Fine Wine

"Diamond Creek's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is a bit more open than the Red Rock Terrace. The blue and black-hued fruit is deep, rich an...

"Deep garnet/black core with thin deep brick rim. Again, the nose is quite broody at first: minerals, Morello cherry and liquorice, then a touch of...

"A deep garnet core. This nose is far more expressive than the Dalla Valle, macerated red cherries, sloe, coconut, vanilla and a touch of chalk dus...

"Although production is tiny (300 cases), Araujo’s Eisele Vineyard Syrah is an ageworthy effort that is generally co-fermented with a small amount ...

"The 2006 Caravina (96% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot) is also surprisingly soft for a wine from this vintage, with melted tannins and lo...

"Argiano has been doing terrific work lately with this historic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot, Syrah and Merlot. The 2015 Solengo i...

"the 2012 Brut Millésimé continues to show well, delivering aromas of citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, buttery pastry and bee...

"Saturated ruby. Knockout aromas of black and red raspberry, cocoa powder, game and toast. Sappy, spicy black raspberry fruit has an almost confect...

"Truly drop-dead gorgeous is the 2007 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Mazzano. I think the 2007 vintage is one of the best expressions of Mazza...

"Charles Joguet himself was the iconic producer in Chinon from the 1960s onwards until he retired about 25 years ago. He is in his 90s today, and I...

"Charles Joguet himself was the iconic producer in Chinon from the 1960s onwards until he retired about 25 years ago. He is in his 90s today, and I...

"Here too very strong reduction completely flattens the fruit. There is excellent volume, intensity, power and muscle to the full-on and frank medi...

"The 2009 Meursault Les Tessons – Cuvee de Mon Plaisir is another of the riper, rounder wines in this lineup. It shows marvelous integrity and pers...

"This is also notably ripe, indeed it sidles right up to the point of being surmature with plum, warm earth, crushed herbs and a floral note that g...

"From three barrels reflecting parcels on the top and in the middle of this famous enclave (purchased as juice, although beginning in 2009, Gambal ...

"François Delaby directs this 27.5 ha family domaine from a beautiful château in the center of Meursault but makes most of the wines in a state-of-...

"A spicy, fresh and pretty if less elegant nose is composed primarily of earth suffused red berry fruit aromas that are in keeping with the impress...

"A relatively high-toned nose of earthy red and blue pinot fruit, violet and a hint of the sauvage seamlessly merges into delicious and vibrant mid...

"An extremely attractive set of relatively high-toned red berry fruit aromas with undertones of earth, crushed herb, wet stone and a hint of the sa...

"A gentle touch of wood frames a densely fruited and relatively high-toned red pinot fruit nose replete with notes of stone and crushed herb, both ...