French

Domaine Ramonet is a top Burgundy producer, known for highly collectible Chardonnays from Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Founded in t...

"The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Nuits-St.-Georges Les St.-Georges has delicate blackberry aromas. It explodes on the palate with dense, chewy...

"The 1994 white Hermitage is one of the most seductive, perfumed, multi-layered, and profoundly textured white Hermitages I have tasted from Chave....

"Full blown aromas of kirsch, spice box, jammy black raspberry and garrigue are all over the place. Powerful, concentrated and lush, this stylish C...

"A massive wine that has all the components but needs time to show its best. Mallard owns a 0.65 hectare parcel in Les Renardes that stretches the ...

 "Dark in color, the wine shows a black fruit character with accents of spice, white flowers, and pepper. Black raspberries and herb-tipped kirsch ...

"Black raspberries, cherry, floral and bay leaf on the nose, with silky textures, freshness, cherry griotte and raspberry flavors that feel soft, f...

"A huge, monster of a wine is the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Quet! This Grenache-dominated beauty offers crazy amounts of black currants, black licor...

"Much better than my previous bottle from the same case, this was rockin'! With loads of sweet, ripe, juicy, peppery, red berries, the wine offers ...

"Enticing ripe fruits envelop this wine in a rich cloak of red fruit, chocolate and spices. The tannins are deceptively easy, but provide considera...

"A core of cherry and strawberry flavors lurks beneath the floral and vegetal notes in this racy red. The oak is beautifully integrated, and this i...

"Stylistically similar to the Clos St. Jacques but with a bit more weight and extract and when coupled with the knock-out complexity of the finish,...

"Its purple colour reflects like a jewel the purity of Pinot Noir. The aromas are extremely complex and express an entire spectrum. The floral aspe...

"The Bonnes Mares appellation sits astride the village communes of Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis, it therefore presents characteristics i...

"Raveneau’s 2007 Chablis Les Clos is less severe, intractably dense, or obdurately stony than most of the vintage’s representations of this great s...

"Rich and ripe Pinot Noir, black in color, thick in texture, pumping out the flavors. Silky midpalate reveals the pedigree of this wine. Loaded wit...

"One of the best wines from Bernard Gros this vintage. A lush, very oak driven nose with iodine and a touch of black prune. Very complex on the pal...

 "The work of the vines: The soils are worked or grassed in the steepest plots. Concerned about the preservation of our exceptional terroirs, we ar...

"The 1989 Hermitage Blanc is low in acidity, expansive, and weighty, and makes for a huge, chewy mouthful of white wine. The honeyed, somewhat unct...

"A slightly cooler and higher-toned if less spicy nose reflects notes of various red berries, especially cherry, along with plenty of earth is agai...

"Michel Delon, a great man, is the consummate proprietor, meticulously administering this vast estate spread out along the St.-Julien/Pauillac bord...

"2014 marks the first vintage the estate was Demeter certified. Everything here is classic in style starting with the nose and all of its tobacco l...

"M de Minuty is the quintessential Cotes de Provence Rose, a style that Chateau Minuty defined,and is the reason behind their success as the world’...

"Subtle aromas of ripe fruit with plums and hints of clove and stone. Complex. Medium to full body with a fine line of tannins running through the ...

Château d'Arche, formerly Château de Branayre, was acquired by the Counts of Arche in 1733. Run by Pierre Perromat, the 40-hectare estate, located ...

"Strong botrytis, very rich, totally honeyed. This is a powerful wine, very straight in its style, packed with the sweetest apricot jam." - Wine En...

"The 2017 Latour-Martillac is a dark, powerful wine with a ton of Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness, depth and structure. Black cherry, graphite, spice...

"This is very solid and tannic with a beautiful core of blueberries, blackcurrants and other blue fruits. Crushed stones, to boot. Full body and a ...

"The 2017 Château Brane-Cantenac should be a terrific wine and offers a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, silky, elegant style. Loads of black ra...

"The 2010 Guiraud is a little closed on the nose like the 2010 Climens and demands a lot of coaxing from the glass. Eventually it reveals scents of...

"Year in and year out, one of the three greatest Hermitages made is Chapoutier’s Le Pavillon. The black/blue-colored 2000 Ermitage Le Pavillon is b...

"An estate known for its long ageing, and here it has softened, but still offering silky tannins and autumnal fruits with cedar smoked oak, marzipa...

"As is often the case, the nose is aromatically quite similar to the Pucelles though it's both spicier and more restrained. There is even better vo...

"Fruity wine with a dark chocolate and berry character. Round on the palate, velvety tannins and a tasty finish." - Chateau Siran

"The cassis, dried-cranberry and herbal nose has some real complexity. Very expressive on the palate with great balance of crisp acidity, tannins a...

"Juicy and supple, a lovely force. Mouthwatering acidity has the slightest sweetness as well as saltiness, giving a combination of savoury, fruity ...

"Pronounced toast aromas follow through to the palate, yielding an assertive smoky toast character throughout. However, this impressive wine’s real...

"The 2009 Château Cheval Blanc continues to just blow me away every time I'm lucky enough to taste a bottle. It has that rare mix of elegance and p...

"The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, th...

Domaine de la Mordorée's La Dame Rousse rosé, made from 60% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Bourboulenc, and 5% Clairette, is ...

"LOCATION: at the foot of the slope south of the village of Saint-Émilion. NATURE OF SOILS: sandy-clay-loam." - Vineyard Notes

"Appearance: brilliant and limpid straw yellow. Nose: complex aromas of vanilla, almonds, dried fruits and linden-tree. The minerality is marked (t...

"A very tannic, structured wine with an opaque purple color and a sweet creme de cassis nose intermixed with damp earth, vanilla, and licorice, thi...

A 1994 Roc de Cambes from Côtes de Bourg, crafted from a 10-hectare estate with 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Malbec.

A standout of the vintage, this wine boasts a deep black-purple hue and an alluring nose of sweet red and black fruits, violets, minerals, vanilla,...

"Aromas of coffee and dark berries, with a hint of prune. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins and a tobacco, chocolate and berry aftertaste. Very pret...

"It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more...