Fine Wine

"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 notably cooler and more restrained nose offers up notes of ripe red currant, wet stone, warm earth and a game note that can also be found on the...

"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 ...

"An airy and notably ripe red pinot fruit nose is nuanced by obvious mineral hints that can also be found on the rich, sweet and detailed flavors t...

"As one would reasonably expect, this offers a small step up in both aromatic elegance and complexity with a pure red pinot fruit, plum, earth and ...

"An unusually high-toned nose also displays a touch of wood that sets off subtle lower register notes of earth and humus that carry over to the tex...

"Here the nose is notably ripe and quite densely fruited with a mix of underbrush, warm earth, game and red currant aromas that introduce dense, se...

"The 2000 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru is (like many millennial red Burgundies) a real surprise. The bouquet is lively and joyous with red cherries,...

"The barest touch of wood frames backward and very primary yet also very pure and high-toned red pinot fruit aromas that are distinctly cool in cha...

"The 2006 Chianti Classico Vigneto Bellavista is magnificent. Graphite, juniper berries, savory herbs and tobacco give this dark, somber Chianti Cl...

"The 1990 Percarlo is a baby. It literally jumps from the glass with a mélange of dark red cherries, mint and sweet spices, but it is the sheer dep...

"The vintage was very good and the profile of the wine is quite rich, with 15.3% alcohol and 5.2 grams of residual sugar. Bottled in 1991, this 'Re...

The vinification of this special wine goes back to the ancient practice of “Rinforzo”, which was widespread in the past in Valtellina.  After the h...

"The 1995 Rouge is a pretty wine, but it is also a touch faded, so I would suggest drinking it sooner rather than later. Dried flowers, mint, sweet...

"A Languedoc original, the estate vineyards of Mas de Daumas Gassac were planted in 1972, with the first wine produced from the 1978 vintage. The f...

"A Languedoc original, the estate vineyards of Mas de Daumas Gassac were planted in 1972, with the first wine produced from the 1978 vintage. The f...

"A largely academic data point for longtime collectors out there, the 1985 Rouge VDP de l'Herault is nearing the end of its life, but it remains im...

"The 1989 Rouge is a fabulous wine. Deep, rich and powerful, the 1989 has aged so well. All the elements are so impeccably balanced. Black cherry, ...