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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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....

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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...

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France: Sweet, Brief Farewell to the Loire

My final report on wines from the Loire Valley includes noble sweet wines: two rare Domaine Huet Vouvrays and two Domaine Ogereau Chenins de botrytis....

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France, Alsace: Two Great Consecutive Vintages, 2019 and 2020

This report of 602 wines consists mainly of 2020s and 2019s, with some great wines. But you will also find a few 2021s and even some 2017s and 2016s....

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