France

"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...

"Inky, bluish/black/purple, with notes of spring flowers, licorice, camphor, graphite, and a boatload of blueberry, black raspberry and blackberry ...

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...

"Bright ruby color. Intense, spicy red berry and cherry aromas, along with a subtle anise quality. Silky in texture, with elegant raspberry and can...

"The 2012 La Grande Dame is terrific. In fact, it is one of the finest recent Grande Dames I can remember tasting. Vibrant and tense, the 2012 exud...

"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 ...

"In the same fashion as the Perrières there is a lovely sense of tension and complexity to the slightly denser and more powerful flavors that exude...

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

"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...

"Glass-staining ruby. Powerful scents of red and dark berry preserves, smoked meat, violet and minerals offer impressive clarity and expand in the ...

"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...

"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...

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...

"This is an extraordinary performance once again from the Cathiard family, the proprietors of Smith-Haut-Lafitte. They think the 2010 is even bette...

"The moderately intense bouquet exhibits plenty of ripe blackberry and cherry fruit, in addition to spicy, mineral characteristics. There is consid...

The hugely impressive 2012 Dom Perignon bursts from the glass with a vibrant minerality and delivers gorgeous mouth coating creamy chalk, apple pas...

"The 2013 Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, which comes from a small parcel in Pougets just below the large trees and sees no new wood, has a delineate...

A great value tasting case from the Barton family showcasing their 3 Medoc estates. The Barton family have long and deservedly been associated with...

"The 2004 La Mission Haut-Brion is the first vintage in a while that transcends the growing season. It shows a deep garnet core with faint bricking...

"A surprisingly expressive nose of red and black fruit with a background nuance of spiced plum slides into textured, seductive and slightly smoky f...

"Discreet wood spice notes frame elegant, expressive and ripe red and blue pinot fruit aromas nuanced by hints of underbrush and earth that continu...

"Almost invisible oak allows the spicy, ripe and mildly sauvage red berry fruit aromas to shine and this transparency extends to the dense, serious...

"A restrained but elegant nose offers up notes of citrus, white flower, green apple and a discreet hint of Chablis-like mineral reduction. There is...

The hugely impressive 2012 Dom Perignon bursts from the glass with a vibrant minerality and delivers gorgeous mouth coating creamy chalk, apple pas...