2016 Chateau Odilon Haut Medoc 2016 Chateau Odilon Haut Medoc This 2016 wine offers aromas of black fruit, liquorice sticks, and delicate notes of orange blossom. On aeration, roasted scents and vanilla contribute to the nose’s complexity. The attack is direct and lively. The balance is characterized by good concentration with creamy tannins. This wine [...]
2018 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vign 2018 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vign A lively, very mineral and chalky palate, with the famous gunflint taste, sometimes with a suggestion of licorice notes. In the Domaine’s two parcels, the bedrock is located just a few centimetres underfoot, and helps to bring [...]
2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vign 2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Vieilles Vign A lively, very mineral and chalky palate, with the famous gunflint taste, sometimes with a suggestion of licorice notes. In the Domaine’s two parcels, the bedrock is located just a few centimetres underfoot, and helps to bring [...]
2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Montee De Tonnerre 2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Montee De Tonnerre An airy, expressive and beautifully layered nose speaks of smoky citrus, white flowers, iodine and shellfish. The round, seductive and vibrant medium-bodied flavors of this 2019 wine possess a succulent yet sophisticated mid-palate texture while delivering fine [...]
2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis 2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Notes of undergrowth and fern, mixed with other spicier ripe fruit, cocoa and pepper aromas, suggesting a lively, very mineral and chalky palate, with the famous gunflint taste, sometimes with a suggestion of licorice notes. In the Domaine’s two parcels, the bedrock is [...]
2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux 2019 Louis Michel & Fils Chablis Butteaux Notes of undergrowth and fern, mixed with other spicier ripe fruit, cocoa and pepper aromas, suggesting a lively, very mineral and chalky palate, with the famous gunflint taste, sometimes with a suggestion of licorice notes. In the Domaine’s two parcels, the [...]
94 Robert Parker rating, 94 Jasper Morris, 94 Burgundy Hound, 92 Wine Spectator, 96 James Suckling
2009 Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2EME Grand Cru Classe 2009 Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2EME Grand Cru Classe Remarkable intensity on the nose, with rare notes of apricot, pineapple and peach. Hints of white pepper and red fruits reveal themselves on the second nose. The attack is round with very elegant tannins. The red wine is wonderfully [...]
2018 Simonnet-Febvre Simmonet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2018 Simonnet-Febvre Simmonet-Febvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Simonnet-Febvre Grand Cru Les Clos reveals green hues in the glass with a complex nose of exotic fruits, hazelnuts, and vanilla. An ample mouthfeel is balanced by a linear tension and a mineral finish. Initially very closed, this 2018 [...]
2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix Saint-Julien 2015 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix Saint-Julien Velvet tannins are allied with powerful fruit to create a rich 2015 wine with signs of the wood aging that smooth it further. It will be a generous wine that will keep its fine fruitiness for many years. 94 James Suckling: A juicy [...]
2016 Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 4Eme Grand Cru Classe 2016 Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 4Eme Grand Cru Classe The core of this red is loaded with pure plum, blueberry and black currant fruit flavors. The polished structure is integrated, with alluring ganache, anise and sweet tobacco notes throughout, all in a polished and balanced frame. A very [...]
2018 Domaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Vouvray 2018 Domaine Huet Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Vouvray Offers a big, broad feel, with layers of glazed pear, apple and peach falling over each other, backed by fresh ginger, honeysuckle and quince notes. Everything pulls together through the finish, with green tea accents and racy minerality providing the foil. [...]
2018 Chateau Gruaud-Larose Sarget De Gruaud-Larose Saint-Julien 2018 Chateau Gruaud-Larose Sarget De Gruaud-Larose Saint-Julien Red colour with purple highlights, limpid and brilliant. The nose is very open, precise, with notes of blackberries, black fruit jelly, elderberry juice, fresh oak and spices. On the palate, the attack is frank. The 2018 wine offers fresh fruit and [...]
Champagne Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut La Cuvee Champagne Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut La Cuvee The wine from France comes from the purest grape juice and it alone allows Laurent-Perrier to craft ‘La Cuvée’, a champagne of great finesse and a beautiful freshness obtained after a long ageing process in our cellars. Pale gold in color. Fine bubbles [...]
2019 Joseph Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 2019 Joseph Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin The old vines are over 35 years old and produce an exceptionally intense and aromatic wine that reflects the unique character of its terroir. With its deep, clear ruby red hue, this 2019 wine reveals notes of black fruits and excellent strength and concentration. As with all [...]
2019 Capuano-Ferreri Chassagne-Montrachet Cuvee Prestig 2019 Capuano-Ferreri Chassagne-Montrachet Cuvee Prestig Precise, crisp, ripe citrus fruits and a nice contrast of spice and cream. French toast and buttered peaches, this is a flavoursome and nutty white Burgundy. Fresh style with excellent length. White Wine The white wines that are made in Central Italy are not flashy [...]
2017 Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Barsac 375ML 2017 Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Barsac 375ML A nice, unctuous version in the making, with apricot, melon and peach flavors laced with hazelnut and almond cream notes. A flash of green tea adds intrigue. Barrel Sample: 92-95 94 James Suckling: Wow. This is really energetic and lively with a spicy and smoky [...]
2019 Colin Barollet Savigny-Les-Beaune 2019 Colin Barollet Savigny-Les-Beaune; Cote de Beaune, France A wine of elegance, finesse, and balance. Pinot Noir is the dominant red wine grape of Burgundy, now adopted (and extensively studied) in wine regions all over the world. The variety’s elusive charm has carried it to all manner of vineyards.These extend from western [...]
Brilliant golden robe. Attractive complex nose of acacias white flowers lemon and a touch of honey. Light fruity mouth with flavors of candied fruits and dry apricots. Long on the palate with backbone reflecting good acidic balance. Excellent ageing potential.
2018 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Roulee 2018 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Roche Roulee Intense yellow colour, indicating some ripeness. Fully open, it is clear that this wine benefits from more bottle age now. The nose shows nice ripe Riesling aromas, honey, white fruits and citrus. These vineyards produce a generous style of wine, clearly demonstrated in the 2018 [...]
2019 Joseph Drouhin Volnay Clos Des Chenes 2019 Joseph Drouhin Volnay Clos Des Chenes This 2019 wine is one you don’t see very often – and really that’s no surprise as they own only 0.2 hectares, but this is a wine every bit as good as its better-known stable-mates. The vines are 30 to 45 [...]
2018 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2018 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf-Du-Pape A floral scent which is both fruity and honey-like, a mineral taste with viscosity in the finish, this wine will surprise you by its complexity and evolution of these aromas all throughout the tasting. The 2018 vintage with exceptional climatic conditions, allowed the Roussanne to fully express [...]
Rock Angel is partially barrel fermented in large oak barrels and made from Grenache Cinsault and Rolle (Vermentino). This rose bears a more complex and structured taste profile than Whispering Angel bringing it into a more premium realm giving rose lovers a bigger and richer wine.
2019 Joseph Drouhin Vosne Romanee 2019 Joseph Drouhin Vosne Romanee Including declassified 1er Cru Les Chaumes, with 20% whole bunch vinification. Bright mid purple with an extremely concentrated vivid fruit, this is very striking, with an additional kick on the second half of the palate, a touch of strawberry, but especially raspberry, and good acidity [...]
2019 Joseph Drouhin Beaune Greves 2019 Joseph Drouhin Beaune Greves A slightly more complex if less elegant nose presents notes of both various red berries and plenty of floral elements. The delicious, generous and mouthcoating medium-bodied flavors of this 2019 wine possess focused power on the compact, firmly structured and mildly austere finale. I very [...]
2019 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 2019 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny Fine lace and silk are the words most often associated with this wine. Bright, intense colour and complex aromas evoking violet, black cherry and damp earth. According to the vintages, there are also notes of truffle and game. Refined tannins coat the palate. Good balance between texture [...]