This cuvee is usually a blend of 13 different lieux-dits other than Landonne and Cote Blonde (the appellation of Cote Rotie includes more than fifty). In its youth, the wine's rich fruity Syrah is scented with cassis and liquorice. With age, it takes on fine notes (more...)

"Fifty percent of the 2007 Woodcutter`s Semillon was raised in stainless steel and 50% in neutral oak. It offers up an enticing nose of mineral, candle wax, melon, and citrus. Creamy textured, balanced, and lengthy, this tasty effort should be drunk over the next t (more...)

"The 2004 El Corazon de Jonata is an intriguing combination of 61% Syrah, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, and a dollop of Sauvignon Blanc. Aged 19 months in 40% new and 60% two-year old French oak, this sensual, sexy, deep (more...)

"The 2004 Chryseia seems brighter and more pointed than its 2003 counterpart, not quite as sweet, a little earthier. There are some similarities, such as refined tannins, lovely and persistent flavors and a suave, modern feel. The 2003 is far more attractive at the (more...)

"The massive 1994 is unquestionably the finest Dow I have tasted since the 1977. This opaque purple-colored wine is not as developed or flamboyant as Fonseca, but it is super-concentrated and multi-layered, with huge masses of fruit and some tannin in the finish. T (more...)

"Pale, bright green-straw. Penetrating, bright, lightly grassy aromas of tropical fruit salad, passionfruit, honeydew melon and citrus. Sumptuous and creamy yet also fine and restrained, with bright melon and grapefruit flavors, a suggestion of bubblegum from its o (more...)

"Opaque ruby. The nose shows an almost medicinally concentrated cherry- and blackcurrant-dominated perfume; iron, graphite, mint and cracked pepper qualities add complexity to this brooding monster. Palate-staining dark fruit flavors are improbably lively and focus (more...)

"The 2004 Carodorum Special Selection comes from 100+-year-old Tinta de Toro vines and spent 18 months aging in French oak. Like the other Carodorum wines, it was bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2004 Special Selection is saturated purple/black in color and is a (more...)

"Wood spice and earthy fruit plus a healthy dose of reduction lead to sappy, intense and powerful flavors that possess arguably the best material in the entire range and explode on the hugely long finish. This is an impressive, even massive wine and very Chambertin (more...)

"Bright, tropical and decadently sweet, this is something your dentist would warn you against! That sweet white raisin and orange marmalade flavor dominate, with a tangy, minerally fnish. This will impress any wine drinker."

"The 2005 Petite Syrah is the first release from a vineyard Charles Cimicky planted eight years ago. It was aged for 19 months in 50% new oak, a mix of French and American. The wine is a thick opaque purple in color with aromas of pain grille, smoke, blueberry pres (more...)

"The 2004 Malleolus de Sancho Martin comes from a single vineyard planted in 1964. It was aged for 22 months in new French oak. Even more expressive aromatically, it offers a beautiful perfume of spice box, vanilla, lead pencil, red and black currants and blackberr (more...)

"Slightly earthy, with mushroom and very ripe fruit. Almost pruny. Transforms to gorgeous fruit. Full bodied, with spicy, meaty and superripe fruit flavors. Chewy and tannic. Big and rich. Turns exotic. This is massive, with impressive structure. Best after 2013. 1 (more...)

" Ruby-red. Bright redcurrant and cherry on the nose, with a sexy gingerbread quality adding complexity. Firm, spicy cherry and cassis flavors are slow to open, with dusty tannins adding solidity. Air brings up sweeter blackberry and mocha, which carry through a fi (more...)

This full bodied Meursault from the excellent 2005 vintage is loaded with apple, pear and great minerality from top to bottom. This is one of the best from Vincent Bouzereau!