2018
A-F Gros 2021 Vosne Romanee Chalandins
Aromatically lifted notions of pink and purple petals splash out of the glass. On the palate the wine offers an exotic, velvety, and rich style, true to the appellation. Overall the wine is luscious, powerful, and expressive with a very specific finesse that the domaine is iconic for. Drink now through 2040.
Chatelet 2018 Moulin A Vent
A bold and structured Cru Beaujolais, offering aromas of dark cherries, ripe plums, and blackberries, with earthy undertones of forest floor and spices like black pepper and cloves. On the palate, it delivers rich dark fruit flavors, firm tannins, and a robust, mineral-driven backbone, balanced by refreshing acidity. The wine has a long, lingering finish with hints of spice and savory herbs, making it a complex and age-worthy expression of Gamay.
Ricco Bambino 2018 Muscat
Clos De Nines 2018 L’Oree
A ripe and expressive southern French red showing generous aromas of blackberry, black cherry, and plum layered with garrigue herbs, cracked pepper, and a hint of cocoa. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with supple, rounded tannins and a warm, fruit-driven core balanced by subtle spice and Mediterranean earthiness. Plush yet composed, finishing long and gently savoury with lingering dark fruit and herbal lift.
Marquis D’Alesme 2018 Margaux
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot aging in 65% new oak
96 Points, Robert Parker: Deep purple-black in color, it leaps from the glass with bold, expressive black cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and red roses scents with touches of baking spices, potpourri and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, rich and opulent, it completely fills the palate with hedonic black fruit preserves and spices, framed by firm, velvety tannins and finishing with fantastic length.
95 Points, Wine Spectator: Gorgeous mouthfeel right from the first sip, with a velvety, fine-grained texture that lets the range of dark plum, black currant and blackberry fruit flavors splay out without losing focus, while mouthwatering black tea, alder and mineral notes wait gracefully in reserve, showing just a hint, for now, of what they can do on the finish.