Château le Puy’s biodynamic and unsulfured Barthelemy is now available in the US (and yes, it ages gorgeously), but this cuvée was new for me; accessible, gorgeous, angular, rich in... read more →
I was in Katell Pleven’s office and saw the bottle, grabbed it, and was surprised when I finally tasted it in my kitchen. It’s not often that pinot gets the... 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 →
I was in Frankly Wines and Christy said, take! It only gets one night of carbonic then it finishes with alcoholic fermentation, gets moved to enamel-lined stainless (new to me),... read more →
Didier and Joëlle, two of the sweetest vignerons on the planet, slave up there in the heavy clay of their Haute-Côtes vineyards. With this Bourgogne, they really hit their mark;... read more →
Pigato is often disrespected, yeasted into a sauvignon blanc-sameness and forgettable. But every once in a while the real thing comes along. When drinking it, be aware of the controversy.... read more →
Be on the outlook for more table wines from the sweet wine district of Coteaux du Layon. This one is a beauty, 80% sauvignon it’s tempered by gorgeous chenin and... read more →
From their parcel in Chitry-Le-Fort and raised in stainless. It’s pure deliciousness, vibrant, edgy with just a tad of foodworthy granular texture. All of the de Moor aligoté sing sweetly,... read more →
The material for the vines came from côt favorite, Clos Roche Blanche. The offspring has done the parent vines proud. 2012 was another low-yield, high-stress year but Marc Ollivier pulled... 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 →