50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillon from a single small plot, with 80% aged 7 months in used Sauternes barrels! Lees stirring brings texture and complexity. On the palate, concentrated flavors of apricot, mango, and baked apple... Read More
The 2020 Ventoux La Terre Du Petit Homme is mostly Grenache and Syrah but includes 10% Mourvèdre. It's a complex, red and black-fruited, peppery 2020 delivering medium to full-bodied richness, a supple, sexy, seamless... Read More
Delicate aromas of almonds and marzipan lead onto a ripe palate with a glycerol texture, waxy white flowers, almond butter and sweet, nutty pears. Fresh limestone and green apple acidity give a direct, crisp length. Intense minerality... Read More
Potent nose full of blue and black fruits, cola, liquorice, violets and dark chocolate. Rich and concentrated on the palate, intense blackcurrant, cherry and plum fruit with edges of oak, toast, cedar and clove giving some spiced... Read More
Gorgeous notes of red, blue, and black fruits as well as sandalwood, tobacco leaf, chocolate, and spicy notes emerge from the 2019 Château Labégorce, one of the richer, more opulent, and straight-up sexy wines in... Read More
A timeless classic for patient readers with cold cellars, the 2019 Langoa Barton is performing beautifully in bottle, unwinding in the glass with a rich bouquet of cassis, plums, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and loamy soil.... Read More
Intense and focused with cigar tobacco, cedar, spice and berry. Currant too. Medium- to full-bodied. The fruit is there at the beginning and then it takes off at the finish. Give this two or three years to soften and come together.... Read More
Ripe core of black cherry and berry on the nose and palate with toasted oak and chocolate. It’s full and layered with intense, round tannins and a juicy, savory finish. Needs time to come together. Second wine of Peby Faugeres.... Read More
The 2021 Les Charms Godard is mostly Sémillon in this vintage, with smaller pieces of Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris. In 2021, Les Charmes Godard is brighter and more focused than in the past. Time in bottle will help... Read More
Fantastic aromas of blueberries, orange peel and flowers. Full-bodied, fruity — yet silky and focused with a beautiful center palate of fruit and ripe tannins. Remains fresh and gorgeous. Best ever
Subtle blackberry, dark mushroom and dark-purple fruit aromas with some stone, following through to a full body with solid structure and presence. It’s tannic and muscular and builds on the palate at the end. Yet, it’s... Read More