Pinot Noir

As I wrote last year, the young Adrien Renoir took over this four-hectare domaine in Verzy a few years ago, launching his eponymous label in 2019. Working exclusively with estate fruit, he abandoned herbicides in 2015 and attained... Read More

Offering up notes of peonies rose petals red berries and spices the 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes is medium-bodied satiny and perfumed with lively acids and a saline finish.

Attractively spicy aromas speak mainly of cassis ripe black cherry and a touch of exotic tea. The ener

This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction though there is good freshness and verve to the caressing and velvet-textured medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the better-balanced and more structured... Read More

(note that this is sold under the Anne Sigaut label). Notably ripe aromas of poached plum and slightly roasted pit fruit reflect additional notes of anise and an herbal garrigue-like note. The fleshy and seductively textured medium... Read More

Offering up aromas of plums raspberries and spices the 2019 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers is medium to full-bodied fleshy and gourmand with a ripe core of fruit succulent acids and fine youthfully chalky tannins that... Read More

Soaring from the glass with scents of raspberries plums and cherries mingled with inviting nuances of peonies and dark chocolate Lachaux's 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Village is medium to full-bodied velvety and enveloping with... Read More

A brooding and much less expressive nose grudgingly offers up notes of various dark berries warm earth discreet floral suggestions and a touch of plum. There is once again excellent volume to the dense serious and muscular larger-scaled... Read More

Once again there is an overt spiciness to the peppery and broad-ranging floral-suffused nose that includes notes of both red and dark raspberry. The rich and impressively constituted middle weight plus flavors possess excellent... Read More

Once again the nose is ripe yet decidedly cool with its layered dark berry aromas that reflect additional notes of spice violet lavender and whiffs of humus. There is borderline painful intensity to the chiseled and tension-filled... Read More

A markedly earthy nose combines notes of fresh red berries with those of underbrush and the sauvage. There is fine density to the vibrant intense and attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that flash almost no austerity on... Read More

A softly earthy nose also reveals plenty of whole cluster influence on the cool pretty and unusually elegant nose of airy red cherry currant and a hint of spiced herbal tea. The strikingly vibrant and appealingly textured medium... Read More

An exuberantly fresh nose is comprised of subtly spiced aromas of red and dark currant violet lavender and discreet sandalwood wisps. There is impressive mid-palate density to the lavish and seductively textured flavors that coat... Read More

The Aston Estate is located in a remote part of the Sonoma Coast at Annapolis in Calistoga, just five miles and two mountain ridges from the ocean. The estate originated with the purchase of a 40 acre parcel in 2000, on a gentle... Read More

An earthier and more somber nose reluctantly displays its aromas of purple fruit especially plum. There is more volume to the rich velvety and solidly concentrated flavors that are more powerful and less refined on the solidly... Read More

A strikingly pure cool and airy nose is comprised by notes of the essence of red pinot fruit floral and discreet forest floor wisps. There is almost painful intensity to the chiseled and overtly stony medium weight flavors that... Read More

An attractively floral nose blends wisps of both red and dark cherry raspberry and anise hints. The super-sleek intense and overtly mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors terminate in a compact moderately austere and beautifully... Read More

A brooding and reticent nose features liqueur-like aromas of poached plum cassis and cool earth. The delicious intense and overtly stony middle weight plus flavors flashed focused power on the firm compact and tightly wound finale.... Read More

Medium ruby-purple the 2021 Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve offers generous aromas of cranberry sauce floral potpourri blood orange and wafts of dried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is youthfully gregarious and focused on generous... Read More

The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Cardeuse opens in the glass with scents of peonies violets plums wild berries dark chocolate and baking spices. Medium to full-bodied lively and perfumed it's bright and fine-boned... Read More

Disgorged as an extra brut with 3.9 grams per liter the NV Les Rendez-vous de Billecart-Salmon N°4 Chardonnay Extra Brut from Billecart-Salmon reveals a pure fresh bouquet with aromas of pear menthol spring flowers and lemon... Read More

A 100% Pinot Noir from grapes planted in the villages of Verzenay Ambonnay Aÿ Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Verzy the NV Les Rendez-Vous de Billecart-Salmon Cinq Pinot Noir Extra Brut reveals a delicate perfumed bouquet with aromas of... Read More