Aged Brunello, an experience that can't be easily replicated without time and patience (and who's got that). A polished wine with black currant and iron flavors and aromas. Good acidity and integrated tannins give it an unexpected lift. Luckily was able to savor this over the course of an evening with close friends at a family celebration.

A magical wine with an evolving palate and everchanging aromatics. Flavors of black cherry, sandalwood, violet and a nose of dark fruit, cut oak, minerals. Over time in the glass, it developed a creamy nature that I adore in aged Burgundy.

Warm plum and blackberry jam flavors and aromas signal a classic Bordeaux experience while sophisticated notes of tobacco and bay leaf elevate the finish. Had a nice freshness to it notwithstanding its 15 years. In a nice drinking window.

Really improved over time so dare I say it is too young. On the palate, slight underripe cherry fruit evolved into more of a cherry compote and pastry flavor that was quite alluring. Showed rustic tannins that smoothed out over time.

Pretty cherry and currant on the nose while the texture is dense and well defined showing tobacco, mineral and macerated plum. Well balanced and classic. A slight notch above the 2011. I'm a Vietti customer year in, year out.

Polished, with sweet floral notes, bright red berries, and subtle spices on the nose and palate. Fine-grained tannins announce that you are in Barolo. Didn’t get to spend too much time with it because it was served at a large gathering and it was swooped up quickly by my guests.

A fragrant and jubilant wine that is sleek and fresh but also packs a punch with pronounced flavors of red cherry along with sophisticated elements of mineral and smoke. Lovely savory finish. Wowed my guests who didn’t drink a lot of Sicilian wines. This is another go-to that I try to pick up in every vintage.

A fine wine, but I’m liking the Carlisles on the younger side these days – this one was trending a bit stale perhaps (I realize in this same lineup I thought the WS was too young). Offers dense flavors of blackberry and black cherry that overlay notes of bittersweet dark chocolate and black pepper.

A pleasant surprise for a store-label wine, but maybe I’m just nostalgic about visits to the London BBR shop. This has plenty of fruit on the nose with blackberry, cranberry and chopped mint. The palate is fresh with fine tannin and layers of blackberry and a hint of graphite. Drinking very well now.

So dense and lush you could cut a knife through it, but balanced and easy to drink. Dark cherry and currant flavors mixed with more brooding elements of graphite and black tea. Long, complex finish. I need to drink more of this.

Fresh but young and not particularly interesting - probably shouldn't have pulled this one oh well. Shows a lot of cedary accents on top of dried fruit and juniper elements. Long, and has good bones for the long haul, however.