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Time Travel and “Terres Blanches” A canopied, tree-lined road connects Domaine du Nozay to the small village of Sainte Gemme-en-Sancerrois (population 400). Emerging from the leafy tunnel, we felt time move backwards. The original 17th century château still stands in pristine condition, ringed by sloping vineyards and quaint storehouses. The estate has belonged to the…
The Pélican Takes Flight Guillaume d’Angerville knows a thing or two about wine. He was born into one of the finest estates in Burgundy, the Marquis d’Angerville based in the hamlet of Volnay. Guillaume’s father Jacques had run the estate from the early 1950s until his death in 2003. It was Jacques who made the…
Meursault-Grown White Burgundy Discovery Last May, we were out to dinner in the West Village with a long-time client whose generous appetite and aristocratic tastes have often strained our travel-and-expense budget to the point of breaking. His weakness was for Meursault, and as we scanned the wine list, we girded ourselves for a bank-breaking selection:…
High-Quality, Low-Yield: Another Buy-On-Sight Vintage in Burgundy These days, with the demand for Burgundy far exceeding even the most copious vintage’s supply, bargain-hunting for fine mineral Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune to Mâcon is largely an effort in futility. On our annual pilgrimage through the steep, rocky hillsides above the hamlets of Pouilly, Fuissé,…
Remarkable Red By The “Michel Rolland of the Rhône” Of all the fantastic 2015s in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, one of the most remarkable was the work of Philippe Cambie at Domaine la Consonnière. Robert Parker’s Oenologist of the Year of 2010, Cambie has consulted on more 100-point wines (Clos Saint Jean, Saint Préfert, Colombis, Les Cailloux) than anyone…
A Fighter Pilot’s Battle for His Family’s History Xavier Horiot served as a fighter pilot for the French air force, so it should come as no surprise that he was willing to battle with everything he had to maintain control of his family’s historic estate in Pommard. He probably didn’t expect to have to do…
Parker: Pallières is to Gigondas as Rayas is to CdP As Gigondas inches its way up the Southern Rhône hierarchy, Domaine Les Pallières leads the way. The 94-point 2015 Pallières Les Racines, from Wine Spectator’s 97-point 2015 vintage, struck James Suckling as “elegant, lithe, and profound,” as well as “layered and long.” The famille Brunier…
The Outstanding 2015 Chablis Vintage — Harkening Back to the Opulent 2005s and 2009s On the rare occasion in Burgundy when the weather cooperates and producers describe their village-level Chardonnays as drinking like Premier Cru or even Grand Cru Burgundy — our ears perk up. Today’s 2015 Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis AOC is a wine that…
“As Much Complexity and Soul as Cultish Vignerons” There’s Chablis, and then there’s exceptional Chablis. This 2015 Domaine Long-Depaquit “Les Vaucopins” Premier Cru falls squarely in the later camp. The sun-dappled “Les Vaucopins” vineyard is “one that embodies much of what makes Chablis so special,” according to Burghound’s Allen Meadows. Why? The site features southern…
Parker’s 25-Year Love Affair Value Gem You loved the Rouge — now here’s the Blanc. Of Burgundy’s Domaine Michel Goubard, Robert Parker has said: “I have had at least 25 years of tasting experience with Domaine Michel Goubard et Fils, one of the first well-made value selections from the Côte Chalonnaise.” This 2015 Domaine Goubard…
Parker’s 25-Year Love Affair Value Gem Of Burgundy’s Domaine Michel Goubard, Robert Parker has said: “I have had at least 25 years of tasting experience with Domaine Michel Goubard et Fils, one of the first well-made value selections from the Cote Chalonnaise. It continues to make some of the most reliable wines from that region.”…
The vintage of a lifetime from a legendary producer Among winemakers in the Rhône, Pierre Gaillard is known as “Good King Pierre.” A story you’ll hear on the wine trail is that a fellow winemaker was walking past Gaillard’s vineyards during a blustery snowstorm when he did a doubletake. As he peered across the vineyard,…
The Hunt for a Great Châteauneuf Consistently rated amongst the greatest wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, “Le Secret” is coveted by collectors all over the world for its supreme elegance, immense complexity, and of course, its scarcity. As Robert Parker wrote, “There are only 250 cases of the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, but…
Fifth Generation Vignerons Taking Sancerre to Another Level In a superb growing season like the one Loire Valley experienced in 2015, offering a “mix of perfect ripeness and well-structured, concentrated juiciness” according to Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, the results can be extraordinary. Releases from the likes of Alphonse Mellot and Domaine Vacheron can fetch upwards…
Wine Advocate’s “Under-the-Radar Buy” and the Back Alleys of Oia Navigating the steep and narrow alleyways that criss-cross the village of Oia requires an approach closer to hiking than walking. We were doing our best to stay on two feet en route to dinner at Dimitri’s when a burly figure with a head full of…
Located in the village of Puligny-Montrachet directly to the north of Batard-Montrachet, this small vineyard is comprised of limestone and marl as well as heavier clays. The wines tend to be more rounded and weighty, than their Burgundy counterparts. Some of the most prominent Cote du Beaune producers source from this climat, but few deliver…
Exceptional Price—Duckhorn Magnums Collector’s alert: The #1 Napa Valley Merlot in is here in magnum! Since the early 1980s, Duckhorn’s Merlots have ranked among Napa Valley’s most iconic reds, standing shoulder to shoulder with Silver Oak and Opus One. In Napa’s 2015 vintage, which Wine Spectator rated “outstanding,” Duckhorn produced possibly its most powerful Merlot…
The Russian River’s Secret Chardonnay Vineyard Today’s 94-point “Editors’ Choice” 2015 Dutton-Goldfield Chardonnay from the Rued Vineyard is for those who lean toward a rich, ripe California Chardonnay. The best California Chardonnay producers—David Ramey, Lee Hudson, Steve Kistler, and Dan Goldfield—will tell you that the secret to crafting world-class Chardonnay (the kind you just…
Dan Goldfield’s Scintillating Small-Yield Chardonnay In the hands of great Sonoma Chardonnay producers — like Steve Kistler, James Hall, and Dan Goldfield — the 2015 vintage offered up a “brilliant recipe for juicy, high intensity, electrifyingly mineral Chardonnay,” according to our Chief Wine Officer, Matt Deller. None more so than the 2015 Dutton Goldfield Dutton…
Dutton-Goldfield’s Powerful Russian River Pinot In the Russian River Valley’s stunning but low-yield 2015 vintage, Dan Goldfield raised the bar for the umpteenth time, producing a sensationally deep, dark, chewy and “mouthwatering” Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir that Wine Spectator went wild for, laying on 92 points. Since Goldfield began crafting Russian River Pinot Noir almost…
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