$89.00
TASTING NOTES Ample dark fruits, chocolate, bouquet garni and licorice in its full-bodied, supple, forward...
$89.00
TASTING NOTES Has some reserved, sanguine notes and an essence-like, raspberry core. Some stones and...
$79.00
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose,...
$99.00
Juicy and spicy, with lots of raspberry ganache and blueberry notes offset by hints of...
$99.00
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose,...
$49.00
TASTING NOTES If anyone tells you that Chateauneuf is just a big red that’s never...
$475.00
TASTING NOTES It reveals a saturated purple color as well as a super-rich, blockbuster-styled bouquet...
$109.00
"Deep ruby. Seductive dark berry and kirsch aromas are complicated by musky garrigue, black olive...
$199.00
WINE OF THE YEAR 2007 by WINE SPECTATOR This is really tight now, but it's...
$350.00
TASTING NOTES The potentially perfect 2004 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has...
$43.00
TASTING NOTES Rounded and supple, with lots of plum, violets, scorched earth and bouquet garni...
$475.00
The good news continues as the 2003 Hermitage Ex Voto may even be the richest...
$199.00
A wine I’ve had more than a case of, sometimes with irregular results, the 2003...
$95.00
TASTING NOTES More precise and focused than the more exuberant, sexy and rounded '00, the...
$95.00
TASTING NOTES One of the more upfront, downright sexy vintages for this cuvée, the 2000...
$95.00
TASTING NOTES Also brilliant, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is full-bodied and concentrated,...
$95.00
TASTING NOTES One of the riper, more exotic wines of the vintage, this gushes with...
$599.00
TASTING NOTES More forward, open and textured, the 2000 Hermitage is an almost promiscuous effort...
$2,500.00
TASTING NOTES Suave and seamless, with a perfectly melded core of date, dried cherry and...
$2,150.00
TASTING NOTES The dark ruby-colored 1999 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape admirably conceals its 15% alcohol....
$350.00
TASTING NOTES Bottled just one month ago, I suspect my score for the 2015 Saint...
$285.00
TASTING NOTES Gorgeous, this seemingly relies more on pure, driven plum, raspberry and cherry fruit...
$220.00
TASTING NOTES A wine that can flirt with perfection on any given day, the 1998...
$59.00
$105.00
TASTING NOTES Showing a rich, honeyed character, very rich and nuanced, possessing creamy notes of...
$139.00
TASTING NOTES Possibly the greatest vintage ever for this cuvee, the 1998 Châteauneuf du Pape...
$275.00
Tasting Notes Bright, round and fully evolved. Tannins disappeared. Fresh and lively. Rather sumptuous. Complex...
$106.00
TASTING NOTES Fresh and easy-going aromatics, tarragon and violets beneath the fruit. Full-bodied, a little...
$90.00
TASTING NOTES One of the most age-worthy cuvees in the appellation, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe’s...
$90.00
After tasting the 2005 Domaine du Pégaü Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée two separate times from varying...
$90.00
TASTING NOTES Shows a drop dead gorgeous nose of ripe, spicy fruit, roast herbs, licorice,...
$90.00
TASTING NOTES Possesses gorgeous aromatics of spiced meat, leather, and mature Grenache fruit. Medium bodied,...
$95.00
I was also able to do a small retrospective of the 1999, 1989, and 2009,...
$95.00
The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee (of which I was lucky to find a...
$375.00
One of the candidates for the Rhone Valley’s 'wine of the vintage' is Chave’s 2002...
$110.00
The prodigious 1999 Beaucastel boasts aromas of blackberry fruit intermixed with cassis, licorice, roasted meats,...
$110.00
A big, rich wine with huge amounts of fruit oozing out of the glass. Great...
$575.00
The spectacular 2007 Hermitage boasts a dense purple color along with notes of creme de...
$130.00
Mulled plum, fig and boysenberry fruit is still a bit compact at the core, while...
$850.00
Pure perfection, the 2010 Hermitage reminds Jean-Louis Chave of their 1990. It appears to be...
$625.00
The greatest wines Chave has produced since 2003 are the two cuvées of 2009 Hermitage....
$750.00
This brick house is starting to emerge, slowly. There is still a substantial cloak of...
$120.00
Really dense and locked up now, this is packed with dark fig, currant and blackberry...
$59.00
TASTING NOTES Brilliant orange-pink. Mineral-accented red berries, blood orange and succulent flowers on the incisive...
$49.00
TASTING NOTES Deep-pitched red/blue fruit liqueur aromas pick up suggestions of licorice, pipe tobacco and...
$550.00
TASTING NOTES The color is inky/ruby/purple to the rim. The extraordinary nose reveals aromas of...
TASTING NOTES Ample dark fruits, chocolate, bouquet garni and licorice in its full-bodied, supple, forward and elegantly styled profile. The tannin is wonderfully ripe, the wine has solid concentration and...
$89.00 4 in stock
$89.00
TASTING NOTES Ample dark fruits, chocolate, bouquet garni and licorice in its full-bodied, supple, forward and elegantly styled profile. The tannin is wonderfully ripe, the wine has solid concentration and...
TASTING NOTES Has some reserved, sanguine notes and an essence-like, raspberry core. Some stones and chalk here, too. Very long and focused palate. The grenache is singing here. Dense but...
$89.00 5 in stock
$89.00
TASTING NOTES Has some reserved, sanguine notes and an essence-like, raspberry core. Some stones and chalk here, too. Very long and focused palate. The grenache is singing here. Dense but...
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose, it follows that up with a full-bodied palate that's silky and airy in texture yet...
$79.00 7 in stock
$79.00
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose, it follows that up with a full-bodied palate that's silky and airy in texture yet...
Juicy and spicy, with lots of raspberry ganache and blueberry notes offset by hints of mulled spices, black tea and fig cake. Really picks up steam on the finish, with...
$99.00 4 in stock
$99.00
Juicy and spicy, with lots of raspberry ganache and blueberry notes offset by hints of mulled spices, black tea and fig cake. Really picks up steam on the finish, with...
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose, it follows that up with a full-bodied palate that's silky and airy in texture yet...
$99.00 12 in stock
$99.00
TASTING NOTES Boasting complex scents of roses, black tea, raspberries and cherries on the nose, it follows that up with a full-bodied palate that's silky and airy in texture yet...
TASTING NOTES If anyone tells you that Chateauneuf is just a big red that’s never elegant, then they need to taste this masterpiece of elegance. So many spicy and savory...
$49.00 14 in stock
$49.00
TASTING NOTES If anyone tells you that Chateauneuf is just a big red that’s never elegant, then they need to taste this masterpiece of elegance. So many spicy and savory...
TASTING NOTES It reveals a saturated purple color as well as a super-rich, blockbuster-styled bouquet of blackcurrants, blackberries, ground pepper, truffle, charcuterie, and God knows what else. With full-bodied richness,...
$475.00 10 in stock
$475.00
TASTING NOTES It reveals a saturated purple color as well as a super-rich, blockbuster-styled bouquet of blackcurrants, blackberries, ground pepper, truffle, charcuterie, and God knows what else. With full-bodied richness,...
"Deep ruby. Seductive dark berry and kirsch aromas are complicated by musky garrigue, black olive and dark chocolate. Dense blackberry and bitter cherry flavors stain the palate and develop a...
$109.00 11 in stock
$109.00
"Deep ruby. Seductive dark berry and kirsch aromas are complicated by musky garrigue, black olive and dark chocolate. Dense blackberry and bitter cherry flavors stain the palate and develop a...
WINE OF THE YEAR 2007 by WINE SPECTATOR This is really tight now, but it's packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, there's...
$199.00 1 in stock
$199.00
WINE OF THE YEAR 2007 by WINE SPECTATOR This is really tight now, but it's packed with dark fig, currant, espresso, licorice and chocolate notes. Superfleshy but seriously structured, there's...
TASTING NOTES The potentially perfect 2004 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out to be just an amazing wine and one of the profound examples of...
$350.00 4 in stock
$350.00
TASTING NOTES The potentially perfect 2004 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin has turned out to be just an amazing wine and one of the profound examples of...
TASTING NOTES Rounded and supple, with lots of plum, violets, scorched earth and bouquet garni aromatics. This full-bodied, rich 2016 has plenty of tannin, an opulent, sexy texture and a...
$43.00 8 in stock
$43.00
TASTING NOTES Rounded and supple, with lots of plum, violets, scorched earth and bouquet garni aromatics. This full-bodied, rich 2016 has plenty of tannin, an opulent, sexy texture and a...
The good news continues as the 2003 Hermitage Ex Voto may even be the richest of all these wines. Only 4,000 bottles were produced from Guigal's favorite parcels of Hermitage,...
$475.00 6 in stock
$475.00
The good news continues as the 2003 Hermitage Ex Voto may even be the richest of all these wines. Only 4,000 bottles were produced from Guigal's favorite parcels of Hermitage,...
A wine I’ve had more than a case of, sometimes with irregular results, the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes was drinking about as good as it gets on this...
$199.00 1 in stock
$199.00
A wine I’ve had more than a case of, sometimes with irregular results, the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes was drinking about as good as it gets on this...
TASTING NOTES More precise and focused than the more exuberant, sexy and rounded '00, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is borderline perfection (I seriously considered adding...
$95.00 2 in stock
$95.00
TASTING NOTES More precise and focused than the more exuberant, sexy and rounded '00, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aieul is borderline perfection (I seriously considered adding...
TASTING NOTES One of the more upfront, downright sexy vintages for this cuvée, the 2000 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée de Mon Aieul has been firing on all cylinders for about...
$95.00 2 in stock
$95.00
TASTING NOTES One of the more upfront, downright sexy vintages for this cuvée, the 2000 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée de Mon Aieul has been firing on all cylinders for about...
TASTING NOTES Also brilliant, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is full-bodied and concentrated, with classic Pegau wildness, beef blood, saddle leather and garrigue all emerging from the glass....
$95.00 12 in stock
$95.00
TASTING NOTES Also brilliant, the 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve is full-bodied and concentrated, with classic Pegau wildness, beef blood, saddle leather and garrigue all emerging from the glass....
TASTING NOTES One of the riper, more exotic wines of the vintage, this gushes with black currant, fig and blackberry fruit, all of which has melded together and is starting...
$95.00 2 in stock
$95.00
TASTING NOTES One of the riper, more exotic wines of the vintage, this gushes with black currant, fig and blackberry fruit, all of which has melded together and is starting...
TASTING NOTES More forward, open and textured, the 2000 Hermitage is an almost promiscuous effort that’s just hard to resist. According to Jean-Louis, this wine has never shut down and...
$599.00 2 in stock
$599.00
TASTING NOTES More forward, open and textured, the 2000 Hermitage is an almost promiscuous effort that’s just hard to resist. According to Jean-Louis, this wine has never shut down and...
TASTING NOTES Suave and seamless, with a perfectly melded core of date, dried cherry and raspberry, bergamot and blood orange notes framed by supple mesquite and rooibos tea hints. Extremely...
$2,500.00 1 in stock
$2,500.00
TASTING NOTES Suave and seamless, with a perfectly melded core of date, dried cherry and raspberry, bergamot and blood orange notes framed by supple mesquite and rooibos tea hints. Extremely...
TASTING NOTES The dark ruby-colored 1999 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape admirably conceals its 15% alcohol. With serious structure and tannin, this medium to full-bodied, closed 1999 offers beautiful, sweet kirsch...
$2,150.00 1 in stock
$2,150.00
TASTING NOTES The dark ruby-colored 1999 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape admirably conceals its 15% alcohol. With serious structure and tannin, this medium to full-bodied, closed 1999 offers beautiful, sweet kirsch...
TASTING NOTES Bottled just one month ago, I suspect my score for the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos Florentin may seem conservative after some additional time in bottle. Hints of...
$350.00 2 in stock
$350.00
TASTING NOTES Bottled just one month ago, I suspect my score for the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos Florentin may seem conservative after some additional time in bottle. Hints of...
TASTING NOTES Gorgeous, this seemingly relies more on pure, driven plum, raspberry and cherry fruit than other vintages—until the finish takes over, where dark briar patch, sweet tapenade and mesquite...
$285.00 2 in stock
$285.00
TASTING NOTES Gorgeous, this seemingly relies more on pure, driven plum, raspberry and cherry fruit than other vintages—until the finish takes over, where dark briar patch, sweet tapenade and mesquite...
