| Producer | Highland Fine Wine |
| Country | Mixed |
| Region | Mixed |
| Varietal | Mixed |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Sku | 210000017813 |
| Size | 750ml 6 pack |
NOTRE DAME DES PALLIÈRES, ‘SABLET L’OLIVET’ 2022, CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE, FRANCE $16.99 (MIXED) Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières is a very old family estate, whose name comes from a place of pilgrimage visited by the Provençal people in the Middle Ages to protect them from the plague. The old vines dig deep into the chalky-clayey subsoil and profit by the little Trignon valley microclimate, which provides stable climactic conditions year round. The grapes are harvested by hand and crafted according to traditional winemaking methods. Fine and brilliant bright crimson color. Intense fresh fruit on the nose with cherries, blackberry, red fruits coulis. A round, fleshy and crispy palate full of fruits with no hardness and silky tannins.
THOMAS HENRY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021, MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA $19.99 Thomas Henry began his wine career in 1979 working harvest in Bordeaux. From there he would go to work for wineries all over the world, mainly on the West Coast of the United States. He took a particular shine to the Mendocino region of northern California, sitting right above Sonoma, it had been a wine region who's producers mainly sold their grapes rather than bottling their own. He’s a part of a growing group of producers that are bottling their own. Complex aromas that will fill your senses consist of dark cranberry, plum, bay leaf, and dark red and black fruits. Flavors of this wine include lightly toasted oak, dark cherry, pomegranate, and coffee.
CIACCI PICCOLOMINI, ‘D’ARAGONA’ TOSCANA ROSSO 2023, TUSCANY, ITALY $15.99 (MIXED) Ciacci Piccolomini is one of the most sought-after producers in all of Italy. This ancient estate has 35 hectares of superior holdings in the prized Castelnuovo dell’Abate zone, including the ‘Pianrosso’ vineyard (meaning ‘red field,’ a reference to the iron rich soils) and the ‘Fonte’ vineyard, which produces grapes for the Rosso di Montalcino. Plantings of Syrah, Cabernet, and Merlot are to the south, where the Orcia river provides a milder microclimate. For this wine, Sangiovese from the ‘Fonte’ vineyard are blended with smattering of the new varietals to produce an interesting A fantastic value, the wine displays sweet cherry, red plum, flowers, leather, and a hint of dusty earth. The French varietals add plushness to the palate that nicely rounds out the Sangiovese.
LAURENT PERRACHON, MORGON CÔTE DU PY 2021, BEAUJOLAIS, FRANCE $19.99 The Perrachon family has been involved in the wine trade since 1601. Today, the fifth (Martine and Laurent) and sixth (Maxime and Adrien)
generations run the domaine, which started producing estate wines in 1877. The best parcel in Morgon, at the footsteps of the Côte du Py hill. While we typically pick a Beaujolais for November club, as it is the perfect turkey wine, we just couldn’t pass up a chance to give an amazing wine from one of the best terroir on the planet! The grapes harvested here are very representative of the best this appellation can offer. The grapes are harvested on a 42 acres parcel with a very pebbly soil, schistous, iron oxide rich, typical of this appellation. It gives a bright purple-hued wine that we mature in oak barrels. Its typical aromas of kirsh with peppery notes are well blended with animal notes.
VAL DE LOS FRAILES, ROBLE 2016, CIGALES, SPAIN $14.99 (MIXED) Situated between the cities of Valladolid and Palencia, and with land divided between both provinces, Cigales is one of the historic Spanish wine-growing regions as attested by documents dating back to the 10th Century. While the region is more known for its rosados (rosés), Carlos Moro is a notable producer leading the charge to make great reds on par with their more illustrious neighbors in Rioja and Ribera del Duero. Opened in 1999, Valdelosfrailes takes a modern approach to an ancient tradition, using the latest technology to make fresh, vibrant wines with depth and complexity. Ripe plum and cassis aromas are fully oaked and come with strong accents of graphite and vanilla. On the palate, this crianza is fleshy on the surface and creamy below deck. Lemony oak flavors give way to vanilla, while dark-berry fruit absorbs said oak. A fleshy, ripe finish never sheds plentiful oak; drink through 2024. 91 Points WE.
GIUSEPPE CORTESE, DOLCETTO 2018, PIEDMONT, ITALY $17.99 A native of Barbaresco (a small, prestigious region of Piedmont in north-western Italy), Giuseppe Cortese began a lifelong passion for wine by working with his father Giacomo in the family business. Before running his own winery, he served as cellar master and vineyard manager for some of Piedmont’s most prestigious wineries. During this time, he gained invaluable knowledge of the local grape varieties and the individual vineyard plots that are scattered around the area!
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