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This wine first hit our glasses last year at a friend’s New Year’s Eve party. It showed a personality that fit the gathering’s late-night condition—jovial and gregarious—and within minutes, we were ready for more. We were almost certain that our friend had gone deep into his collection and pulled out a big-name Bordeaux. But to…
One grape. One vineyard. 100-point winemaking savant Philippe Melka lends his Midas touch to that rigorous formula with spectacular results in the lush, densely textured 2016 Melka Mekerra Merlot. A new cuvée from California’s master of Bordeaux varieties (he’s an alum of Haut-Brion and Petrus), this bottling was born of Melka’s fascination with the Merlot…
The Mt. Brave Merlot from the slopes of Mt. Veeder is an incredible wine. It’s one of our favorite luxe Napa Valley Merlots because Mt. Brave wines, while they cellar similarly to Bordeaux, they’re priced to enjoy regularly. In the glass, this wine demands attention with its powerful dark plummy fruit profile, crushed violets, and…
Dual Super Tuscan Secrets As it is with Napa Cabernet, the trick to stocking up on the best Super Tuscan reds from Italy comes down to knowing names. If we’re talking Napa, “Phelps” or “Dalla Valle” on a label is a guarantee of quality. With Super Tuscans, it’s about knowing who to know beyond Ornellaia,…
The 2016 Ronan by Clinet was one of the best values in Bordeaux at its regular $30 price, and that was before we secured a 50% discount. From the same 100-point powerhouse Pomerol team behind the famed $150+ Château Clinet, this “staggeringly serious wine” might be the Right Bank steal of the year. Of the…
Washington’s Columbia Valley is one of the few places in the world where Merlot can top Cabernet Sauvignon. Morgan Lee’s 2016 Two Vintners Merlot is Exhibit A—a big, bold, beautiful Pacific Northwest red that deftly balances juiciness with clarity, tannic cut, and acidic freshness. It’s an under-$30 powerhouse with tremendous finesse. “Another winner from this…
There might be no bottle that earns more consistent raves from our members than Phil Corallo-Titus’s Coho Headwaters. They’ve called it “fabulous” and “one of our all-time favorites,” giving it a slew of five-star reviews and often lamenting, as their cases dwindle, “Should have bought more!” This is a powerful and generous red wine that…
The only winery to have TWO wines in the 1976 Judgment of Paris, St. Helena’s Freemark Abbey, is still on top, making some of the best wines in their history. So when they got their hands on some pristine Merlot from Stagecoach Vineyard, a favorite site of legends like Caymus, Cardinale, and Plumpjack? Great wine…
The 2017 Massetino is the first release for Masseto’s new second wine, and it is a total stunner. All of the opulent radiance of Masseto is present, but Massetino has less tannin and overall structure, both of which will make it easy to drink upon release. A small percentage (6-7%) of Cabernet Franc adds quite…
Just 210 cases of this magnificent mountain Merlot exist, and they are all on their way to Wine Access. No one else can sample today’s stupendous new release from The Vice—which is good, because it’s going to fly off of our shelves. After 36 months in French oak barrels, this Napa colossus is densely textured,…
Don’t let the price on this Bordeaux fool you—Camille de Labrie is a critical darling from one of Bordeaux’s top families. Today, thanks to our relationship with proprietor Pierre Courdurié, we have this standout, “really delicious” release at the best price ever. On our last trip to Bordeaux, we sat down with Pierre, whose estate Robert…
Thomas Duclos is THE talent to watch on the Right Bank. He’s the prodigiously gifted consultant behind Saint-Émilion crown jewels Château Cheval Blanc ($1,199) and Château Ausone ($670). Dubbed Decanter’s “new rising star,” he succeeded world-renowned enologist Michel Rolland at several Grand Cru estates and has a maestro’s touch with three- and four-digit bottlings. That…
Bordeaux’s Côtes de Castillon isn’t on the tip of every wine lover’s tongue—yet. But just like neighboring St.-Émilion in the 1980s, there’s a revolution going on here, and prices haven’t come close to catching up with quality. Château Le Peyrat is a perfect example. Their 2018 boasts bold, dark fruit, spice, and rich tannins—not to mention…
After a cool spring that delayed budbreak, the young team that took over Château Moulin de la Mothe only a few years prior had no idea the rollercoaster of a vintage that awaited them in 2018. Flowering was uneventful, but then June brought unrelenting showers—turning soils muddy and making tractor work nearly impossible in their…
There’s a reason some of Bordeaux’s biggest names have bought up land in Francs Côtes de Bordeaux: The tiny sub-appellation is a paradise for opulent reds that represent some of the best values in France. Château Puyanché is one of the area’s savviest finds, coming from an overachieving estate whose wines are usually snapped up…
Duckhorn wrote the book on California Merlot, and they’re still authoring the state’s most iconic expression. For decades, their Merlots have ranked among Napa Valley’s benchmark reds, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Silver Oak and Opus One. This 2018 is a statement that Duckhorn’s not content to simply continue the streak. They’re still looking to elevate their…
In Bordeaux, the Thienpont name is synonymous with luxury. They family owns Vieux Château Certan ($350+) in Pomerol, one of the few in the appellation to consistently challenge Petrus for wine of the vintage. Various branches of the family are also responsible for Le Pin ($4,000), Pavie Macquin ($125), and L’If ($200). In other words,…
There’s a sweet spot of Napa Valley terroir around Larkmead Lane in Calistoga, where the warmth of the up-valley sun and the magical loamy soils help produce several of Napa Valley’s must-have Merlots. These are wines that show the lofty heights the grape can achieve—wines that every lover of Napa Valley reds should experience. Duckhorn’s…
Terroir and talent: That’s what any estate needs to reach the pinnacle, and that’s exactly what Larcis Ducasse has. The château is led by the superstar team of Nicolas Thienpont—his family owns Pomerol’s Château Le Pin and Vieux Château Certan—and Stéphane Derenoncourt, the renowned consultant and author of 100-point La Mondotte. Together they preside over…
Clos Dubreuil landed on Robert Parker’s radar with their 1997, which he called “one of the stars of the vintage.” He proclaimed the next vintage “spectacular,” lamenting the miniscule production just about every time he mentioned the winery. Saint-Émilion had a new sleeper hit—and that did not go unnoticed by Jean-Louis Trocard. The 14th-generation vigneron…
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