Back to a more traditional blend after last year's frost impact, Figeac has done a wonderful job of harnessing the opulence of the vintage while maintaining freshness. This is extremely focussed and precise, with a silky texture... Read More

The 2019 Laurel is quite closed and shows serious and shy. It's made with all the grapes that are not used for Clos Erasmus—young vines, the remaining Cabernet Sauvignon (no more than 5%), mostly Garnacha and some 15%... Read More

Blend: 80% Roussanne, 10% Marsanne, 10% Chardonnay

Vine Age: 15 - 20 years

Soil Type: Glacial scree, Limestone

• Traditional farming and vinification

• Wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks
• Vines in taille... Read More

Blend: 40% Syrah, 40% Mourvèdre, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Counoise

Vine Age: 15-20 Years

Soil Type: Glacial scree, Limestone

• Traditional farming and vinification

• Wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks... Read More

Blend: 40% Syrah, 40% Mourvèdre, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Counoise

Vine Age: 15-20 Years

Soil Type: Glacial scree, Limestone

• Traditional farming and vinification

• Wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks... Read More

The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Spéciale Vieilles Clairettes is (as always) all Clairette Rosé that will spend 18 months in demi-muids. Honeyed pear, melon, dried pineapple, and white flower notes... Read More

The 2019 Barolo Via Nuova is another gorgeous wine in this tasting. Soaring and broad in its aromatic intensity, the 2019 has it all. The blend of seven sites works so well. Readers will find a seamless, wonderfully complete Barolo.... Read More

This is even more infused with classic Chablis elements with its abundance of oyster shell and tidal pool nuances that add breadth to the notable cool and restrained citrus peel and green fruit aromas. The rich, powerful, concentrated... Read More

This delicious red shows exotic plum-based fruits, warm mulling spices and dark earthiness on the nose. It follows through to a silky, full-bodied palate, with very fine, fruit-coated tannins and a long finish that coats the mouth!... Read More

A tasting of barrel samples of different lieux-dits: Les Rocoules, Péléat and Ermite paint a picture of an exceptionally rich and opulent white Hermitage, with great textural generosity and fat, relatively low acidity... Read More

Another heavenly white from this estate is the 2020 Hermitage Blanc, which is the usual 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from a mix lieux-dits. Incredibly perfumed with notes of acacia flowers, buttered stone fruits, toasted brioche,... Read More

It is a blend of 134 wines from 12 different years, the youngest of which is from 2005, while the oldest dates back to 1990. ▪ Its final composition is 44 % Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Meunier. ▪ A stay of around seven years... Read More

(roughly 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Meunier and 15% Chardonnay; 9 g/l dosage; LAIBG): Light, bright yellow. Musky pear and toasty lees on the nose and in the mouth. Fleshy and open-knit, with a hint of bitter lemon pith adding... Read More

100% Albariño from a collection of plots in Meaño, Combados, Ribadumia, Meis, and Barro. The vines are 25-45 years old, and the plots are largely west facing and planted on sandy granitic soils. The grapes were harvested... Read More

Ostertag’s “Mountain of the Monks” parcel has absolutely everything going for it: nine centuries of uninterrupted grape cultivation, an insane swirl of lava and sandstone in the ground, perfect southern exposition,... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate showed brilliantly, with a ripe, sexy, full-bodied profile that’s just about impossible to resist. Deep purple-hued with lots of red, black, and blue fruits, it shows exotic notes of iron,... Read More

The 2016 Percarlo captures all of the beauty it has always shown in the cellar. Pliant, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2016 simply has it all. Freshly cut flowers, rose petal, mint, spice and blood orange add striking aromatic... Read More

Located northwest above Weissenkirchen. The vineyard is planted with the oldest of all my vines (over 60 years). They produce small grapes with small berries and a naturally low yield. Instead of the peppery spiciness typical... Read More