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2009: Perfection in St.-Émilion … Spectator’s 92-95pt Bargain of the Vintage In the spring of 2010, on the eve of the release of the colossal 2009 Bordeaux, American importers turned tail and ran, scared off by the FX markets and wild-eyed Chinese speculators. Stateside collectors turned a cold shoulder towards the Right Bank of the…
100-Point Legend and His Near-Mythical Vintage Robert Parker famously called 2009 “the finest vintage I have tasted in 32 years of covering Bordeaux,” comparing the crop to 1899, 1929, 1949, and 1959 — the most extraordinary vintages of the last 120 years. A bold statement, but one that may be equalled by his admiration of…
Rioja offers outstanding quality matured red wines at a fraction of the price of other famed regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy, or Napa. Why? The wines are approachable upon release as specific aging requirements are mandated for all producers within the region, adding complexity from savory notes of tobacco, leather, and umami, along with red…
Whenever we see one of Daniel-Etienne Defaix’s Chablis on a wine list, we order it without fail. His business model is completely nuts, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s the last of a dying breed. Defaix refers to himself as “Le Dernier des Mohicans” or the “Last of the Mohicans,” a reference…
The bubbly of Marilyn Monroe and James Bond and poured at Princess Diana’s wedding, Dom Pérignon is luxury personified. Named “quite possibly the most iconic wine in Champagne, and perhaps the world” by Antonio Galloni — above and beyond Dom being one of the world’s most iconic wines — it is genuinely an exceptional wine….
Burgundy Lover’s Dream Bottle and Dreamy Price Burgundy Lover’s Dream Bottle At a Dreamy Price This fall, we walked the vines in Burgundy with Louis-Fabrice Latour, and we returned with a gem: the 2009 Domaine Louis Latour Aloxe-Corton “Les Chaillots” 1er Cru, grown just feet away from the Grands Crus of the hallowed hill of…
Single Village Grand Cru from One of Champagne’s Best There are high-scoring wines, and then there are high-scoring wines like this—bottles that reshape what you thought you knew about an entire category. This 95-point blockbuster—which Wine Advocate called “a great and really delicious 2009 vintage Champagne that drinks beautifully today and will continue to do…
2009 Giovanni Manzone Barolo “Gramolere” … and an Importer’s Year-End Review As importers prepare for end-of-year meetings with accountants and bankers, they scour warehouses looking for ways to “lighten up.” Every so often they choose to sell off a couple dozen cases of something exceptional — but almost never something like 25 cases of a…
The 2007 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva 904 that we have available today come from 60-year-old vines from La Rioja Alta’s top vineyard sites of Briñas, Labastida, and Villalba, and each spent four years in barrel before bottling. Both of these magnums are well worth a couple of slots (or more!) in your cellar, and would…
Glories and Vagaggini: Brunello di Montalcino’s “French Influence” Beginning in the late 1990s, a handful of growers on the board of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium took a comprehensive course at the University of Bordeaux. The course was taught by the late, legendary Châteaux Margaux and Haut-Brion consultant Yves Glories, and focused on the use…
Helen Turley and 94-Point Martinelli Zio Tony Ranch In critical circles, Helen Turley is nothing short of a force of nature, having earned 90 reviews of 96 points or more from Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate — and seven perfect 100-point scores. Turley’s résumé? As Wine Spectator reported in 2010, “Turley was instrumental in creating the mystique that became the…
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…
From Two Masters of Wine to Your Cellar Rasa’s Billo Naravane is one of only five winemakers in the entire United States to earn Master of Wine credentials. His deeply rich, dark-fruited 2009 comes to Wine Access clients by way of another MW, our very own Matt Deller, who hand-selected the QED Proprietary Red Blend…
2009 Single-Vineyard Barolo and World-Class Pinot Noir … Cut from the Same Cloth In the last week of December, we sat down in the Great Room with two data analysts and ran detailed queries against the order database. 2015 marked a huge upswing in Barolo price AND sales — nearly double the total number of…
The 2009 This is Not an Exit Grenache delivers “overflowing richness,” and is a “full-bodied, voluptuous and decadent Grenache,” according to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. *Due to the exclusive nature of this limited release, all offers are final sale. Some labels may have minor superficial damage such as scuffs or minor staining. Bottles will be…
“This is a striking wine endowed with tons of pure textural dimension,” according to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Now reaching its peak of complexity thanks to pristine storage conditions over the last decade, it shows greater dimension than ever. *Due to the exclusive nature of this limited release, all offers are final sale. Some labels…
This impeccable bottling is far more thrilling than the name would suggest, garnering glowing reviews from The Wine Advocate for its “poise and underlying energy.” *Due to the exclusive nature of this limited release, all offers are final sale. Some labels may have minor superficial damage such as scuffs or minor staining. Bottles will be…
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate summed up this extended-cellar release from the unmatched Sine Qua Non perfectly: “About as good as it gets across the board, these singular, incredible wines are the result of an obsessive attention to detail at all stages of the wine making process.” *Due to the exclusive nature of this limited release,…
PlumpJack’s Land Grab in Stags Leap Since the late 1980s, three Napa Valley wineries consistently turned out Merlots and Cabernet Francs that outpointed many of the valley’s top-flight Cabernet Sauvignons. Michael Havens, whose “Merlot Reserve” and “Bourriquot” were drawn off several handpicked sites in cool-climate Carneros, crafted beautifully structured, Right Bank-inspired renderings that have aged…
The Stags Leap Waiting List In early 2012, the PlumpJack Group, founded by California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and billionaire philanthropist Gordon Getty, acquired Dick Steltzner’s 40-acre jewel in the heart of the Stags Leap AVA. “It’s just a quintessential Stags Leap vineyard,” PlumpJack GM John Conover said. While the selling price was never made…
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