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Red Wine
Casa Silva Gran Terroir De Los Andes Los Lingues Carmenère 2023, Colchagua Valley, Los Lingues, Chile: Casa Silva Gran Terroir De Los Andes Los Lingues Carmenère from Colchagua Valley offers ripe cassis, blackberry, dried oregano and a touch of bittersweet cocoa. It's dry and medium to full-bodied with velvety tannins and vibrant acidity that gives the wine excellent freshness and structure. Serve it at room temperature alongside grilled chorizo sausages where the wine's herbal notes and bold fruit complement the spicy, smoky meat, or pair it with spaghetti puttanesca where the wine's acidity cuts through the briny olives and capers while echoing the tomato sauce's savory depth. Chief winemaker Juan Francisco Calderón crafts this 100% Carmenère from sustainably-farmed grapes grown on the colluvial soils of Los Lingues near the Andean foothills at 350 meters elevation, where dramatic diurnal temperature swings preserve natural acidity while concentrating flavors, then ages it in French oak barrels. Founded in 1997 when fifth-generation family member Mario Pablo Silva convinced his father Mario to bottle wine under their own label after over a century of selling grapes, Casa Silva traces its roots to 1892 when Frenchman Emilio Bouchon arrived from Saint-Émilion and planted Colchagua Valley's first vineyards, and the winery was named Best Winery of Chile at the prestigious Catad'Or Wine Awards in 2020 while earning recognition as the most awarded Chilean winery of the 21st century. Enjoy this expressive Carmenère through 2030. Carmenère food pairings: pork long ribs from the BBQ, grilled chorizo sausage, spaghetti putanesca. Drink: 2025 - 2030 59477 14% XD 750 mL $22.95 Score: 92/100. March 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Bernard Massard Sparkling, Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Bernard Massard Brut Sparkling from Luxembourg is a crisp, light to medium-bodied sparkling wine offering aromas of ripe golden apple, white blossom, and hints of toasted brioche. It's dry with fine bubbles and lively acidity. This sparkling wine is made using Méthode Traditionnelle or the traditional method of the second fermentation in the bottle, just as they do in the Champagne region. Serve it well chilled with oysters on the half shell as the wine's bright minerality and delicate fruit will enhance the briny sweetness beautifully, or pair it with smoked salmon canapés where the wine's refreshing character and crisp finish will complement the rich, silky fish perfectly. Antoine Clasen, the fifth generation of the Clasen family now at the helm, continues the legacy of founder Jean Bernard, who trained at prestigious Champagne houses in Reims and Épernay before returning to Luxembourg in 1921 to marry Anne Massard and establish the winery. Today Bernard-Massard is Luxembourg's main producer of traditional method sparkling wines, crafting 3.5 million bottles annually from vineyards stretching 42 kilometers along the Moselle slopes, and their flagship Cuvée de l'Écusson was named "Best Sparkling Wine" by Decanter in 2017. Enjoy now or cellar for 1-2 years. Sparkling food pairings: oysters on the half shell, smoked salmon canapés, fresh goat cheese. Drink: 2026 - 2028 47077 12.5% D 750 mL $19.95 Score: 92/100. March 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart