Wine & Spirits - June 2017 - 61

88 | Emiliana

$11

88 | Rioja Vega

$11

88 | Waterbrook

$13

88 | Hope Estate

$14

88 | Louis Jadot

$14

88 | Kir-Yianni

$15

88 | Milenrama

$15

2015 Colchagua Valley Natura Carmenère ^
With lovely tones of chocolate and mint,
this feels soft and round, lasting on details
of herbs and peppercorn. (W&S 2/17) § Banfi
Vintners, Old Brookville, NY
215862

446987

89 | Folk Machine

$15

2015 California Parts & Labor ^ For this
wine, Sonoma-based winemaker Kenny
Likitprakong favors value over site specificity, blending biodynamically farmed Potter
Valley syrah with old-vine Redwood Valley
carignan. He adds Monterey grenache and
a bit of barbera to make his most affordable
red. The result is juicy, appetizingly tart and
pretty delicious, with a floral cranberry flavor
that lasts. (W&S 2/17; 2,500 cases) §
118932

89 | Zorzal

$15

2016 Tupungato Valley Terroir Unico
Pinot Noir ^ An enchanting mix of red fruit
and earthy tones drives this firm pinot. The
tannins are tight, illuminated by a juicy acidity that calls for paella. It's a great buy at the
price. § Brazos, Brooklyn, NY
119425

88 | Viña San Pedro

$8

2016 Mendoza Gato Negro 9 Lives Reserve
Malbec ^ A refreshing, radiant malbec at a bargain price, this is clean and clear in its red
fruit flavor, light and soft enough to pair
with grilled fish. (W&S 2/17) § Shaw-Ross Int'l,
Miami, FL
217981

88 | Dom. Olivier Hillaire

$9

2015 Vin de France ^ Olivier Hillaire runs La
Part des Anges, a brasserie in Châteauneufdu-Pape. This wine, a blend of grenache,
carignan and syrah from vineyards about 19
miles west of town, seems designed with brasserie fare in mind: It's dark berried and spicy,
with a rustic growl of tannins that accents the
wine's savory side and fresh, brisk acidity that
keeps it lively. For $9, it's a steal. (W&S 2/17) §
Wines of France, Mountainside, NJ
218003

88 | Brotte

$11

2015 Côtes du Rhône La Fiole ^ A blend of
syrah and grenache, this packs everything
you'd expect from a Rhône wine into a rustic, meaty red: violet scents and brambly
berry fruit, a little garrigue-like herbal note
and some ripe, well-rounded tannins. (W&S
2/17) § Opici Wines, Glen Rock, NJ
119511

2015 Rioja ^ This wine's clean tempranillo
richness combines gentle tannins and their
coffee-like bitterness with fresh raspberry
and tobacco notes. It's round and smooth,
for grilled eggplant or lamb. (W&S 12/16) §
Oak Barrel Imports, Beverly, MA
446685
2014 Columbia Valley Mélange Founder's
Red Blend ^ A blend of ten varieties (about
one-half merlot), this well-priced red has a
sanguine scent that suggests the contribution
of syrah (15 percent), and a dark, purple core
of fruit that brings to mind barbecue. (W&S
12/16) §
118533
2014 Hunter Valley Basalt Block Shiraz ^
Plump with cherry and raspberry flavors, this
has some meaty gaminess to add dimension
to the wine. It's chunky and rich, a smooth,
sleek shiraz for lamb tenderloin. (W&S
10/16) § Winesellers, Niles, IL
215053
2015 Beaujolais-Villages ^ Violet scents add
freshness to this wine's lovely richness of
fruit, the flavors of floral strawberry compote showing the ripeness of the vintage in
their saturation. Cool and juicy, this is ready
to enjoy with grilled chicken sausages. (W&S
10/16) § Kobrand, Purchase, NY
214016
2014 Macedonia Paranga ^ Frisky acidity
juices up this wine's blue fruit, a blend of 50
percent merlot with equal parts xinomavro
and syrah. It's fresh and peppery, a refreshing
red for summertime drinking. (W&S 8/16) §
Diamond Importers, Chicago, IL
215284
2012 Rioja Crianza Tempranillo ^ Bright
raspberry and dill scents fill this tart, spicy
Rioja. It's light bodied, balancing its sweet
fruit with some astringency in the tannins.
Built for grilled lamb chops. (W&S 12/16) §
European Wine Imports, Cleveland, OH

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