Gfits Between $40 and $80
Lewis Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley
U.S.A.: CALIFORNIA - WHITE - CHARDONNAY
Size750MLVintage2009SKU14091
Combines ripe, rich fruit with a sense of elegance and finesse, offering a depth of fruit, with spice, pear, apple, honeydew melon and toasty, cedary oak. Full-bodied, intense and concentrated, ending with a long, full finish. 92pts Wine Spectator (2009)
Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Vigna d'la Roul
Size750MLVintage2000SKU4177
Loads of coffee, espresso and toasted oak, with lots of ripe fruit at the same time. Full-bodied, with lots of velvety tannins and caressing texture. Some might say there's too much new wood but it all holds together. Bold style. 93pts Wine Spectator (2000)
Patz & Hall Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros
U.S.A.: CALIFORNIA - WHITE - CHARDONNAY
Size750MLVintage2007SKU13476
More honey, brioche, orange and citrus oil notes make an appearance in this medium to full-bodied, crisp Chardonnay, which has good acidity and a distinctive cool-climate mouthfeel.
Talenti Brunello di Montalcino
Size750MLVintage2005SKU13866
Minerals, spices, flowers and layered, perfumed fruit emerge from this sublime, beautifully crafted Brunello. Rich and expansive on the palate, the wine reveals outstanding harmony and an impeccable, silky finish. 92+pts Antonio Galloni Wine Advocate (2005)
Size750MLVintageNVSKU4039
Billecart-Salmon is one of my favorite Champagne houses, and their non-vintage Rose is a consistent winner. The NV Brut Rose is beautifully balanced in its layers of perfumed red fruit, berries and flowers. Clean mineral notes frame a silky, sensual finish. Billecart-Salmon
Querciabella Camartina Toscana
ITALY: TUSCANY - RED BLENDS ""SUPERTUSCANS
Size750MLVintage1996SKU11604
This wine showed beautifully, with a typical nose of Sangiovese and Cabernet. It is particularly well made with excellent fruit delineation of richer red fruit characteristics subtle oak nuances and persistent tannins. While this is drinking wonderfully today all elements point to a long life ahead.
