2017 French Wine

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored the 2017 Calon-Ségur features warm plums cassis baked cherries and mulberries earth meats and cedar on the nose with notes of lavender and olives. The palate is medium-bodied elegant and intense... Read More

The 2017 Chateau Margaux is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored it needs a little coaxing to reveal alluring notes of blackcurrant cordial Black Forest... Read More

The 2017 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color it slowly unfurls to reveal notes of warm black plums baked black cherries kirsch and freshly crushed... Read More

From vines planted in 1900 the 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes leads with aromas of cola raspberries and dried spices. There's none of the chocolaty excess seen in the regular cuvée but this full-bodied wine reflects... Read More

Just to the west of town, this Domaine has since 1998 been under the stewardship of brother and sister team of Marie and Francois Giraud, whose lineage in winemaking on their father’s side stretches back six centuries. Their... Read More

A vivacious version with fine texture showing notes of poached pear Marcona almond cherry blossoms grapefruit pith and a streak of chalky minerality expanding gracefully on the palate. Disgorged November 2022. Drink now through... Read More

A mildly toasty nose surrounds the cool red currant cherry and raspberry-scented aromas. There is good minerality and excellent punch to the nicely detailed and delicious medium-bodied flavors that possess a bit better mid-palate... Read More

Year after year Egly’s NV Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Les Crayères remains one of the most compelling and reliable wines from the Montagne de Reims. Sourced from a south-facing lieu-dit in Ambonnay that was planted between 1946... Read More

Reviewed by William Kelley Issue Date 9th Jan 2020 Source January 2020 Week 2 The Wine Advocate The 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts is also showing nicely from bottle unfurling in the glass with a youthfully reserved... Read More

A little hard on the nose, it's very young still. Medium- to full-bodied, this is certainly Hermitage, it has that grandeur and stature. Intense and structured, this is good, but will improve. You can open this now, but try... Read More

The 2017 Cornas la Louvee comes across as being quite different from the 2018 offering up fresh raspberry aromas and flavors. It's still full-bodied and velvety but it's also salty crunchy and vibrant with a long licorice... Read More

Here too discreet but not invisible wood frames spicy aromas of dark cherry plum tea and pretty floral wisps. There is good intensity to the sleek delicious and lightly mineral-inflected flavors that possess the best mid-palate... Read More

A blend of 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Merlot 0.8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot the 2017 Les Forts de Latour is deep garnet-purple in color and strides confidently out of the glass with classic notes of plum preserves warm... Read More

Deep garnet-purple colored the 2017 Les Trois Croix leaps from the glass with notions of Morello cherries black raspberries and boysenberries plus wafts of lavender Ceylon tea and forest floor. Medium-bodied the palate delivers... Read More

Alluring with smoldering black tea and singed bay leaf notes leading off followed by a core of lush blackberry and black currant compote flavors. Nicely grounded showing a graphite spine through the finish. Built for cellaring.... Read More

A collaboration with rockstar sommeliers Rajat Parr and Marco Pelletier, the 2017 Champagne Les Hautes Mottes Brut Nature lends a reflective straw appearance and is inflected with a fresh, floral perfume of fresh linen, candied... Read More

The 2017 Pensées de Lafleur is a blend of 52% Merlot and 48% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored it springs from the glass with vivacious scents of exotic spices—cassia fenugreek cumin seed and star anise—over... Read More