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Boasts bitter plum raspberry and black cherry reduction notes that have a lively savory garrigue streak while grippy-edged tar tobacco and ganache notes pepper the finish. Muscular and dense but the cut is there and the fruit... Read More

The 2016 Hermitage les Bessards is a gorgeous if somewhat easygoing expression of its terroir combining savory notes of asphalt and smoked meat with plum and black raspberries. It shows the classic tannins of its granite bedrock... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

Aime Sabon established this estate in 1973 when he took over from his father who had spent a lot of time and effort improving fruit quality but always sold the fruit to the local co-operative. The operation of the estate is now... Read More

This has power and concentration to the graphite- and smoke-edged black fig and currant flavors with a steely mineral undercurrent and charred aniseed. In spite of the decadent fruit profile this has a nice framework and lovely... Read More

The awesome 1998 Cote Rotie La Mouline is a seamless full-bodied classic with many characteristics of the 1997 La Landonne but more structure tannin and muscle. It will need two years of cellaring and will last for twenty years.... Read More

A common refrain regarding the La-Las is that they require a decade or more of cellaring to come around. In fact they're often quite open and appealing soon after release only to close down shortly thereafter. The 2017 Cote... Read More

In comparison to the La Mouline, the 2018 Côte Rôtie La Turque shows a darker, more Côte Brune-like character (which is where this is from) in its broody black fruits, scorched earth, smoked meats, graphite,... Read More

Readers will note that the score range I've provided for Chave's 2020 Hermitage is much broader than typical. That's because my ratings for the numerous barrel samples tasted varied considerably with one lot scoring... Read More

I continue to love the 2013 St Joseph and it's a classic elegant beauty that offers lots of minerality purple fruits olive pepper and liquid violets characteristics. Possessing medium-bodied richness ultra-fine tannin and... Read More

Opaque ruby. Highly expressive aromas of candied red and blue fruit along with suggestions of exotic flowers olive paste and smoky minerals. Sweet penetrating and seamless on the palate offering intense black raspberry blueberry... Read More

The red of the estate comes from vineyards around Mauves, Tournon and Saint-Jean-de-Muzols. The 2015 Saint Joseph sports an inky purple color as well as rich, decadent notes of black raspberries, olives, bacon fat and bouquet... Read More

One of the top vintages for this cuvée the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Prestige features intense aromas of black cherries and purple raspberries without the dark chocolate nuances that appear in the other 2019s at this address.... Read More

The full-bodied 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon offers up stunning aromas of roses raspberries black cherries pine sap and garrigue. Silky and elegant it finishes long and mouthwatering. Almost entirely Grenache from... Read More