Wines that surprise may elicit responses such as “I wasn’t expecting oak flavors in my Chablis”, or “I didn’t know they grew Malbec in the Loire”. Wines that delight could find us thinking “I remember drinking a great Sangiovese like this Wines that surprise may elicit responses such as “I wasn’t expecting oak flavors in my Chablis”, or “I didn’t know they grew Malbec in the Loire”. Wines that delight could find us thinking “I remember drinking a great Sangiovese like this when we visited Montalcino” or “nothing is more satisfying than a Napa Valley Cabernet”. Wines that manage to surprise and delight are rarer and often originate from grape varieties and regions with which we are less familiar. Our top value of the year provides surprise and delight handily all in the guise of the most steadily expanding wine category (Rose).
