Rosé Wine For Thanksgiving? Yes, Please
John Tilson of the Underground Wineletter named rosé wines from both Francois Cotat and Chateau de Pibarnon as “some of the best young rosés” he’s ever tasted.
The Champagne This Season: 2006 Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Brut Millèsime
“Another standout, the 2006 Brut Millesime is stellar. This is an especially broad, creamy Champagne built on textural richness. Lemon oil, white flowers, smoke, almonds and baked apple are some of the signatures…”
2014 White Burgundy “Concentrated, Expressive and Balanced”
Stephen Tanzer of Vinous Media recently wrote an excellent report on white Burgundy from the 2014 vintage, and since we have many of these wines now in our warehouse, we can only concur with Stephen’s positive assessment
NEW ARRIVALS! 2015 Calot Morgon Vieilles Vignes
We’ve loved this older-vine Morgon over the years because it just keeps giving: gorgeous and fleshy when young, Calot Morgon ages stupendously, shining with five to even 10 years of cellar time. And think about it: How many Burgundy wines can you name that hail from 100-year-old vines on terroir that should essentially be “premier cru” and still cost under $30? We thought so.
NEW ARRIVALS! 2014 Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Our selections from the impressive 2014 vintage have just arrived in our temperature-controlled warehouse, and we couldn’t be more excited. In fact, if you consider yourself more a devotee of Burgundy than of Rhone wines, you should pay particular attention to this vintage and perhaps expand your horizons south. You will find much here to seduce…
Boom! Great Notes For 2014 & 2015 Beaujolais
Josh Raynolds of Vinous Media has published an impressive introspective on the past three vintages in Beaujolais — 2015, 2014 and 2013 –outstanding years that deliver impressive quality and flavor. In fact, we’ve never enjoyed Beaujolais as much as we have recently; our producers are firing on all cylinders…