Sleek and finely meshed, layering sculpted tannins and lively, citrus-laced acidity to create a well-honed frame for aromas and flavors of dried black cherry and raspberry fruit, rooibos tea, minerally iron and stone...

I tasted again the 2019 Terrers, a blend of 57% Xarel·lo, 25% Macabeu, 17% Parellada and 1% Monastrell from close to 60 different vineyards, all organic and biodynamic. It was cropped from a very good vintage, with...

The 2019 Red Wine Two Blondes entices with a woodland-inspired bouquet of flowery underbrush, white pepper and sage complicating a core of crushed blueberries. It is a deeply textural wine, showing off silken waves of...

The 2019 Gratitude Blend checks in as 70% Mourvèdre, 25% Grenache, and the rest Syrah, all from the Olsen Brother's vineyard in the Yakima Valley. Brought up in neutral barrels, it's a smoking good wine from Leighton...

The 2019 Oublié is a blend of 31% Syrah, 27% Mourvèdre, 4% Tannat and 4% Petite Sirah with a medium ruby-purple color. The nose offers gregarious mixed berry preserves and accents of potpourri, mint and fragrant earth...

The 2019 Boca Il Rosso delle Donne is a potent wine that will need a bit more time in bottle to shed some tannin. A core of sweet macerated cherry, spice, leather, licorice, incense and red flowers lie behind the acid and...

Deep, ashy blackberries, wet leaves and graphite on the nose follow through to a properly structured palate with a full body. Tannins are nicely chewy here, delivering a fresh and firm backbone to the fruit. Good length...

A certified organic blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot, the Castelprile della Volpaia 2019 Maremma Toscana Rosso Riserva is a medium to full-bodied red with plenty of dark fruit, pressed...

The Fosse-Sèche 2019 Eolithe is absolutely beautiful again in its purity, freshness and iron-scented floral and fruity expression of violets and licorice as well as perfectly ripe cherries, cranberries, black and red...

A beautiful red that offers plenty now with berries, chocolate and hazelnut. Freshly cut flowers. Peaches and orange peel. Full to medium body with round tannins and a creamy and delicious finish. This is mostly cabernet...

Lots of tar, smoke and blackberry with spices, stones and some bark. Notes of black truffle, sage, lavender and rosemary, too. Very complex. Full-bodied, yet very refined and polished with hot stone and some pine needle...

Taut with tension and multilayered, this blend has powerful blackberry, green peppercorn and savory meat flavors that finish with broad-shouldered tannins. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Counoise. Best from 2024...

The 2019 Reserva Viña Ardanza is a blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha from Rioja Alta. Its bouquet opens with cherry liqueur, black fruit and balsamic herbs alongside a touch of pepper. Dry, silky and just fresh enough, it...

The 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape A la Gloire de Mon Grand-Père unfurls in the glass with vivid aromas of crushed violets, ripe cranberry, red and black cherry, baked plum, blueberry jam, cloves, licorice and raisin. This red...

Elegantly perfumed, this vintage Port shows structure and richness. From an estate tucked into the Pinhão Valley, the wine is powerful, its ripe black fruits demanding aging. Drink from 2030. ROGER VOSS

Dark violet. Displays spice- and smoke-accented dark berries and licorice on the nose, along with a floral top note. Plush and open-knit, offering sappy blackberry, cherry and allspice flavors that slowly firm up through...

(93+ points) A strong effort, the 2019 Mernet Reserve—a 50-50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, aged in one-third new oak, delivers plenty of almost grapey fruit, cassis and black cherries, underscored by hints of...

Packs warmed cassis and plum reduction notes coated in melted black licorice. Gains good cut from a fresh tobacco edge, showing loamy drive through the finish. Solid. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit...

This is the top-shelf wine from Tenuta degli Dei. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 35% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cavalli is a lovely Tuscan red with a rich and velvety texture that is never heavy or...