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"A blend of 70% Grenache and the rest Mourvedre, Cinsault and other varietals, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition exhibits a classic Provencal ...

"Gentle at first, offering rose petal aromas, it turns quite savage and tough on the palate, with loads of fruit cloaked in the very firm tannin st...

"Pure perfection in a glass and unquestionably one of the great vintages for this cuvée, the 2015 Pavie is a blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Fran...

"The 1987 Echezeaux is as exciting as the 1986. More flattering and precocious in style, it shows excellent color, a lovely rich bouquet of plum-li...

"Completely charming, textbook, medium/full bodied Pauillac that is drinking in the sweet spot. The ripe, juicy, sweet cassis and tobacco notes wit...

"The 2010 Langoa-Barton has a very pure and quite intense bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and star anis aromas that are typically Langoa. Th...

"Vibrant and delicious. Packed with fruit flavor and accented by spicy, floral notes. This is broad, mouth-filling, deep and concentrated. Firm tan...

"It seems that Barton excels in dry, hot years such as 1970. Deep ruby with an amber edge, the wine is rich and full on the palate, with excellent ...

"Dark in color, this young, powerful, concentrated, tannic wine is not a lot of fun to taste today. With air and effort, earth, sweet blackberries...

"The 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape l’Accent de Roquete, a 450-case luxury cuvee composed of 100% Grenache aged one year in tank and one year in foudre, ...

"I tasted this wine in three components from stainless steel tanks, where it was awaiting bottling this winter. #1: Red berries and flowers on the ...

"A gold-colored wine. The palate has intense freshness as well as ripe apricot and orange zest flavors. The acidity cuts through the intense richne...

"Deep ruby. A complex, expressive bouquet displays aromas of ripe, mineral-accented dark berries, cola, incense, olive and candied violet. Deeply c...

""A thick layer of gravel laid down during the Quaternary Period. Predominantly clay sub-soil from the Tertiary Period. At the summit of the gravel...

"Notes of truffles and sweet spice mingle into rich swathes of blackberry and black-cherry nectar in this fruity, mouthfilling Pinot Noir. It's a p...

"Blackberry, licorice, truffle and black raspberry scents emerge with little effort. In the mouth, the wine is lush, round and concentrated. With t...

"Showing perfectly today, this medium bodied, honeyed wine displays a personality of apricot, brioche, orange rind, pineapple and vanilla, with lif...

"Showing just a hint of lightening at the edges, sultry is the best way to describe it. Mouth filling, rich, long, and intense, there is good densi...

"Intensely fruity and rich with wonderful sweetness and loads of spicy and honey character with a dried apricot undertone. It hasn’t changed much s...

"This fresh and clean with clean with dried fruits and creme caramel. Full body, very sweet and a bright finish. Drink now." - James Suckling

"Powerful, fresh, long, ripe, structured and tannic, this is now out of its shell and displays its wealth of ripe red fruit, black pepper, herbs an...

"This is every bit as elegant as the Clos St. Jacques but even deeper and broader with incredibly complex and ultra refined red berry, especially r...

"The 2016 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a very composed bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and mineral aromas, all focused and delineated with...

"Note: from 3 different parcels, two on the Chassagne side and the third in the Puligny sector that is near the border dividing the two communes. O...

"The 2004 DRC Grands Echézeaux looks destined to be a legendary vintage for this bottling. There is an elegance, transparency and purity to the win...

"The explosive nose display an incredible range of spices, including cinnamon, clove, soy and hoisin followed by extremely rich, round, supple flav...

"No decanting needed, just pop, pour and enjoy all the layers, of rich, supple textured, spicy, peppery red fruits, wet earth, and garrigue with to...

"Intense blackberry and graphite character coming out of the glass, together with dried violets, ink and some asphalt. Full-bodied with wonderfully...

"Unbelievable nose of black truffle, meat and blackberry. Breathtaking. Full-bodied and very tight, with superpolished tannins and a finish that go...

"This is finally coming around with such fine tannins and beautiful fruit after all these years. Full and balanced. Historical. And so long. Beauti...

"The 1990 Château Margaux is really beginning to hit its stride at age 31, soaring from the glass with aromas of blackberries and cassis mingled wi...

"Jean-Louis, the son of Gérard Chave, is now in charge of the family business, as well as being president of the Hermitage wine producers. He is co...

"Chimere is a joint venture in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, in France’s southern Rhone Valley, between Manfred Krankl, the brothers Vincent and Pascal Maur...

"The expressive nose is now full-on secondary with plenty of earth character to the rounded, suave and velvety medium weight flavors that possess e...

"The limited cuvee 2003 Châteauneuf du Pape Réserve des Deux Frères, which is aged 40% in tank and 60% in one-, two-, and three-year-old barrels as...

"The wines produced are very elegant and sophisticated. The aromas that can be identified lean towards fine spices and cooked fruits such as prunes...

"The outstanding 2000 Clos L'Eglise boasts a saturated ruby/purple color as well as a sumptuous bouquet of espresso roast intermixed with creme de ...

"Ripe black currant fruit with some cedar wood, licorice and wood spice are all present in this generously endowed, concentrated, low-acid Lanessan...

"This is unusually cool and airy in the context of what is typical in 2018 with its restrained and beautifully layered nose of rose petal, violet, ...

"If the color does not let you know you're in for a treat, the nose is going to knock you over with its floral, smoke, cigar wrapper, black cherry ...

"Lachaux's 2006 Vosne Romanee Les Suchots displays more gamey, animal notes in the nose than any of his other wines of the vintage, here accompanie...

"The Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 1999 has a quite exuberant bouquet that is very floral, like somebody shoving a bouquet of freshly picked violets under...

"Black cherry, black currant and violet aromas and flavors are enticing and pure in this red. A hint of sweet spices emerges toward the finish, as ...

"The sweet perfume, talcum powder, and cherry juice-scented 1996 Richebourg has a dark ruby/purple color. This extraordinary wine has a full body, ...

"The dark ruby/purple-colored 1996 Clos de la Roche reveals beguiling aromas of perfume, violets, blackberries, and juniper-smoked bacon. It is med...