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Lucien Lurton became a Bordeaux tycoon by snapping up chateaux in the 1960s and 70s at the absolute bottom of the market. By the time he decided to break up his fiefdom, in 1992, it was one of the region’s richest. The patriarch convened his many children in order to distribute his 11 estates, asking…
100 points from Robert Parker. 100 points from Jeb Dunnuck. 100 points from Antonio Galloni of Vinous. 100 points from James Suckling. 100 points from Jane Anson. 100 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown’s Wine Independent. 100 points from Wine Spectator. “An absolutely perfect wine in every way,” wrote Dunnuck. “The 2005 Haut Brion is out of…
Perfectly cellared Bordeaux, Sized to Share. As soon as we popped the cork on our sample magnum of the 2005 Chateau Leoville Las Cases “Clos du Marquis,” and began pouring it out among the team, the room filled with the unmistakable aromas of perfectly aged Bordeaux. Black currants, cherries, earth, and more perfumed the air,…
Pavie’s Ascent to the Pantheon Savvy buyers know to snap up the “Super Seconds” of Bordeaux’s Left Bank: perennial overperformers like Cos d’Estournel and Pichon-Lalande which, although they are Second Growths in name, are often regarded as highly as the First Growths. On the Right Bank, that used to be Château Pavie: For decades it…
Billecart-Salmon has long been one of the Wine Access team’s favorite Champagne houses. They rarely release Cuvée Nicolas François, and only a small portion of this tête de cuvée gets the larger-than-life, supremely ageable magnum treatment. 2006 yielded wines of finely balanced extremes, with a distinct richness from the hot midsummer days and an intense…
You don’t need to know much about Lebanese wine, but you need to know Musar. Known as the “Lafite of Lebanon,” Musar is the standard-bearer of Middle Eastern wine, and the only one poured at The French Laundry, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and countless other fine-dining restaurants. Since Wine Access members claimed every case…
Perfectly-aged, 14-year-old, mint condition reds from one of Napa Valley’s most historic estates and one of The San Francisco Chronicle’s top “Wineries to Visit in 2019” typically come with a triple digit price tag. Especially a wine that hasn’t moved from the cellar where it was bottled and—not least—one that’s drinking as beautifully as this…
Named for one of Billecart-Salmon’s founders, Elisabeth Salmon, this exquisite Champagne spends at least a decade resting on its lees before bottling, lending it a beautiful harmony of flavors ranging from nectarine and cardamom to aromas of red berries and citrus peel. As Parker’s Wine Advocate put it: “This rosé Champagne is close to perfection!”…
There will always be deals that can only get done in person, face to face, over great wine—and that’s exactly how we scored today’s nearly unfathomable deal on the 2007 Bodegas Manzanos Rioja Gran Reserva. We visited Manzanos in April of 2024, spending about 12 hours cruising through the dusty vineyards in their old Humvees,…
The 94-point 2007 Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année is a proud example of why maison Bollinger deserves its sterling reputation. Wine Spectator lauds this “Highly Recommended” bubbly as “firm and focused,” and James Suckling’s praise hints at what sets Bollinger apart: “Deep flavors are delivered in a generous and sweeping texture, with a toasty rise…
100-Point Grand Cru Champagne “Will Age For Years” Today, we are thrilled to present an exceptional, exceedingly rare, and simply outstanding 100-point Champagne — the 2006 Salon Blanc de Blancs. “Salon is renowned, even celebrated, for its refusal to make wine in anything other than the absolute best vintages,” says Decanter. And the facts back…
A blend of Roussanne and Viognier primarily from Krankl’s Eleven Confessions Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills, this “is a beacon for what can be achieved by blending two white Rhone varietals,” according to Robert Parker’s glowing 96-point review. *Due to the exclusive nature of this limited release, all offers are final sale. Some labels…
144 bottles. That’s all that remains of the exquisite 2008 Arietta Variation One. And after today, all of those bottles will be headed from the cool, dark recesses of Arietta vintners Fritz and Caren Hatton’s wine library to the cellars of Wine Access members. This is one of the wines we pour for our most…
In Champagne, vintages like 2008 only come around once every 50 years or so: Wine Advocate rated the vintage 99 points, its highest of all time (since 1970). Champagne guru Richard Juhlin wrote that it is “An absolutely wonderful vintage that has it all!…My initial reaction was that this was the vintage where you should…
Expressive, heady, open nose. Notes of very ripe, very red fruit. Excellent body, after a fine complex attack. Very rounded, long finish, with a touch of spice. The growing season was closely monitored, coming after a severe winter and some spring frost. Flowering was not very productive, constant humidity favoured disease and the summer was…
The 2008 Clos du Marquis is a find that gets our adrenaline pumping, because it’s a perfect storm of Bordeaux value: A library bottle from prime St.-Julien terroir and an “outstanding” vintage that rivals Second Growth quality—this is the rare ticket to Bordeaux’s upper echelon without a three-digit price. Pour a glass of this concentrated…
The Bordeaux the French Didn’t Want to Share The 2008 Château Magence Rouge from Graves is as under-the-radar as they come. This 11-year old, perfectly-cellared, mint-condition Bordeaux was never submitted for review to any critic, and the only reason we know about it is because of a savvy importer friend of ours. At $20 a bottle,…
If we had to pick one desert-island wine in Bordeaux’s Northern Médoc, it’s Château Potensac. A favorite of world-class wine programs like The Little Nell in Aspen and Aldo Sohm Wine Bar in NY, Potensac is a true insider’s bargain. Robert Parker once wrote that the château produces “wines that are clearly of classified-growth quality,”…
Vintage Sonoma Cabernet from 1,700 Feet If you want to get a sense of the pedigree that Hidden Ridge carries in Northern California, turn to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, where the critic has raved: “These are clearly world-class Cabernets and should be considered by any serious collector for their cellars.” 100-point winemaker Tim Milos crafts…
Since Joséphine’s first release in 1982, only nine vintages have proved worthy of Joseph Perrier’s flagship cuvée. Today’s 2008 is not just the best Joséphine ever, but one of the best prestige cuvéesof the spectacular 2008 vintage: It topped premier vintage-dated cuvées from Dom Pérignon ($278), Bollinger ($173), Perrier-Jouët ($192), Taittinger ($219), and dozens more. …
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