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2009 Blue Hall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mtn. ‘Camiana’ … for a Fortunate Few The 2009 vintage was superb in Napa Valley and up above on Howell Mountain. While Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested on the valley floor in the first week of October, on the high-elevation perches, the call to pick wouldn’t come until the…
We first tried the 2009 Ducru-Beaucaillou in the summer of 2010, out of barrel. It remains one of the most remarkable young wines we’ve ever tasted. On release, Robert Parker named it “one of the all-time great Ducru-Beaucaillous.” A decade-plus later, the wine is still on a gorgeous trajectory: Jeb Dunnuck awarded it a perfect…
The 2009 Château Latour Pauillac is one of the greatest Bordeaux ever bottled. Grown in perhaps the Médoc’s top vintage of all time, it earned 100 points TWICE from Wine Advocate: First, Robert Parker himself proclaimed it “one of the most monumental Latours ever made.” Nearly a decade later, his colleague Lisa Perrotti-Brown concurred with…
Situated on a hill in the southern end of Pauillac, Latour is the only First Growth (and among a tiny handful left in Bordeaux) that remains L’ Enclos—a walled vineyard. All of Latour’s Grand Vin comes from the deep gravel beds within this cloistered terroir, which gives the wine its immense concentration. Its proximity to…
Poised, Powerful, Rich Texture, and Energy The 2009 Meteor Vineyard “Perseid” is a cult Napa Cabernet par excellence, hitting every mark: limited production, extraordinary pedigree, and fervent word-of-mouth buzz that’s spread from Calistoga to Atlas Peak. “Meteor excels with Cabernets that capture a gorgeous interplay of rich texture and the energy that is typical of…
Perfectly aged California Cab is the stuff of wine dreams, until you consider what it typically costs… except on days like today. This 2010 Broken Earth Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a fantastically concentrated wine with generous notes of cassis, warm black plums, cloves, violets, and dried herbs, can be had for an incredible $20 per bottle,…
In 2010—a 98-point vintage that Robert Parker rated behind only the all-time great 2009—Léoville Las Cases made one of their finest wines ever. It scored a perfect 100 points in Wine Enthusiast, who ranked it as their #21 Cellar Selection of the year, calling it “a great wine, with great potential.” Léoville Las Cases is…
First Growth Château Mouton Rothschild has earned so much praise over the years that it’s rare to find a rave that doesn’t just blend in with the rest. But Decanter’s Ian D’Agata managed to say something about the 2010 that cut through it all: “If you and your friends were to splurge on just one…
Château Saint-Pierre’s impressive 97-point score puts their 2010 right between Left Bank superstar peers like the 96-point 2010 Château Palmer ($400+) and 98-point Château Margaux ($1,000+), yet its mere $119 price makes this St. Julien overachiever one of the most thrilling values from one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of all time. A Robert Parker…
2010 Circadia Cabernet Sauvignon: “Nothing’s Forever and Nothing’s For Sure! The vineyard Rob McDonald had always coveted is perched just above St. Helena at the base of Howell Mountain Road, where Conn Creek flows off the mountain. But each time McDonald tried to land a grape contract, he found himself far back in the pecking…
Giovanni Chiappini: The New “Big Boy of Bolgheri” The great Super Tuscans have earned their global fame, and it’s not easy for a newcomer to join the ranks of world-class Italian wines. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate hailed the 2010 Giovanni Chiappini “Guado de’ Gemoli” Bolgheri Superiore with 95 points, saying it “performed beautifully” in a…
A BIG BOTTLE Cabernet Classic … from the Base of Spring Mountain Road The Wine Spectator cover story put the finishing touches on one of the most magical and age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon vintages in Napa Valley history. First it was Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate that told readers to “do whatever they can to source the…
In 1978, Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild cemented their plan for Opus One, the idea for which had been cooking since the men first met eight years earlier. Now, over four decades after the first vintage, Opus One stands with the great Bordeaux-style wines of the world. One taste is all you need…
Robert Parker’s “Most Important Winemaker in the World” Philippe Melka earned his degree in Geology atl’Université de Bordeaux in 1989. But in Melka’s last semester, on a whim, he registered for a wine course at the Faculté d’Oenologie, long led by enologist Denis Dubourdieu. A half-dozen years later, Melka had completed two graduate degrees, one…
A 94-Point Upstart in Tuscany As was the case all over Europe, the 2010 growing season was magnificent in Tuscany, with Brunello di Montalcino earning the highest-ever vintage rating from The Wine Advocate, and the most respected Italian wine critic in the world, Antonio Galloni at Vinous. But for international collectors, Tuscany’s greatest successes in…
Jackson Family’s Stonestreet Estate: Cabernet Perfection in the Mayacamas Over the last seven years, we’ve cracked open more Napa Valley cellar doors than we ever could have imagined when we began this adventure in 2006. Ramey, Phelps, Chappellet, and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars have all graced WineAccess’s pages. Many more are now waiting in the…
A Winemaker’s Best-Kept Secret, Yours for the Taking Martin saw our eyes drifting, again and again, to the stacks of cases in the corner. We couldn’t help it. Because while we were tasting a new release of Topel Winery’s Battuello Vineyard Cabernet, we were looking at twenty pristine cases of the same wine—but from four…
“The Godfather of The Super Tuscan” In the 1970s, Tuscany was fighting for its viticultural life. Uninspired Sangiovese in squat, straw-wrapped bottles was the best the region had to offer, and it wasn’t much. Mediocrity was the norm and it proved more devastating than Phylloxera. Still, a handful of visionaries knew that there was more…
Premiere Napa Valley and the #1 Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon at the NYC Marathon Each February at Premiere Napa Valley, an auction is held to support the efforts of the non-profit Napa Valley Vintners trade association. Collectors and retailers flock to Yountville and St. Helena in droves to get a sneak peek at a couple hundred…
Parker vs. Galloni: “Something bizarre and beautiful” on Howell Mountain Road We’ve dined with Robert Parker once. With Antonio Galloni a half dozen times. Anyone who has enjoyed the company of both critics can’t help but understand why Parker once suggested that Antonio was the heir to the throne at The Wine Advocate. While there…
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