Wines To Drink For Valentines Day

Whether you are spending Valentine’s Day alone or with your significant other, everyone deserves the gift of a bottle of wine. Here are 11 wines that are sure to set the mood and make this special day one to remember.

Stags’ Leap Winery 2018 The Leap Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend of the most expressive barrels from select blocks of Stags’ Leap’s century old, 240-acre estate, this wine exemplifies both richness and elegance and speaks to the unique terroir of the Stags Leap District. This wine offers dark, alluring, layered intensity with notes of black berry fruit alongside a rich texture. Flavors of blackcurrant, cassis, dark raspberry and black cherry live alongside delicate notes of cedar, allspice, graphite and espresso, backed up by more savory notes of olive tapenade and chaparral herbs.

Beringer’s 2018 Knights Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

An exceptional vintage, a wine with beautiful structure, intense color, concentration of fruit and excellent balance. Black cherries, kirsch and touch of blue flowers and mint greet the nose, and flavors of black currant, blackberries and cassis coat the palate. This is a bold Cabernet richly textured with polished tannins and a long, earthy finish.

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2020 Limited Release Le Rosé

Made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, this limited release is the perfect wine to enjoy at a galentine’s celebration with your closest friends. This crisp, dry and lively wine offers bright aromas of juicy strawberry and peach with underlying citrus and apricot flavors.

Bella Union 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon

Host the ultimate Galentine’s Day by inviting your best girls over to enjoy this smooth Cab alongside charcuterie and a marathon of your favorite rom-coms. Bella Union translates to “Beautiful Union,” whether that means the union of your 5-year friendship or the union between Cab and the aged cheddar on your plate.

Bella Union’s latest vintage showcases the winery’s art of blending the finest Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. With aromas of blackberry patch followed by hints of raspberry preserves and leather accents, the wine presents generous layers of red fruit flavors joined by subtle cocoa and baking spice undertones.

Post & Beam 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Make it a fun Valentine’s Day by drinking this quintessential Napa Cab while you make homemade Meat Lover’s pizza with your partner. The cabernet’s elevated tannins will match the fattiness of the meat perfectly.

A perfume of wild raspberry preserves with hints of clove and confectionary spice envelops the nose. Round and textured on the palate, the entry is layered with soft red fruit flavors, supported by leather, cassis and elegant botanical accents on the mid-palate and lovely notes of toasted espresso beans on the finish.

EnRoute 2019 “Les Pommiers” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

The subtle spice flavors of “Les Pommiers” will take dark chocolate truffles to the next level. The flagship wine of EnRoute, “Les Pommiers'' reflects the best Pinot Noir that the Russian River Valley has to offer. A blend of fruit from select vineyards within the Russian River Valley AVA, "Les Pommiers" is plush and ripe on the palate, offering bright notes of raspberry preserves and forest floor, plus the baking spice and confectionary accents that result from an elegant balance of new and neutral oak.

Beaulieu Vineyard 2018 Reserve Tapestry Napa Valley Red Wine

Showing the artistry of blending five Bordeaux-heritage grape varieties, this wine is elegant and complex. Cabernet Sauvignon imparts a generous core of bramble berry fruits, with hints of anise, while the Merlot brings vibrant, riper notes of plum and dark cherry. Merlot softens the tannins with notes of black currant and plum on the palate. Malbec contributes fresh wild raspberry notes, while the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot complete the blend with darker berry fruits and savory spices alongside delicate floral and woodsy nuances of violet, cedar, forest floor and wild sage.

BRAND 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon

This flagship wine is the highest expression of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from BRAND Napa Valley’s estate vineyard and winery on famed Pritchard Hill. The wine displays notes of crushed blackberry and wild sage followed by a vibrant and luxuriant palate with its suggestions of fresh plum, frankincense, and cocoa powder. Featuring the best barrels, BRAND’s Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted to reflect the power, opulence, and finesse of the vineyard. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ruffino 2017 Modus Toscana IGT

Is an intense ruby red wine that sets the tone of an electric and adventurous evening. Rich aromas of mature red and black fruits – think cherries, plums, and small black berries – with hints of spices, sweet tobacco and refined balsamic notes makes this wine an ideal choice for any luscious Valentine’s Day dinner.

Valdo Floral Spumante Brut Rosé

Floral is a blend of Nerello Mascalese (75%), a red grape from Sicily, and Glera (25%), a white grape from Veneto. This unique combination results in a sophisticated sparkling wine that presents a fruity bouquet with hints of raspberry and red fruit. The fine perlage (bubbles!) is obtained by a selection of natural yeasts that yield a pleasant, round finish. The beautiful floral bottle design makes this wine a great gift for a significant other or friend, and an excellent pour for Valentine’s Day dinner.

INTRINSIC 2019 Red Blend

Even for the anti-valentine, this holiday is the perfect excuse to pour a glass of wine and pair it with the chocolates they told their friend not to buy them. It opens with refined notes of raspberry, white tea leaves, a hint of fresh mint and lavender. The flavors are layered with milk chocolate fig reduction, dark plum and licorice root. The texture is angular, yet sophisticated, with chocolate ganache details in the finish.

Unánime Chardonnay

This is the bottle for you if you like hints of cooked apple, citrus, and tropical fruits in your Chardonnay. Straddles the line between fresh and rich with notes of ripe pineapple, apple, lemon, marzipan and toasted marshmallow. Very well balanced and intense wine with a long finish.

Eruzione Nerello 1614

A fragrant and delicate Nerello Mascalese wine grown on the Mt. Etna volcano slopes. Its name is inspired by the eruption of 1614 -an eruption that lasted ten years and was the longest ever recorded- which halted right on the border of the vineyards of Sciaranuova, where this wine is made. Its tasting palette brings together scents of wild rose, red berries, and spices. The palate expresses aromas of incense and herbs, hibiscus and wild fennel. A delicate salinity alongside a racy acidity confer this wine a light and complex taste.

Frappato Bell'Assai

A softer wine, which radiates intense fruity notes of strawberry and cherry, together with floral hints of rose and freesia. On the palate it is fresh with soft tannin and a pleasant return of fruity note.

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