This one grew on me the longer it was open, but it caught my attention initially for it’s textural velvet, apparent structure and food-worthy acidity. Lots of life and does... read more →
Serious and brooding. Of course the maker, Olivier Cousin—who embodies joie de vivre—is none of these things, which is kind of fun. Love this wine, it’s got so much earthiness,... read more →
Brothers Fabien and Cyril Boisard have been making wine for a decade and doing beautiful work, so why is this the first time I’ve recommended their complex offering? Mea culpa.... read more →
That Baudry succeeds in every vintage is a given but this is one silky, elegant cabernet franc. From a gravelly plot of near 70 years, this gives a lushness with... read more →
This lushly structured charmer has taken over the wine lists of New York City it seems. I sat at the bar at Contra (with The Skinny Food Writer) and we... read more →
Solidarity! Drink Olivier Cousin this month. If you’ve not heard, the vigneron has been hauled to court for defying the AOC. You see, he makes wine outside of the appellation,... read more →
The super serious and sensitive Etienne de Bonnaventure is behind the winemaking for his family’s domain, and this 2011 is yet another example of an undersung vigneron. Fermentation and elevage... read more →
Note to self: buy more Amirault and lay down. I’m struck by its age worthiness, knit and powdery tannin. The grapes are farmed from three different soil types. There has... read more →
West of Toulouse and east of Bordeaux in Buzet, Magali Tissot and Ludovic Bonnelle do the old fashioned thing, work by hand, foot crush, deeply respect the soil, get silly-low... read more →
The Caslot siblings are gifts to the wine world, as are their wines. The value for the quality of the work over the amount of land they have (quite a... read more →