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A Super Tuscan’s 95-Point TRIFECTA We’ve been around the block enough to know that consensus among the world’s leading wine critics is rare. So we certainly noticed that the Tenuta di Biserno “Biserno” Bibbona Super Tuscan from the Antinori family was racking up 95 points from a number of venerable critics. Maybe we shouldn’t be…
A Super Sicilian Bargain It was a holiday dinner, so all the usual suspects were at the table: vintage bubbly, Premier Cru Burgundy, and towering Napa Cabernets to accompany our short ribs and polenta. Everything was exactly as delicious as expected—until one of our Italian winemaker friends snuck an unfamiliar bottle into the mix. But…
Last Shot at the Top of Spring Mountain The winery told us in friendly but firm terms: This is it for the massively concentrated and pliant 96-point Terra Valentine “Marriage,” one of the top-rated estate-bottled Cabernets of the glorious 2009 vintage on Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain. The ‘09 “Marriage” was one of theTop 100 wines…
Rare Lake County Gem Reveals Shadows of First Growth Quality Today’s 2010 Alienor Cote de Castelero is one of the most profound library releases we’ve ever laid our hands on. The last 100 cases in the world have sat, quietly resting, for almost a decade, and these mint-condition bottles of Syrah are showing the intense…
2010 Brunello Riservas: Dancing a Jig on Broadway On a blustery February day, we were first in line at Gotham Hall for the unveiling of the Brunelli di Montalcino from 2010, the highest-rated vintage in history. Unlike others who seemed to have come only for the shop talk, we were fully prepared, having visited dozens…
Réserve Spéciale: A 2010 Lafite to Drink Today While the Others Sleep The 2010 vintage in Bordeaux remains the most extraordinary of our lifetimes — in our view, outpointing even 1949, 1959, 1961, 2005, and 2009. Dozens of Left Bank châteaux crafted what Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate rated among their greatest achievements of the last…
Perfectly Aged Gran Reserva Malbec From gnarled 90-year-old vines in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo comes the mouthwatering 2010 Bodega Viamonte Montevia Malbec Gran Reserva — aged perfectly to drink right now. Deep, dark, and richly concentrated, this release pulled down 90 points from Wine Spectator, who described it as follows: “Suave, with flavors of cedar,…
Greatest Vintage in 50 Years: The High Ground of Rioja Baja We first discovered the astounding Riojas of Bodegas Valsacro nearly 10 years ago at a Penin tasting of the top wines of Spain at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park. The Spanish wine market was exploding in NYC. The hall was packed…
Perfectly aged California Cab is the stuff of wine dreams, until you consider what it typically costs… except on days like today. This 2010 Broken Earth Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a fantastically concentrated wine with generous notes of cassis, warm black plums, cloves, violets, and dried herbs, can be had for an incredible $20 per bottle,…
We were prepared to spend the big bucks at Terroni DTLA for a Barolo that would match the red-sauce meal of our dreams. But thanks to a last-minute intercession from sommelier Kayla Goldberg, who thrust this exquisitely precise 92-point Nebbiolo into our hands, we were swooning over forest floor aromas and silky tannins for a…
The Wine that Shocked Our Team in Tuscany It’s not every day we find a perfectly cellared, decade-old Brunello di Montalcino from an outstanding vintage. Today is that day, and the 2010 Cappanne Ricci Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is that wine, a phenomenal library selection that rivals the best of Napa, Piedmont, and Burgundy. During our…
2010 Brunello “La Casa”: Stealing the Show at Gotham Hall On a cold February morning in N.Y.C., we grabbed a subway for Penn Station, then walked a few blocks to Gotham Hall at 36th and Broadway. We picked up a couple double cappuccinos to go, then took a seat on the steps outside. It was…
“AIA’s” Newest Super Tuscan Star Marco and Maurizio Bacci’s “Corbaia” is drawn off a magnificent property set in the southernmost edge of Chianti Classico. Bracketed by evergreens, the brothers’ Castello di Bossi is a sprawling estate of several hundred acres. Just 18 of those acres are farmed to tiny yields destined for the 20,000-bottle production…
A Modernist Classic at Gotham Hall We’ve written a number of stories about that cold January morning at 1356 Broadway. We waited two hours for the doors to open on Gotham Hall and the unveiling of the finest vintage in the history of Brunello di Montalcino. Many of the buyers and sellers in attendance did…
Broadbent: “It tastes like an old Bollinger” “It tastes like an old Bollinger,” said eminent critic Michael Broadbent MW as he savored the lingering taste of Don Baumhefner’s 1992 Chateau Beaux Hauts En Tirage — one of the most unique California wines in existence. That this golden-hued elixir caused Broadbent to invoke such a legendary…
Typically Reserved for the Paris Elite Château Bellegrave is one of the best-kept secrets in Pomerol. We first noticed it on the list at 3-Michelin-starred Arpège, then at Guy Savoy, and then at Pierre Gagnaire. But when we tried to secure even a modest allocation, our calls went unanswered. Finally, after banging on the door…
“When You Come to a Fork in the Road, TAKE IT!” — Yogi Berra Is this just the beginning, or will the bubble soon burst? As prices continue to soar for Grand Cru Burgundy, First Growth Bordeaux, and 94- to 100-point Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, will buyers come to their senses, or will 2016 signal…
We first visited Saint-Émilion years ago, checking into l’Hôtel Palais Cardinal, which is magnificently perched atop this medieval village. Sun poured into our neatly appointed rooms each summer morning. Owned and operated by the Beyney family since 1926, the hotel serves an unforgettable petit déjeuner—freshly baked croissants, brioche, and chaussons aux pommes, washed down with cups…
Whether for long-term cellaring or short-term pleasure, the 95-point 2010 Château d’Issan Margaux is a must-have for lovers of Margaux. Robert Parker called it “gorgeously pure, well-balanced, and soft enough to be approached in 4-5 years or cellared for 25-30.” James Suckling added 96 points, calling it “the most powerful Issan ever with incredible depth…
The Super Second of a “Super Second” Our love for Château Ducru-Beaucaillou dates back to 1983. Soon after the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, we were invited to a private tasting of 1961 Bordeaux. The day’s lineup would include 28 wines from what most at the time believed to be the greatest…
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