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Smith Haut Lafitte is one of Bordeaux’s modern icons. With powerfully intense fruit, a perfectly honed structure, and mesmerizing complexity, this 2010 challenges Haut-Brion for the top spot in Pessac-Léognan. We’re able to offer this library wine with perfect provenance thanks to our connections in Bordeaux, and it’s hard to think of anything else we…
One of 2010’s Last Great Saint-Émilion Bargains The 2010 vintage on Bordeaux’s Right Bank would be the most astonishing of Robert Parker’s 30-year career, outpointing even the legendary 1982. In Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, flowering was irregular, the vines riding the seesaw, trimming yields by as much as 40%. While that would prove to be bad…
Greatness is Never “Too Much Bother” The 2010 vintage on the Right Bank has made its way into the history books, with Wine Spectator speaking for most of us in hailing the “superb” vintage in Pomerol with 98 points. Bottles from this extremely coveted vintage have mostly disappeared into cellars of well-heeled Bordeaux collectors around…
2010 Circadia Cabernet Sauvignon: “Nothing’s Forever and Nothing’s For Sure! The vineyard Rob McDonald had always coveted is perched just above St. Helena at the base of Howell Mountain Road, where Conn Creek flows off the mountain. But each time McDonald tried to land a grape contract, he found himself far back in the pecking…
Parker’s 98pt Clos Fourtet — Right Bank Bargain of 2010 In his vintage report entitled “Un Train (2009) Peut Cacher Un Autre (2010) (One Train Can Hide Another),” in describing the back-to-back 2009 and 2010 vintages, Robert Parker wrote: “While Bob Dylan may have been talking about his own country when he wrote the song…
How to Best a 97pt Gran Reserva Rioja? Get it in MAGNUMS. Our Master Sommelier Sur Lucero is a notoriously discerning wine professional. So when he returned from Spain—where he visited dozens of estates and tasted hundreds of wines—and the very first thing he mentioned was that he had secured the 2010 CVNE (Cune) Imperial…
From Wine Spectator Top 100 to “the greatest Rioja vintage in 50 years” Under the direction of enologist Pedro Vivanco, Dinastia Vivanco has become one of Rioja’s most important estates, a sprawling 440-hectare property set on the undulating hills around Briones. In a critical shot heard all over Spain, Vivanco wowed Wine Spectator in 2011,…
One Foot in Bordeaux Nothing grabs collectors by the collar like the names Mouton Rothschild and Opus One, both from the legendary Rothschild family. And at a recent tasting that included their priceless First Growth Mouton Rothschild, the family’s 2010 Domaine de Baronarques Rouge stood shoulder-to-shoulder with wines that command triple- and quadruple-digit prices. Bearing…
Southern Rhône 2010: “One of the greatest vintages in 30 years” — Robert Parker, Jr. Robert Parker called the 2010 vintage in the southern Rhône “one of the greatest in thirty years.” Weather conditions were ideal, highlighted by chilly nights and marvelously warm days. Absent any of the torrid heat spikes of 2009, the growing…
There’s nothing in the world like well-aged Rioja: It’s the type of wine whose earthy nuances and unbridled power change the course of conversations. These thought-provoking, top-scoring treasures from legendary vintages can be had for an incredible value… if you know where to look. Today we’re elated to offer you the opportunity to fall in…
At $30, Evidence Par Caroline is a shocking value—but don’t be fooled, there’s no shock value here. This innovative red blend is a taste of history, from the days when Bordeaux cemented its reputation by furtively blending ripe, cherry-scented grapes from the Rhône into their herbaceous reds. Inspired by Bordeaux’s secretive past and her family’s…
The Last of the 2010 Brunellos … Wine Spectator 94 points … Direct from Montalcino In February, the proprietors of nearly every significant estate in Montalcino traveled to New York for the much-awaited unveiling of the 2010 vintage. We awoke early that frigid morning, hopped the train for Penn Station, grabbed a pair of piping-hot…
Elisa Fanti’s 2010 Brunello “Vallocchio” — Going for the Gusto in Montalcino In February, the proprietors of nearly every significant estate in Montalcino traveled to New York for the much-awaited unveiling of the 2010 vintage. We awoke early that frigid morning, hopped the train for Penn Station, grabbed a pair of piping-hot double cappuccinos and…
In Vesuvius’s Shadow, Italy’s Historic Grape Flourishes One of the world’s great unsung grapes is Aglianico, and nobody makes better use of its rich history and perpetual promise than Feudi di San Gregorio. In the 2010 vintage, which Italian wine expert Antonio Galloni called “outstanding” in Campania, Feudi di San Gregorio once again excelled. Robert…
Cellar-Release From Iconic Barolo Producer I never thought I would have the opportunity to offer a wine from Borgogno — a benchmark producer whose iconic and legendary estate is smack in the village of Barolo. But thanks to a personal visit a few years back, today, I am able to present this 2010 Giacomo Borgogno…
A Historic Barolo from a Vineyard “Kissed by God” The 2010 vintage in Barolo will go down as the most extraordinary in decades. Parker rated the vintage 98 points; Wine Spectator countered with 96-99. Antonio Galloni called it “the greatest young Barolo vintage I have tasted in 18 years of visiting the region and a…
Giovanni Chiappini: The New “Big Boy of Bolgheri” The great Super Tuscans have earned their global fame, and it’s not easy for a newcomer to join the ranks of world-class Italian wines. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate hailed the 2010 Giovanni Chiappini “Guado de’ Gemoli” Bolgheri Superiore with 95 points, saying it “performed beautifully” in a…
2010 Giovanni Manzone Barolo “Gramolere” The 2010 vintage ranks among the greatest ever in Northern Europe. Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley shined like rarely before. But if we were to pick one wine route where that fabulously drawn-out growing season most excelled, it would have to be Piedmont. Particularly on the limestone-strewn hillsides of…
A Spanish Red to Rival Bandol “Monastrell” may not have the instant recognition of grape varieties like “Cabernet” or “Syrah,” and neither does its French synonym “Mourvedre,” but don’t let that deter you—this inky grape tastes like a hybrid of the two, combining concentrated power, broad fruit flavors, and a full body in an under-the-radar,…
A BIG BOTTLE Cabernet Classic … from the Base of Spring Mountain Road The Wine Spectator cover story put the finishing touches on one of the most magical and age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon vintages in Napa Valley history. First it was Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate that told readers to “do whatever they can to source the…
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