Wines You'll Want To Find For The Month Of September
Each month we scour the world for some new wines that' we can’t wait to share with you. From Napa to New Zealand, no wine is off-limit. Perfect for a night in, or a collectors piece for your top shelf, here are our favorite wines for September.
Storied Napa Valley winery Joseph Phelps Vineyards will be releasing their flagship 2018 Insignia red blend.
The story behind the bottle:
Insignia represents the finest winery founder Joe Phelps could make from each vintage back in 1974. Joe named the wine Insignia, a proprietary name that would give him the flexibility to make the wine out of any varietal he chose. However, throughout the years it became increasingly clear that red Bordeaux varieties – particularly Cabernet Sauvignon - were ideally suited to Napa Valley. Insignia has become a benchmark for later high-end Napa blends and is recognized as one of the world’s most iconic wines. This 2018 vintage is receiving high praise already, scoring 99 points with James Suckling and 97+ with Robert Parker.
The vintage opens with beautifully perfumed floral, dark fruit, anise and cigar box aromatics. It is a wine of depth, elegance, finesse, and the palate is fresh and focused with creamy texture and layers of blackberry, mocha, and black cherry.
Beaulieu Vineyard 2018 Rutherford Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (SRP $80)
This inaugural 2018 Rutherford Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon opens with an expressively perfumed bouquet of exuberant dark-berry fruits, Black Forest cake, and crème de cassis, florals of violet and rose petal, and lifted baking spice notes from the well-integrated oak barrel character. On the palate, juicy, saturated black cherry and macerated red raspberry supported by darker hints of espresso, mocha, and bittersweet chocolate. The structured “Rutherford Dust” tannins are grippy and plush, with signature cocoa powder texture and expansive mouthfeel. Rich, with depth and balance, leading to a velvety-smooth and persistent finish.
2016 Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG (SRP: $20.99)
A staple of the Banfi portfolio, the Chianti Classico Riserva is produced in the original and oldest zone for Chianti production. In addition, Banfi adheres to strict DOCG rules which govern factors such as yields, blend, aging, and bottling to ensure the highest quality standards. Made with predominantly Sangiovese and small amounts of Canaiolo Nero and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine is aged for at least two years, with a minimum of one year in Slavonian oak barrels. Prior to release, the wine spends an additional six months in bottle. The Chianti Classico Riserva is rich with deep cherry, leather, and subtle wood notes. On the palate, it offers supple tannins, bright acidity, and a lingering finish. Pair this wine with flavorful roasts, pastas, and charcuterie boards.
On September 1st, luxury champagne house Dom Pérignon released their newest Vintage 2012 for purchase.
The delicious new Vintage weathered unpredictable climate, such as heavy rainfall, hailstorms, summer heat, however, alleviated with spurts of warm and dry climate. The many seasons/climate events of 2012 resulted in unparallel diversity and richness of the fruit to create a vibrant Vintage 2012.
A perfect sip as summer is coming, the newest blanc releases notes of mingled flowers with fruit, nectareous apricot, followed by freshness of rubarb and mint with the palate focused by acidic and bitter notes, the finish brings a penetrating tautness marked by ginger, tobacco and toasted accents.
Tenuta Luce Lucente, 2018 (SRP $30): The Luce estate lies in southwest Montalcino, Italy, at one of the highest elevation points. A blend of Sangiovese and Merlot, the 2018 Lucente is bright, fresh, and aromatic. Notes of sweet dark cherry, plum, mocha, lavender, and wildflowers all run through this generous, medium-bodied red. A perfect representation of the unique territory where it is produced, the wine matures for 12 months in barriques inside Tenuta Luce’s celler before bottling, adding just the right amount of power and spice to its profile.
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