With its dark red robe, Alter Ego 2019 immediately impresses with its explosive aromatics. Subtle notes of red fruits evoking raspberries and redcurrants blend harmoniously with the floral fragrance of a field in spring. The sensation... Read More
Bérêche et Fils was founded in 1847, creating complex, terroir-driven wines for over 150 years. Now headed by the young and innovative duo, Raphaël and Vincent Bérêche, the family’s nine hectares... Read More
Bérêche et Fils was founded in 1847 and is best known for their complex, innovative, and terroir-driven Champagnes. Now headed by Raphaël and Vincent Bérêche, the family’s nine hectares of... Read More
Rapha Bérêche’s ‘Beaux Regards’ cuvée is produced from two parcels of old vine Chardonnay in the Montagne de Reims. The wine is loaded with flavors of fleshy orchard fruit, white flowers,... Read More
This microscopic 0.15 hectare plot, Mailly, which Bereche acquired in 2012, is their first Grand Cru vineyard. As with all Bérêche Champagnes, there is no malolactic fermentation. This wine was a scarcely 2,000 bottle... Read More
A pure Pinot Noir blanc de noirs from the premier cru village of the same name. From a half-hectare of 40-year-old vines in the Les Sablons lieu-dit, it is an exotically perfumed, vivid blanc de noirs, courtesy of the limestone... Read More
Made exclusively from pinot noir, this singular champagne expresses Champagne Bollinger's unique vision of this grape variety. The new Bollinger PN cuvée embodies the ambition to highlight the variety of expressions... Read More
When I was tasting Bollinger's brilliant Grande Année in this vintage, I was trying to imagine how good the 2008 Extra-Brut R. D. would be, as the style of the vintage seems almost perfectly adapted to this cuvée.... Read More
Tasted at the Batailley vertical tasting the château, the 2010 Batailley may well have been the best wine in a tasting that encompassed three centuries of winemaking at the estate. The nose offers outstanding delineation... Read More
If you have not tasted white from this historic estate yet, now is your chance. This age-worthy wine has energy and power and yet manages to hold onto its elegance. Yellow peaches, red delicious apples, poached pear, and an interesting... Read More
Another absolutely perfect wine in this incredible vintage, the 2020 Château Tertre Roteboeuf comes from a tiny hillside vineyard (5.6 hectares) and is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc raised all in new Radoux barrels.... Read More
Trotanoy is a naturally profound, complex, richly-concentrated wine with outstanding aging potential. The wine possesses a deep color and a dense, powerful nose, repeated on the palate with the addition of creamy, dark chocolate... Read More
Domain Claude Dugat is a tiny domaine in Burgundy with cult status, and the quality to match. These are unusually rich, concentrated wines, without any feel of over extraction. Though there is a sumptuous outer layer which makes... Read More
A long celebrated and beloved family in Gevrey-Chambertin, with roots dating back to the 19th century in Gevrey. Since 2013 they have been farming with an emphasis on organic procedures as well as incorporating some biodynamic... Read More
The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape showed brilliantly and is certainly one of the stars in the vintage. Based on 55% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and the rest Syrah and other permitted varieties, it shines for its elegance and purity,... Read More
One of the most vibrant and profound expressions ever conceived on Pouilly-Fumé’s rich terroir, Dagueneau’s “Silex” is named for the flinty clay soils that give the wine its intense mineral character.... Read More
Only made in the greatest vintages, the Fleur de Passion comes from old-vines parcels in six of the finest climats in Cramant, fermented and matured exclusively in oak barrels with no malolactic, resulting in wines of perfect... Read More
Domaine Belargus looks set to radically change perceptions of Anjou wines as one of the most exciting new-comers to the Loire Valley. They're an organic operation and employ single plots, old vines, low yields, long elevage,... Read More
Clos Saint Denis is located in the celebrated village of Morey, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. A wide range of aromas drift from the glass: floral, fruity, spicy and mineral. Floral and mineral flavors develop further... Read More
As readers will know, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru consists entirely of declassified young vine Musigny, and the wine naturally bears a certain resemblance to its big brother, unfurling in the glass with aromas of ripe cherries,... Read More
Super-ripe blackberry and plum fruit touched with leather, spice and smoke. The texture is impressively dense and concentrated, yet the wine never loses its silky elegance which lingers invitingly on the long finish. This is a... Read More