Nice brown color with gold and orange tints. Brilliant. Aromas coming from a controlled ageing confer incredible character on the first nose : cof ee, toast, undergrowth, flint, followed by notes of crystalized and dried fruit... Read More

Straw yellow colour, light. The nose is fruity (orange peel, prune) and spicy (licorice, vanilla). Some toast, linden and verbena flavours complement the aromatic. Very complex. On the palate, spices are dominant (licorice, pepper).Then,... Read More

Tasting notes describe a complex nose with aromas of dried fruits, vanilla, toffee, and toasted oak. The palate offers flavors of dark chocolate, caramelized sugar, plums, apricots, and subtle spice notes. It is noted for a velvety... Read More

The 2022 Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru is a real head-turner. What a wine! As is so often the case, Romanée St. Vivant is not an obvious wine, rather it is a Burgundy of detail, of understatement, of total class.... Read More

Just 20km outside of Nimes, Thierry Forestier cultivates 12 ha of magnificent terroir in the small village of Souvignargues. He's another outsider story (hence, anathema) of a devoted, passionate, and incredibly erudite winemaker... Read More

For its high level of concentration, this fabulous Fleurie has a surprisingly sleek, medium-bodied palate. Great elegance and fine tannins keep this cool and precise all the way through the long, velvety finish. Right at the end,... Read More

This cuvée represents the “origin” of the family story and blends grapes from their three historic villages. 70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier

The 2015 vintage comes from a selection of our vines representative of the vintage on clay-limestone soils of the village of Fèrebrianges, Etoges and Congy. A perpetual search to express a terroir through viticulture that... Read More

I tasted two components that will make up the bulk of the 2020 Cornas Renaissance, both still in foudre. From Patou and 15- to 20-year-old vines, a medium to full-bodied sample featuring mentholated red plum notes, chewy tannins... Read More

The 2021 Riesling stems from two main parcels on the Sommerberg Grand Cru, steep and granitic. The vines are between 50-60 years old. There is a little more topsoil, for slightly more intensity. The nose will give little away... Read More

Aromatics: The wine features a mix of fruit and savory notes, with flavors including apple, pear, peach, lemon, and orange. Savory and earthy notes like honey and wet stone, as well as aging characteristics like toast and brioche,... Read More

“La Charge” comes from the Touraine AOP but is declassified as VDF to avoid administrative and AOP regulations. This Pet Nat comes from 4 parcels all located in Saint-Aignan: 2 parcels of Menu Pineau (60-yo vines),... Read More

Grapes: 50% Gewürztraminer, 33% Pinot Gris, 33% Pinot Blanc

Pinot Noir is not the variety the Savoyards use to make their most consequential cuvées; it instead creates unfussy reds loaded with juicy red fruit and a vibrant crunch from its terroir. The Quenard Pinot is one to serve... Read More

Tasting notes

The wine as having a complex aromatic profile including notes of blood orange, quince, toasted almonds, smoky notes, verbena, star anise, and citrus. On the palate, it is structured with intense minerality, nuances... Read More

Tasting Notes: The 2020 vintage features an intense nose with notes of verbena, quince, star anise, and citrus. The palate is generous, with a broad texture and a long, sapid finish, including smoky, iodized, and pastry-like nuances.... Read More

Tasting Notes: Expect a vibrant and complex wine with intense aromatics featuring candied citrus, dried fruits, spices, and saline notes. Some reviews mention beeswax, white flowers, lemon rind, and crushed rocks on the palate,... Read More

Style: White, aromatic, and floral. Some sources describe it as being in a Burgundian style, with topping off barrels (ouillage) to avoid oxidation and enhance the expression of terroir.

Tasting notes: Having vibrant acidity balanced... Read More

Aroma: Expect notes of citrus, green apple, and white peach, with undertones of hazelnut, toasted almond, and classic Meursault minerality.
Palate: The wine is known for a combination of freshness, richness, and complexity. On... Read More

Aromatics: A complex bouquet of tangerine peel, citrus, white flowers, and strong mineral notes.
Palate: Poised and well-defined, with flavors of fresh citrus, white peach, and pineapple. Some tasters have noted a slight bitterness... Read More

Mid lemon and lime. The bouquet is not overly weighty. The hillside vineyards and those below complement each other. There is certainly excellent energy beneath here, a fine thread to freshen the weight of white orchard fruit.... Read More

Mid lemon and lime. The bouquet is not overly weighty. The hillside vineyards and those below complement each other. There is certainly excellent energy beneath here, a fine thread to freshen the weight of white orchard fruit.... Read More

Tasted from magnum (the 750-milliliter bottle costs $285), the NV Brut (Gold) opens with lovely matured brioche, toast and ripe fruit flavors. Fresh, pure and elegant on the palate, with beautifully matured flavors and an elegant... Read More

... takes it time to open (in fact, I afforded it an hour in my glass before commencing my note). Black fruit, leather, damp undergrowth/moss, touches of morels develop in the glass, distinctly different from the Charmes-Chambertin.... Read More

Vineyard notes: • CLIMAT AND SOIL: this plot of vines faces fully south, on a steep slope. At the top of the slope, the soil... Read More

A pure syrah that is juicy and charming, with a vivacious personality on the medium-bodied palate. Gentle tannins underline the fruit and give it a very smooth finish. Charcuterie aroma alongside the red berries. From flat vineyards... Read More

Tremendously dense and powerful, the 2019 Cornas is a dazzling, dark-fruited beast that's loaded with mint, cassis and licorice notes. Full-bodied and almost overflowing with intensity, it somehow manages to pull all that... Read More

The 2022 Cornas is both classic and rustic, with hints of ripe black fruits, earthy tones and leather on the nose. It’s full-bodied, fleshy and expansive, showing elevated flavor concentration. Beefy and monolithic, the... Read More

Made from the domaine's younger vines, Renaissance showcases top terroirs across the Cornas appellation in a slightly more accessible way than Clape's flagship bottling. Given the same treatment—vinified naturally... Read More

Pale gold in color with a fine mousse, the Brut Majeur is aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is well balanced and shows great style and complexity. Pinot Noir gives the wine richness and a long finish while Chardonnay, from... Read More

Saint-Bris is a small appellation in the north of Bourgogne where sauvignon is the AOC grape, not chardonnay. Wines from vineyards around Saint-Bris-le-Vineux planted with chardonnay or pinot noir are not included in the Saint-Bris... Read More

Flavor Profile: Described as round, supple, and easy to drink.
Aromas: Offers a basket of dark plums and boysenberries, with notes of red fruit, earth, and tobacco on the finish.
Texture: Features a light-to-medium body with balanced... Read More

Hard to believe, but by the 1960s most of the Côte-Rôtie was abandoned to wild brush. One could earn far more money growing apricots along the Rhône than one could growing grapes on the slopes above. What was... Read More

Tasting notes
Nose: Edgy and lively, with a creamy spice and ripe nectarine fruit.
Aroma: Delightfully fresh aromas of lime, honeysuckle and white flower notes.

Soil and wine: Meuniers from the Marne Valley, with Mareuil-le-Port as its backdrop; its flesh, its clay-marl soil, and its fossilized shells, give Rive Gauche a great complexity of texture.
Old vines planted in 1969 on the Maisoncelle... Read More

With this wine, Raphaël is establishing an alternative path for the future generations who will eventually take over from him and his brother Vincent. Their children can choose to continue making many wines reflecting a “single... Read More

Great Terroirs, Singular Methods

Key to the fantastic complexity of the Bérêche Champagnes are the number of different terroirs that make up the estate’s holdings. Their holdings can be found, for example, in their home... Read More

Grape Varieties: Primarily Chardonnay.
Style: Sparkling Champagne, Extra Brut (meaning very dry with low sugar dosage).
Color: Straw yellow with golden reflections.
Nose: Hints of stone, chalk, and fresh red berries. Some reviewers... Read More

The NV Brut Reflet d’anton (base 2018) is exquisite. Silky, aromatic and sublime, the Reflet d’Antan is all finesse. Silky contours caress the palate.Readers will find a Champagne of mind-blowing polish. Orchard fruit,... Read More

Formulation

100% Chardonnay Grands Crus de villages de la C'te des Blancs : Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger
Vinification in stainless steel tanks

From 33% to 40% reserve wines Ageing on lees: 4 to 5 yearsAppearance:... Read More

Appearance: This cuvée, with reflections of straw yellow, stands out by the finesse of its slowly rising bubbles and its persistent and abounding mousse.

Appearance: This cuvée, with reflections of straw yellow, stands out by the finesse of its slowly rising bubbles and its persistent and abounding mousse.

Appearance: This cuvée, with reflections of straw yellow, stands out by the finesse of its slowly rising bubbles and its persistent and abounding mousse.

The palest of rosés, this is an elegant, structured wine. Its dryness is balanced by the fine apple and red-currant fruits and the strong sense of minerality. Fragrant and lightly structured, this fine bottling is ready... Read More

The palest of rosés, this is an elegant, structured wine. Its dryness is balanced by the fine apple and red-currant fruits and the strong sense of minerality. Fragrant and lightly structured, this fine bottling is ready... Read More

The blending of the grapes is handed down along generations. This rosé unveils an elegant bouquet of red fruits and citrus, which dance on your palate with the persistent mousse. Have with sushi or friends.

Based on the 2016 vintage, the new NV Brut Rosé from Billarcart-Salmon has turned out nicely, mingling notes of red berries and plums with notions of peach, dried flowers and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy... Read More

Comprising 52% Chardonnay and 48% Pinot Noir, the 2015 Brut Rosé matured for an incredible 98 months on the lees. The result is a wine that showcases Billecart’s signature finesse, vibrant red fruit, and layered complexity—all... Read More

Based on the 2015 vintage and disgorged with nine grams per liter dosage, the latest release of Billecart's NV Brut Réserve contains fully 55% reserve wines and is showing very well, offering up complex aromas of warm... Read More

You can tell that this is ripe with so much plum and peach character, yet it remains fresh and vivid. Medium to full body with ripe and round tannins and a savory undertone. A blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot. So... Read More

Producer tasting notes: "Intense fruit and toasted aromas blended with the mineral notes typical of this appellation on the nose. A rich, powerful wine with a strong personality. Very good ageing potential."

Blended by 5th generation, family-run producer Raymond Ragnaud, who has been in Grande Champagne since 1860, Branson V.S.O.P. provides the purest expression of Grande Champagne Cognac. Created from Eaux-de-Vie grown in the premier... Read More

Blended by 5th generation, family run producer Cognac Raymond Ragnaud, who has been in Grande Champagne since 1860, Branson XO provides the most exquisite expression of XO Grande Champagne Cognac. Created from Eaux-de-Vie grown... Read More

Opening nosings offer concentrated oak, paraffin/melted candle and baked apple; bouquet expands incrementally as raisiny/pruny/dried red fruit and cocoa override the wood and wax aromas. Palate entry is long, properly oily and... Read More

Actually a paler colour than the village Santenay, but a finer fruit, alpine strawberry and light raspberry, with sound acidity and slightly more refined tannins. Slightly more whole bunch vinification for this wine, around 20%.... Read More

Cru Cuvée Vive unfurls in the glass with scents of wet stones, iodine, lemon oil, crisp green apple and brioche. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a ripe core of fruit, racy acids and a penetratingly... Read More

Yes, this black raspberry liqueur is crafted in the province of Chambord, at the site of a real French château, with the finest ingredients. And some do say that it was inspired by King Louis XIV’s chosen tipple.... Read More

A superb non-vintage bottling that beautifully synthesizes the pure and opulent fruit of top quality chardonnay vineyards in the Côte de Blancs with a racy, structured minerality that gives the wine superb length and cut.... Read More