Offre Wine in Black 'Sélection 94+ points'

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.

One of Campania's flagship reds, the Feudi di San Gregorio 2017 Taurasi Riserva Piano di Montevergine bears some of the weight and softness of this infamously hot and dry growing season. The fruit comes from a beautiful site with volcanic sand and clay soils. The wine later ages in oak for 24 months (and 20,000 bottles are made). This edition is more open-knit and accessible compared to some of the recent past releases we may have set aside for long cellar aging.

Dave Clouston est l’une des stars montantes de la région de Marlborough, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Issu d’une famille active dans la viticulture depuis cinq générations, il a produit du vin dans le monde entier et, depuis quelques années, a réalisé son rêve avec son propre domaine au cœur de sa région natale.

Black cherries and dried roses on the nose, following through to a full body with linear and focused tannins, as well as bright acidity. Chewy, but fine-textured. From organically grown grapes.

Restrained blackberry fruit followed by a dense, deep and complex palate of cranberries, cherries, fresh leather and cedar. Very classic, and delicious in its well-known, well-defined style.