Fine Wine

"The 2004 Blanc de Blancs is impressive. Brioche, white stone fruits, smoke, chamomile, honey and wild flowers all blossom in a distinctly powerful...

"The 2000 Brut Fût de Chêne is the last in a series of wines that goes back to 1990. Honey, almonds, chamomile and dried apricots all flesh out in ...

"Tasted at the château, the 2004 Montrose is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot picked between 24...

Drinking perfectly now, the 2007 vintage is a wonderful rendition of this iconic Super-Tuscan with beautifully silky tannins. Dark opulent fruit, M...

"This is really incredible with orange peel, dried pineapple and flan. Exotic. Full body, round and savory. Crazy character at the finish of cooked...

"The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in as mostly Grenache (there’s 10% Mourvèdre) raised in concrete tanks. This classic 2016 has abundant black r...

"The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape from Raymond Usseglio has it all. Complex aromas of spice, leather and plum. Appealing flavors of red and black fruit...

A wonderfully aromatic demi-sec Chenin Blanc made entirely from botrytised fruit.  The palate combines the characters of fruit, noble rot and lees ...

"The 2007 Barolo Cannubi is a massive, imposing wine, as so many Baroli from this site are in 2007. This is a remarkably primary unevolved Barolo t...

Palmer & Co is one of the few champagne houses to have an impressive collection of rare vintages, such as 1999, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1979 and 1976...

Palmer & Co is one of the few champagne houses to have an impressive collection of rare vintages, such as 1999, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1979 and 1976...

Palmer & Co is one of the few champagne houses to have an impressive collection of rare vintages, such as 1999, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1979 and 1976...

"A step up in quality, the 2009 Hermitage Les Rocoules Blanc is a fat, unctuously textured effort with loads of honeysuckle, anise, white peach, ca...

"The 2005 Pichon Baron is in a gorgeous spot right now. Aromatically expressive and open, the 2005 is so expressive. Cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, min...

Planted in 1930 by Jules Goutorbe, the Clos des Monnaies plot is located in the heart of the village of Damery and benefits from a privileged locat...

"The 1998 Brut Cuvée des Enchanteleurs flows from the glass with juicy yellow peaches, apricots, mint, flowers and light honey. The wine shows gorg...

"Very nervy and tense. Fine-boned and very much more to my taste than the Terroirs (2012 and 2011) from this producer. Still quite chewy but alread...

"They have a policy of releasing wines after several years in bottle and sometimes, after several decades. The history of the domaine is an interes...

"The 2017 Morstein Riesling GG offers a pure, fine and flinty bouquet with intense and perfectly ripe fruit on the nose. On the palate, this is an ...

"The 2017 Morstein Riesling GG offers a pure, fine and flinty bouquet with intense and perfectly ripe fruit on the nose. On the palate, this is an ...

One of the great Champagne houses, Bollinger is particularly notable for the elegance of its pinot noir.  The wines are powerful, refined and compl...

"There is a whisper of the exotic to the white peach, pear, tangerine peel and floral aromas. Here too there is excellent mid-palate volume to the ...

"The 2011 Meursault Poruzots bursts from the glass with tons of pure energy. Smoke and spice notes wrap around a core of expressive fruit. This is ...

"Here too there is an elegant aromatic profile of pure, airy and equally high-toned aromas that feature white flower and dried yellow fruits that a...