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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...

"The nose is still very youthful with touches of peony, coconut and almond. Very understated. The palate displays superb balance with a minerally c...

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

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 big, rich, toasty effort that fills the mouth with fruit, the 2000 Dom Perignon is one of the more full-bodied, concentrated releases from this ...

"Ramonet's 2013 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Boudriotte is drinking beautifully, wafting from the glass with a pretty nose of honey, white flowers ...

100% Chardonnay from vines planted in 1960 on this one hectare plot situated on a steep southwest-facing slope in Dizy. The vineyard's stony clay s...

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...

Bollinger’s “002 for 007” is a striking limited edition release created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise and the ...

"Jérôme Prévost farms just over two hectares of old-vine Pinot Meunier in the village of Gueux, where the soils are a millefeuille of calcareous sa...

"The 1989 Le Tertre-Rôteboeuf is a vintage that I have not encountered for many years. Provenance probably plays a part, and this magnum was stored...

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...

Domaine Etienne Sauzet, based in Puligny-Montrachet, is one of Burgundy’s benchmark producers, known for elegant, mineral-driven Chardonnays of gre...

"One of France’s few single-estate appellations, the legendary Château Grillet was purchased by Pinault’s Artemis Group in 2011. Alessandro Nori is...

"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...

"(85% chardonnay from grand crus in the Cotes des Blancs and Montagne de Reims and 15% grand cru pinot noir from Sillery and Verzenay that was made...

"The 2013 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Blanchots-Dessus has a pleasant reduction on the nose, maintaining impressive delineation and poise, very de...

"I remember the first time I tasted the 2002 Dom Pérignon with then-Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy at Hautvillers. It was the upcoming release at t...

"The 1967 Climens is an incredible Barsac that repeats the stellar showings of two bottles drunk in the last couple of years. Spectacular on the no...

"Classic Bonneau with its knockout perfume of sweet kirsch, blackberry, saddle leather and roasted herbs, the 2004 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des ...