Vinous Favorites

Wines don't have to be expensive to be delicious. Each week in Vinous Favorites, the Vinous editorial team picks a terrific wine that can usually be found for less than $25.

Ronchi di Cialla

Friuli Colli Orientali Ribolla Gialla 2022

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Ribolla Gialla wafts from the glass with a vivid blend of crushed green apple, candied lime and mint aromas. This is round and soothing, offset by mineral-tinged orchard fruits. Ginger notes resonate toward the medium-bodied close. This finishes wickedly fresh. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024) — 2 days ago

Tom, Kamall and 6 others liked this

Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift)

Alto Adige - Valle Isarco Kerner 2023

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2023 Kerner is delicately floral in the glass. Sweet spice and candied lime open in the bouquet. Vibrant acidity, saline minerals and tart citrus add a zesty character throughout. The 2023 reverberates with tension through a long, cheek-puckering finale laced with chamomile and lemon zest. $22.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2024) — a month ago

web, Daniel and 12 others liked this

Secret Squirrel

Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Delectable Wine
9.0

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon impresses with peppery florals, exotic spices and black currants. It's soft yet sincere, possessing juicy, zesty acidity and crisp wild berry fruits. A pleasant, bitter, balsamic spice tinge tapers off long and resonates with lavender and violet notes. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, March 2024) — 2 months ago

Doug, Tom and 11 others liked this

L'Ecole No. 41

Columbia Valley Chardonnay 2022

Delectable Wine
9.0

The 2022 Chardonnay wafts up with a lovely blend of ripe apple, mint and hints of vanilla bean. It offers a pretty inner sweetness that complements its ripe peach and citrus sorbet tones. This tapers off crisply refreshing and long, with a tactile mineral tinge. $23.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024) — 8 days ago

Hermes, Doug and 10 others liked this

Latta

C.B Lawrence Vineyard Roussanne 2022

Delectable Wine
9.0

The 2022 Roussanne CB is delicate with white peach, sage and wet stone aromas. It opens with a pleasant inner sweetness, contrasted by crisp mineral tones and crunchy, pithy fruit, all on a medium-weight frame. Candied limes and sour melons linger as the 2022 finishes fresh and saline. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2024) — 15 days ago

"Odedi", Doug and 3 others liked this

Seven Hills Winery

Walla Walla Valley Merlot 2021

Delectable Wine
9.1

Rich and darkly alluring, the 2021 Merlot Walla Walla Valley opens with a burst of wild blueberries, sage and cocoa. It’s soft and round, with plumb red and blue fruits, sweet inner herbal tones and hints of vanilla. This maintains fantastic energy while finishing long and spicy. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2024) — a month ago

Shay, George and 11 others liked this

Casasmith

Porcospino Northridge Vineyard Primitivo 2022

Delectable Wine
9.0

Sweet herbs, tobacco and black olive give way to mentholated blackberry as the 2022 Primitivo Porcospino opens in the glass. Creamy and round, with balancing acidity and depths of ripe dark fruit, the 2022 finishes long and pleasantly chewy with a bitter twang and tart wild berry thrust. $25.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous March 2024) — 2 months ago

Doug, Claudia and 9 others liked this

Cantina Convento Muri-Gries

Muri-Gries Alto Adige - Südtirol Pinot Grigio 2022

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Pinot Grigio opens with a minty flourish, blending crushed green apples with white smoke and ginger. Candied lime and spice complicate its inner sweetness, while green apple notes add contrast toward the close. The tense, medium-length finish ends with salt and sour green melon. $20.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2024) — 15 days ago

"Odedi", Doug and 7 others liked this

J. Hofstätter

Blauburgunder Pinot Nero Meczan 2022

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Pinot Noir Meczan is remarkably pretty. Dusty rose and lavender tones complement wild strawberries. Juicy textures, ripe wild berry fruits, orange zest and tactile mineral tones sweep across the palate. The Meczan tapers off fresh, nearly crunchy in feel, with medium length. $16.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2024) — a month ago

Peter, Doug and 6 others liked this

Fanti

Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese 2021

Delectable Wine
9.0

The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino wafts up with a mentholated freshness, hauntingly dark florals and crushed blackberries. It's round and supple, with ripe red fruits, licorice, bitter balsamic and cooling acidity. A sweet spice flourish emerges toward the close. $22.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous March 2024) — 2 months ago

Doug, David and 9 others liked this