Domaine Marc Roy Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2021 Red Wine - France

Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The estate's flagship cuvée, always at the top of international rankings. The robe is dark with purple reflections. On the nose, the still discreet aromas of crushed black fruits and garrigue are just waiting to melt into a noble and fresh... ... more

Domaine Bruno Clavelier Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corbeaux Premier Cru 2015 Red Wine - France

The estate's Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux benefits from the flow of fresh air from the Lavaux valley which brings balance, finesse and a more airy feel. The wine is always expressed with beautiful fruit and a great deal of precision in the... ... more

Eric Texier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

This wine is from a 80+ year-old vines in a north-facing parcel in the Crau in the North Eastern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape on classic galets roulés soils. They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. Whole-cluster fermentation with native... ... more

Domaine Blain Cotes de Brouilly Pierre Bleue 2015 Red Wine - France

Marc-Antonin describes this wine as “linear with a straight structure.� Northwest-facing vines bring tension to the wine while the meager soil provides a mineral backbone. The wine shows aromas and flavors of ripe red fruits such as strawberries... ... more

Domaine Blain Cotes de Brouilly Pierre Bleue 2018 Red Wine - France

Marc-Antonin describes this wine as “linear with a straight structure.� Northwest-facing vines bring tension to the wine while the meager soil provides a mineral backbone. The wine shows aromas and flavors of ripe red fruits such as strawberries... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

Here too the nose is dominated by a pungent combination of reduction and wood toast. There is excellent delineation to the exceptionally ripe, intense and tautly muscular flavors that brim with minerality on the dusty, austere and chiseled finale.... ... more

Domaine de Cristia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

Taking things up a notch, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a much bigger, richer wine. It’s similarly colored, with a medium ruby/purple hue as well as a killer nose of kirsch liqueur, lavender, herbes de Provence, Asian spices,... ... more

Lecheneaut Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Chouillet Vieilles Vignes 2017 Red Wine - France

The deep color shows a remarkable stability during ageing. In its youth, the wine expresses a certain sobriety. Earthy nuances and wild fruits such as prune mix with strawberry and several floral notes. ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot Premier Cru 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Craipillot 1er Cru is slightly diffuse on the nose, those fragrant red fruit and rose petal notes just need something to bind them together to gain more focus. The palate is sweet and candied on the entry, fine grip and... ... more

Domaine de Chevalier 2021 Red Wine - France

This is very impressive for the vintage, with a vertical depth and structure of extremely polished tannins. It’s full and precise, with berries, dark chocolate, bark, iodine and walnuts throughout. Extremely well done. Best after 2027. This... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Vielles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The appellation Gevrey-Chambertin Village is made up of a blend of 10 parcels situated around the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, which allows an excellent, fully-rounded cuvée to be put together. The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes offers... ... more

Domaine les Grands Bois Rasteau Cuvee Marc 2019 Red Wine - France

Full, rich, and concentrated, this classically styled Rasteau offers up loads of black fruits, minerality, earth, and spice. This will benefit from a few years in the cellar, and will keep improving for at least a decade. Blend: 50% Grenache, 25%... ... more

Stephane Aviron Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

This wine has expressive black cherry aromas and firm structure in the mouth. Its mineral underpinning and firm but ripe tannins help it age perhaps longer than any of the Beajolais crus. ... more

Stephane Aviron Saint-Amour Cru du Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The most northerly cru in the Beaujolais, approaching the clay-heavy terroir of the Macon district, produces wines that are at once heavier or coarser than the southerly crus, but also plusher and rounder. Aromas and flavors are of red fruits and... ... more

Stephane Aviron Cote de Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

Côte de Brouilly is medium to full-bodied wine, with elegance and finesse. On the nose and palate there are wild strawberry and raspberry notes, with hints of darker berries and a touch of spice. The wine has very good concentration with a good... ... more

Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot Nuits-St-Georges Les Vignes-Rondes Premier Cru 2017 Red Wine - France

Here the wood treatment isn't subtle and while it stops short of fighting with the spicy aromas of violet and red currant, it's close. Otherwise there is terrific punch to the relatively refined medium-bodied flavors thanks to the dense but... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Ripe aromas consist of exceptionally fresh poached plum, earth and the sauvage, all of which is trimmed in enough wood influence to notice. There is excellent vibrancy and mid-palate density to the medium weight flavors that possess very good power... ... more

Domaine Humbert Freres Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A cooler and wonderfully pure nose reflects notes of ripe red berries, humus and a gamy nuance. There is excellent underlying tension to the chiseled and intensely mineral-suffused flavors that are tautly muscular and quite powerful on the austere,... ... more

Domaine Perraud Macon-Villages Vieilles Vignes 2021 White Wine - France

Aromas of fresh herbs, ripe lemons, crushed stones, lime zest. Ripe and balanced; thirst-quenching. Pair with fresh salads, shellfish (oysters or clams) or roasted chicken with fresh herbs ... more

Domaine Chante Cigale Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2019 Red Wine - France

The expression of an old vine, intensity and elegance. Crushed strawberry and black fruits with a velvety mouth, concentrated and balanced by exceptional fine tannins. Blend: 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre Slightly more... ... more

Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Not as rich or concentrated as I was expecting, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes still delivers ample layers of dark fruit, hints of cola, mint and spice elements. It's full-bodied, silky and long, but it looks to fall short of the... ... more

Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin Vielles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

The appellation Gevrey-Chambertin Village is made up of a blend of 10 parcels situated around the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, which allows an excellent, fully-rounded cuvée to be put together. Coulis-like aromas of black cherry, plum and earth... ... more

Domaine la Florane Cotes du Rhone Villages Je Ne Souffre Plus 2021 Red Wine - France

This dark wine is an explosion of red and black berry fruits. Like biting into a bunch of grapes. Blend: 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah Brimming with mulberry fruit, this is a very juicy and lively style of Rhone red that it would be hard not to enjoy... ... more

Eric Texier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine is from a 80+ year-old vines in a north-facing parcel in the Crau in the North Eastern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape on classic galets roulés soils. They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. Whole-cluster fermentation with native... ... more

Domaine Goisot Bourgogne Cotes d'Auxerre Pinot Noir 2021 Red Wine - France

Produced from the younger vines of the domaine, this is a brilliant expression of Goisot’s vineyard work, where the terroir is literally brought to the surface and melded with the well tended fruit. An intriguing nose of cherry pie with laced with... ... more

Stephane Aviron Chenas Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Stéphane Aviron strives for a style that is elegant and fine in the Chénas without too much concentration. The wine is very drinkable. With his subtle approach to winemaking, the terroir is able to express itself very clearly and precisely. ... more

Stephane Aviron Cote de Brouilly Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

Côte de Brouilly is medium to full-bodied wine, with elegance and finesse. On the nose and palate there are wild strawberry and raspberry notes, with hints of darker berries and a touch of spice. The wine has very good concentration with a good... ... more

Stephane Aviron Morgon Cote du Py Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

The nose is elegant and alluring with notes of berries as well as plenty of earth and minerality. The wine is rich and structured with ample bright, crushed berry fruit on the palate leading to a firm, well-structured finish. ... more

Stephane Aviron Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine has expressive black cherry and wild strawberry aromas with a firm structure in the mouth. Its mineral underpinning and firm but ripe tannins help it age perhaps longer than any of the Beaujolais crus. The Moulin à Vent is very elegant yet... ... more

Andre Bonhomme Macon Villages Vieilles Vignes 2021 White Wine - France

The family owns a couple of hectares outside the Viré-Clessé boundaries, from which they make this wine. It is aged in tank for 18 months, and shows floral and citrus aromas and flavors. They recommend it with goat cheese, charcuterie, seafood,... ... more

Patrice Rion Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

45 year-old vines grown on brown clay and limestone. Typical Nuits nose of small red fruits such as sour cherries and other pitted fruits. Eucalyptus notes add a certain freshness. From Les Plateaux, in part their own property and in part from the... ... more

Domaine Tawse Gevrey-Chambertin Champeaux Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

A paler ruby crimson. The bouquet starts softly and a little indistinctly. There is a layer of oak showing on the palate with a soft strawberry fruit around the edges. Quite an easy going style of fruit. Drink from 2026. ... more

Domaine Sarrazin Bourgogne Aligote Charnailles 2021 White Wine - France

A racy and fresh Aligoté, grown on a hillside vineyard not far both from the family home and the towering, fifteenth-century Château de Charnailles. Aromas of red apples, fresh lemon zest, and wildflowers. Fresh, light, and flavorful on the palate... ... more

Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Au Closeau Premier Cru 2018 Red Wine - France

This wine is a deep ruby with a delicious nose Including red and black fruit and mixed spices. The blend on the palate of more cherry, vanilla and raspberry aromas, with freshness to this round, fleshy and silky texture. The delicacy of these aromas... ... more

Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea 2020 Red Wine - France

A unique wine, with darker blackberry fruit, hints of spice on the nose and a firm, grippy texture that would repay mid-term cellaring - a standout in the regional appellation in this vintage. Ostrea is produced from a patch of old vines in Gevrey... ... more

Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle Premier Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

A bit reserved and firmly dense, with dark plummy fruit, grippy tannins and yet an elegant extraction that is sensitive and not at all overdone. Superb. From the 0.35ha parcel in Petite Chapelle with its thin, stony soils close to the mother rock... ... more

Lecheneaut Nuits-Saint-Georges Au Chouillet Vieilles Vignes 2018 Red Wine - France

Moderate ruby in color with elegant and ripe aromas of red berries, plums and dark currant. Ripe red and dark fruit flavors laced with earth nuances. Fine-grained tannins, intense, firm and linear character with a serious finish. A spicy, fresh and... ... more