France

The ever-popular Chateau Doisy Vedrines is situated near Climens and Coutet in Barsac. The misty mornings and sunny afternoons provide the ideal co...

"The 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté from Anne Boisson is showing nicely, mingling aromas of apples and pears with hints of white flowers. Medium-bodied, br...

"The 2013 Corbieres Boutenac Atal Sia shows the cooler, fresher style of the vintage in its peppery, herb, earth and darker fruit-driven bouquet. M...

"Consistently one of the top, under-the-radar wines of Pessac-Leognan, Haut-Bergey’s beautiful 2006 boasts a deep ruby/purple hue as well as a clas...

An interesting mature blend of Roussanne and Marsanne with honeyed dried fruit and a light nuttiness. "Based out of Crozes Hermitage, Natacha Chave...

A botrytized dessert wine from the Monbazillac AOC in southwest France, known for producing high-quality, Sauternes-style sweet wines at a great va...

Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...

The second wine of Domaine de Chevalier, one of the leading estates in Pessac-Léognan, from the exceptional 2016 vintage. "Wonderful, fragrant blac...

"Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2018 Carmes de Rieussec is a little youthfully mute to begin, offering glimpses at lemon meringue pie, lime cordial a...

Up until 2019 the late great Denis Durantou was the winemaker here. Denis took over his family property Eglise Clinet in the early 1980s and turned...

Chateau Lespault-Martillac is an ancient estate located on a fine gravelly rise overlooking the commune of Martillac.  Smooth, supple and elegant w...

"A beautiful effort that comes from the Ardeche region of the Rhone Valley (northern part of the Southern Rhone), the 2010 Cotes du Vivarais’s inky...

"The same blend as the Cuvee Prestige, yet aged all in larger wooden barrels, the 2011 Rasteau Cuvee Confiance has a big floral kick to go with not...

"Leccia 2008 Patrimonio red – Niellucciu with a bit of Grenache – is redolent of ripe dark cherry, dried cranberry, rosemary, and marjoram, with da...

"Nicolas Ragot took the helm at this eight-hectare Givry estate in 2003, modernizing the bottling line and cuverie to work in a more precise, less ...

"From a southwest facing 0.8-hectare vineyard, the 2011 Macon-Bussiere Le Monsard is actually the smallest of Dominique’s cuvees. It has a precise,...

"The 2011 Macon-Uchizy Les Maranches has a tightly wound bouquet with lovely limestone and citrus scents, touches of dried flowers emerging with ti...

"Tasted single blind against its peers. There is a lot of sulphur on the nose, which makes it difficult to assess, although with more decanting it ...

This is a serious full-bodied, richly textured blend of Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Marsanne that gains complexity with age.  The grap...

"The 2022 Chablis Beauroy 1er Cru, which spends ten months on the lees, has plenty of fruit intensity on the nose with orchard fruit, white linen a...

"The 2023 Le Beaujolais, which debuted after the devastating 2021 vintage forced Lapierre to introduce a new wine to his lineup, comes from 1.5 hec...

"Nearly as great as the Fleur, the 2016 Rasteau Cuvee Confiance is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. Raspberry and mint notes appear on the nose, followe...