This release of Cuvee M is 95% Chardonnay with 25% from vintage 2018 – a warm, rich, harvest – and 75% from a perpetual reserve from 2002. The reserve’s age and composition makes it less rich and fruity than... Read More
Organic/Bio Vincent Boyer has moved his old family estate to organic farming and now gives his wines two years elevage – one in 5-8 year-old barrel and a second in concrete egg. This wine, from sites in lower Meursault,... Read More
A deep, rich and polished Bordeaux with years to go if already delicious now. As Wine Advocate says in the 94+ point review, The 2019 Beau-Séjour Bécot has turned out nicely, wafting from the glass with aromas of... Read More
From Thomas Jefferson's time forward, one of the world's greatest wines. A bit more Sauvignon than usual in 2013 gives a touch of citrus to the broad, layered, flavors. As Wine Spectator says in the 98 point praise, Lightly... Read More
A stunning wine aged in cask for 60+ years before bottling more recently. Widly complex aromas and flavors of candied nuts, brine, candied lemon peels, and a squirt of blood orange with rich sweetness and a brisk, mouthwatering,... Read More
Believe it or not, this now 60 year-old wine is even better once it’s aired out a bit and delivers delight for 12+ weeks after opening if kept a little cool (the “+” is because we’ve never had a bottle... Read More
One of the top wines of St Julien shines very brightly in the 2016 vintage and is delicious now with 20+ years of cellar growth ahead of it. As Vinous wrote after a 93 point 2024 tasting, The 2016 Gruaud Larose has a beautiful... Read More
Not much to add to Antinio Galloni's 95 point rave - except that this is delicious now and he loved it so much he had to try it three times! The 2016 Malescot Saint Exupéry is fabulous. Powerful and explosive on the... Read More
As Antonio Galloni wrote earlier this year, “A decidedly mythical figure in the world of Champagne, Mignon’s philosophy takes familiar concepts of sustainability and expounds upon them with an almost spiritual, all-encompassing... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Not much to add to JancisRobinson.com's glowing 17.5/20 point rave: Certified organic. Fermented in barrel using their proprietary yeast made from their own vineyard. Full natural malo. The wine spends... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Malandes has two small plots of vines here, one facing south and planted in 1967 and the other more north and planted in 1987. The oak program at Malandes has been evolving looking to maximize the positive... Read More
Very limited from one of Burgundy's masters. In the 90-92 point review, Wine Advocate says this is beautifully perfumed, soaring from the glass with scents of orange zest, raspberries and rose petals, followed by a medium... Read More
A rarity - a Dom vintage that's delicious right away! As Wine Spectator says in the 96 point rave, There's a well-spiced, zesty edge to the flavors of glazed apple, mandarin orange peel, pink grapefruit pith and crème... Read More
Organic/Bio One of Burgundy's greats achieves remarkable success even with his village wines. As the Suckling 94 point review says, Perfumed and floral with delicate notes of cherries, dried strawberries, flowers and earth.... Read More
The label tells the story behind this one-time ever wine. In 2021, frost devastated the Mousse family’s vineyards. Facing an entire lost village, the family’s friends – top growers from across the region –... Read More
Get ready for a ride here! This is 80% Meunier plus Pinot Noir about half 2019 and the rest from a perpetual reserve started in 2003. The base wines all aged in steel with tiny amounts of sulfur and went through malo before resting... Read More
Organic/Bio This far north in Montagne de Reims, Pinot Noir can struggle to mature but Pierre Fresne coaxes the 65% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Meunier and 35% Chardonnay used here to perfect ripeness. The wine is around 60% vintage... Read More
The La Vallee Suspendue is intended to be a synthesis, not only of both sides of the river but also of vintages current and past. It's equal parts Meunier from Mardeuil, Fleury-la-Rivière and Damery plus 15% Pinot Noir... Read More
Organic/Bio Way back in Dom Perignon’s times, the hills from Bouzy to Ambonnay were rated among Champagne’s best for deep red wine and both were among the last to move to sparkling wine production as their main activity.... Read More
The Jacquesson Cuvee 746 is perhaps a touch more concentrated than most 2018-base bottlings, but still wide open and delicious for the blend of golden fruit, citrus and toast flavors that arrive with panache and linger nicely.... Read More
Precise, toasty, sexy. James Suckling's 95 point review tells the tale here: This a special bottling of 1.2 to 1.5 kilos of grapes per vine, all chardonnay vinified separately, having calculated the perfect kilo-per-vine balance... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Morgeot’s relatively heavy, warmer, soils helped mitigate 2021’s April frost damage and then drive lovely ripening in a cool, crisp, year. This opens with very pure, lifted, scents of crisp pear,... Read More
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