VIÑA SAN PEDRO Chardonnay Chile Gato Negro 2020 $5 (85 points)
Dried apple and Asian pear flavors show crushed stone accents, with a light, spicy finish. Drink now.
Dried apple and Asian pear flavors show crushed stone accents, with a light, spicy finish. Drink now.
Friendly cherry and plum fruit is spiked with dried lavender and warm stone notes. Twinge of grip on the finish. Fun, bistro wine, slightly rustic. Drink now.
A mix of apple, almond and thyme flavors mark this crisp white. It’s nicely balanced, and lingers with lemon and savory accents. Drink now.
Inviting style, with a gush of warm cassis and plum compote, while licorice, fruitcake and sweet spice accents fill in around it. Drink now through 2026.
Pure, with great vibrancy to the notes of persimmon, ruby grapefruit and green peach. Floral details emerge midpalate and linger on the long finish. Drink now.
—Aleks Zecevic
Kirsch, graphite and tar flavors are matched to a solid structure in this chunky red. It ends with a light coating of dusty tannins. Drink now through 2024.
Has a simmering undercurrent of intensity marked by dark cherry and plum flavors accented by black tea and clove. Slight grip of tannins on the finish. Best after 2021.