Soil : SilicaProduction technical data : After a gentle pressing, 40% of the must is fermented in new 300 litre oak barrels from Allier. The wine stays in barrel for 8 to 9 months and the lees are stirred regularly to give...
91-93 WA / 89-91 VM / 16.5 JR A blend of all Pierre-Yves's premiers crus, the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru is chiseled and concentrated, revealing aromas of pear, freshly baked bread, buttery pastry, mint and white...
97 JS / 94 JD / 93 VM Aromas of dried pineapple, cooked apple, white peach, flint and white peach skin. Full-bodied and very structured, with a quartz, rock and stone character and phenolic, chewy mouthfeel. White flowers...
94 JD / 93 WS / 92 VM The 2015 Champagne Special Club Brut is a seductive offering from the Chiquet house. Pouring a silver-straw hue and composed of 68% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir, this year's release is lush and...
91 JD Moving to the 2019s from bottle, the Côtes Du Rhône Lieu-Dit Clavin always shows the style of this estate as well as the vintage, and the 2019 is well worth seeking out. Black cherries, gravelly earth,...
90 BH / 89-91 JM / 17 JR Note: from 8 separate lieux-ditsTasting note: Here too the expressive nose reflects a background hint of petrol on the cool, pure and airy aromas of pear and apple compote, citrus confit and a hint...
99 WA It's always an exciting moment tasting a new vintage of the wine from one of the most beautiful vineyards in Montsant, and the 2019 Espectacle del Montsant didn't disappoint. It's always Mediterranean, heady and ripe,...
100 VM / 100 AG / 100 JD / 98-100 WI / 99 JS / 98 WA / 98 DE The 2022 Vieux Château Certan was stellar from barrel. Now, just a week after I retasted the immortal 1947, this latest iteration proves that quality...
97 WA It's not clear which vintage is better for the Ultreia range, as it depends on the wine. I think the 2019 Ultreia El Rapolao is better than the 2020, perhaps because it's from a warmer and riper year, when this wine...
92 WS / 90-93 JM / 90 BH Note: a monopole planted between '55 and '59 - it had been abandoned and was rescued from scrub brush Fresh and succulent, showing a silky texture laced with black cherry, blackberry, vanilla and...
The Collet parcel of Valmur (.51ha) was planted in 1973 in the middle of the Grand Cru, with a west-northwest aspect that is unusual. The site is certified organic by the Bureau Veritas. Valmur has depth and aromatic...
96 WA / 95 DE / 93 JS 75 cases imported This wine delivers an exceptional quality of fruit. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is vinous and raw with an unmistakably authentic quality that gives this wine character...
93 DE / 92 JS / 92 WA / 92 JA / 92 WCI / 91 JD / 91 FS / 90 AG / 90 VM / 16 JR Succulent and softly supple, this has lots of energy and pace with bright red fruits, raspberries and cherries, alongside sweet spices and...
91 JM / 90 BH This comes mostly from the heart of Vaillons with some Séchet. Pale lemon again. Quite a subtle and discreet nose. A little bit of bacon too. There is a classical dry finish, but still a sweetness of...
99 JD / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WE / 18 JR #2 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 #86 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023 Gold-engraved bottle to celebrate the 20th...
87-89 BH – Outstanding Top Value / 87-89 VM The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Village includes 60% whole bunch fruit and was matured in 60% new oak. It has a perfumed bouquet that is quite floral in style, black cherries and...
91-93 FS / 90-92 WE / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate edge lightening, ripe black cherry fruit, tobacco nuances, delicate touch of precious wood and nougat. Powerful, juicy, elegant texture,...
97 RP / 95 WCI / 18 JR This is undisputably the wine of the vintage, a year that was clearly over-exposed and over-rated, largely because it was better than the four vintages that preceded it. However, it was not terribly...
100 DE / 99+ WA / 99 WCI / 98 VM / 98 JD / 97 FS / 18 JR Is this as good as the 1989? Certainly it is lush and powerful, lingering and expanding in the mouth with sweet tobacco and cigar box notes, along with still young...
93 JS Aromas of sweet berries and blueberries with hints of walnuts. Full body, with velvety tannins that are polished and refined. This seems to be slightly holding back its inherent qualities. Give it time. Best ever from...
90 JS / 89 RP Featured in James Suckling's Bordeaux Confidential Events in 2015 Tangy and juicy, with pleasant berry and plum fruit character. Drink now. - James SucklingAn excellent wine that sells for a song, the basic...
86-88 JM / 86 VM Glowing purple. The nose has a certain weight to it, without yet showing all its fruit. There is plenty of depth on the palate, still with grainy tannins, plenty to build on. Quite rugged, without immense...
93 BH / 93-95 VM Tasting note: An all but imperceptible application of wood can be detected on the more floral-suffused aromas of acacia, lilac and citrus confit nose. The vibrant and super-sleek middleweight...
96 JS / 94+ VM / 94 WA / 94 JD / 17.5 JR Very perfumed and pretty with sliced strawberries and citrus blossom. Plenty of forest berries, too. Medium to full body. Creamy tannins and a fresh finish. Fine texture and gorgeous...
91-94 JM / 90-93 BH A fuller purple, showing an exuberant cherry raspberry fruit, with energy behind, and a little thread of acidity. From barrel, this stands head and shoulders above its neighbours. A touch of strawberry...
95 WA / 94 JS / 94 DE / 94 WE / 93 WS / 93 VM / 93 FS / 16 JR Poggio al Tesoro is a 70 hectare property in Bolgheri acquired in 2002 by the Allegrini family. Le Sondraie, is next door to Ornellaia who had previously...
100 WA / 100 JD / 98 JS / 98 VM As fans know, Maya comes from a very special section of the estate vineyard, situated in the valley's eastern foothills, below Pritchard Hill and in the above the Oakville floor, overlooking...
The domaine currently has a 1.5 hectare parcel in Oger, Mesnil's neighboring village to the north. 66 ares of the 1.5 hectares are in the climat of "Les Vozemieux". (1 are is 1/100th of a hectare, so 66 ares is 0.66 hectare...
99 JS / 99 FS / 95 WA This Wachau dry riesling masterpiece is still extremely youthful, so it is anything but a no-brainer. But if you are patient, notes of white peach, lemon balm and a slew of wild herbs emerge...
96 WA The 2021 Albariño Redford-Wetle Vineyard, whole cluster pressed and fermented in barrel, offers a singular, kaleidoscopic expression. The nose is bursting with tropical fruit, lemongrass, beeswax and candle...
92-95 JM / 90-92 BH Two plots next to Bonnes Mares and one next to Christophe Roumier’s Cras. Bright even purple. Rather reductive nose. Very fine rich generous fruit in the mouth, optimum ripeness, just firmed up a...
94 JS / 94 WE / 93+ WI / 93 WA / 92 WS This is a solid vintage Champagne with depth and structure, as well very fine bubbles that frame the wine beautifully. Full-bodied with fine layers of fruit and lots of flint, stone,...
99 NWR / 98 WA / 98 JS / 96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JD / 96 DE #58 James Suckling's Top 100 American Wines of 2023 Cellar Stocker-Champoux Vineyard comprises 90% of the fruit for this all-varietal wine, with the rest from...
92-94 WA / 92-94 VM The most powerful wine in the cellar is the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes, a rich, muscular cuvée that offers up notes of plums, cherries, orange rind, spices and burning embers...
89 JM / 87-89 BH Bottled end March. Pale colour with a light green reflection. An almost stern chiselled nose but you sense the weight of fruit behind. A little touch of greengage. This is tightly wound for a Bourgogne...
97 DE / 97 WE / 97 DE / 96 VM / 96 JA / 96 WCI / 95+ WA / 95 JS / 95 JD / 17+ JR A showstopper of a wine that offers a fragranced nose of purple flowers, blackcurrant, cola and liquorice. Smooth and silky, this has a...
1 Bottle Each of the following wines: Yquem (100 JS / 99 DB / 98 JA / 98 WCI / 97 WI / 96 VM / 95 WA / 19 JR) Haut-Brion (98 JS / 97 WA / 97 DE / 96 WI / 95 VM / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 AG / 18 JR) La...
98 VM / 98 JS / 98 WCI / 97 WA / 95-97 WE / 96 FS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JA / 17++ JRWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage#87 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 Rich and explosive in feel, the 2021 Cheval Blanc...
94 VM The 2019 Chardonnay Bassi Vineyard emerges from a site in San Luis Obispo that has started to produce some pretty interesting wines. Citrus peel, chalk, white flowers and a touch of reduction are the signatures. I...
92 JD / 92 WS / 16.5 JR Always beautiful, and a wine you don’t hear enough about, Rostaing’s 2020 Condrieu La Bonnette has vibrant notes of ripe peach, flowers, honeyed minerality, and even a kiss of green...
100 WA The 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011. This is an extreme wine, my first descriptor was...
16.5 JR Rich sweet and dark. Fine sandy tannins and an overriding freshness giving an elegant and juicy finish.-Julia Harding MW, Jancis...
92 JS / 88-90 WA 92 Points James Suckling: Lots of espresso with plums, dark chocolate and blackberries peeking through in the background. This is full but with lots of juicy fruit going on and a marked tannin...
98 DE / 18+ JR / 94 JS There is such cleanliness to the flavours and such freshness in the aromas that it’s hard to recognise this as being 50-year-old Port. The wafts of rose petals and star anise are enticing,...
94 VM / 94 WE / 91 WA (aged on its lees for 15 months in French oak barriques, 16 percent of them new) Pale gold. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe citrus and orchard fruits, iodine, anise and white flowers, and a hint...
95 WA / 92+ VM / 92 WE The 2010 Wavelength Proprietary Red is an intriguing blend of 65% Syrah and 35% Cabernet Franc. Its saturated purple color is followed by aromas of flowers, blueberries, blackberries, forest floor and...
96 DE / 94 WA / 17 JR Holding together well and remains tannic and firm. Although the vintage generally is somewhat overlooked, Château Margaux has always been counted among the most successful wines. This bottle has...
90 WE / 90 CG A wonderful Gew_rztraminer, from a winery thats worked with it for a long time and has a good track record. Its crisp in acidity and exotically complex, with citrus and tropical fruit, ripe peach and...
100 RP / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 DE / 100 JD / 99 WCI / 98 WS / 19 JR Our special guest for the night was administrator Pierre Lurton, and one of his favorite vintages under his impeccable guidance at Cheval Blanc is the...
92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 90-93 BH / 90-93 JM Domaine Bernard Moreau was divided between brothers Benoit and Alex as of the 2021 vintage. Vineyard holdings have been halved. The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroye 1er Cru is...
97 VM / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 WS Resiny, spicy, coconut-scented nose of almost exotic ripeness and extraordinary depth. Huge and fat, with a mouthfilling, lanolin texture; yet manages to be vivid and fresh (partially blocked...
88 BH Tasting note: Pretty and ripe aromas are comprised by notes of mostly red berries, pepper and soft earth. The vibrant and delicious middleweight flavors are sappy and caressing while offering good length on the...
99 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 96 JA A blend of 45% Syrah, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot, the 2020 Estate Cuvée is another outstanding wine from L'Aventure in the challenging 2020 vintage,...
99 DE / 19.5 JR / 97+ VM / 96 WA "And so from P1 methuselah to P2, which for Geoffroy ‘goes beyond Champagne’. P2, he continues, must be ‘deeper, richer, longer…better than P1' - otherwise why...
90-93 JM Pale clear colour with a lemon tint. The nose is a little more chiselled, more mineral than Maltroye. This follows through on the palate too. Less oak showing, medium plus length, staying quiet for the moment but...
95 VM / 94-96 JM / 92-95 BH The 2022 Corton Le Rognet Grand Cru has a ripe and generous bouquet with dark cherries, raspberry coulis and subtle blueberry scents, hints of sous-bois and potpourri percolating through...
97 VM / 96 JM The 2019 Chambertin Grand Cru has a pastille-like bouquet that is a little riper, though not quite as crystalline as Rossignol-Trapet. Maraschino cherries commingle with orange zest, crushed stone and violet,...
98 WA / 98 JS / 96 DE / 95 VM The 2020 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae shows exceptionally well. It's still young and juicy with some baby fat that should get rendered with some more time in bottle. It's a little lighter,...
In 1810, Madame Clicquot invented the first ever vintage champagne, in 2015 Veuve Clicquot declared the 67th vintage of the Maison. Since then, the house has cultivated an art of ageing. he predominance of Pinot Noir...
98 WA Sometimes prices seem disparate even if the wines are unique, and that seems to be the case for a one-off NV 100 Centenario Single Cask Pedro Ximénez, a sweet and dense wine with 17% alcohol and 490 grams of...
97 WE / 96 DE / 93 WA / 17.5 JR Love the aromas of wild berry, star anise, leather and meat juices on this full-bodied red. Elegantly structured and delicious, the palate shows succulent red berry, baking spice, crushed...
95 VM The 2015 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Vénus Grand Cru is sublime. Lemon confit, menthol, dried herbs and white pepper all meld together in the glass. More of a wine than Champagne, the Vénus is creamy and open- knit,...
96 WA / 96 VM / 96 JD / 94 JS / 94 WS / 93 DE Coming on the heels of the scorching hot 2017, this vintage started off with lots of rain in April and May that required preventative measures against fungal disease. Splendid...
97 JG / 96 WS The 2018 Vouvray "Cuvée Constance" from Domaine Huët is a stunning young wine. The bouquet is deep, pure and youthfully complex, offering up scents of sweet quince, honeycomb, barley sugar,...
92 JD The 2015 Champagne Cuvée Paradoxe Brut moves into more yellow orchard fruit and tangerine aromas, with a hint of savory quinine. The palate is tension-driven, though not overbearing or austere. Pithy, with a...
93 WA The 2020 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard was matured in 76% new oak for 16 months. It has a medium ruby color and a core of red cherry fruit with accents of mushroom, tobacco and Angostura bitters. The light-bodied palate...
95 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WI / 93 WCI Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This...
96 WI / 96 WE / 94-96 VM / 95 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 94 FS / 17+ JR A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot, the 2021 Angelus has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little swirling...
92 BH / 91-93 JM / 92 WS Tasting note: There is an interesting suggestion of sweetness to the layered nose of red cherry, acacia, lavender and anise scents. There is impressive volume and concentration to the bigger bodied...
16.5 JR Cool and fresh on the nose. Very nicely put together and already a pleasure to drink. The screwcap is presumably preserving its undoubted qualities. Quite long. - Jancis Robinson Even if the vineyards of the...
93 WA / 90 DE Disgorged in June 2019 with seven grams per liter dosage, the 2015 Brut Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or reveals inviting aromas of golden orchard fruit, pear, freshly baked bread and citrus zest. Medium to...
94 VM / 93 WA / 93 DE A deep, flavorful wine, the 2019 Zinfandel Dusi Vineyard is packed with black cherry, plum, spice, tobacco, leather and menthol. This deep, flavorful wine is classic Paso in its weight and generosity...
95 WA / 95 JS / 93 KO / 94 WS Pietro Ratti's 2015 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata is the most structured and firmly textured of the Barolos presented in this tasting of new releases. This wine is tight and compact at its...
94 WA / 93 WI / 93 JA / 93 JS / 93 WCI / 92 VM / 92 JD / 91 WS / 17 JR The 2019 Berliquet is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet spices, violets and forest floor. Medium...
Guillaume and Aude Lavollée represent the fourth generation of vignerons at Génot-Boulanger. Their wines are produced exclusively from estate-owned vineyards, located along all three Burgundy côtes,...
98 WCI / 97 WA / 97 WI / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 VM / 96 WE / 96 DE / 95+ JD / 95 WS / 18 JR Incredibly polished and silky on the palate, the wine is deep, concentrated, luscious and sexy. Even though...
97+ VM / 97 DE / 96 JD / 96 WI / 95 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR The 2001 Latour is magnificent. A huge, structured wine, the 2001 Latour boasts notable depth to match its vertical, towering structure and pure power. At nearly...
96 RP / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR The 1988 reveals layer upon layer of honeyed pineapple-and orange-scented and -flavored fruit, vibrant acidity, high levels of botrytis, and a fabulously long, yet well-focused finish. It is a great...
98 JS / 97 JD / 97 WS / 95 WA / 17.5++ JR It shows reserved character but with a lot of energy and tension. Concentrated citrus fruit, candied lemons and mandarin peel with hints of savory herbs and spices. Notes of brioche...
90-92 VM / 89-91 JM / 88-91 BH Size: 1.2 ha (2.9 ac)Variety: Pinot NoirVine Age: Planted in 1935, 1949, 1955Terroir: Blend of Aux Réas and Au-Dessus de la Rivière, clay-limestone soils.Viticulture:...
100 KO / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 97 JS Boasting great depth and extreme elegance, the drop-dead gorgeous Ciacci Piccolomini Pianrosso delivers crushed raspberry, succulent Morello cherry, star anise and crushed mint flavors while...
86-88 JM 50% whole bunch vinification. Fresh mid purple. Cherry stone nose. Pretty enough and then quite firm at the finish. There has been no attempt to fatten the middle here, but the fruit at the finish is particularly...
95 WA My favorite of the two Amontillados is the 1951 Amontillado Selección a rare, single-vintage Amontillado produced with Pedro Ximénez grapes as is the norm in Montilla-Moriles. It's a bright mahogany...
95-97 VM / 93-95 JM / 93 BH The 2019 MazoyèresChambertin Grand Cru has a little more intensity than the Charmes-Chambertin, damp undergrowth, moss, light leafy aromas tincturing the mainly red fruit and developing...
91-94 BH / 91-93 JM Three barrels! A fresh mid lemon and lime colour. More floral elegance here à la Puligny. Still ripe and sensual behind, but this is more typical perhaps of a 2020. A touch of bacon fat alongside...
Vineyard planted in 1950 All of the de Chérisey premier cru vines are at least 60 years old and they encircle their ancient cellar in the Hameau de Blagny. Their Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Hameau de Blagny is from...
94 CT The Lelarge family owned their first parcels in 1799, after Pierre-Henri Lelarge, married Madeleine Dravigny, the daughter of a winegrower family in Vrigny. Throughout many generations, the descendants of Pierre-Henri...
94 DE / 91-94 JM An impressive concentration of bright red cherry fruit, with notes of violet and liquorice. The structure is firm, but also supple and dense. This is the best red of the cellar. The red wines of Caroline...
96 DE / 94-96 JM / 17 JR Thibault Liger-Belair's 2019 Clos de Vougeot was ‘sophisticated and elegant’ when I tasted it out of barrel in the fall of 2020. Today it is all that and more. It has lost some of its...
98 WCI / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 DB / 97 WE / 96 DE / 96 JS / 95 WS / 17 JR On the fresh, bright vibrant, racy side ofthe style range with a focus on its complex core of honeysuckle, dried oranges, apricots, lemon curd,...
93 DE / 90-93 JM / 90 BH La Forge de Tart isn't made every year - there was no 2012, 2013 or 2015 - but when it is made, it uses the younger vines planted between 1999 and 2011. For people who can't afford the grand vin,...
99 JS / 98 JD / 96 VM / 95 JA #60 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 This is very perfumed with blackberry and pine-cone aromas, as well as raspberries and black cherries. Full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins that are...
97 DE / 96 WA / 95 JS / 94 WS Dark in colour but not opaque. There’s exciting freshness on the nose, with no excessively ripe fruit or overt oak getting in the way. A rounded, spherical, mouth-filling wine, but...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 WCI / 96 WI / 96 FS / 95 VM / 95 JA / 18 JRWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage This is racy and aromatic, with blossom honey, lemons, limes and crushed stone. Some Thai basil, too...
91-94 BH Note: from vines that abut Griotte and were originally planted in 1910 though there has been a lot of replanting sinceTasting note: A wonderfully fresh, even perfumed, nose of both red and black pinot fruit, warm...
90-93 BH Note: from a blend of the 1es Monts Luisants, Charrières, Chézeaux, Clos Baulet, Blanchards, Les Chaffots and Aux CharmesTasting note: Like the Millandes, the whole cluster vinification shows on the...
89 BH / 88 VM Note: from 10 separate parcels of vines, most of which are located in FlageyTasting note: An attractively spicy and floral-suffused nose offers up red and dark berries and a top note of Asian-style tea. There...
95 WA / 91 WE From light, well-draining limestone soils, the 2010 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a beautiful expression with loads of finesse and intensity. This is my favorite of the flight thanks to the great sense of...
90 VM The 2016 Beaune Clos du Roi 1er Cru has a generous bouquet with warm summer fruit, and touches of gravel. It is just a bit smudged around the edges perhaps indicative of a higher fermentation temperature? The palate...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 WCI / 99 WI / 99 JA / 98 AG / 19 JR The 2019 Lafleur is an utterly profound young wine that unwinds in the glass with aromas of rose petals, raspberries and sweet...
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