Gold Medal

Gold Medal

Gold Medal

Gold medal

Gold Medal

Gold medal

Gold medal

Gold Medal

Gold Medal

Woody aromas of apple and pear are what a quality Chardonnay should smell like. From one of Mendoza's coolest spots (San Pablo), this is a fleshy, well-built wine with a mix of baked apple, popcorn and woody flavors. A slight hint of white truffle and oxidation on the finish suggests that this at peak or just slightly past it. Drink now.

An essence of sweet cherry grounds the surrounding flavors of leather, iron, spice and tobacco in this firm red, which remains vibrant and refined. Bracing acidity and dense, muscular tannins play out on the long finish. Drink now through 2028.

The 2014 Chianti Classico Riserva Ser Lapo is a very good wine, especially within the context of the vintage. Not surprisingly, the 2014 is a bit youthfully austere today, but it makes up for that with fine persistence. Expressive floral and savory overtones add perfume to the dark red stone fruit flavors. Give the 2014 another 6-12 months in bottle to allow the tannins to soften further.

The 2014 Chianti Classico Riserva Ser Lapo is a lovely wine that does a great job with the presumably reduced fruit selection available in this challenging vintage. This is a single-vineyard blend of 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot. The wine shows red fruit, spice, tobacco and dried cherry over a smooth and silky mouthfeel. It would make a fitting companion to fire-grilled T-bone steak.

A tighter Ser Lapo Chianti Classico with nut, berries and cherries. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Delicious finish. Drink now.

A well-balanced red, with cherry, almond, leather and underbrush flavors offsetting the lightly chewy tannins, this shows fine length and complexity. Drink now through 2022.

Light-weight, yet with dense tannins, offering plum, soy, leather and iron flavors. Vibrant, with a lingering finish and a dusty sensation at the end. Best from 2021 through 2032.