Martín Alonso’s young wine is a crowd-pleasing Rioja. You might be able to find this for less but at $16 it is still a bargain. Sure, it’s full and jammy,... read more →
This is Martín’s other wine, that unfortunately is not available in the NYC area. Our loss. From the foothills of Mount Isasa, at an elevation of 700 meters, this partial... read more →
Out of a sensible cooperative in the southern Rhône comes a classic: full-bodied with good tannin and balance. The fruit is dark bing cherry balanced by spice, licorice, and a... read more →
This is the second time and second vintage this wine has appeared in the TFL, so consider us fans. In 2012, this is a beautifully savory version, a currant-meets-garrique view... read more →
Remember the colorful graffiti bottle? That is in the past. Now as Texier’s basic wine we have a not-so-basic Chat Fou. It’s just shy of intense with a quiet grip... read more →
West of Toulouse and east of Bordeaux in Buzet, Magali Tissot and Ludovic Bonnelle do the old fashioned thing, work by hand, foot crush, deeply respect the soil, get silly-low... read more →
Can you imagine if this was given to someone who asked for a malbec? They’d run while screaming, “Where is my fruit?” Gilles Bley’s wine comes from his younger vines... read more →
Olivier is indeed the little brother to the Anjou’s Jo Pithon. He moved to the southwest where he gives us this swell mix of grenache and syrah. Expect a wine... read more →
From the Gironde, this is solid, balanced and heads to the savory with linseed and forest. Its élévage was in concrete tanks for 18 months, its simple pleasure is undeniable,... read more →
Cyril Alonso is the “natural” négoce, who wins the value prize with this entry for a full liter of glou glou deliciousness. The grapes come from near Tavel, vinified in... read more →