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Parker’s “One of the Best Winemakers in California.” The Hilt’s “The Vanguard” Chardonnay shares an acclaimed winemaker — Matt Dees — with Jonata, one whom Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate calls “one of the best winemakers in California.” So should anyone really be surprised that this Santa Barbara Chardonnay garnered a whopping 94 points from the…
Rarely Seen Magnum of Top-Monopole Chablis When Sur first tasted this wine, he knew he’d discovered something rare that we had to offer our customers. Last month, while walking the vineyard with winemaker Cecilia Teimaille, he had the incredible experience of sniffing and sipping this 95-pointer while the hallowed ground in which it was grown…
Rarely Seen Magnum of Top-Monopole Chablis When Sur first tasted this wine, he knew he’d discovered something rare that we had to offer our customers. Last month, while walking the vineyard with winemaker Cecilia Teimaille, he had the incredible experience of sniffing and sipping this 95-pointer while the hallowed ground in which it was grown…
Unforgettable Sonoma Chardonnay, Grapes From a Late Legend A Wine Access favorite, Carte Blanche is back with an unprecedented release: a ravishing Sonoma Chardonnay from the famed UV Vineyard, a wine of Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru-like opulence. Longtime fans know this winery’s fine pedigree: operated by the same family that owns First Growth Château Haut-Brion, and…
The Brightest Star from Chile’s Top Winery of the Year — Two Years Running Our annual sojourn to Chile’s lush Casablanca Valley is among our most picturesque trips — and one of our toughest assignments. Regardless of the quality of the reds and whites we discover in the country’s top viticultural region, most Americans are…
A Wagner Family Affair Caymus’ Charlie Wagner has built Mer Soleil Chardonnay into one whose very brand is quality and consistency, and whose every vintage is widely anticipated. The Mer Soleil 2015 Chardonnay Reserve from Santa Lucia Highlands delivers rich fruit, bracing citrus, and well-integrated oak on a ripe and voluptuous mouthfeel. In 1992, Chuck…
Last Call: The First Cherished Bottles LAST CALL! We introduced this brand new release from Clos du Val and because Wine Access clients depleted our initial allocations, the Napa legend offered up more! But this is it—Clos du Val’s 2015 vintage line-up was deemed “a fabulous set of wines” by Vinous’s Antonio Galloni, who continued:…
One of the Best Value Chablis in the Nation The balminess of summer inspired us to undertake a quest to find the best value Chablis in the nation. After all, what better accompaniment to warm weather than a fresh, crisp, granny-smith Chablis. After tasting literally hundreds, we settled on this 2015 Domaine Bersan from father-and-son…
Cellar Master Gilles Corsin and His Full Monty Chardonnay It’s the Chardonnay stop we never miss. Each year since our initial visit 28 years ago, we’ve gone to Davayé. What keeps bringing us back is the Corsin brothers, Jean-Jacques and Gilles. In our book they’re the greatest winegrowing team in the Mâconnais, turning out astoundingly…
65-Year-Old-Vine Viré-Clessé and “The Headspinning 2015s” 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 had enjoyed almost every minute of his 18 years leading the enology team at the cooperative in Viré. No,…
Meursault-Grown White Burgundy Discovery Last May, we were out to dinner in the West Village with a long-time client whose generous appetite and aristocratic tastes have often strained our travel-and-expense budget to the point of breaking. His weakness was for Meursault, and as we scanned the wine list, we girded ourselves for a bank-breaking selection:…
High-Quality, Low-Yield: Another Buy-On-Sight Vintage in Burgundy These days, with the demand for Burgundy far exceeding even the most copious vintage’s supply, bargain-hunting for fine mineral Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune to Mâcon is largely an effort in futility. On our annual pilgrimage through the steep, rocky hillsides above the hamlets of Pouilly, Fuissé,…
The Outstanding 2015 Chablis Vintage — Harkening Back to the Opulent 2005s and 2009s On the rare occasion in Burgundy when the weather cooperates and producers describe their village-level Chardonnays as drinking like Premier Cru or even Grand Cru Burgundy — our ears perk up. Today’s 2015 Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis AOC is a wine that…
“As Much Complexity and Soul as Cultish Vignerons” There’s Chablis, and then there’s exceptional Chablis. This 2015 Domaine Long-Depaquit “Les Vaucopins” Premier Cru falls squarely in the later camp. The sun-dappled “Les Vaucopins” vineyard is “one that embodies much of what makes Chablis so special,” according to Burghound’s Allen Meadows. Why? The site features southern…
Parker’s 25-Year Love Affair Value Gem You loved the Rouge — now here’s the Blanc. Of Burgundy’s Domaine Michel Goubard, Robert Parker has said: “I have had at least 25 years of tasting experience with Domaine Michel Goubard et Fils, one of the first well-made value selections from the Côte Chalonnaise.” This 2015 Domaine Goubard…
Located in the village of Puligny-Montrachet directly to the north of Batard-Montrachet, this small vineyard is comprised of limestone and marl as well as heavier clays. The wines tend to be more rounded and weighty, than their Burgundy counterparts. Some of the most prominent Cote du Beaune producers source from this climat, but few deliver…
The Russian River’s Secret Chardonnay Vineyard Today’s 94-point “Editors’ Choice” 2015 Dutton-Goldfield Chardonnay from the Rued Vineyard is for those who lean toward a rich, ripe California Chardonnay. The best California Chardonnay producers—David Ramey, Lee Hudson, Steve Kistler, and Dan Goldfield—will tell you that the secret to crafting world-class Chardonnay (the kind you just…
Dan Goldfield’s Scintillating Small-Yield Chardonnay In the hands of great Sonoma Chardonnay producers — like Steve Kistler, James Hall, and Dan Goldfield — the 2015 vintage offered up a “brilliant recipe for juicy, high intensity, electrifyingly mineral Chardonnay,” according to our Chief Wine Officer, Matt Deller. None more so than the 2015 Dutton Goldfield Dutton…
“You’re Going to Fall in Love With These Wines” Importer extraordinaire Kimberly Jones and Burgundy blue-blood Jean-Charles Boisset have teamed up to create what is undoubtedly one of the wine world’s most exciting collaborations. This scintillating Sonoma Chardonnay shows off their exceptional joint pedigree, snagging 92 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, which reported that…
Cool-Climate Brilliance from Oz in 4/4 Time We’ve got a buddy who’s nuts about jazz. Whenever the subject of John Coltrane comes up, he starts raving about the landmark 1960 album Giant Steps, telling us about pentatonic scales, third-related chord movements, and something to do with Nicolas Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns. “Break…
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