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Raul Perez "Ultreia - La Cova de la Raposa" Bierzo 2018
This special, singular Mencia is one of our favorite wines of the year. It is loaded to the brim with bright herb-laced, spicy black fruit with incredible length on the hearty finish. Serious stuff, made in tiny amounts and at Vin Chicago, priced $10 lower than any other retailer in the country - last we checked. Grab one of the 600 bottles produced quick!
92
Wine & Spirits
94
Our Score
94
Wine Advocate
(6/30/2020) "Cool vintages in warm zones seem to work, and it shows in the 2018 Ultreia Cova de la Raposa, which was not produced in 2017 because of the frost. There is only a 500-liter oak barrel, and the wine feels quite fine for the warmer exposure. The sandy soils produce stress in this vineyard, but in a rainier year like 2018, they are an advantage. This feels harmonious, with black rather than red fruit and some dusty tannins, a little more rustic and on the Rhone side more than Burgundy. There are 600 bottles of this. It was bottled in December 2019."
(6/30/2020) "Cool vintages in warm zones seem to work, and it shows in the 2018 Ultreia Cova de la Raposa, which was not produced in 2017 because of the frost. There is only a 500-liter oak barrel, and the wine feels quite fine for the warmer exposure. The sandy soils produce stress in this vineyard, but in a rainier year like 2018, they are an advantage. This feels harmonious, with black rather than red fruit and some dusty tannins, a little more rustic and on the Rhone side more than Burgundy. There are 600 bottles of this. It was bottled in December 2019."
$
5999
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Raul Perez "Ultreia - La Cova de la Raposa" Bierzo 2018
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Out of stock | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | 7 | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | 5 | (847) 831-1049 |
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Envinate "Albahra" Vino de Mesa Alicante 2018
90
Our Score
(1/2020) Made from 70% Garnacha Tinorera (Alicante Bouschet) and 30% Moravia Agria, Envinate's "Albahra" is a wine that delivers the goods every vintage at a remarkable value. Given the ratio of red-fleshed Alicante Bouschet, one might expense this to be another dense, heavy Spanish red, yet there is quite a bit of lift here, with delicate floral and mineral qualities to back up its juicy red fruit and Mediterranean spice. Its heft is perfectly balanced with its fresh acidity, making it a versatile food wine, but a particularly great pairing with roasted meats and well-spiced seafood. Unfined and unfiltered.
(1/2020) Made from 70% Garnacha Tinorera (Alicante Bouschet) and 30% Moravia Agria, Envinate's "Albahra" is a wine that delivers the goods every vintage at a remarkable value. Given the ratio of red-fleshed Alicante Bouschet, one might expense this to be another dense, heavy Spanish red, yet there is quite a bit of lift here, with delicate floral and mineral qualities to back up its juicy red fruit and Mediterranean spice. Its heft is perfectly balanced with its fresh acidity, making it a versatile food wine, but a particularly great pairing with roasted meats and well-spiced seafood. Unfined and unfiltered.
$
4999
Discount:
1.5 LT
Local availability for Envinate "Albahra" Vino de Mesa Alicante 2018
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Out of stock | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | 2 | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | Out of stock | (847) 831-1049 |
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R. Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Rioja Reserva Blanco 2008
97
James Suckling
95+
Wine Advocate
(10/30/2020) "The 2008 Vina Tondonia Blanco Reserva has a subtle and elegant nose, shyer than the 2009, a little closed and undeveloped. It's a year with more acidity and less ripeness, with a combination of citrus and honey and a very dry sensation in the palate, a chalky mouthfeel. This feels undeveloped and in need of time in bottle to develop more nuance and complexity. This is a cooler and sharper wine than the 2012 Gravonia or the 2009 Tondonia Blanco. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2017. Drink Date: 2022 - 2029."
(10/30/2020) "The 2008 Vina Tondonia Blanco Reserva has a subtle and elegant nose, shyer than the 2009, a little closed and undeveloped. It's a year with more acidity and less ripeness, with a combination of citrus and honey and a very dry sensation in the palate, a chalky mouthfeel. This feels undeveloped and in need of time in bottle to develop more nuance and complexity. This is a cooler and sharper wine than the 2012 Gravonia or the 2009 Tondonia Blanco. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2017. Drink Date: 2022 - 2029."
$
4899
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for R. Lopez de Heredia "Vina Tondonia" Rioja Reserva Blanco 2008
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 1 | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | Out of stock | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | 8 | (847) 831-1049 |
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Jorge Ordonez "Old Vines No.3" Malaga Moscatel 2014
The numbers on this "home project" from famed importer Jorge Ordonez are staggering. 353g/L RS, 9g/L TA, only 4.53% ABV. These hyper-sweet half-bottles each filled with the soul of 60 pounds of grapes is wine-geek heaven. 40% off the Wine Advocate Reference Price.
93
Wine Advocate
94
James Suckling
98
Jeb Dunnuck
(3/1/2018) "Made all from dried Moscatel grapes, the 2014 No 3 Vinas Viejas was aged 8 months sur lie in larger 600-liter French oak barrels. Medium gold colored with powerful notes of orange blossom, honey apricot, creme caramel, and jasmine, this incredible wine takes 60 pounds of grapes to make a single bottle and had to be declassified as it only hit 5% alcohol. Despite a motor oil like consistency, it stays balanced and graceful, and keeps you coming back to the glass, which can be rare for a wine of this size. It's a singular, awesome dessert wine I wish I could pour for every reader."
(3/1/2018) "Made all from dried Moscatel grapes, the 2014 No 3 Vinas Viejas was aged 8 months sur lie in larger 600-liter French oak barrels. Medium gold colored with powerful notes of orange blossom, honey apricot, creme caramel, and jasmine, this incredible wine takes 60 pounds of grapes to make a single bottle and had to be declassified as it only hit 5% alcohol. Despite a motor oil like consistency, it stays balanced and graceful, and keeps you coming back to the glass, which can be rare for a wine of this size. It's a singular, awesome dessert wine I wish I could pour for every reader."
$
4499
Discount:
375 ML
Local availability for Jorge Ordonez "Old Vines No.3" Malaga Moscatel 2014
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 5 | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | Out of stock | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | Out of stock | (847) 831-1049 |
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Bodegas Muga Reserva Rioja 2013
Lovely value in a well-cellared magnum!
92
James Suckling
90
Wine Advocate
(2/28/2018) "Jorge Muga told me he's very proud of their 2013 Reserva, which he considers the most challenging vintage he's seen: cold, rain, botrytis, vigor, mud ... horrible! They only produced this Reserva, there's no Seleccion Especial, Torre Muga or Prado Enea, and they even produced less than the average volume of this bottling. This is the year they introduced optical sorting for the grapes, and they reckon that really helped to achieve the quality of this wine. In this price range and volume, it has to be one of the best wines in Rioja in 2013. It has the classical Muga character, polished and drinkable."
(2/28/2018) "Jorge Muga told me he's very proud of their 2013 Reserva, which he considers the most challenging vintage he's seen: cold, rain, botrytis, vigor, mud ... horrible! They only produced this Reserva, there's no Seleccion Especial, Torre Muga or Prado Enea, and they even produced less than the average volume of this bottling. This is the year they introduced optical sorting for the grapes, and they reckon that really helped to achieve the quality of this wine. In this price range and volume, it has to be one of the best wines in Rioja in 2013. It has the classical Muga character, polished and drinkable."
$
4499
Discount:
1.5 LT
Local availability for Bodegas Muga Reserva Rioja 2013
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 9 | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | Out of stock | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | Out of stock | (847) 831-1049 |
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Oriol Artigas "La Canya" VdT Alella White Blend 2018
92
Our Score
(8/2020) Oriol Artigas has been making wine in the Alella DO just north of Barcelona since 2011, and has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting producers in the region. "La Canya" is 80% Garnatxa Blanca and 20% Godello co-fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel seeing two days of skin contact followed by six months on lees before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deliciously supple and fresh, with a fine balance of fruit and marine-mineral qualities, aromas and flavors of green apple, papaya and pineapple abound, framed by wisps of sea breeze and limestone. Open this with flaky white fish and grilled vegetables and you will have done a very kind thing for yourself.
(8/2020) Oriol Artigas has been making wine in the Alella DO just north of Barcelona since 2011, and has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting producers in the region. "La Canya" is 80% Garnatxa Blanca and 20% Godello co-fermented with wild yeasts in stainless steel seeing two days of skin contact followed by six months on lees before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deliciously supple and fresh, with a fine balance of fruit and marine-mineral qualities, aromas and flavors of green apple, papaya and pineapple abound, framed by wisps of sea breeze and limestone. Open this with flaky white fish and grilled vegetables and you will have done a very kind thing for yourself.
$
3799
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Oriol Artigas "La Canya" VdT Alella White Blend 2018
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Out of stock | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | 6 | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | Out of stock | (847) 831-1049 |
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Bodegas El Nido "Clio" Jumilla 2018
As with previous vintages of this hedonistic beauty, the 2018 Clio is a blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 24 months in premium French and American oak. Powering out a concentrated energy that is near impossible to find elsewhere for this price, the 2018 Clio redefines what it means to overdeliver. The 2018 Clio pours its trademark glass-staining purple and immediately erupts with gobs of dark fruit and underlying smokiness. Look for massive flavors of blackberry jam, ripe black cherry, blueberry compote, smoky maple bacon, cigar box, mocha and vanilla to explode on your palate, along with an entire cabinet of baking spices. The finish is long and clean, with a burst of minerality as wave after wave of silky tannins wash over your palate. Plush and impeccably balanced, the 2018 Clio is a pure masterpiece.
$
3799
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Bodegas El Nido "Clio" Jumilla 2018
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 11 | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | 39 | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | 3 | (847) 831-1049 |
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Torres "Salmos" Priorat 2016
92
Wine Spectator
(10/15/2020) "Earthy and mineral notes frame a core of plum and wild herb flavors in this thick red. Firm tannins and balsamic acidity support the dense texture. Subtle, savory and intense. Carignan, Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2030. 891 cases imported."
(10/15/2020) "Earthy and mineral notes frame a core of plum and wild herb flavors in this thick red. Firm tannins and balsamic acidity support the dense texture. Subtle, savory and intense. Carignan, Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2030. 891 cases imported."
$
3599
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Torres "Salmos" Priorat 2016
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Out of stock | (847) 277-0033 |
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| Chicago | 28 | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | 21 | (847) 831-1049 |
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R. Lopez de Heredia "Vina Bosconia" Rioja Reserva 2007
95
James Suckling
93
Wine Advocate
93
Wine & Spirits
(12/2019) "This wine grows at a south-facing estate vineyard along the Ebro River, one kilometer away from the family's cellars in Haro. The vine age averages 40 years; the blend includes tempranillo (80 percent) with garnacha and a little graciano and mazuelo. Aged for five years in American oak barrels, then in bottle at the winery before release, it's a completely Spanish red, friendly and jaunty, spicy in its delicate fragrance of tart cherries and strawberries. The pleasure of drinking a 12-year-old wine with so much energy and freshness makes the $40 price seem like a steal."
(12/2019) "This wine grows at a south-facing estate vineyard along the Ebro River, one kilometer away from the family's cellars in Haro. The vine age averages 40 years; the blend includes tempranillo (80 percent) with garnacha and a little graciano and mazuelo. Aged for five years in American oak barrels, then in bottle at the winery before release, it's a completely Spanish red, friendly and jaunty, spicy in its delicate fragrance of tart cherries and strawberries. The pleasure of drinking a 12-year-old wine with so much energy and freshness makes the $40 price seem like a steal."
$
3299
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for R. Lopez de Heredia "Vina Bosconia" Rioja Reserva 2007
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 5 | (847) 277-0033 |
Store Details |
| Chicago | Out of stock | (773) 489-3454 |
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| Highland Park | 19 | (847) 831-1049 |
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Fuentes del Silencio "Las Jaras'" Castilla y Leon Mencia 2016
91+
Our Score
(12/2018) Ted Vance is the owner of The Source Imports. He perfectly illustrates why their newest Spanish producer is truly something special. "A blend of Prieto Picudo, Mencia and Alicante Bouschet, Las Jaras comes from vineyards located at the south of the Jamuz Valley. The soils are colder in this area with a higher content of iron and clay. The grapes were co-fermented over thirty-five days with native yeasts and 75% of its stems in large vertical French oak fermenters. After pressing, the wine is put back into the same large oak vat for nine months of aging. This is a wine of tension, vertical structure, texture and freshness imparted by its cold soils and the strong diurnal shift between day and nighttime temperatures. Once the cork is pulled the wine's frequency rings at a high tone and finds its footing within fifteen minutes and begins its vertical climb, which carries on with almost more strength into its second day."
(12/2018) Ted Vance is the owner of The Source Imports. He perfectly illustrates why their newest Spanish producer is truly something special. "A blend of Prieto Picudo, Mencia and Alicante Bouschet, Las Jaras comes from vineyards located at the south of the Jamuz Valley. The soils are colder in this area with a higher content of iron and clay. The grapes were co-fermented over thirty-five days with native yeasts and 75% of its stems in large vertical French oak fermenters. After pressing, the wine is put back into the same large oak vat for nine months of aging. This is a wine of tension, vertical structure, texture and freshness imparted by its cold soils and the strong diurnal shift between day and nighttime temperatures. Once the cork is pulled the wine's frequency rings at a high tone and finds its footing within fifteen minutes and begins its vertical climb, which carries on with almost more strength into its second day."
$
2999
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Fuentes del Silencio "Las Jaras'" Castilla y Leon Mencia 2016
| Location | Approximate Bottles | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | Out of stock | (847) 277-0033 |
Store Details |
| Chicago | 11 | (773) 489-3454 |
Store Details |
| Highland Park | Out of stock | (847) 831-1049 |
Store Details |
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