LEGIT “WOW”

2020 Chateau Phélan-Ségur – St-Estèphe – Bordeaux.$124.95 per bottle – six packs 94-96 points Jeb Dunnuck“Getting a legit “wow” in the notes, the 2020 Château Phélan Ségur looks to be another incr...

“GENIUS GOING ON HERE”

“One of the reference point estates for top quality wines in the world today, the family-run Guigal operation was created in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. Today, Etienne’s son, Marcel, and his son, Phil...

AN ALL TIME GREAT FROM PALMER

2010 Chateau Palmer – Margaux – Bordeaux – $1175 per bottle – 1 bottle box.“One of the great years of Bordeaux now at 14 years old and showing why this is such an unusual vintage in terms of the d...

THE CASE FOR SUMMER

Tasca d’Almerita is among the 24 wineries in the world, among the 3 Italians to receive the Green Emblem seal from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, a recognition given by one of the most important c...

SANDRONE VITE TALIN

2016 Luciano Sandrone – Barolo – Vite TalinOne bottle packs.98 points Wine Advocate. $594.95 per bottle“This is a wine I have jealously followed since its birth. The Luciano Sandrone 2016 Baro...

ON THE HILL – MONTOSOLI

“The Montosoli hill possesses some of the greatest terroirs found in Tuscany’s Montalcino. The proof is in the excellent labels of Brunello di Montalcino from Montosoli, not only the versions by A...

“BAROLO LOSES A FAVOURITE SON”

Barolo Loses a Favorite Son “I learned of Luciano Sandrone’s passing just as I prepared to go to press with this report. I will have more to say on Sandrone and his remarkable life once I have had...

“A TOTAL TURN ON”

Neighbours to Petrus, Eglise-Clinet and Le Gay, Château Rouget covers 42 acres that stretch across the gentle slopes of the Pomerol’s plateau near the village and old church. Two-thirds of the vin...

2010 CLASSIC BORDEAUX

“One of Bordeaux’s greatest virtues is its ability to transcend time. Since its earliest days, Bordeaux’s natural inclination towards longevity coupled with crowd-pleasing volume has enabled devot...

PINOT ON PRICE POINT

Our mission was to find an affordable Pinot Noir that we’d be very happy to drink, it needed to have complexity, sensual delicacy, ample amounts of charm and it needed to hold our attention.There ...