midpalate

Old world nose- 'stinky cheese'/barnyard. Notes of mushrooms hit the mouth ... followed by a slightly oaky midpalate, with a bit of cherry underneath it all. Supple with soft tannins. I must disagree with the importer's...

Rather oaky on the nose with candied medicinal tones and notes of roasted root vegetables that are earthy and sweet. This pulls itself together well adding a dried porcini tone and notes of cigar smoke. Moderately rich...

Smoky and reduced on the nose. With air this opens to reveal notes of mineral, eggshell, clay and smoldering herbs over a core of meat, dark, concentrated fruit, smelling a bit like veal reduction. In the mouth this is...

Gorgeous nose, full of women’s perfume, underbrush, nutmeg, earth, sapwood, wild berries, and licorice root with wonderful intensity. On entry this is pretty big and a touch matte like a sandwich of acid with fruit...

A classic wine in that gently sweet style known as tendre. The nose has a light honied tone over sweet quince past and baked apple and lime notes. On the palate it's got a lovely edge of sweetness that is well balanced by...

an underrated wine, methinks, velvety, smooth like 'butta' on the midpalate,very fruit forward, quite quaffable for those hesitant on the 'darker side' of the malbecs

There’s a touch of VA on the nose here adding lift to the rich nose that combines elements of leather, tar, prosciutto and barnyard with jammy, candied cherry fruit tones. This has wonderful structure with great acids...

The nose is fairly simple and direct with earthy, oaky tones framing leafy, tobacco tinged black fruits with hints of licorice and cocoa. Round and soft with a suggestion of orange peel on entry which is followed by a...

Softly sweet earthy nose. Quite sweet, but with good typical merlot mouthfeel, and flavors of coffee, spice, anise. There's a manufactured quality on the mid palate, but its not too distracting. Finishes on a nice tartness...