94. (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2025)
This is immediately appealing on the nose, showing poached pear, rockmelon, lemon zest and white floral aromas, followed by a succulent palate that's wonderfully weighted and richly textured. Brilliantly framed by juicy acidity, making it delicious and lingering. At its best: now to 2028. Score - 94. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Aug. 2024)
This semi-sweet red is a 70/30 blend of Saperavi and Cabernet. It has a luxurious, caressing mouthfeel, with forward red fruit tones alongside some dark fruit and spice. Fine acidity balances the sweetness beautifully. A wine for Korean spiced ribs, or wait till the fall and enjoy it with a hearty spiced vegetable stew.
85% Mencia, 8% Garnacha, 7% Sousón. Anyone who has ever seen photographs of the steep slopes of Ribeira Sacra will wonder how it is possible to produce a wine like this in our Value category - but here it is, dark, fresh and thrillingly aromatic from first sniff to last swallow. This limpid, unoaked wine is made from the Mencia grape variety (known as Jaen in Portugal) plus a little Garnacha and Souson, and the emphasis is on its sloe, bramble and damson fruits in all their primary glory, almost as if it had been run from the vats just a week or two earlier. The palate is soft-textured, mouth-filling, exuberant and comely, structured more prominently by acidity than tannin, though that acidity is sweet and juicy in its own right. There is nothing at all sharp or hard about this tender, almost lip-smacking red... yet the variety itself, and the legacy of its austere, granite-soiled origins, somehow contrive to stop the wine tasting simple. Platinum. Best in Show. Score - 97. (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2021)
This shows plums, cherries and milk chocolate on the nose, plus some orange peel. On the palate it's youthful, juicy and full-bodied, with fine, lightly crunchy tannins. Drink now or hold [into early 2030s]. Score - 92. (Claire Nesbitt, jamessuckling.com, March 18, 2025)
Wonderfully fruited and perfumed, the wine shows dark plum, blueberry, floral, olive and toasted almond characters, leading to a gorgeously rounded palate that's ripe and flavoursome. Richly textured and silky, the wine offers terrific fruit purity as well as elegant complexity. At its best: now to 2031. Score - 94. (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Nov. 2023)
'Vibrant' Sauvignon Blanc on the front label sums up this expressive wine. Made from select vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys in Marlborough, this energetic wine shows bright salty greens, gooseberry, basil and lime. Incredibly youthful and fresh with a salivating finish. Score - 95. (New World Wine Awards, undated)
Ruby color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate cookie, dark berry pie crust, honeycomb, and cracked mixed peppercorn with a supple, crisp, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish evoking elements of cherry-cranberry relish, toffee, spiced nuts, and cedar with heavy oak flavor. A crisp, crunchy Cabernet tailor made for a juicy, well marbled steak. Exceptional. [Drink by 2030.] Score - 93. (tastings.com, Sept. 9, 2025)
The 2024 Malbec Felino is sourced 65% from Valle de Uco, 35% from Lujan de Cuyo, with the wine aged in small barriques for nine months, only 8% new. Juicy in a tantalizing combination of red and blue fruit, the tannins are soft and supple in texture and grip. The fruit is focused and ripe, fully developed, and dark and brooding in color. There's structure to the tannins and moderate acidity, providing a foundation for the beautifully juicy red fruit and light spice. Drink now and for another 10 years. Maturity: 2025-2035. Score - 94. (Virginie Boone, jebdunnuck.com, May 22, 2025)