We are delighted to report that the 2022 vintage has turned out brilliantly in bottle. With comparatively few exceptions, the best 2022s’ compelling marriage of ripeness and aromatic freshness, power...
Read MoreIf one characteristic defines the 2023 vintage in Burgundy, it’s abundance. For Pinot Noir, this was a year of abundant yields; for Chardonnay, 2023 is a year of abundant flesh...
Read MoreJean-Baptise Lecaillon described 2016 as a complicated season, much like 2021 and 2024 (thus far). The resulting wine is a classic in the best sense of the term, and one...
Read MoreThese new releases are two blanc de noirs: the latest rendition of the house's NV bottling and the 2014 Vieilles Vignes Françaises, one of my favorite wines but one I...
Read MoreThis is a compilation of miscellaneous reviews accumulated during the last 18 months or so. There are some gems, plus many reasonably priced wines....
Read MoreThe best 2023s are just as exciting as the best 2022s, even if the vintage is more varied in quality and style; yet the final paradox is that, due to...
Read MoreThis report features Schlumberger’s new Riesling Le Clos Saint-Léger Grand Cru Monopole along with the Grand Cru Kitterlé and Kessler Rieslings and those from La Rogerie....
Read MoreThe 2015 Champagne vintage enjoys a mixed reputation, but Bollinger’s 2015s have turned out very well due to terroir and agronomic and vinification approaches....
Read MoreThis property’s wine is produced by the same team, using the same techniques, as Château Lafleur in Pomerol, but it’s released at a reasonable price....
Read MoreThis groundbreaking book by Pascaline Lepeltier is a deeply personal exploration of the relationship between the land, the vine and the wine....
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