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Many factors contribute to Dalla Valle’s status: their legendary hillside blocks just east of the Silverado Trail, their meticulous attention to detail both in the vineyard and in the winery, and the revered winemaking skills of Andy Erickson. Robert Parker himself said, “Naoko Dalla Valle has hit pay-dirt again with her 2013s, which rival the…
Wine pros speak about Barolo’s Cannubi vineyard in the same reverential tones as Napa’s To Kalon or Burgundy’s Le Chambertin. Antonio Galloni once called it “among the most precious vineyards anywhere in the world.” The Damilano family farms more than half of this magical cru, which means they know exactly where the sweetest spots are—and…
A Night to Remember: Zinfandel at French Laundry It was one of the most original food and wine pairings of our 30 years on the wine trail. We’re not talking about George V sommelier Eric Beaumard and that striking match of a dry 1925 Bual Madeira with traditional beef consommé. Nor are we speaking of…
The “Outstanding” 2013 Vintage and Parker’s “Lafite-Rothschild of Washington State” In Napa Valley, many growers and winemakers will tell you that allowing fruit to shrivel just a little bit before harvest appeals to those who appreciate bigger extraction and New World opulence. The Bordelaise, however, will tell you the opposite — shrivel equates to over-ripening….
Oakville Arithmetic: David DeSante’s Fortuna Vineyard Masterpiece Turnbull’s Fortuna Vineyard ranks among the most prized Cabernet Sauvignon plantings in Napa Valley. Set in the heart of Oakville, where the Oakville Cross Road intersects Silverado Trail, the 59-acre parcel is comprised of ancient red volcanic soils from the adjoining Vaca Range, making for extraordinarily dark, spicy,…
The Conterno Name, An Epic Barolo Year After tasting the 2013 Diego Conterno Barolo, we snatched up the entire East Coast allocation – we aren’t waiting until most reviews are published and prices soar. Diego Conterno’s vines are in Monforte d’Alba, just up the slope from Giacomo Conterno, and we’ve never tasted a better vintage…
A New Superstar at Dierberg Vineyard Cool-climate site wines have been Tyler Thomas’ calling card since he started as assistant winemaker at Hyde de Villaine in 2004. Thomas quickly made a name for himself on the North Coast and took charge at Donelan in Sonoma County in the summer of 2008. There, he crafted 23…
Dom Pérignon is luxury personified. The bubbly of Marilyn Monroe and James Bond, poured at Princess Diana’s wedding, it’s “quite possibly the most iconic wine in Champagne, and perhaps the world” according to Antonio Galloni. But Dom’s glamorous status belies that it achieved its position by being one of the greatest, most ageworthy wines in…
Roederer Enlists All-Stars for Latest New World Wonder Domaine Anderson ranks as one of Northern California’s most exciting debuts in the last five years. Behind the effort is legendary Champagne house Louis Roederer, which put down roots in Anderson Valley in the early 1980s with Roederer Estate, producer of some of the top sparkling wines…
Parker: “A Classic Beauty” The Minervois estate of Anne Gros and her partner Jean-Paul Tollot is quickly becoming a favorite for Wine Access clients — and with good reason. Gros is, in the words of Jancis Robinson MW, “one of the most respected winemakers in the world.” Our first offering from their label, 2012 “50/50,”…
A Burgundy Lover’s Smartest Buy We have long encouraged Burgundy lovers to buy smart by jumping on wines grown a stone’s throw from the $300 wines — or in the case of this 2013 Domaine Aurélien Verdet from Morey-St-Denis, the $500 wines. Compared to $70 elsewhere, which is great value in and of itself, at…
2005 Vinexpo Champagne “Brut Zero” It’s the most complex under-$20 sparkling wine in the world, a Champagne look-alike that many of France’s Michelin-starred sommeliers claim trumps the real thing. As a teenager, François Barmès was a daredevil, cornering his moped at 20 m.p.h. on noisy midnight runs. When Barmès took over his and his wife’s…
A Trip Back In Time with Gilles Corsin and the Hotspots of NYC In New York City, the hottest restaurant names on the street are Daniel, Bar Boulud, Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardin, and most recently, Eleven Madison Park, with 3 Michelin stars and ranked #3 on Pellegrino’s 50 best restaurants in the world in 2016….
Domaine Étienne Daulny Le Clos de Chaudenay: 65-Year-Old-Vine Sancerre We visited the Loire Valley in July, as we have every summer since 1992. Rather than making a half-dozen visits per day as we once did, we’ve learned that “less is more” when trying to come to grips with the vagaries of a single growing season….
Premier Cru White Burgundy. Puligny-Montrachet. Those were our two best guesses as we pondered the golden, lively, mineral-laced white wine in our glasses. And although we sat in the bustling Les Halles Bacalan marketplace in Bordeaux with a slew of local wines on the table, we knew this was no white Bordeaux—its complex apple tones,…
Parker: One of the Greatest Discoveries in My Life Everything about Domaine de Trévallon demands your attention. Start with the iconic wine label painted by estate founder René Dürrbach, close friend and artistic peer of Léger and Picasso. The wine inside is even more memorable. None other than Robert Parker declared, “One of the greatest…
Somewhere between Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the South of France and Priorat in northern Spain, thoughts inevitably turn to the bright, coppery Bandol Rosés and hardy fortified wines of Rivesaltes. It is in this wild and unspoiled region of France that one could almost forget about fine red wine. But for three decades, Gérard Gauby has been…
2013 Jean-Michel Seve Pouilly Fuisse “Terroir” — “Apple, beeswax and honeysuckle” Just beneath the white crags of La Roche de Solutre, limestone hillsides have long turned out wildly mineral Chardonnay, the best of which outpoints village Meursault. But over the course of the last twenty years, as growers chased ratings, many Pouilly Fuisse makers inexplicably…
One of the Finest and Age-Worthy White Burgundies That this 2013 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru was the standout in a lineup of the domaine’s wines came as no surprise to our Chief Wine Officer and Master of WIne Matt Deller MW, and our Wine Access judging panel experts Master Sommelier Sur…
1er Cru Chassagne this Good at this Price is Rare This superb 2013 Marc Morey 1er Cru “Les Vergers” embodies everything we love about Chassagne-Montrachet: elegant and round, with fantastic minerality, silky concentration of fruit, redolent of yellow pear, apple, quince and ripe meyer lemon, with gorgeous white flower aromatics. “Sabine Mollard is quietly going…
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