Antoine Chevalier’s grandfather and father began planting Champagne vines in 1974 but he is the first of the family to start making and bottling wine. This is organically farmed Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Bas du Mont... Read More
Cos d’Estournel’s “other Grand Vin,” this features 50% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and splashes of Franc and Petit Verdot. Softer than you’d expect for Saint Estephe and delicious now. As WA says... Read More
Saint Julien gives classy Bordeaux with a touch more roundness and appeal. This is a beauty, as Vinous says in the 94 point review, “an exuberant, plush Clos du Marquis packed with inky, dark fruit. All the signatures of... Read More
Normally this needs a lot of patience, but the 2019 is nicely open and delicious already. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 24 months in French oak (75% new). 793 cases made.
Red Mountain minerality is all over this beautifully intense... Read More
As always, this is ready to drink on release but will just keep getting better for years. 58% Cabernet Franc, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot aged two years in French oak (50% new). 483 cases made. Perfectly balances... Read More
This stunning, golden elixir from the Jura region of Eastern France is one of the country’s rarest and most cellar-worthy dessert wines. Vin de Paille, or “Straw Wine,” is so named because the grapes used in... Read More
Delphine Laborde's second vintage from this 1.1 acre site overlooking Reims and planted in the early 1970s is crisp, clear and compelling. White fruit, lightly toasted bread and sliced ginger aromas and flavors begin with... Read More
In contrast to Galloni's review below, a bottle of Pora opened in April 2024 was remarkably open, full of flavor, and delightful to drink. It certainly has plenty of cellar potential and could shut down at some point, but... Read More
Another wine where Galloni seems to have caught things at an awkward moment - at our April 2024 tasting, it was among the most compelling wines open for both medium and long-term drinking! Do air it out a bit now and enjoy with... Read More
Montestefano is one of the Produttori’s steepest sites and one of the warmest. The high calcium content of the soil is more like Barolo’s Serralunga than the rest of Barbaresco, and the wine is more Barolo-like as... Read More
Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More
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