We’ve got a diverse set of new arrival wines for you this week, outstanding historic estates and newer discoveries included. The jewels of the week are the 2012 and 2014 Bordeaux we’ve brought in from lesser known but mighty artisanal producers. These vintages were never flashy over extracted, but rather exist in that special classical realm of wine that true enthusiasts adore. If you want to taste Bordeaux in the style that made it famous, these beauties are just hitting their drinking window.

Bordeaux

Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut Medoc 2012 750ml $59 special, 1 bottle available now
Wine Advocate 90 points “Once again proprietor Jean Gautreau has hit pay dirt with a beautiful blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

Old Vines at Avancia

Avancia doesn’t make polite white wine. They make Godello with nerve — wines that crackle with energy, minerality, and a sense of place that’s immediately apparent from the first sip. Grown on steep, slate-covered hillsides in Valdeorras, Avancia’s Godello captures what this grape does best: vivid citrus and orchard fruit framed by crushed stone, saline tension, and real texture. This is Spanish white wine for people who want freshness and depth, not one or the other.

The estate’s vineyards sit high above the Sil River, where altitude, poor slate soils, and dramatic day-night temperature swings naturally limit yields and sharpen acidity. Many of Avancia’s vines are old, deeply rooted, and dry-farmed, forcing the plants to dig into fractured slate for water and nutrients.