Champagne: New Releases from Cédric Bouchard

This small report focuses on Cédric Bouchard's recent releases of his exemplary 2019 sparkling wines and the brilliant debut of a red still wine....

Read More
France: 2024 Update on Jura – Nonstop Dynamism and Lots of Young Blood

This wine region may be small, but it’s bubbling with activity. And there’s more and more going on, including the advent of some promising new names....

Read More
France, Jurançon: The Legend of Clos Joliette – 1974-2019

This vertical tasting of Clos Joliette offers fascinating insights into this iconic wine, with complex and compelling vintages dating back to 1974....

Read More
2021 Bordeaux in Bottle: The Saved and the Damned

Two years ago, tasting from barrel, I said that this was a farmers’ vintage. Now that the wines are in bottle, my earlier analysis has been confirmed....

Read More
France, Bordeaux: Château Grand Village – The Pearl of the Guinaudeau Family

This 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 More
France, Bordeaux: The 2020 Vintage in Bottle – Out with the Old, in with the New

Bordeaux’s 2020 vintage has produced brilliant wines that exemplify the region’s rapid agronomic and technical evolution....

Read More
France, Champagne: Recent and Forthcoming Releases

This installment of new releases from Champagne looks at forthcoming or recently released wines from Champagne’s big houses....

Read More
France, Southern Rhône: Châteauneuf du Pape (2020, 2021 & 2022) – Part 2

This smaller report includes wines from producers such as Château Rayas, Château de Beaucastel, Château de Vaudieu, Clos St Jean and Domaine de Pégau....

Read More
France: Rosés from the Rhône

Within the Rhône Valley, rosé wines are indisputably led by the dark crimson wines of Tavel, a rosé-only wine appellation d’origine....

Read More
France, Bordeaux: The Other Bordeaux – Lesser-Known Estates of the Right Bank, Part 1

This ongoing series is devoted to the forgotten Bordeaux, what we call “the other Bordeaux,” and this report covers the Right Bank, focusing on a few appellations near Saint-Émilion and...

Read More
Loading…