Please note that our reviews are based on a variety of sources: samples sent to our team, those we purchase in store, tasting events, those tasted in restaurants and while traveling domestically and internationally.
White Wine
Estate Argyros Cuvée Gerontampelo Assyrtiko 2022, Santorini P.D.O., Greece: This bottling doesn't waste its name. Sourced from vines up to two centuries old, it takes its name from the Greek words for 'old vine' and earns it honestly. Green apple leads, smoked flint and a saline edge running beneath. It's dense and powerful in the mouth, racy acidity cutting through real concentration. This is Santorini Assyrtiko at its most serious and age-worthy. Serve it with poached lobster or grilled branzino. Assyrtiko food pairings: oysters on the half shell, poached lobster, grilled branzino. Drink: 2026 - 2040 51196 14.5% XD 750 mL $116.95 Score: 94/100. August 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Alicante Bouschet 2023, Alentejo, Portugal: Adega de Vidigueira Alicante Bouschet Alentejo D.O.C. is a full-bodied 100% Alicante Bouschet from southern Portugal, one of the few grape varieties in the world whose flesh as well as skin is red, giving this wine a saturated, ink-black colour that means business from the moment it hits the glass. On the nose it's bold and expressive, with stewed boysenberry, dried fig, cracked black pepper, and a whisper of dried rosemary from the sun-baked Vidigueira hillsides. The palate is plush and rounded, with earth, dark cocoa, warm spice, and a long, sleek finish with peppery, grainy tannins. The winery's history in the Vidigueira sub-region is intertwined with the village itself, which was once the seat of Admiral Vasco da Gama, granted to his family by the Duke of Bragança in 1519. Drink it now through 2030 with spaghetti and meatballs in a slow-simmered tomato sauce, where the wine's dark fruit and depth lock in beautifully, or try it with a gourmet burger where its peppery finish adds a satisfying kick to every bite. Alicante Bouschet food pairings: spaghetti with meatballs, margherita pizza, gourmet burgers. Drink: 2026 - 2030 45323 14.5% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 92/100. August 2026. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart