A wonderfully rich and open blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with 18 months in mostly new French oak. Rich, darkly fruited, and nicely spiced, this is big enough for a steak and smooth... Read More
The 3rd wine of this 2nd growth estate comes from younger vines and is mainly Merlot with just a touch of new French oak. Lovely aromas of red fruit and spice with a silky mid-palate and velvet finish that sustains nicely. Ready... Read More
A rare no sulfur added wine in the shop, one we've tasted enough times now to strongly recommend! Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc with plenty of lees contact to create a wine with real textural richness balanced by vivid stone... Read More
Organic/Bio This is probably the single best Bordeaux value in the shop right now, mainly because the vintage is brilliant and the estate sells all they make without participating in the Bordeaux critics’ circus. From a... Read More
Organic/Bio In a few weeks from this writing, I’ll have dinner with winemaker Lou Rochet and get her to explain the details here. For now we know that this is about equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot with a dollop of... Read More
A terrific young Bordeaux from St. Estephe’s Ch de Pez. Blending 53% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Petite Verdot and Cab Franc, it opens with lovely aromatics of cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant and dark chocolate. Complex... Read More
This wants some time in decanter now (2 hours seems about right!), but then there's a lot to enjoy about the 2019 edition of the second wine of St. Estephe benchmark Phelan-Segur.
Fronsac on the Right Bank always gives Merlot-dominant wines that have a touch of Left Bank feel. Here around 25% Cabernet Franc elevates the perfume nicely. Owner/winemaker Thierry Gaudrie never pushes ripeness or extraction... Read More
Although the rest of Tuscany leans on Sangiovese as its primary red grape, Tuscany’s western coast along the Tyrrhenian Sea are too loamy and cool and humid for the grape of Chianti and Brunello. In fact, on gravel-dotted... Read More
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