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Organic fruit for this wine comes from a small parcel within the hilltop Bricco Boschis cru with 60-year-old vines. The Cavallotto 2017 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe shows ample texture and softness with layers... Read More

This is probably the finest answer to Puligny or Meursault in Argentina and it will be hard to pass by. Beautiful brioche notes give a fine creaminess with mineral fine reduction beeswax and a hint of white sesame to the lemon... Read More

This is very compressed and vertical with deep mineral notes from the high quality of the single vineyard. The finish goes on for minutes. Compressed and precise with structure and sophistication yet there’s attractiveness now... Read More

There is an apparent paradox with concentration and movement vying for ascendancy. The structure of the wine is tense and assertive. Its energy almost tactile is contained for a moment before vibrating and exploding. Its opulence... Read More

Made from 100% Syrah aged two years in barrel the 2016 Côte Rôtie Les Grandes Places is a sensational effort from one of the great terroirs in the Côte Brune side of the appellation. Loaded with black and blue... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

The Bourgogne Aligoté Mainbey is intense. It has deep and intense fruit … quite a reductive note currently … also present in previous vintages. Has lovely balance but will require some time to unfold. (Drink from 2026) –... Read More

The Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Godeaux is a lovely quite deep wine. Quite a step up from the Chorey but remaining with a liveliness and fresh tension. Fresh and vivid for the vintage … (Drink from 2024) – Fine – (89p) – Emotional... Read More

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot all aged in new French oak the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill appears destined to be another classic. Penetrating aromas of cassis and red berries are joined by hints... Read More

An extra-dark color and heady aromas of crushed blueberries and blackber-ries leads to super-concentrated black fruits and milk chocolate on the palate where silky tannins put a gentle grip around all that flavor. The wine is... Read More

Chartogne-Taillet’s 2020 Blanc de Blancs Chemin de Reims disgorged in October 2024 with a dosage of 2.5 grams per liter is another success. It opens with vivid aromas of fresh apricot grapefruit zest and jasmine mingling with... Read More

This vibrant Champagne leads with an enticing floral note opening on the raw silk–textured palate to reveal a finely meshed range of salted Marcona almond ripe white cherry blood orange pith and lime blossom flavors that echo... Read More

Chartogne’s 2020 Blanc de Blancs Hors Série is showing superbly. It opens with a deep bouquet of orange zest ripe pear and white blossoms mingling with lemon confit. Full-bodied and concentrated the wine retains striking vitality... Read More