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Parker Highly Recommended Bordeaux Blanc Robert Parker is in love with the offerings from Bordeaux’s Despagne family. In one of his many laudatory tasting notes, Parker singled out the family behind the sensational 2015 Château Mont-Pérat Bordeaux Blanc as consistently producing “absolutely sensational value whites and reds.” He also said that the Despagnes’ wines “can…
Château Musar is one of the planet’s most celebrated and storied wines. It has graced the lists at The French Laundry, as well as Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and countless other world-famous restaurants—and 2015 will no doubt go down as one of its greatest and most coveted bottlings. That’s thanks to an extraordinary—and extraordinarily…
Château Pontet-Canet is the legendary Pauillac Fifth Growth that drinks just like a First Growth. “If any estate understands the impact of tiny details, it is Pontet-Canet,” wrote Bordeaux authority Jane Anson about the estate, whose stunning rise is thanks to the dedication of Alfred Tesseron, the proprietor since 1994. We recently had the privilege…
The Wine Advocate called it, “A show-stopping, heart-pounding beauty” and “totally dazzling.” James Suckling crowned it “the greatest wine ever from here.” But the 2015 Smith Haut Lafitte had plenty going for it even before its 99 point score and superlative press. Showcasing every inch of its Grand Cru Classé pedigree, this wine impresses right…
There are a slew of vineyards in the world that neighbor iconic estates, and many of them turn out exceptional wines. However, it’s an extremely rare site—one packed with undeniable potential—that tempts its famous neighbors to claim it for themselves. That’s exactly what happened with Château Tronquoy-Lalande. It neighbors iconic Second Growth Château Montrose, and…
Exclusive Opportunity for Bordeaux Brilliance For me the 2015 Bordeaux from petit chateaux are the best value red wines in the world right now. A combination of a great vintage, lots of great work in the vineyards and cellars over the past few years and the inspiration of being surrounded by many of the world’s…
Our last red from Cornerstone Cellars was a quick sellout that sparked more than a year’s worth of emails from members. They all wanted to know when we’d get another allocation from Opus One alum Charles Thomas and 100-point winemaker Kari Auringer. Today, we’re thrilled to report that we’ve scored not just another back-vintage red…
Cune’s “Magic Recipe” Revived This is Spanish white wine at its most rare and classic: A bottling that will make those who pine for a unique white wine glad that the Monopole Blanco—and the Wizard who made it what it is—are back. The 94-point 2015 Cune Monopole Clásico Blanco Seco Rioja is, in the words…
Lafite to Ridge to Dashe Thanks to placements on the list at The French Laundry and a recent write-up in the New York Times, the luscious, juicy reds of Mike and Anne Dashe are notoriously difficult to obtain. As Robert M. Parker Jr. wrote, “One of my favorite under-the-radar wineries for a number of years…
The Bordeaux Blend Critics Pour at Home DeLille Cellars’ vibrant, lush “D2” cuvée is an industry insider favorite—a silky-textured red you’ll find on the kitchen tables of critics and sommeliers. The winery Robert Parker has called “the Lafite-Rothschild of Washington State” regularly earns praise for delivering rich Bordeaux elegance like this at a $40 price point. …
The year was 2006. The small southern French town of Maury, once famed for its dessert wines, was in the midst of a land-consolidation project. With sales for sweet wines waning, the local government decided to pay winemakers to uproot their oldest vineyards and plant orchards instead, which were more lucrative. Importer Kimberly Jones—a close…
During a weeklong trip to the South of France, we made a long-overdue trip to Limoux to call on Domaine de Baronarques. During our visit, they treated us to an extensive tasting, and nothing was drinking more beautifully than the 2015. After nine years, this 2015 boasts the perfect blend of integration and youthfulness: The…
The 2015 Domaine de Courteillac powerfully overdelivers in both category and price, blowing past the Bordeaux Supérieur competition with a sophistication and chiseled structure that are of Grand Cru Classé quality. Bearing the masterly touch of 100-point winemaker Stéphane Derenoncourt, it offers a glimpse of the profound heights the Right Bank can achieve, while miraculously…
A “Bold” Year For Deep and Impressive Vacqueyras Expect “tons of pleasure over the coming decade” from the 2015 Domaine Colline Saint Jean Vacqueyras, says The Wine Advocate’s former Rhône expert, Jeb Dunnuck. Vacqueyras has been on the way up for decades, gaining ground as one of the go-to appellations in the Rhône for those…
The Hunt for a Great Châteauneuf Consistently rated amongst the greatest wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, “Le Secret” is coveted by collectors all over the world for its supreme elegance, immense complexity, and of course, its scarcity. As Robert Parker wrote, “There are only 250 cases of the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, but…
It was late summer—the last hurrahs of Napa barbeque season before harvest—and we had just arrived at a friend’s St. Helena backyard. Dusk was approaching, the string lights were on, and he was just laying out platters of Flannery ribeyes, anointing them with peppery Tuscan olive oil. Perfect timing, except… The El Céntimo Rioja was…
The New Super Tuscans: Italy’s “Super White” Sommeliers and savvy lovers of Italian wines know that Super Friulian whites, which combine the indigenous grapes of Italy’s top white wine region with international varieties, deserve a place in the pantheon alongside Super Tuscan blends. The 2015 Eugenio Collavini Broy Bianco Collio is a standard-bearer for this…
Rhône Critic Left Pining For a Full Pour Borrow a trick from serious Rhône collectors and always stock a case or two of an excellent Vinsobres in your cellar. Why? While your fine Châteauneuf-du-Papes are gathering steam, Monday through Thursday you can pour polished, gorgeous reds from this Southern Rhône AOC for easily under $20…
Old-Vine Red Good Enough to Snub a Heralded Wine List We were sitting at Minimo, a new wine bar 20 minutes from Chez Panisse, when we first tasted Faith Armstrong Foster’s 2015 Farmstrong Field Red — a juicy and plush blend of ancient vine Carignane, Zinfandel and Syrah drawn from three grower sites all meticulously…
A bottle bearing the DNA of First Growth Lafite Rothschild and superstar consultant Michel Rolland at under $20—it seems impossible, until you raise your glass of the 2015 Flechas de los Andes Punta de Flechas Corte Mendoza Argentina, a seductive and satiny dark-fruited red that shows its priceless pedigree down to the last drop. We…
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