Description
Wine Set Includes:
- France: Chateau Roque le Mayne
Tannins are firm but balanced, with an elegant acid profile. The palate is rich with cassis and blackberry, layered with warming spice. - Italy: Tenuta di Capraia Chianti Classico
Optimal complexity and structure. Pleasant cherry notes, refreshing and well-balanced with hints of integrated vivid tannin. - Australia: Yalumba Samuel's Collection Barossa Shiraz
Generous and encompassing as it reveals dark fruit, hazelnut, toffee, clove and floral aromas. - Spain: La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva Tinto
Wrapped in a marked balsamic aroma of caramel, vanilla, toffee, and roasted coffee. On the palate, it is long, balanced, and fresh, with fine and silky tannins - Argentina: Catena Malbec
Deep aromas of ripe red and dark fruits are joined by delicate violet and lavender notes, with traces of vanilla and mocha. A rich, concentrated mouthfeel is highlighted by flavors of blueberries and blackberries with a touch of leather and cinnamon. - New Zealand: Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Noir
Fruit flavors of cranberries and fresh raspberries are intermingled with freshly roasted coffee beans and soft cocoa-like tannins. - France: Domaine du Colombier Chablis
This wine is highlighted by distinctive flavors of apple and peach supported with mineral notes. Well balanced with a long and subtle finish. - New Zealand: Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
Flavors of snow pea, passionfruit, and tropical notes. Generous palate with a distinctive mineral finish. - Germany: Loosen Bros. Dr. L Dry Riesling
A breezy mix of chamomile and crunchy peach is undercut by bitter lemon zest on a light, zippy frame. There's precision to the dry, focused finish. - Austria: Domane Wachau Federspiel Terrassen Gruner Veltliner
Aromas of green apple, white pepper, some mango and delicate herbal notes. Medium-weight on the palate with a refreshing acidity, harmonious and juicy with a fruity and spicy finish. - Italy: Attems Pinot Grigio
Set apart by its complexity, the wine boasts the perfect balance between citrus acidity and velvety structure. Excellent finish of hazelnut and thyme. - Spain: La Cana Albarino
Hints of chamomile, spun honey, Meyer lemon peel and blanched almond add complexity, while a firm spine of crunchy acidity amps up the freshness and fine tension through the clean-cut, salty finish.
Due to the popularity of this gift, wines or vintages sometimes sell out. Should this happen, we will always substitute with wines of equal or greater value.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Chateau Roque le Mayne 2020 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards Gold Medal. A charming nose of ripe, fleshy plum, blackberry, chocolate, and fresh tobacco. Tannins are firm but balanced, with an elegant acid profile. The palate is rich with cassis and blackberry, layered with warming spice.
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Decanter
Yalumba Samuel's Collection Barossa Shiraz 2022
Lifted and bright, with a nose of plum and spice, palate of dark berry, black pepper, cinnamon and salty liquorice.
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James Suckling
La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva Tinto 2020 A classical, typical Rioja Alta red with elegant notes of vanilla, coconut, smoked spices and strawberries. Refined and suave, with fine tannins and a long, creamy finish. Juicy and elegant. Really approachable now, but give it two more years to get more mushroom complexity.
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Vinous
Tenuta di Capraia Chianti Classico 2021 The 2021 Chianti Classico is superb. Bright and vibrant, the 2021 has plenty of fruit behind its lively acids. Dark red/purplish berries, crushed rocks, lavender and rose petal are some of the many notes that inform this explosive, deep Chianti Classico. The 2021 is a stellar wine, especially with a bit of air.
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James Suckling
Domane Wachau Federspiel Terrassen Gruner Veltliner 2023
A medium-bodied gruner veltliner that has fragrant notes of peach, grapefruit and red apple. Crunchy, dry and tasty.
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Wine Spectator
La Cana Albarino 2024
There’s a flinty edge to the poached apricot and white cherry fruit flavors on display in this leesy white. Hints of chamomile, spun honey, Meyer lemon peel and blanched almond add complexity, while a firm spine of crunchy acidity amps up the freshness and fine tension through the clean-cut, salty finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Loosen Bros. Dr. L Dry Riesling 2023 The 2023 Loosen Dr. L Dry Riesling shows just a hint of sweetness. This wine offers aromas and flavors of fragrant flowers, ripe apples, and peach skin. Enjoy it with pan-fried Dover Sole. (Tasted: December 22, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
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James Suckling
Attems Pinot Grigio 2023
A fruity and floral white with aromas of nectarines, lemon pith and hints of jasmine. Medium-bodied, juicy an polished, with a sleek, slightly fluid aftertaste.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Domaine du Colombier Chablis The 2023 Domaine du Colombier Chablis delivers classic authenticity, opening with aromas of rustic spice, dried earth, crushed mineral, and a lift of Meyer lemon zest. On the palate, it offers a zesty, mineral-driven bite, finishing with precision and freshness. A natural companion to a tray of raw oysters. (Tasted: July 11, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023 The 2023 Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc offers aromas and flavors of garden herbs aromas, tart citrus, and subtle minerality. Serve this wine with mussels in a white wine in a lemon, butter, and dried herb sauce. (Tasted: August 19, 2024, San Francisco, CA)