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“Like a great Côte de Beaune Premier Cru at half the price” After the 2014 harvest was in the books and the wines were in barrel, we paid a visit to the historic town of Givry just west of Chalon-sur-Saône, and the charming estate of the Joblot family. The beautiful young winemaker Juliette Joblot greeted…
1er Cru Red Burgundy From Highly Prized Vineyard If you’re going to buy Burgundy, buy smart. And the secret to buying smart is vineyards that over-perform their reputation. So, when you’re wading through Grand Cru vineyards that churn out $200+ bottle Burgundies, and you suddenly come to a dirt road before stepping another 10 feet…
The 2014 Domaine Mouton Givry Clos Charlé 1er Cru is for Burgundy-lovers looking for high-quality Pinot well below the soaring prices of the Côte d’Or. Eric Asimov of The New York Times sung the praises of the stunning Pinot Noir values found in Givry in his article “A Peek at the Promised Land.” This complex…
Domaine Ponsot’s Clos de Vougeot is one of the elite bottlings from the legendary site. It’s as hard-to-get as it is epic in quality, so the chance to acquire some should be high on every Burgundy lover’s bucket list. Clos de Vougeot has been a winemaking hotspot since 1110, and it’s rumored that bottles from…
A Perfect Cellar-Builder: Gevrey-Chambertin When Romain Taupenot was 12 years old, he helped his grandfather sell their family wines as a part of a caravan camped out on Burgundy’s iconic Route Nationale 74—but that is not the story here. Neither is the fact that Romain went to business school, then abandoned that world after a…
Our Sonoma Pinot Noir Coup It’s not often that we get a chance to offer a sumptuous Russian River Valley Pinot Noir for under $30. But thanks to a well-known Bay Area restaurant that couldn’t pay up in time, their allocation is now ours. Packed with wild-berry richness, this bottling speaks eloquently of Dutton Ranch’s…
“A Strong Back and a Little Money” In the 1960s, when Ted Gerber was supposed to be studying political science at Cal State Hayward, he was more likely to be found working on fermentation science — read: home winemaking. After graduating, Ted’s passion only grew deeper and he began to purchase grapes from a grower…
Wine Advocate’s top 2014 American Pinot Noir under $60 We first knocked on cellar doors in the Côte de Nuits in 1978, and we were greeted with open arms. Those were tough economic times, and even the likes of Roumier and D’Angerville were graciously receiving visitors. But as years passed and the world economy improved,…
Concentrated Pinot Noir from the extremes of a terroir The “Foxen boys” — Dick Doré and Bill Wathen — are hardly “boys,” working their wonders in Santa Barbara vineyards for some 60 years between them. Their experience shines through in this 2014 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, which Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate calls “a smoking…
Head High Pinot Noir: Bill Price’s Newest Venture on Sonoma Coast Bill Price is one of the founding members of the Texas Pacific Group. But in the wine world, it’s Price’s passion for America’s most celebrated Pinot Noirs — the vineyards from which they’re drawn and the craftsmen who make them — that most distinguishes…
Wine Access Store Exclusive! Bill Price’s Pinot Noir empire touches the Kistler, LUTUM, Three Sticks, and Gary Farrell wineries, controls the famed Durrell and Gap’s Crown vineyards, and until 2015 ran illustrious Pinot Noir producer Kosta Browne. When Bill and his partner Sam Spencer’s attention moved up the coast from Sonoma to the Willamette Valley,…
45-Year-Old Hyland Estates Pinot Noir: A “Vintage of a Lifetime” In 1971, just five years after the first Pinot Noir vines were planted in Willamette Valley, four families — the Kreimeyers, Markleys, Welches, and Trenhailes — purchased and broke ground on a breathtaking vineyard perched at 600-800 feet in the foothills of Oregon’s Coastal Range….
The Future of Oregon Pinot Noir Infused with flamboyant aromas of sweet black cherry and black raspberry, framed by cedar and sweet spice, juicy yet still light on its feet, this is the most enticing under-$15 Oregon Pinot we’ve had in recent memory. Iris Vineyards is one of the most exciting pioneers in Oregon viticulture…
One of our finest Willamette Pinot discoveries ever is this 2014 Joleté “Le Verre Cuvee.” At the 31st annual International Pinot Noir Celebration, we dined at the immensely popular Bistro Maison in the heart of Willamette Valley wine country. Chef Jean-Jacques Chatelard prepares classic French cuisine, while his wife Deborah—formerly of Tavern on the Green—maintains…
Kosta Browne’s Land Grab Seals Knez’s Fate The 2014 Knez Pinot Noir Demuth Vineyard is the last of its kind — and we’re not kidding. The winery sold Demuth’s celebrated Anderson Valley vines to Kosta Browne in 2016, and hasn’t made the label since. The 2014 vintage is also the last vintage produced by Anthony…
The Sweet Sound of Freedom: Ringing Endorsements for Lange’s “Liberty Bell” If your Pinot Noir palate is more New World than old, if you prefer full-throttle black-and-red-fruit concentration to the more angular minerality of the Côte de Beaune, Oregon’s Jesse Lange is in a class by himself. Oregon’s 2014 growing season gave birth to what…
Pinot Noir from Wine & Spirits “Winery of the Year” The fact that the 2014 Lange Pinot Noir Three Hills Cuvée Willamette Valley was crowned “Best U.S. Pinot Noir” by Wine & Spirits magazine might come as news to the Wine Access friends who have made Lange one of our most popular Pinot Noir brands….
2014 Lemelson Six Vineyards Pinot Noir: “Vintage of a Lifetime” We touched down at PDX at 9 p.m. on September 14, 2014. Our timing couldn’t have been more perfect. We awoke early at The Allison Hotel & Spa and fueled up on roasted sausages, spuds, three eggs over easy, and a thermos of piping-hot black…
The secret to Louis Latour’s unmatched value proposition is simple: 250 years of experience in Burgundy have given the family unmatched access to prime vineyard land, and unparalleled expertise in the cellars. After acquiring their first vineyards in the Côte d’Or in 1731, they have acquired choice parcels one by one, and longstanding family ownership…
The best bottles of Pommard Pinot Noir are downright magical, and with a decade of age, can be life-changing. And whether they’re young or have time in the bottle, they can be unbelievably expensive: Domaine Leroy’s Pommard goes for $320, his Premier Cru Les Vignots commands $1,040. Coche-Dury’s Les Vaumuriens is $215. Fortunately, Louis Fabrice…
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