Typically, Côte de Nuits can be characterful, but also rugged and rustic. Bachelet takes the appellation to a nearly unimaginable level of textural elegance and ageability. The 2018 Côte de Nuits - Villages boldly flaunts these characteristics.
For me, the most shocking wine of the superb lineup is the 1er Cru Les Genevrières.
For us, 2013 in Champagne is a truly exciting vintage that will likely be considered a great one in due time.
Scharzhofberger Kabinetts, in any vintage, thrive on a steely finesse that's full of cut and mineral-drenched length that boasts the wine's nobility.
When it comes to Riesling, the Trimbachs are royalty. Trimbach differentiates itself from nearly every other Alsatian producer by the clarity and detail of their wines. There is always a premium placed on rigor.
When you catch Métras Beaujolais in the right vintage, watch out.
There are few wines as delicious, agile, and simply gulpable.
Simply put, Bachelet's Charmes is one of the greatest wines of Burgundy.
What makes Pillot’s wines so captivating is their unmatched purity and crystalline character.
Laherte's Empreintes is among the most impressive and eye-opening Champagnes we've tasted this year. Over the past handful of years, Laherte has emerged as one of the most talented growers in Champagne.
They are some of the most exciting wines in Germany. For us, Wasenhaus' work is a powerful example of how a young generation of German winemakers are reinventing German wine.
In any vintage, Yquem delivers an aristocratic, dizzying complexity. It's jam-packed with nuance and an almost overwhelming impact.
2019 is one of those vintages. The wines are jaw-droppingly good. Burghound sums up the collection in the following way: "The 2019s are stunningly good and not to be missed."
Brovia's Villero and Rocche are two of our favorite expressions of traditional Barolo.
As the Mosel Fine Wines quote above makes clear, Schaefer produced some of the top wines of the vintage. For us, their incredibly finessed kabinetts lead the charge.
The 2017 really highlights Chevillon's ability to combine muscle with finesse and purity. It has a bone-crushing and brooding structure, but there's also a beautiful transparency and subtle complexity.
The 2020 is an especially vivid and concentrated vintage of the rosé. There's plenty of chalky tension and incredibly pure layered red fruits.
Regardless of the vintage, Bertheau's Chambolle is a Burgundy of supreme gracefulness and understatement. It's a bottle I reach for often.
The Fleurie VV is the bottling that sums up Métras' style the best. There's a soaring and totally gorgeous perfume and a spine of dark crushed rocks. It's a wine that explodes from the glass with violets, purple fruits, and jet-black minerality.
Since its debut vintage in 2012, the Stromberg GG has competed with the Felseneck GG for the honor of Schäfer-Fröhlich's top dry bottling.
They are among Barolo's great traditionalists and recent vintages have been showing this estate at the height of its powers.
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