I had heard of this wine but never tasted it until I was at a tea and champagne terroir exploration and lo and behold, it was there. The wine was... read more →
This is the second vintage for the Rachais in TFL. The 2009 is spectacular, and more user-friendly than the 2006. The grapes come from a single 43-year-old plot and the... read more →
Years back I remember hearing about some nutcase in Ambonnay, one of the twelve Grand Cru villages of Champagne. Beaufort worked not in biodynamics or organics but aromatherapy. The wines... read more →
I visited Sepp’s Southern Austrian vines five years back. They’re lush and vibrant. On that afternoon, I was a happy little girl in the mountains, instead of a morose one... read more →
My note? This feels good. I have no idea what it means, but what more do you want from bubbles. Combination of stainless, foudres, old demi-muids and barriques.
Francis asked me to make sure you knew that because this is a solera (25% of 2006 is added to a 75% blend of past vintages dating back to 1997)... read more →
Bone dry and no sulfur in an exquisite bubbly that has a touch of ripeness on finish. Good caviar choice. Don’t serve too cold.
How rare is Chablis that tastes like a Chablis? Rare. This is not an ultra-natural, so devotees of deMoor, be warned. But it is organic viticulture, lean, nuanced, smokey and... read more →