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"This offers another step up in aromatic complexity with a pretty and very fresh nose of primarily red pinot fruit and a hint of the sauvage that i...

"Here the aromatic profile is similar but with the addition of game and smoked tea hints. There is good richness and punch to the middle weight fla...

"A deft touch of wood frames elegant and pure aromas of mostly red berries though there are background floral, earth and spice nuances. There is a ...

"Clavelier noted that this was hit by hail twice in 2006 though it's clear that the extra week of hang time benefited it enormously as the earthy d...

"For both the vinification and aging processes, our methods are minimally interventionist. The quality of the fruit is the essential foundation for...

A reliably excellent Champagne with honeyed fruit, baked apple, brioche, spice and a creamy effervescent finish. This is a fine expression of the c...

"Winemaker Julien Barrot describes 2011 as a "really solar, ripe vintage," so it's not surprising that his 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure shows some...

"Here the nose mixes hints of dried flowers, earth and spice nuances with red cherry, currant and an herbal tea nuance. There is an even finer mout...

"A gentle touch of wood frames a densely fruited and relatively high-toned red pinot fruit nose replete with notes of stone and crushed herb, both ...

"A markedly fresh and distinctly sauvage nose reflects notes of humus, newly turned earth, leather and both red and dark berry fruit aromas. There ...

"Dark red. Perfumed, red berry-dominated bouquet of fresh violet, minerals and baking spices. Fleshy raspberry and cherry flavors are firmed by sil...

"Garnet-tinged ruby. Leafy underbrush scents complicate red cherry, red berry and tobacco on the captivating nose. Very sweet on entry, then seamle...

The grandson of Paul Pernot, Philippe Pernot’s reputation amongst his peers has been growing since he took the helm at his wife’s family estate in ...

The grandson of Paul Pernot, Philippe Pernot’s reputation amongst his peers has been growing since he took the helm at his wife’s family estate in ...

"An extremely attractive set of relatively high-toned red berry fruit aromas with undertones of earth, crushed herb, wet stone and a hint of the sa...

"As one would reasonably expect, this offers a small step up in both aromatic elegance and complexity with a pure red pinot fruit, plum, earth and ...

"the 2012 Brut Millésimé continues to show well, delivering aromas of citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, buttery pastry and bee...

"A surprisingly high-toned nose of cranberry, currant and raspberry that is trimmed in a discreet note of wood that is not picked up by the round, ...

"An attractively fresh and ripe nose of mostly red berry fruit liqueur aromas is nuanced by notes of violet and rose petal. The palate impression o...

"14% alcohol. Sweet, brooding, ripe, meaty nose. Quite elegant with some liqueur-like richness. Authentic. Brilliantly concentrated, expressive pal...

"A beautiful 1,000-case blend of 83% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc from the owners of La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion, this beauty exh...

"Pierre and Christian Gouges are perpetuating the remarkable legacy of their grandfather whose discovery in 1936 and subsequent propagation in the ...

"I was shocked at the quality of the 2014 St Joseph Le Clos; this warmer, east-facing vineyard continues to impress. Full-bodied, beautifully conce...

"The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Champans has a feisty, much more gourmand bouquet compared to its siblings at this early stage with almost meaty red berry...