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Made from 100% Syrah aged two years in barrel the 2016 Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places is a sensational effort from one of the great terroirs in the Côte Brune side of the appellation. Loaded with black and blue... Read More

This vintage was ideal for the rich style that this estate has made its own. This wine is full bodied and ripe with black-currant and dark berry fruits. The tannins fall into the cushioned wine with ease and richness. Of course... Read More

An even spicier and more floral-suffused nose is comprised mostly by blue pinot fruit and discreet earth wisps. The succulent refined and vibrant medium-bodied flavors aren't especially concentrated though they do possess... Read More

A fine and pretty Barolo with plenty of strawberry and mushroom character. White truffle too. It’s medium-to full-bodied and creamy with medium round tannins. Delicious now and will improve nicely.

The largest of Royal Tokaji’s 1st growth vineyards Betsek is shaped like a crescent moon and faces southeast. Situated to the east of Nyúlászó and Szt Tamás... Read More

The 2022 00 Wines Chardonnay ‘EGW’ from the Willamette Valley pours a glowing lemon-gold core with a silvery rim reflecting its radiant character. This vintage blends 65% fruit from Chehalem Mountain and 35% from Seven Springs... Read More

The 2022 00 Wines Chardonnay ‘VGW’ from the Willamette Valley showcases a striking neon light lemon core with a watery rim. On the nose it reveals layers of lemon citrus fresh yellow pear and delicate white floral notes all... Read More

The 2022 00 Wines Pinot Noir ‘VGR’ from Willamette Valley pours a captivating medium ruby-blue core with a delicate light pink rim. Crafted from fruit typically destined for the Richard Hermann Cuvée Chehalem Mountain Old... Read More

The 2022 00 Wines Chardonnay ‘Seven Springs’ from Eola-Amity Hills showcases a glowing medium lemon-gold core with a bright yellow rim highlighting the vibrancy of this stunning vintage. Sourced entirely from Chardonnay vines... Read More

From 65-year-old vines and vinified in fuders until mid-April this year the 2019 Dhroner Hofberg Riesling Trocken is concentrated and flinty on the detailed complex highly aromatic yet refined and slatey nose. Crystalline and... Read More

The first vintage of this red blend the 1996 Cuvee El Palomar has a complex nose of iodine brick dust soy sauce and underbrush reaching the limit of its life but staying in a plateau holding onto the acidity. It has a beautiful... Read More

The 1999 Abadia Retuerta reveals an opaque purple color as well as a classy complex bouquet of flowers black currants raspberries cherries and vanilla. Full-bodied and elegant yet concentrated as well as powerful with impressive... Read More

The floral perfumed and expressive 2019 Cardia Pombeiras was produced with Mencía from 40-year-old vines on slate soils 0.16 hectares. It fermented with some 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured in used French... Read More

The grapes for the 2019 Cardia Seoane Baja come from the middle of the slope of this vineyard in Doade in the Amandi subzone of Ribeira Sacra. It is a blend of 80% Mencía and 20% Garnacha Tintorera and matured in French barriques... Read More

The 2019 Cazoga Cepas Centenarias comes from a steep slope planted in 1910 on shallow granite soils. The vines deliver very low yields (less than 2000 kilos per hectare) and it fermented with 25% full clusters and indigenous yeasts... Read More

Renoir's 2018 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Montants has turned out very well bursting with aromas of pear white flowers verbena buttery pastry and hazelnuts. Full-bodied broad and muscular its textural attack segues... Read More

A new cuvée in Renoir's range debuts with the NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru Le Cépage (2019 base) produced from Pinot Noir grown in Verzy and emphasizing the more saline mineral expression of that variety in this village. Delivering... Read More

Cask sample. Spicy oak on the nose creamy texture around sour-citrus freshness. Much the best of the Alain Chavy wines tasted today in terms of balancing fruit and acidity. Dry insistent tension on the finish. (JH) (Drink between... Read More