Wine

"The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, aged for 24 months in 100% new Fr...

"A spectacular Pinot Noir, but a very young one, and extremely dry. It’s a wine of great structure, with rich acids and tannins framing extraordina...

Situated in the cool, foggy Sta. Rita Hills appellation, Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard covers 40 acres planted with 10 Pinot Noir clones alongside 10 a...

"Generous and complex in its presentation of ripe blueberry, wild berry, earth, mineral and sage flavors. But what's most impressive is the afterta...

"Offers notes of fresh earth and snappy berry, with firm, fine-grained tannins adding backbone as this builds slowly in depth and complexity." - Wi...

"The 2009 Pinot Noir Botella sweeps across the palate with deep, rich layers of dark fruit. Smoke, licorice, incense and leather develop in the gla...

"Complex mocha, dried currant and earth aromas offer promise, but are far less compelling on the palate, ending with a dry, earthy aftertaste." - W...

"The nose of this wine is so precise, with perfume, rose, blackberry and raspberry aromas, and the full-bodied palate builds and builds and then ov...

Philippe Leclerc founded his eponymous 8-hectare estate around 1974. Following his father’s footsteps, he now works alongside his children, combini...

Philippe was raised in the vineyards, learning vine cultivation from his father. He produced his first vintage in 1979 and has built a loyal follow...

"The 2009 Echezeaux wraps around the palate with layers of bright red fruit. This is a beautiful, vibrant 2009 with plenty of upper register notes ...

"The last few months of maturation in cask have moved the 2019 La Tâche from being a superb wine to be one that is essentially flawless. The wine, ...

"Anthill’s 2010 Pinot Noir Tina Marie Vineyard shows the exuberance and flash of Russian River. A juicy Pinot, the 2010 stands out for its pliancy ...

"Exhibiting black currant, black cherry and cedar notes, this is reminiscent of the 1990, except younger and with greater density. Very fresh, this...

"Open the bottle and you'll find harmony in the glass, but the wine remains subtle, stony and mute, as if the flavors lie behind a closed door. Ove...

"The 2004 Bolgheri Sassicaia is the proverbial time capsule wine that takes you back stylistically to a retro winemaking era. These were the years ...

"The 1998 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is just as gorgeous today as it has always been, even if it lacks some of the visceral thrill of the very ...

"This has a wonderful balance of full, silky tannins and creamy ripeness, but with a degree of delicacy that Californian wines with this kind of ri...

Produced by Real Companhia Velha, Portugal’s oldest wine company, established in 1756. Sourced from the estate’s vineyards in the Cima Corgo subreg...

Porto Cálem, established in 1859, is a historic Port house known for its strong export legacy to Brazil. The Cálem 30 Years Old is a blend of wines...

"Made from old vines and blended from casks of Port averaging 40 years of maturity, this is a rare treat with which to finish an evening. The color...

Founded in 1822 by Manuel Pedro Guimaraens, Fonseca is now owned by Fladgate but remains under the direction of his descendant, David Guimaraens. R...

"In all fairness, the last bottle in the vertical tasting I had of Petrus came from a pristinely stored magnum that I owned, so perhaps a regular b...

"One of the most rustic and powerful Petrus of the last 25 years, this wine still has a murky garnet/plum/purple color, a gorgeous nose of overripe...

"This bottle of the 1972 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche was easily the finest of the three I have tasted recently. Tar, incense, truffles and...

"A rather hard wine, with a firm backbone of silky tannins and sweet black olive, vanilla and berry aromas and flavors." - Wine Spectator

"This is quite closed on the nose, the oak (57% new French) has it locked down in cedary armour, below sits ripe blackberry and red plum fruit arom...

"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection has a dense blackish/purple color and creamy, sweet crème de cassis fruit, blackberries, a touch of ...

"A classic, old style Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Montelena’s 2004 reveals beautiful purity along with lots of creme de cassis fruit, a full-bodied mo...

"A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, this is a bold, dramatic and compelling debut wine from winemaker Maxence Dulou. Particu...

"The cabernet sauvignon character is shinning through in this second edition of what has quickly become China's best wine. It's full-bodied, struct...

Founded in 1670, Warre's is the oldest British Port house established in Portugal. The 1935 Warre's Colheita Port is a rare single-vintage tawny po...

"Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graha...

"For a 2004, this is big and rich, but that is to be expected from Guiraud. The fruit is magnificently ripe, with flavors of peach and tangerine sy...

"Barros wines are a celebration of Portuguese talent. They express a talent which is very Portuguese, enhanced by experience and knowledge. They we...

"The 1970 is a top-flight effort for Haut-Batailley, and a wine that behaves in personality and character like a true Pauillac, rather than a St.-J...

"Charming, in an old-school, classic manner, the wine is not weighty, instead, it provides aromatic complexity with its spices, dried roses, cedar,...

"This mirrors the bottle I tasted at the property in 2016: blackberry and graphite on the nose, gawky at first, but coalescing with time. The palat...

"Light in color and fruit, this medium-bodied, elegant, bright, red currant filled wine is more complex and interesting on the tobacco, cedar, rock...

"This is the wine of the vintage. I love the rosewater, currants and citrus character to this now. It's still full body yet so ethereal. It goes on...