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"Hints of maturing forest floor, mushroom character. Liquorice, leather, a touch of eucalypt – and maybe the famous garrigue that surrounds the vin...

"A mild trace of reduction is just enough to push the underlying fruit to the background but it seems sufficiently subtle that it shouldn't last. T...

100% Pinot Noir from 30 year old vines in a southeast-facing, 0.8-hectare plot on flint on flinty clay soils. "Alphonse Mellot junior, 19th generat...

"Another blockbuster and one of the finest examples of Roussanne that I’ve tasted from the Northern Rhône, the 2015 Saint Péray Roussanne sports a ...

"The two flagship releases from St Joseph include the Le Clos and Les Granits. Almost as good as the Le Clos, the 2014 St Joseph Les Granits offers...

"Good full red. Aromas of bitter cherry, smoked meat and stone. Sweet and sappy, with very good intensity to the flavors of red fruits, spices and ...

A wonderfully aromatic demi-sec Chenin Blanc made entirely from botrytised fruit.  The palate combines the characters of fruit, noble rot and lees ...

"The 2018 Volnay Robardelle 1er Cru comes from a parcel of vines planted in 1926 that are very low-yielding. The bouquet is fragrant and floral, wi...

"The 2005 Cote Rotie Les Rochains is a classic, backward effort that will require patience. Medium to full-bodied with notes of acacia flowers inte...

"Deep ruby-red. Compelling Cote-Rotie perfume of violet, black pepper, gunflint, roasted meat, licorice and exotic woodsmoke. Lush, round and exoti...

"The 2013 Volnay has a beautiful, floral bouquet with exceptionally pure red cherry and fresh strawberry fruit, almost crystalline (and I still had...

"Here the expressive nose is a bit more elegant with softly spicy and earth-inflected aromas that derive mostly from the red side of the fruit spec...

"What a nice surprise the 2015 Langoa-Barton is. Racy, silky and forward, the 2015 will drink well with minimal cellaring. Succulent red cherry and...

"Disgorged in February 2021 with 0.75 grams per liter dosage, the NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 744 is based on the 2016 vintage. Exhibiting complex arom...

"Much of the finest Cabernet Franc from Saumur-Champigny is now being made by Thierry Germain at Domaine des Roches Neuves. After growing up at his...

Michel Coutoux is the son-in-law of the renowned Michel Niellon and has long crafted the wines at his Domaine.  In 1997 he launched his own négocia...

Michel Coutoux is the son-in-law of the renowned Michel Niellon and has long crafted the wines at his Domaine.  In 1997 he launched his own négocia...

"The 2016 Lagrange has a boisterous, almost gregarious bouquet featuring layers of blackberry, boysenberry, violets and cassis scents that storm fr...

"Slightly liqueur-like purple fruits and violet on the nose. Sweet and broad on the palate, showing a pliant texture and plenty of energy to its bl...

A seductive, elegant and complex Champagne from the exceptional 2012 vintage. Medium to full bodied with crisp citrus fruit, toasted brioche and hi...

"The 2019 Saint-Aubin Les Castets 1er Cru has an inviting and complex bouquet, a mélange of citrus lemon, lime, white chocolate and even a hint of ...

"There is a whisper of the exotic to the white peach, pear, tangerine peel and floral aromas. Here too there is excellent mid-palate volume to the ...

"A much more subtle if not invisible application of oak easily allows the bright nose of red and dark currant, earth and humus to be appreciated. T...

"A red and black pinot fruit nose is liberally cut with floral and spice aromas that lead to silky, pure and detailed flavors that evidence a soft ...