2022 French Red Wine

An even spicier and more floral-suffused nose is comprised mostly by blue pinot fruit and discreet earth wisps. The succulent refined and vibrant medium-bodied flavors aren't especially concentrated though they do possess... Read More

This is aromatically similar to the old vines Chassagne blend if perhaps just a bit more elegant. The rich and notably more concentrated medium-bodied flavors possess a velvety texture along with fine length on the balanced and... Read More

The 2022 Angélus has turned out beautifully in bottle reflecting the estate's shift toward a livelier more integrated style. Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet cherries blackberries and mulberries mingled with rose... Read More

A deft application of wood sets off slightly riper aromas of poached plum violet and kirsch. The super-sleek intense and even more mineral-suffused flavors possess very good mid-palate volume before terminating in a youthfully... Read More

A perfumed and overtly floral-suffused nose speaks mostly of poached plum and discreet spice wisps. There is excellent volume and punch to the mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display solid length on the compact serious... Read More

A blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc the 2022 Ausone unwinds in the glass with aromas of plums raspberries and cherries complemented by hints of crushed mint and spices framed by a lavish patina of creamy new oak.... Read More

This delicious village-level Vosne is not yet racked and at present is a bit restrained; still there is a lot of substance here with an elegant currant fruit aroma and hints of smoke spice and earth. The grapes come from three... Read More

There is enough reduction present to mask the nuances of the fruit and floral notes. More interesting are the appealingly textured and vibrant middleweight flavors that are intensely mineral-driven and particularly so on the firmly... Read More

There is a highly attractive freshness to the softly spicy if distinctly earthy nose that features mostly notes of red currant and forest floor. There is good underlying tension to the well-detailed medium weight flavors that... Read More

A hint of wood influence is present here as well on the slightly spicier and more floral-suffused nose of mostly red berries and soft earth. The elegance of the nose contrasts moderately with the beautifully textured yet decidedly... Read More

Relatively firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. Otherwise there is outstanding richness and volume to the caressing yet powerful and super-sleek middleweight plus flavors that possess excellent depth and persistence... Read More

A more deeply pitched nose somewhat grudgingly reveals notes of plum earth wild dark currant and a hint of forest floor. The rich and succulent yet decidedly powerful larger-bodied flavors deliver fine length on the compact serious... Read More

A super-fresh and exuberantly expressive nose combines notes of red currant cherry and plenty of floral elements especially violet. The attractively textured and moderately powerful medium-bodied flavors exude an almost aggressive... Read More

These are the ‘young’ vines planted in 1983 in La Dominode. An attractive mid purple. The whole bunch vinification shows more than usual on the nose while behind there is a delicious red berry fruit with some orange zest.... Read More

A strikingly floral-suffused nose speaks of a variety of spice nuances including exotic jasmine tea. I very much like the mid-palate texture of the intensely mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display focused power and... Read More

The 2022 Calon-Ségur is another superb wine from this historic Saint-Estèphe third growth that began a comprehensive renaissance the better part of a decade ago. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis and blackberries... 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

98-100 Barrel sample. A superb wine, rich and full of balanced structure and dense fruits, this is elegant and powerful. It has the potential to be a great wine, developing over many years.

The 2022 Les Perrières de Lafleur shows just how adapted this higher-altitude site on the plateau of Fronsac is to warmer vintages. Wafting from the glass with aromas of mulberries and raspberries sweet spices and rose petals... Read More