Wine

"Stylish and delivering cherry and strawberry fruit alongside toasted vanilla, sweet spice and sandalwood flavors, this red is vibrant and intense....

"The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe tannin, fresh in the mouth, crisp and focused with a bright, tensile finish that is a joy. This come...

"I was blown away by the 2020 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc, which is certainly the finest vintage of this cuvée I’ve tasted. From the pure south-facing M...

"Rich, dark and chocolaty, but there’s also terrific stony freshness that lifts this up and points it in the direction of the heavens. Beneath all ...

"Hypnotic nose of the perfectly ripe wild berries and the most aromatic wild herbs plus the smoke from autumn bonfires. Already the first impressio...

"Shows wonderful purity of flavor, brimming with ripe blackberry, wild berry and blueberry fruit that's rich yet delicate and light on its feet. Th...

"Beautifully extracted, this is rich, ripe and layered. It is utterly gorgeous and has real precision and tension. It delivers its Pauillac swagger...

"The utterly profound 2003 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge is a candidate for one of California’s greatest Pinot Noirs. A full-bodied beauty, it offers...

"Always the earliest-ripening portion of the Chapoutier holdings on the Hermitage hill, the 2017 Ermitage le Méal is a complete standout. Crème de ...

"The 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum is another 2015 that’s all about finesse and purity. Coming from a single parcel of very old vines ...

"Attractive cherries and raspberries here with dried orange peel, dried hibiscus and licorice. Spicy and racy. Medium- to full-bodied with vivid ac...

"A big bouquet of roses, cinnamon and violets in this welcoming, generous and charming wine that has appealing complexity. So spicy, floral, concen...

"The 2023 Château Calon Ségur is absolutely brilliant and clearly in the top handful of wines in the vintage. Based on 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% ...

"Compelling aromatics of fresh pears enveloped in wild mint, white tea leaves, Indian spices and salinity on the nose. The palate is textured, with...

"This wine is opulent, with aromas of dark berries, sandalwood, florals, toasty vanilla and dried herbs on the nose. The flavors on the palate are ...

"This is dark, winey and well-built for the vintage, with dark currant and black cherry reduction notes showing admirable depth. Offers ample grip ...

"The 2022 Pinot Noir Eastside Road Neighbors sports a slightly more magenta ruby color and shows off lovely, ripe aromas of fresh mixed berries, bl...

"What a nose for a second wine! Lovely cassis and delicately leafy/earthy aromas. It’s a rare beast: a really mineral red Bordeaux. This has excell...

"Fruity, deep and firm, filled with plum and cherry, backed by youthful, stiff tannins. Needs time for complexity to develop." - Wine Spectator

"Ripe, exotic even, boasting steeped cherry, raspberry, violet, sandalwood and stone flavors allied to a silky texture. Bracing acidity keeps this ...

"This tastes so pure and polished, concentrated but refined. Goes deep in pretty red cherries, black cherries, blackcurrants, spearmint and cocoa. ...

"This 2011 Smith Haut Lafitte has elements of tobacco, spring flowers, black cherries and blackberries. Intense and elegant. This carries to a powe...

"A youthful ruby color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma County boasts a lot of elegance and is lovely on the nose, with aromas of black raspberries, fre...

"Saturated with blackberry, black currant and bilberry fruit, this red adds depth with licorice, violet and spice elements. Fluid, vibrant and harm...

"On the softer side for St.-Julien, but with an ample core of blackberry and black currant fruit, an energetic structure and lively licorice snap a...

The 2020 Rully has a fragrant bouquet with white peach and light tangerine aromas, clean and pure. The palate is well balanced with quite a plump o...

"The 2020 Château La Fleur-Petrus is a sensational, powerful Pomerol that brings serious depth and richness. Displaying a deep, inky color, it offe...