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Champagne: Bollinger's 2015 Grande Année and Grande Année Rosé

The 2015 Champagne vintage enjoys a mixed reputation, but Bollinger’s 2015s have turned out very well due to terroir and agronomic and vinification approaches....

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William Kelley •

France Champagne Sparkling wine

Alsace: A New Icon Wine from Schlumberger and Three Rieslings from Domaine La Rogerie

This 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....

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Stephan Reinhardt •

France Riesling Alsace

Bordeaux En Primeur 2023: Make or Break

The 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...

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William Kelley •

France En Primeur futures

Rhône: Cleaning Out My Closet

This is a compilation of miscellaneous reviews accumulated during the last 18 months or so. There are some gems, plus many reasonably priced wines....

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Joe Czerwinski •

Michelin Star grenache France

Champagne: New Releases from Bollinger

These 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...

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William Kelley •

France Sparkling wine

Champagne: Louis Roederer’s 2016 Cristal

Jean-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...

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William Kelley •

Sparkling wine France

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