Vintages New Release Collection – January 24, 2026

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

ITALY RED WINE CONT’D VENETO BOLLA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2019 DOC, sustainable Bolla was founded in 1883. Instrumental in revolutionizing and popularizing Amarone in the 1950s, it helped define the premium style we now know and love. This rich, expansive wine shows gorgeous dried fruit tones, blackberry, incense, plum and cocoa. It will evolve into the early 2030s. Full-bodied & Smooth 491852 (XD) 750 ml $39.95 2

SPAIN WHITE WINE

MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES VERDEJO 2023 DO Rueda, vegan Leesy, with apple, pear, and tropical fruit tones alongside a tantalizing ginger accent. Crisp and focused with a perfectly tuned bitterness. This pleasing wine will be great with seafood, salads or roasted pork. Aromatic & Flavourful 461400 (XD) 750 ml $14.95 1

SPAIN RED WINE

ALBRET LASTRA RESERVA 2018 DO Navarra

PALADIN CABERNET 2023 IGP Veneto, sustainable, vegan

Deep ruby to the eye, this wine has a nose of cassis, Mission fig and star anise. A network of opulent tannins backs up blackberry, raspberry, mocha, anise and dried thyme flavors. The enduring finish is marked with a bright splash of pomegranate. [Drink in 2026.] Score: 93 (Mike DeSimone, Wine Enthusiast , Dec. 31, 2023) Full-bodied & Smooth 574434 (XD) 750 ml $16.95 1

Fresh and pure, with a nice mix of ripe and dried fruit, touches of forest floor, wild berry, plum, cassis, spice, and crushed stone minerality. This wine has the wherewithal to evolve through 2030. Full-bodied & Smooth 46778 (D) 750 ml $18.95 2

PORTUGAL RED WINE GUARDA RIOS RED 2022 Vinho Regional Alentejano (Monte da Ravasqueira) Pretty berries and hints of sweet spices and walnuts on the nose follow through to a juicy, medium bodied palate. Crunchy, elegant and well-balanced with tamed, creamy tannins and a fruit-expressive finish. Drink now. Score: 90 (Zekun Shuai, james suckling.com, May 9, 2023) Medium-bodied & Fruity 25257 (D) 750 ml $11.95 1

FAUSTINO V RESERVA 2018 DOCa Rioja (Bodegas Faustino Martinez)

Juicy and expressive Rioja with some dark spices, black earth and a hint of peppercorn to the cherries and plums. Fresh and bright on the palate with a medium body rounded by fine-grained tannins. Succulent and long. Consistent quality. The first year that there is some maturana in the blend. Drink now, but can hold well, too. Score: 93 (jamessuckling.com, June 13, 2023)

Medium-bodied & Fruity 22798 (XD) 750 ml

$19.95 2

34 VINTAGES SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026