The Grumello wines from Arpepe come from limestone soils at high altitudes, making graceful Nebbiolo that brings high toned floral aromas with weightlessness on the palate.
From a vineyard planted at an altitude of 450m, this wine has a bouquet of cool, fresh-turned forest loam, with a warm minerality and herbaceousness on the palate.
Named for the red granite of the vineyard its fruit is grown in, this particular riserva has all the complexity you could ask for in an Alpine Nebbiolo, with a distinct sanguine quality that sets it apart from Arpepe's other efforts.
The 2007 vintage was awarded BEST ITALIAN WINE OF THE YEAR in 2018 by Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, and 2016 is the best Valtellina vintage in well over thirty years.
One of Napa Valley's most impressive wineries making inspired wines reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s Golden Age of California. Citrus, flint, oak, and creamy lees aromas highlight this beautiful wine.
This bold Cabernet Sauvignon from Diana Snowden Seysses shows how great the grape can be, with cassis, dark cherry, and baking spice aromas while keeping the body, acidity, and tannin in balance.
Bourgoin's VSOP Cognac gets 5 years in barrel before release and is a great addition to the home bar for cocktails or digestif. Pale in colour with a good concentration of stewed pear aromas and a hint of vanilla.
This XO Cognac from our smallest artisan Cognac producer is distilled with a strong component of lees (yeast) in the base wine that gives a major aromatic shift to the spirit that's honoured by bottling as a single vintage Cognac. Expect fresh fruits and cut hay to jump out of the glass, unlike most XO level spirits.
Bourgoin Cognac's most unique XO Cognac gets brought down to 45% alcohol with a blend of fresh and sea waters to replicate the flavour of a Cognac transported by barrels at sea. Pale in colour, but very flavourful with a strong element of salted toffee.
The family that created Barolo Chinato still keeps their recipe secret. This is the best way you can finish a meal: single-vineyard Barolo macerated with spices and herbs to create a spectacular bitter wine amaro. Sometimes called the best after-dinner drink in the world.
"Intense red with hints of garnet. Deeply sophisticated and showcasing its full pedigree in terms of both the bouquet and palate of the wine. The fruit quality is exceptional and each individual aroma can be distinguished with total clarity, from the cherry to the spices, whose focus and integration are exceptional.
Pairs well with cold cuts and meat rich in flavor, cheeses with a strong and aromatic taste, in particular, Pecorino Toscano and Parmigiano.
