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Blue-Chip Cabernet-Dominant Napa Red If you’re among the Wine Access faithful who saw “sold out” on our previous offer of the 100-point Carte Blanche Cabernet, consider this redemption day. As blue-chip Napa estates go, Carte Blanche is at the highest level, up on the top floor with Bryant Family, Colgin, and Opus One. We consider…
Châteauneuf-du-Pape producers are shaking in their boots over wines like today’s 2015 Casa Castillo Las Gravas from southern Spain’s Jumilla region, because this rich red blends classic Rhône-style Grenache and Syrah and their irresistible spice in a value package that rivals the France’s top bottlings for ⅓ the price. With 94 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate,…
European Red Value Drinks Like a Baby Châteauneuf On a recent trip to NYC, I stopped by Danny Meyer’s new restaurant at The Whitney Museum and was introduced to this 2015 Casal do Ramil Red, which is easily one of the best value reds from Europe currently being poured in the U.S. It reminded me…
Chad’s Oakville Opulence & Atlas Peak Muscle We recall meeting Chad at the Oxbow Market in Napa to taste the first of what he called his “super cuvée.” In 2015, “every lot shined,” he’d told us, and explained “I decided to put some of my best fruit aside to make a super cuvée. Following his…
By every single measure, Alfred Tritant’s 2015 Millesime Brut belongs with the icons. Start with the vintage: Only a tiny fraction of Champagnes bear a vintage date, with producers reserving the designation for the premier bottlings in their cellars. 2015 was stellar, as well—Wine Spectator rated the year 94–97 points and praised its “rich, intense…
Christophe Chapillon’s Spanish reds rocketed to the top of Wine Access members’ favorites in record time—and all it took was one sip of this expat Frenchman’s 2015 Cuvée Rémy Priorat to remind us why. Bursting with black fruit, boasting the smoky minerality that makes Priorat one of Spain’s most sought-after regions, Cuvée Rémy brings everything…
Brilliant Right Bank Bordeaux Bargain Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classé former enologist Gilles Paquet, has poured all his knowledge and expertise into this 2015 Château Bellevue Bordeaux blend, culled from 40-year-old Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc vines. Chiseled, beautifully structured, and high-toned, we have 40 cases up for grabs at an astounding…
Antonio Galloni’s Vinous scored this 2015 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 97 points, raving that it is “seamless and captivating in the glass,” and “possesses magnificent richness, volume and intensity in every dimension.” This is simply classic Bordeaux, possessing sumptuous cassis concentration and chalky mineral depth while boasting easily two decades of aging potential. If you’ve been following…
Possibly Our Value Bordeaux of the Year We can’t remember the last time we came across an under-$20 Bordeaux with this much pedigree. Where to begin? The 2015 Château Chapelle D’Aliénor Bordeaux Supérieur is produced by the owners of Château La-Gaffelière, the Malet Roqueforts, a noble family that has been producing wine in the region…
In March of 2020, critic Jeb Dunnuck made a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a mythical Bordeaux estate Clos de Sarpe. The objective: To taste over 30 vintages from this legendary estate, dating all the way back to 1952. At the end of the day, the 2015 Clos de Sarpe stood out as one of the greatest…
Bordeaux Blanc from 1er Grand Cru Chateau Canon Owners Winemaker Arthur Fournier’s Bordeaux Château de Birot 2015 Bordeaux Blanc from the gorgeous 37-hectare estate overlooking the Garonne is a “tangy and delicious” blend of Sauvignon Blanc and fleshy Semillon. It nails the value sweet spot, packing 91 points from James Suckling into an under-$20 bottle…
When globetrotting superstar winemaker Stéphane Derenoncourt joined Bordeaux house Château de Malleret in 2014, the marriage of talent and terroir had the potential to create something special. Potential fulfilled. Malleret’s 2015 Haut-Médoc, a richly layered blend of mainly Merlot and Cabernet, earned Editors’ Choice honors from Wine Enthusiast—one of only a few Haut-Médoc wines to…
Médoc Excellence Without The Hefty Price Tag Today’s exceptional under-$20 discovery, the 2015 Château de Villambis Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois, hails from the village of Cissac-Médoc,just west of the more famous village of Pauillac. Brilliant ruby in color, saturated with ripe red fruit framed with cedar, boasting a luscious plum core buttressed by firm tannins, this is…
By the Glass at Daniel or by the Bottle From Wine Access Today’s stunning Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes from one of the most treasured properties in the Southern Rhône appellation, home to hallowed tradition and gnarled old vines. Wine Spectator calls the Syrah-heavy 2015 Château Fortia Cuvée du Baron “solid” and “juicy” and that’s a good start….
Just tasting Haut-Brion gives an insight into why English philosopher John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, and our own American President Thomas Jefferson have all waxed poetic about the château. But touring the property gives you a whole new appreciation. After inheriting the Haut-Brion property in 1649, Arnaud de Pontac would recognize his wine’s greatness and do…
This seamless, supple Château Haut-Dina leaves no doubt that 2015 is among the all-time great bargain-hunting vintages of Bordeaux. Making a terrific argument for case-buys with 91 points from Wine Enthusiast, bursting with dark “fine, ripe fruit,” this hits the Right Bank value jackpot. Crafted by fifth-generation winemaker Christophe Lavau and his wife Marie-Jo Lavau,…
Savor Ridley Scott’s “A Good Year” Robert Parker introduces the property from which this under-$20 triumph hails perfectly: “In the beautiful Luberon region of southern France, not far from the scenic, pretty village of Bonnieux, the well-known Chateau La Canorgue has been farmed both organically and biodynamically for a number of years. Doug Polaner is…
The Classic, Case-Buy Claret that Won Us Over On a recent trip to Bordeaux, we spent one particularly busy day tasting through countless classed growths—not a bad day at the office, but we were exhausted by dinnertime. All we wanted that evening was a casual meal, a cheerful bottle of claret, and a few hours…
When St.-Émilion was first classified in 1955, Château La Tour Figeac was among the inaugural group of estates to be awarded Grand Cru Classé status. Fans of their wines were not surprised: Since the late 19th century, the estate, located in the sweet spot of St.-Émilion, with Château Cheval Blanc to the east and Château…
2015 is the Tom Hanks of Bordeaux vintages: universally beloved, warmly well-rounded, and “super-charming,” in the words of Jancis Robinson. Setting a record at Wine Enthusiast for the number of 100-point reviews a single vintage produced, it’s a buy-on-sight year, and the 2015 Chateau Le Monteil d’Arsac is in the running for one of the…
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