French Pinot Noir Wine Over $100

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

"Once again subtle but not invisible oak frames a distinctly spicy and earthy nose of plum dark cherry and violet aromas. There is even more size weight and intensity to the velvety powerful and opulent big-bodied flavors that... Read More

A distinctly cool and exuberantly fresh nose features reticent wonderfully spiced notes of various dark berries along with forest floor nuances that include humus and earth. The intensity of the imposingly broad-shouldered and... Read More

The ‘classique' Gevrey (unlike the village-level Clos du Château) is a true 'cuvée ronde' that incorporates (this year) eight parcels from around the village including three premier crus. The initial attack shows... Read More

"A discreet but not invisible touch of wood sets off an intensely floral nose that in particular displays notes of violet and lavender along with plum black cherry spice and gentle earth scents. There is once again excellent volume... 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 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

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

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