France

"I always think of this cuvée as a mini-Hermitage (sometimes not so mini) and the 2014 Crozes Ermitage Les Varonniers has lots of crushed rock-like...

"A complex, expressive and layered nose of earthy red berry and black cherry hints introduces the rich, concentrated, chewy and very serious flavor...

"This is quite expressive for a just bottled red with its equally pretty nose of violets, plum and black raspberry. There is good punch and detail ...

"Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet is actually based on the outskirts of Meursault and the wines made by the de Montille family. The biodynamic tenets ...

Fine and elegant Cabernet Franc from Anjou, aged in Amphorae. No sulphites.

Montirius is beautifully situated in the southern Rhône Valley with vine classifications in Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Côtes du Rhône.  Since 1999, a...

"Good full gold. High-toned aromas of apricot and yellow raisin. Very sweet and glyceral, with youthfully unevolved flavors of fruit salad dominati...

A reliably excellent Champagne with honeyed fruit, baked apple, brioche, spice and a creamy effervescent finish. This is a fine expression of the c...

"The NV Collection 242 is a new wine from Roederer that replaces the Brut Premier in the range. The Collection (which now will be numbered by harve...

"A very fresh and nicely layered nose of straw, melon and soft citrus hints gives way to attractively well-detailed and punchy middle weight flavor...

"Coming all from very old vine Grenache and brought up in tank, the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Imperiale offers a smoking bouquet of vivid blac...

"One of the few estates where the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape actually eclipses the 2016, this is a top-flight effort. Black cherries and red raspberr...

"I just love where this domaine is going. Cyprien is clearly a skilled winemaker who extracts the best from his enviable array of holdings. Stylist...

"Even better, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Pure Roussanne (100% Roussanne) offers a vibrant, clean, medium to full-bodied style with a kiss of back...

Small production cuvee from the Cote Brune next to La Landonne and well priced for the quality.  100% Syrah. "Vivid purple. Expressive aromas of da...

"This is also tight to the point of being all but inexpressive though aggressive swirling coaxes notes of earth and sauvage characters. There is ex...

"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-...

The wines of Domaine Filliatreau are listed in many of the top restuarants in Paris and around the world, indeed the estate was named by Matthew Ju...

"A mild trace of reduction is just enough to push the underlying fruit to the background but it seems sufficiently subtle that it shouldn't last. T...

"Another blockbuster and one of the finest examples of Roussanne that I’ve tasted from the Northern Rhône, the 2015 Saint Péray Roussanne sports a ...

"The 1990 Vouvray Réserve Personnelle from Château Gaudrelle has a rich orange-gold hue in the glass, with a little tinge of red, which certainly h...

"The outstanding, similarly-colored 1998 Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith offers a nose of pure, sweet white fruits and flowers. Medium to full-bodied and s...