This beauty is part whole cluster (hence the beautiful forest berry fragrance) and part crushed. There is a soft and gentle texture, making this fizz more like a gentle lambrusco.... read more →
The last time I reviewed this wine was ages ago. Have a look at the No7 entry in 2016. It’s still gorgeous or even more gorgeous and precise. Here are... read more →
Franz fermented the grapes on skins for four weeks and then the wine went into barrels of different sizes. My first note was, “Whoa.” Then I broke that down. “Quite... read more →
Headed up by siblings who studied winemaking at Geisenheim University, this winery is a classic in the making. While the wine might read a little conventional, ut when it’s hot... read more →
This is a beauty. A blend of two vineyards with more than 40 years of age in the village of Mareuil. The land is clay limestone. There's complexity from barrel... read more →
Vincent Charlot farms about 11 acres in Mareuil, just west of Epernay. This gorgeous cuvée comes from about a half-acre of vines planted in 1955. There is a razor’s edge... read more →
Pauline Broqua left her life as a sommelier in Toulouse in 2017 and started to make wine after apprenticing with two greats, Domaine Yoyo and Nicolas Carmarans. This wine is... read more →
Talk about a wine that knocked me out. I opened it up, I took a sip, stared at it for a couple of minutes, letting the juice sink into my... read more →
This comes from Madeira’s two best old plots, with vines between 60 and 100 years old. While baga is dominant, there are about 19 other grapes in this field blend.... read more →
Marcel's son Matthew Deiss has brought his own fine sensibility to the family domaine. I particularly resonated with this field blend from the Gruenspiel—a vineyard of granitic, sandstone and gneiss... read more →