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Daniel, Le Bernardin, Eleven Madison Park, and Jean-Georges’ Chardonnay The 2013 Sandhi Chardonnay Bentrock prompted International Wine Report to rave: “Simply put, this is a terrific example of Chardonnay and a must have for readers who love California Chardonnay or Burgundy.” Then, the publication poured on 97 points, placing it fifth among the best 100…
The New York Times, Freedom Hill, and Wine Spectator’s #1 On March 12th, 2012, The New York Times put the Napa and Sonoma valleys on notice. A Times story headlined “Oregon Chardonnay Speaks Up” accurately described the challenges Oregon winegrowers initially faced in the 1980s and 1990s. While many considered the Willamette Valley’s Pinot Noirs…
92pt “Garagiste” Chardonnay of Andy Beckstoffer’s Las Amigas Vineyard Napa Valley Vineyards In 1996, Jonathan Maltus, intrigued by Jacques Thienpont’s winemaking at Le Pin, scoured Bordeaux’s Right Bank for vineyard land. In the heart of Saint-Émilion, he discovered a 5-acre jewel adjacent to Premier Grand Cru Classé Château Angélus, and bought it on the spot….
Stephen Tanzer: The Stingiest and Most Respected Burgundy Critic on the Planet In 1999, the early days of WineAccess, we struck up a business relationship with wine critic Stephen Tanzer. Just a year later, we converted Tanzer’s print version of the International Wine Cellar to the web, inviting subscribers to search seamlessly through thousands of…
The Elegance and Poise of a Wine Twice Its Price Cult Pinot Noir producer Sea Smoke, along with the other producers flying high in Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills AVA, stand on the shoulders of legend Richard Sanford, who planted the first vines in the region. We are thrilled to offer the 2014 Alma…
One of the Best Napa Valley Chardonnays of Today From the first sip, this opulent, pale-gold AXR release instantly registered in my mind as one the best Napa Valley Chardonnays being made today. Its creator is Jean Hoefliger, the Swiss-born winemaker who has partnered with world-famous oenologist Michel Rolland on a slate of acclaimed projects,…
Parker: “Well Made and Quite Delicious” This gorgeous 2014 Chardonnay from Bartinney Estate drew this rave from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “I could have quaffed away until the cows come home.” Over the last decade, the Jordaan family has spared no expense turning the breathtaking Bartinney estate into a consistent small-production overachiever. Bartinney’s 2014 Chardonnay…
From Côte de Beaune cellars to the summit of Santa Lucia Most American winemakers aren’t fortunate enough to include a decade of training in Burgundy and the Loire Valley on their CV. But Dean De Korth isn’t most winemakers. In the 1980s, after working as a professional musician in Los Angeles, dreams of making wine…
Caymus’ Charlie Wagner — Son of Napa Legend Mastering Santa Barbara Chardonnay When the news hit the web, everyone from Santa Barbara to Rutherford took notice. After years of research, Chuck Wagner of Caymus purchased a swath of land on the cool hillsides of Santa Maria, just a few miles from the frigid whitecaps of…
White Burgundy at Restaurant Taillevent: The Sommelier’s Wink It was the 3-star wink that got us. Thirty-three years ago, we were young and almost penniless, traveling on a shoestring. But with the dollar’s miraculous rebound in those early Reagan years, we figured we were in the right place at the right time. With the greenback…
The Taillevent Wink — “Meursault at one-third the price” It was the 3-star wink that got us. Thirty-three years ago, we were young and almost penniless, traveling on a shoestring. But with the dollar’s miraculous rebound in those early Reagan years, we figured we were in the right place at the right time. With the…
Truly Inspired Under-$20 White Burgundy We’ve been saying this all year, and we’ll say it again: We’ve never seen a vintage quite like 2014. Stephen Tanzer, whose knowledge of the producers, villages, and vineyards of Burgundy is unparalleled, declared: “For lovers of classic white Burgundies, 2014 is clearly a vintage to buy.” Wine Spectatorcame in…
From Backpack to By-the-Glass at Jean-Georges They’re the toughest NYC placements to come by. It’s one thing to get appointments with the sommeliers at addresses like Jean-Georges, Bâtard, and Rebelle — all members of the exclusive Michelin star club — another to convince the directors of the city’s greatest wine programs to add your wine’s…
65-Year-Old Vine Vire-Clesse — Enologist Jean-Claude Janin He didn’t do it for money. There was almost no hope of recouping the investment in any reasonable period of time. He didn’t even do it for the freedom. He’d enjoyed almost every minute of his 18 years heading up the enology team at the cooperative in Viré….
Blowing the Lid off a Chassagne Montrachet Secret When brothers Vincent and Francois Jouard took over the family business in 1990, things were just heating up. The tradition was there — the family had been making wine in Chassagne Montrachet for over a century. The vineyard was prime — old vines formed the vast majority…
Amid A Blockbuster Vintage, the Mâconnais Shines ABV 12.80% Enjoy right away % Chardonnay
Meursault-Charmes, Meursault’s First Grand Cru? There are no Grand Cru vineyards in Meursault — yet. This 2014 Domaine Hubert Bouzereau-Gruère Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru offers Grand Cru quality from a site that typically yields wines that fetch Grand Cru triple-digit prices. In fact, some insiders expect that Meursault Charmes could become Meursault’s first Grand Cru vineyard,…
200 Years of Perfecting Puligny The sleeper hit of Puligny-Montrachet, the 2014 Domaine J-L & F Chavy dazzles with its honeysuckle-infused aromatics and mouthwatering minerality. Like other famous familles of the appellation (Carillon, Leflaive), the Chavy clan has been making wine here for centuries, going back 200 years. This luscious effort from Domaine Chavy, culled…
An importer’s call and a Matrot white Burgundy Location, location, location. We’re not in the real estate business, but terroir does dictate so much of what we pursue. Our French friends love to expound upon the distinctions of soil and exposition, of altitude and climat, over long lunches and emptied bottles. The secret to making…
Once-in-a-Lifetime Meursault Insider’s Deal Calling all White Burgundy lovers — today is a special day for you. One phone call from an importer getting out of the business brings us to today’s offer of one of the greatest Meursault deals of the year from one of the greatest Burgundy Domaines: Matrot. We locked into the…
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