Charlie's Wine Picks This Month

The 2021 Malbec Jardin de Hormigas Meteora originates from Paraje Altamira and was aged for 12 months in concrete vessels. Purple in hue. The subtle, nuanced nose features violet, sage and fennel notes alongside plum and blackberry.... Read More

A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Proprietary Red EE Tench Vineyard offers up a wonderful range of dark fruit—black cherries, cassis and blackberries—couched in hints of dark chocolate.... Read More

The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino Colto is spicy and deeply perfumed. This displays raspberries, dried violets, spiced orange peels and hints of smoke. The 2020 washes across the palate with undeniable elegance, contrasting a salty... Read More

This is a very interesting wine that tests a cool growing site in a hot vintage. The Castello Romitorio 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta comes from a high-altitude vineyard with dark soils and pockets of slate and shale.... Read More

Smooth and concentrated, this has subtle aromas suggesting underbrush, leather and steeped prune. Showing the heat of the vintage, the palate is rather evolved, offering the same prune note as the nose along with baking spice... Read More

Pale yellow, flinty mineral notes with hints of pear compote and vanilla bean, followed by toasted hazelnuts and Meyer lemon curd. Lovely, creamy, and vibrant with honeycrisp apple and pear fruit filling the palate. White nectarine... Read More

Perfumed with sweet berry, fresh flower and cedar aromas that follow through to a medium-bodied palate with firm and chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Very classy and structured. Extremely long. Give it time to open. Drink after... Read More

Dense aromas of crushed red and black cherries, plums, rose petals and moss. Full-bodied with soft tannins. A wash of well-ripened fruit spreads out over the palate. Nicely concentrated. Textured and lingering finish. Drink or... Read More

The nose starts soft and floral, with aromas of bubblegum and budding roses, then turns savory and salty, but maintains its delicacy, like a finely chopped steak tartare. The palate sees a rounder, fuller texture emerge, but that... Read More

The Il Poggione 2018 Brunello di Montalcino reveals a dark and savory character with more fruit weight and concentration than you might find in many of its peers. This wine shows a dense center of gravity that is padded with dark... Read More

Inviting aromas of ripe pineapple and candied lemons with hints of honeysuckle, citrus blossom, praline and some flinty minerality to it. Medium- to full-bodied with a structured, creamy palate offering ripe fruit and mineral... Read More

Consistently one of the best and most layered carmeneres from Chile and, indeed, the world. Intriguing Cuban cigar and roasted bay-leaf character to the blackcurrants, blackberries and exotic spices. Some sandalwood, black chocolate,... Read More