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Cornerstone Throws WineAccess a Bone … from the Left-Field Bleachers In the summer of 2012, after two years of pounding on Cornerstone’s door, we finally pried open the entrance to one of Napa Valley’s cult Cabernet cellars. It would be on the humid morning of July 12th that Chicagoan Craig Camp finally threw WineAccess a…
One More Chance To Collect “Immensely Inviting” Brunello of the Rockstar 2012 Vintage The Consorzio Del Vino Brunello di Montalcino’s January tasting — open only to the trade — began at 11 a.m. Most shuffled in around 11:30. Not us. We sprang out of bed at 6:30, swam a mile, then hopped an Uber for…
Barmès-Buecher Brut Zero: Homage to Ayala Champagne and Vinexpo 2005 It’s the most complex under-$20 sparkling wine in the world, a Champagne lookalike that Parisian sommeliers claim trumps the real thing. As a teenager, François Barmès was a daredevil, cornering his moped at 20mph on noisy midnight runs. When Barmès took over his and his…
2016: What’s Hot? What’s Not? (92pt Delicacy and Elegance in Alsace) What’s Hot? The 2014 Pinot Noir vintage on the coast, from Willamette Valley to the Sta. Rita Hills may well be the finest of the new millennium. These are wines of tremendous concentration, exquisite fruit purity, and surprising length, given all the opulence. Particularly…
2012 Barmès-Buecher Riesling Grand Cru “Hengst” — “un travail de fou” A sommelier friend in Illhaeusern had told us about the young winegrower. It was 1992. We rang the bell outside the courtyard and pulled in next to the little caveau across from the house. Genevieve Barmès greeted us with a gracious smile and a “Bonjour” more…
From 1720 to 2012: Burgundy’s Historic Domaine Champy Dating back to 1720, Champy is one of the oldest documented wineries still producing wines in Burgundy. The company started as a merchant or negociant,buying grapes from growers and then bottling them under its own label. Today, Champy owns over 61 acres of prime Burgundy vineyards, mostly…
“Elegant and Seamless:” 7-year-old Charvin Rhône fans, this is what we call a blue-chip score from the cellar: Perfectly preserved magnums of the 2012 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a 95-point gem from the buzzed-about producer that made Robert Parker invoke the sacred name of Château Rayas. Now seven years past harvest, the 2012 Charvin is at…
Bordeaux Royalty: “An Estate to Watch!” Collectors salivate at the mention of Mouton Rothschild or Opus One — two of the world’s most storied wineries, both bearing the mark of the legendary Rothschild family. This marks a rare shot at a wine blessed with perfect Rothschild genes — at a fraction of the regular price….
The 2012 Domaine Émile Grelier is FLAWLESS—sweet and supple but with good energy, plum, mocha, and spices—the most compelling Right Bank bargain of the vintage. It’s what Robert Parker was getting at in the Wine Advocate vintage report entitled “The Bottled 2012: Bordeaux 1998, 2001, 2006 – Déjà Vu?” when he extolled the virtues of…
Corkiness and the Resolve Chez Jaume It’s easy to look back on our early days of importing with a happy sense of nostalgia — the truth is we were young and under immense pressure not to squander the $30,000 in our opening bank account. We traveled the back roads of France, knocking on doors, purchasing…
“Huge Strides” in Quality Delivers “Excellent Value” Grand Cru Red Burgundy Dating back to 1928, Domaine Michel Juillot has always produced high quality wines that over-deliver value for their prestigious appellations. The domaine is about 75 acres, with vineyards based mostly in the hamlet of Mercurey. The crown jewels of the Domaine Michel Juillot’s holdings…
Clos-de-Beze, The legendary Grand Cru vineyard of Burgundy Antonio Galloni of Vinous pinned 96 points on this 2012 Domaine Pierre Damoy Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru calling it “rich and voluptuous to the core.” Pierre Damoy is the veritable King of the truly coveted Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru, owning roughly one-third of this of this hallowed acreage. 2012…
Rolling Out the Red Carpet in the Dundee Hills There may be no more enjoyable wine trail in the world than Oregon’s Willamette Valley (aside from the ride to Newberg from the Portland airport). We spent five exhilarating days in Oregon in mid-September. Harvest was in full swing from the Dundee Hills to Ribbon Ridge….
Advocate’s Highest Rated In Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, from Chile’s excellent 2012 vintage, the Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon swept the competition, earning the country’s highest score for any Cabernet or Bordeaux blend while offering far and away the best value. Warm and sultry, 2012 was “a year of tremendous concentration,” wrote the Wine Advocate, in…
2012 Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon Three Palms Vineyard: Knickerbocker Fire Company #5 At the age of seven, Lillie Hitchcock Coit was rescued by a firefighter from a burning hotel. Years later, to repay her debt, she became the fire engine company’s most prominent patron. Known for her philanthropy, legendary parties, and devotion to the Knickerbocker Fire…
“The Best California Merlot Ever” – Napa’s Answer to Chateau Petrus When Dan Duckhorn bought Three Palms Vineyard in 2011, he knew just what he paid for. Duckhorn had been working with fruit fromthe historic Napa property for 33 years. He knew the hard work necessary to get the most out of the rocky, volcanic…
An 1880 Howell Mountain Prediction Coming True In the now-yellowed pages of the St. Helena Star, you can find an 1880 story making the case that Howell Mountain “would be to California what Médoc is to France.” Nothing has changed in the intervening 136 years to convince us otherwise — especially in the acclaimed 2012…
Purity and Youthful Hedonism in the Northern Rhône Perhaps Robert Parker was hedging his bets when he wrote: “There is no winemaker on planet Earth who has produced so many compelling wines, irrespective of vintage conditions, as Marcel Guigal.” Maybe, in some other yet undiscovered galaxy, Parker got wind of another Frenchman crafting more extraordinary…
2012 Edict Cabernet Sauvignon: “A Spring Mountain Cakewalk” If you’ve hit the jackpot in the last couple of years, and you’re considering building a winery in Napa Valley so you can “live the dream,” the story of Charles Bartlett’s powerhouse 2012 Edict Cabernet Sauvignon is a must-read. Bartlett has worked in Napa since the late…
For Brooding Spanish Power, Turn to Toro Showing impressive power and cut and superb grippy tannins, the 2012 Elias Mora Crianza is a triumph of old-vine Toro winemaking—a bold Spanish red of Châteauneuf-like complexity. This bottling earned a place on the coveted Wine Enthusiast “Editor’s Choice” list, and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate noted, “This wine…
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