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
This splendidly perfumed wine offers up aromas and flavors of plums, black cherries, blackcurrants and smoky oak. Fleshy, round and generous, this Merlot-based wine is a real crowdpleaser.
This estate, with vineyards in the suburbs of Bordeaux, has produced an elegant wine. Black fruits, taut tannins and a hint of smokiness are integrated into a stylish structure. Drink the wine from 2024.
Made by the same team as at Château Pedesclaux, this Cru Bourgeois was promoted to Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in 2020, reflecting all the improvements at the property. The 2016 and the 2018 are on par for quality, but the... Read More
The vineyard is tended traditionally and with great care throughout the year (leafthinning, green harvests) in order to produce optimally ripe fruit that is expressive of this terroir. Château Plince produces a classic... Read More
Stunning Vin Jaune made from 100% savagnin, aged under a film of flor (yeast) for over six years to create a very fine, refined and exceptionally long-flavoured Jura wine. Bone-dry with hints of ginger and walnuts, this is a glorious... Read More
This site typically produces one of the more powerful, structured wines in the appellation, and the 2016 Mercurey 1er Cru Les Veleys from Domaine du Meix Foulot is no exception. Notes of ripe cherries, raw cocoa, espresso roast... Read More
Rich and silky in texture, there's some lovely cinnamon and black pepper spice here, with lovely grip from the very fine tannins and good drive too. It's extremely precise, with every piece in its place, a considered and... Read More
This St.-Julien is drinking beautifully at the moment. Beautifully pronounced and complex on the nose, with soft dried flowers and burnished red currants, accented with gravel and tobacco throughout the palate. Softened tannins... Read More