Red Wine

"I was shocked at the quality of the 2014 St Joseph Le Clos; this warmer, east-facing vineyard continues to impress. Full-bodied, beautifully conce...

"The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Champans has a feisty, much more gourmand bouquet compared to its siblings at this early stage with almost meaty red berry...

"Once again there is striking purity to the elegant and airy essence of red currant, cherry and pomegranate suffused nose. There is really lovely d...

"Here too there is a background touch of oak surrounding the airy, pure and ripe earthy red and blue pinot fruit aromas that merge into rich and re...

Château Haut-Sarpe is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé located on a hillside on the edge of the limestone plateau and is one of the oldest and most...

"This is notably riper than its '06 counterpart with black and blue berry aromas trimmed in a bit of warm earth leading to sweet, serious and very ...

"On another level, the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Mordorée is a perfumed, incredibly layered and even sexy 2014 that has lots of black raspberry fruits, fl...

"A cool, rainy and difficult year in the Northern Rhone, the 2008 Ermitage le Meal is still beautiful and has a semi-opaque, ruby color, complex no...

"The Talenti 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is a balanced and symmetrical wine with bright red cherry on the one hand and pretty spice and balsam herb...

Gran Reserva 904 is one of the great reference points of Rioja and the flagship wine of La Rioja Alta.  First produced in 1904, it is made from the...

"The 2014 Ermitage Les Greffieux offers a big mouthful of fruit as well as a more gamey profile in its black olive, beef blood, smoke and ripe dark...

Founded in the late 1960s by Aimé Guibert and his wife Véronique, Mas de Daumas Gassac was born from their recognition of the extraordinary potenti...

"This is very Pommard in character with a pungently earthy nose featuring underbrush, cassis, blueberry and raspberry aromas that are perhaps not q...

"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...

Domaine Leon Barral is one of the best producers in Faugeres and has been at the forefront of a move to more traditional farming methods.  The wine...

"Much more peppery, spicy, perfumed and open, the 2008 Ermitage Les Greffieux is Cote Rotie like with its olive tapenade, game, white pepper and cu...

"Ripe, voluptuous and textured, the 2007 Ermitage Les Greffieux is a sexy and delicious effort that offers serious charm. Blackberry, cassis, laven...

"This is even spicier and slightly riper as well with ripe and elegant aromas of red berry liqueur cut with cassis and lavender notes that carry ov...

"From a vintage called “classic” by winemaker Christine Vernay, the 2006 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge is a still youthful, layered, impeccably balanced ...

Founded in the late 1960s by Aimé Guibert and his wife Véronique, Mas de Daumas Gassac was born from their recognition of the extraordinary potenti...

"A beautifully layered nose of purple fruit, violets and soil tones leads to exceptionally rich, velvety and sappy medium weight plus flavors that ...

"Delorme’s 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee la Reine des Bois is up with the top eight to ten wines of the vintage. Made from 80% Grenache then small...

Founded in 1820, the estate is now run by the 7th generation of the family.  Vinification is traditional in wooden vats to bring out the finesse an...