France

Rather rambunctious, with lots of green pepper, olive and fresh bay leaf notes skittering around, holding the core of cherry, bitter plum and red currant fruit in check. A tangy...

Elegant, with intensity to the cherry, currant, spice and mineral flavors, this red has plenty of tension and concentration from beginning to end. Light vegetal and underbrush notes add depth...

Intense aromas of berry fruit and spices on the nose. Rich, tannic and well-structured, this wine develops additional roundness after a few years in bottle.\n \n Producer Information\n Bouchard Père...

Founded in 1731, Bouchard Pere & Fils is one of Burgundy's oldest wine merchants and one of the largest landowners in the Cote d'Or. Over the centuries, the House has...

At Canard-Duchene, they believe in collective strength, in the alchemy that brings about the creation of something greater. This story began in 1868 when two avant-garde souls, Leonie Duchene, a...

The Catherine Le Goeuil Cotes Du Rhone Cairanne 2014 is a red wine blend made by Domaine Catherine Le Goeuil, a small family-owned winery in the Cairanne appellation of the...

Really bright and energetic, with sliced apples and lemons and seashells on the nose. Some flint, too. Full-bodied, yet very tight and composed, with racy phenolics and bright acidity. Very...

Plenty of biscuit, pie crust, lemon pie, praline and hazelnut, as well as hints of toffee, cream and salted butter. Vibrant and sharp, but with lovely butter and brioche character...

The vineyards of Le Mesnil sur Oger have a truly excellent terroir - 100% of its vineyards are ranked as "Grand Cru". The vineyards are situated at the heart of...

The House of Telmont was founded in 1912 by Henri Lhopital, a courageous wine grower, following the Champagne riots of 1911, in the village of Damery, near Epernay. The House...

The 2014 Clinet was a wine that perplexed when I tasted it from barrel and as a consequence, it was one that I went back and retasted three or four...

The vineyards of Chateau de Lascaux have been in the family for thirteen generations. The name of the domaine, “Lascaux” comes from a limestone specific to the domaine’s vineyard sites....

Medium deep ruby red colour. Floral nose with red berries, plum, some new wood and tobacco. The palate shows medium weight with a fresh acidity, crushed red berries, some herbal...

The palate is an explosion of delicate flavors, nice and delightful mouthfeel. Quite delicate and smooth texture on the long finish.\n \n Producer Information\n Famille Bréchet is a family-run wine...

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou is a Second Growth estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux. The 2014 vintage is considered to be one of the best in recent years, and the wine...

The only premier cru claret from the south side of the city of Bordeaux (although it is now pretty much in the suburbs of the city), Chateau Haut-Brion has an...

The 2014 La Grave a Pomerol conveys an almost comforting sense of warmth and homeliness on the nose. It is not complex or intense, yet it is very well defined...

Medium-bodied, fresh attack, dominated by late summer fruits, suggesting perfectly but not overly ripe, still great integrity to the fruit, a floating gossamer quality to the structure, the tannins are...

Located on the edge of the limestone plateau and in a hollow on the slopes of Saint-Laurent overlooking the Dordogne valley. Chateau Laroque dates back to the distant era of...

The 2014 Chateau Leoville Barton is an absolutely sensational showing that impresses on all levels. This classy Saint-Julien is composed of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc...

Chateau Meyney’s vineyard is planted of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot, on a perfectly-drained gravel soil that provides ideal conditions for grapes ripening. This unusually high...

The result of rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both the vineyard and the winery, this great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint-Estephe appellation. Structured...

The history of Chateau Pedesclaux begins in the early nineteenth century when Peter Pedesclaux purchased several parcels of vines and created the estate. Its wine was classified as a Fifth...

Pure and expressive, featuring a lovely beam of cassis gilded with light lilac, wet pebble and tobacco notes that should emerge more with cellaring. Shows textbook typicity for the AOC.\n...

Deep garnet with a hint of purple to the color, the 2014 Pontet-Canet gives a very serious, classic Pauillac nose of blackcurrant preserves, baked blackberries and warm black plums with...

Vibrant and deep in color. The nose is a fusion of red and black berries, graphite and spices. The palate's structure is particularly dense and long with chiseled tannins of...

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2014 red presents a beautiful bright dark red dress.On the nose we find very fresh notes of red fruits (strawberry, cherry).In the mouth, the attack is...

The hue has usually a brillant ruby-garnet colour.?The nose offers effusive aromas of crushed berries (raspberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant come to mind). On the palate, the wine is full of...

Impressive and charming nose with balanced and rich flavors. Great elegance and length on the finish.\n \n Producer Information\n In 2012, this historic estate celebrated its 800th anniversary under one...

A delicate perfume of white flowers with hints of citrus and flint give way to silken texture and grapefruit. Balanced and crisp!\n \n Producer Information\n Francois Chidaine is a wine...

The 2014 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a corker of a nose: here, a rush of raspberry and Morello cherry infused with limestone and flint aromas....

Lush red cherries & raspberry preserve aromas, dried orange peel, menthol. Medium-bodied with ripe red berry fruit and cracked black pepper, saline with impressive depth & structure on the finish.\n...

Firm reduction completely dominates the nose. There is excellent concentration to the big-bodied and overtly powerful flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the mouth coating, well-balanced and...

From organic grapes, this wine is rich and full in the mouth, despite its low alcohol. It has a ripe, black cherry character that is rounded, soft and with some...

A brooding, backward and relatively primary nose blends notes of game, red and dark currant, earth and a floral top note. There is excellent size, weight and muscle to the...

The nose is fruity and offers power. The wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of wild strawberry and redcurrant associated with slight touches of blackberry, Cuben...

One of the very finest wines produced in this less heralded vintage is Egly's 2014 Brut Grand Cru Millesime, a strikingly vinous and enveloping Champagne that wafts from the glass...

This is the first time we've been able to offer this ultra-rare bottling from the Grand Cru Pinot Noir region near Ambonnay (600 bottles is the equivalent of 50 12-bottle...

Vanilla and baking spices frame blueberry and plum fruit in this rich, velvety offering. It's slightly fuller and bolder than Colombo's 2014 La Louvée, but also less precise and perfumed.\n...

The Vincent wines are characterized by rich, layered fruit, intense expression of individual terroir, and solid structure.\n \n Producer Information\n \n Anne-Marie and Jean-Marc Vincent inherited most of their vines,...