Spellbinding aromas of rose petals, strawberries, citrus and bark, with hints of lemongrass. Medium-bodied, tight and structured, this offers a captivating combination of linear intensity and calmness, so classy and...

The 2024 Albariño Leirana is from Salnés, Rías Baixas. This aged in stainless steel and foudre. It opens with linden, acacia and floral aromas, with hints of spice and peach. The palate is saline, slender and lively, with...

Wonderful aromas of lavender, roses and pure red fruit. The palate is silky and elegant, with mineral tension and flavors of pomegranates and wild berries. Fine tannins, tea and hibiscus in the long, floral finish...

There was a long period of time in which Godello almost went extinct. Today it’s one of the hottest grapes in Spain. The 2024 Godello Old Vines shows why, a 100% varietal wine from vineyards planted between 1900 and 1991...

The 2024 Sancerre from Comte Lafond has turned out beautifully in this challenging vintage. The wine comes in at thirteen percent octane and its aromatic constellation delivers scents of lemon, green apple, gooseberry...

A blend of six vineyards, this already displays charming aromas of yellow-skin apple, nectarine and nashi pear. Firm acidity and a very light textural grip. There's a degree of flesh on the palate but not too much.

Based on 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon (from Napa and Sonoma County) and aged in 27% new oak, the 2024 Sauvignon Blanc offers juicy citrus and hints of grapefruit intermixed with minty flowers on the nose. It's...

Lemon-lime sorbet leads on this heady Hawke's Bay Sauvy B, the pineapple, fennel and green herbal notes following just behind. It's bright and fresh with lovely texture to juxtapose the crisp acidity, flavor concentration...

The 2024 Pinot Grigio wafts up with a bouquet of dried florals and crushed green apples, complicated by flint stones and a savory herbal thrust. It is lifted and refined with pretty white pit fruits infused with minerals...

From vines planted in 1955 on riverbed pebbles, this is perhaps the most seductive of the Chacra Pinots. Alluring aromas of cardamom, bay leaves and Indian spices weave through ripe red cherries and iris. A smoky...

The premium Riesling from this historic Eden Valley producer offers layers of aroma and flavor, from lime leaf, delicate floral and spice to something more mineral and earth-derived. The palate is dry and zesty with...

A silky, streaming rosé, with hidden density behind its savory notes of salty lime, pink grapefruit and herbs. Offers loads of verve and poise before giving way to talc-fine mineral elements and a refined beam of acidity...

This shows what was possible in the challenging 2024 vintage. Very youthful, energetic and crisp with a healthy core of moderately dry tannins. The pronounced minerality is as striking as the abundant black-cherry and...

A stunner, offering sleek, fresh and juicy flavors of clementine, Meyer lemon and peach at the core, with a note of Himalayan sea salt, plus hints of bergamot and lemon verbena that linger on the long, expressive finish...

Marco Ferrari's 2024 Rosso di Valtellina is superb. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. Wild cherry, sage, new leather, menthol, licorice and espresso emerge gradually. Time in the glass brings out a whole range...

For fans of Chardonnay without malolactic fermentation, Shafer's 2024 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch remains a standard-bearer. Ripe pineapple, pear and honeysuckle mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is loaded...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Wester Reach is a very pretty, elegant wine. Crushed flowers, bright red-toned fruit, chalk, mint and crushed rocks are finely drawn in this nervy, taut Pinot Noir. The 2024 is a wine of detail and...

The 2024 Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard is a terrific wine off this Santa Cruz Mountains site planted at 600 feet in elevation. Lemon peel, chalk, slate, mint and dried herbs race across the palate. The 2024 is nervy and...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Heaven and Earth Vineyard is another gorgeous wine from Arnot-Roberts. Deep floral and spice inflections meld into a core of macerated red cherry fruit, kirsch, blood orange and new leather. This is a...

Very complex, showing enticing aromas of nougat, dried apples and flint at first, turning to floral notes of lilacs and honeysuckle with a hint of smoke. Medium-bodied with some oily texture, it has a creamy yet refined...

The white 2024 Macharnudo San Cayetano comes from a very old plot of Palomino in Pago Macharnudo, San Cayetano, where the natural concentration is very high. San Cayetano has different exposures, and this is selected from...

Fragrant, and a ton of personality, nuanced stone fruits, white pear, greengage, apple blossom, citrus, gunsmoke and cumin spices. A delicious, moreish wine. Organic farming. Andrea Delpiano winemaker, 5.5ha estate. Just...