Wine

"I loved the 2018 Echezeaux Grand Cru, which has the tight, structured, backward style of the vintage front and center. Ripe red and black fruits, ...

"Tasting Griotte-Chambertin is always cause for reflexion: the aromas are complex and subtle, with hints of cherry liqueur, preserved cherry, fine ...

"There is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkabl...

"The 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an off-the-hook effort that easily competes with the more expensive single-vineyard releases. Seamless, go...

Xavier Gérard is a rising star in the Northern Rhône. Since taking over his family’s vineyards in Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu in 2013, he has refined a...

"Nuits -Saint-Georges 1er cru Aux Crasis tasty and dynamic, always with a nice balance. The flesh, very present, with its notes of juicy black frui...

"The 2013 Grenache Jusqu' a l'os was produced from 79% Grenache from the 11 Confessions Vineyard along with 18% Syrah and 3% Petite Sirah, produced...

"This drips with cassis, plum, açaí berry and blueberry fruit. The display is nearly exotic, quickly harnessed by deeply embedded brambly grip and ...

"Francois Millet thinks that there is considerable latent structure as well as aging potential in all of the De Vogue 2006s, and with the 2006 Musi...

"A ripe and maturing if still fresh and deeply pitched blue and violet-suffused nose flashes additional breadth in the form of discreet earth and g...

"The 2009 Clos de Vougeot-Musigny is a beautifully centered wine that expresses the personality of the vintage while retaining plenty of freshness....

"A perfect storm of bright cherry, black currant, spice and mineral flavors, this offers a silky texture and innate power in the form of intensity ...

"The 2009 Volnay Clos Des Ducs is the only wine in this lineup that is playing its cards close to the vest. Weightless yet powerful, the Clos des D...

"Good bright, dark red. Black cherry and rose petal on the inviting nose and palate. Sweet, sappy and generous, offering considerable early appeal ...

"The 2010 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a pure, crisp, red cherry and cranberry-scented bouquet with wilted rose petals and incense developing in t...

Winemaker's notes: "An early-starting but fresh season resulted in a wine that exudes very velvety, fresh-black fruit aromas. A pleasant color and ...

"Composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon entirely from the Pritchard Hill estate and aged in 90% new oak, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-pu...

"Tasted out of tank, the 2020 Hermitage ranks with the legendary wines from this address. Reminding me of a slightly more elegant version of the 20...

"Medium to deep brick colored, the 1979 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour features well-defined dried cranberries, redcurrant je...

"Eye : Deep ruby red with dark tints. Nose : Small red fruit, blackberry, morello cherry Intensely aromatic, powerful and elegant. Palate : Supple ...

In 1879, Finnish explorer Gustave Niebaum established a Napa Valley wine estate to rival France’s finest châteaux. His wines gained great acclaim a...

In 1879, Finnish explorer Gustave Niebaum established a Napa Valley wine estate to rival France’s finest châteaux. His wines gained great acclaim a...

"The 2012 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques from Fourrier is showing the most stems on the nose, but it is so full of character with suprem...

"This wine has always been soft and delicious, with an almost decadent character of strawberry tart, earth, meat and spices. It’s full and very sof...

"Combining grapes from two parcels, one in Pernand-Vergelesses and the other in Aloxe-Corton, this is a superb 65/35 blend that marries two very di...

"The 1999 Palmer is drinking beautifully, offering up a deep and lavish bouquet of cherries and berries mingled with hints of cigar box and violets...

"A notably ripe but still reasonably classic Pucelles nose of honeysuckle, citrus and white orchard fruit aromas, in particular pear, leads to rich...

"Spicy, fresh, vibrant, earthy, peppery, red fruits ripened to perfection, with the perfect floral accent is what you find in the perfume. Silky, s...

"The 2000 “Tychson Hill” marks the first vintage of estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon released by Colgin Cellars from this historic two and one-half ...

"The 1996 comes across like a mature yet great Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne. The first vintage bottled from their original plantings of ten acres,...

"I was somewhat surprised to see that the 2003 Estate Pinot Noir merited the same score that it has received every time I have tasted it. Although ...

"Among the most iconic Ramonet vineyards, this site on the slopes above Les Fairendes still has some of the vines planted by Pierre in the thirties...

"While only microscopic quantities were produced of this wine, it is an immense wine of extraordinary concentration and depth. Amazing, the 1997 Ca...

"Smells of ripe bilberry, blackberry and black currant, with an undertone of violet. Rich and round, this is balanced by lively acidity and refined...

"Mouton was voluptuous and immediately appealing, with spicy ripe cassis and plum fruit that poured from the glass, surrounded by liquorice, coconu...

In the early 1980s, Claude Taittinger, a noted supporter of the arts, began commissioning artists to design bottles for select vintages of Taitting...

In the early 1980s, Claude Taittinger, a noted supporter of the arts, began commissioning artists to design bottles for select vintages. This colle...

"The 2005 Comtes de Champagne is a deep, rich, full-bodied beauty that packs serious amounts of fruit and texture, while never seeming heavy or rus...

"This is going to be a great wine: going to be, because it is still firm, dry, serious and very pure with structure over the red fruits and acidity...

"Rich and vibrant and this too is a good deal more forward than is typical for this wine. Wonderfully complex, rather supple flavors that are alrea...

"Exotic and opulent with dried peaches and apricots, yet wild with croissant and pie crust. Full body. Layered and energetic. So complex with nutme...

"Extraordinary. Dark in color, with gorgeous flavors and rich and exotic aromas of black cherry, fresh roasted coffee, mocha, currant and spice. Fi...

"Fresh and lively, rich and spicy, with a distinct olive oil-like edge. Shows lemon, pepper, fig, green apple and a hint of marshmallow, ending wit...

"Even better than the 1990, the 1982 Unico is simply one of the very best wines I have tasted in some time. Powerful, fleshy and full of energy, th...

"There are 500 cases of the super-concentrated, full-bodied, fat, luscious, dark purple-colored 1998 Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard. Made from the Cal...

"An elegant wine with plenty of oak and sufficient plum, spice, herb and tar flavors to stand up to it. It's well balanced with firm tannins typica...

"Smooth and supple, marked by nuances of herb, sage, tea, ash and bell pepper. Underneath is a tasty, flavorful core of ripe black cherry, stewed p...

"Quite deep in colour, it has a slightly meaty bouquet with leathery red fruit, touches of sage and dusty attic. The palate is well balanced with a...