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This Wine is the Epitome of Structured, Textured Fruit Roll out the red carpet for the triple 96-point 2006 Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Louis with all its mouth-watering aromas of apple strudel, freshly baked brioche, alpine flowers, and chalk, opens to a melange of mouth-coating pear, white peach, and citrus fruit with pinpoint mineral precision and tautness….
Billecart-Salmon has long been one of the Wine Access team’s favorite Champagne houses. They rarely release Cuvée Nicolas François, and only a small portion of this tête de cuvée gets the larger-than-life, supremely ageable magnum treatment. 2006 yielded wines of finely balanced extremes, with a distinct richness from the hot midsummer days and an intense…
For a winery, holding back a Rioja Reserva for 15 years is fiscally insane, but it shows tremendous respect—and even affection—for fans of Spain’s most famous wine region. Bodegas Urbina showed that affection by cellaring their 2006 Rioja Reserva Especial until now. A wine that Decanter crowned with a 94-point score and called “a must…
“Winemaker of the Year” Meets Napa’s Vine Whisperer The 2006 Bressler Cabernet Sauvignon ticks every box on the list: Legendary winemaker? Check. Mia Klein — veteran of Chappellet and consultant for Dalla Valle, Araujo, Viader, and Spottswoode — crafted this beauty fresh off of her 2003 Food & Wine “Winemaker of the Year” win. Top-flight…
Margaux on the Tuscan Coast When Dutch entrepreneur Eric Albada Jelgersma decided to throw his hat into the wine trade, he did so with quite a splash. In 1995, Albada Jelgersma purchased Château Giscours, one of Margaux’s most revered Troisième Cru. In 1997, the Dutchman landed Château du Tertre, a second Margaux classified growth. A…
Another Shot at “Benchmark” Brunello No one puts on a wine party quite like the Italians. Our three days at VinItaly last April were filled with animated tastings and conversations, culminating each night with a steady diet of minestra, gnocchi, ravioli, and roasted bird. That’s not to say, however, that we weren’t earning our keep…
The Wine That Seduced Château Pavie How often do you get to open perfectly cellared, magnificently aged, 11-year-old Right Bank Bordeaux? At $37.99, this is without a doubt one of the best values we’ve tasted this year. Why? The 2006 Château Clos l’Eglise Côtes de Castillon is one of the last vintages of the wine…
You don’t need to know much about Lebanese wine, but you need to know Musar. Known as the “Lafite of Lebanon,” Musar is the standard-bearer of Middle Eastern wine, and the only one poured at The French Laundry, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and countless other fine-dining restaurants. Since Wine Access members claimed every case…
Off the top of my head, we’d say the toughest wines for us to source—and the wines we wish we could offer about a hundred times more often than we do—are pristine, perfectly cellared library whites. We were thinking about this as we sipped glasses of the rich, layered, impeccably aged 2006 Domaine des Baumard…
The Sommelier and the ‘Soup Nazi’ We met Michael Madrigale for dinner not far from Bar Boulud, where he shot to fame as Wine Enthusiast’s #1 Sommelier in America. Michael poured a 2006 Patrick Jasmin Côte-Rôtie and proceeded to tell us about the last gift from the “Soup Nazi” of NYC importers. “I was told…
Perfectly-aged, 14-year-old, mint condition reds from one of Napa Valley’s most historic estates and one of The San Francisco Chronicle’s top “Wineries to Visit in 2019” typically come with a triple digit price tag. Especially a wine that hasn’t moved from the cellar where it was bottled and—not least—one that’s drinking as beautifully as this…
The first Masseto to earn 100 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, the 2006 is a picture of Merlot perfection from perhaps the greatest vintage ever in the Tuscan Maremma. It’s a beautifully orchestrated wine balancing fruit and aromatic complexity with layers of roasted herbs, purple flowers, and a powerful tannic structure. This will anchor…
Extremely Rare, Perfectly Cellared Howell Mountain Beauty Some of my favorite Napa Cabernets are born from Howell Mountain vines, the likes of Dunn, Robert Foley, La Jota, O’Shaughnessy, Cade, and one of the rarest catches that we are able to offer to-date: this 2006 Notre Vin Howell Mountain Napa Cabernet, which was produced by the…
The Origin of a No-Brainer Why would wunderkind winemaker Jay Buoncristiani (author of the 98+point “The Core”) agree to make just a few hundred cases of wine from 4 acres in Oak Knoll with a Bay Area orthodontist? Read on for the story of how toothbrushes helped forge a remarkable partnership. Buoncristiani and his three…
2006 Napa Valley Revisited: “A Year Reminiscent of 2006” In 1996, Mary Rocca purchased a 21-acre property situated in the northwest corner of the intersection of Yountville Cross Road and the Silverado Trail, barely a Mike Trout toss from the Stags Leap line. The soils were comprised of light clay loam, strewn with small river…
100-Point Grand Cru Champagne “Will Age For Years” Today, we are thrilled to present an exceptional, exceedingly rare, and simply outstanding 100-point Champagne — the 2006 Salon Blanc de Blancs. “Salon is renowned, even celebrated, for its refusal to make wine in anything other than the absolute best vintages,” says Decanter. And the facts back…
Taittinger’s 2006 Comtes is near perfect, with a gorgeous balance of elegance and richness. An incredibly pure and ethereal nose of yellow citrus, wildflowers, vanilla blossoms with biscuity and hazelnut complexity, the palate is creamy with concentration, yet so refreshing with such great textural finesse through to the incredibly long finish. One of the best…
In Vesuvius’s Shadow, Italy’s Historic Grape Flourishes The Aglianico grape is as old as human history itself, with vines spidering deep through the ages past the Roman empire, all the way back to ancient Greece. In the last decade, critics have acknowledged that it is not only among the oldest but the greatest of Italian…
The Joy of a Perfectly-Aged Napa Cab If the delights of a perfect-condition, aged Cabernet are a mystery to you, this is your lucky day. If you’re well-acquainted with the joy of opening a perfectly-cellared Napa Cab, chances are you know Sam Baxter of Terra Valentine—a friend of Wine Access dating back years. Sam’s an…
The Latour of Spain Notoriously rare and difficult to obtain, Unico’s demand always outstrips its supply. The British Embassy famously tried to secure enough Unico for a royal dinner for Queen Elizabeth II, but the Queen was granted just four cases from the winery. With a 100-point score already under its belt, the 2006 vintage…
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