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Where the Heart Is: Ducru-Beaucaillou 1934-2018 (Jul 2022)

The 2011 Ducru-Beaucaillou was an early-picked vintage, 5-18 September, but has the same analysis as the 2009 and 2010 in terms of IPT. Matured in 90% new oak for 18 months, it has a very well defined bouquet with intense black fruit intermingling with dried herbs and liquorice; strangely, the 2011 is not unlike the…

2006, 2005 and 2004 Bordeaux (May 2007)

Ruby-red. Much less primary on the nose than it was in barrel a year ago, offering evolving aromas of mocha and iron, and exotic oak notes of clove and sandalwood. Smooth and fairly sweet in the mouth, with good breadth to the flavors of redcurrant, spice, iron and mocha. Finishes with dusty, building tannins.

New Vintage Champagne Releases (Nov 2008)

(50% chardonnay and 50% pinot noir) Bright yellow-gold with a strong mousse. Meyer lemon, green apple and subtle leesy nuances on the nose, with suave floral honey and green tea notes emerging with air. Medium-bodied citrus and bitter quince flavors are impressively precise, with dusty minerals adding lift and grip. Understated, brisk Champagne with excellent…

New Releases from Champagne (Dec 2008)

The 1998 Brut Cuvée R. Lalou is a selection of the estate’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay parcels. In 1998 the blend is 50% Pinot Noir from Verzenay, Bouzy, Verzy and Ambonnay, and 50% Chardonnay from Avize and Cramant. The wine offers up buttery, toasty aromas along with a rich, almost tropical expression of fruit….

Champagne: The 2016 Summer Preview (Aug 2016)

The 2006 Brut Vintage is a dense, powerful wine that is going to need time to fully unwind. A host of apricot pit, chamomile, orange blossom and smoke notes fill out the wine’s ample frame effortlessly, but it is the wine’s pure weight that stands out most at this stage. The ripeness of the year…

Vinous Lockdown Special (Oct 2020)

The 2007 Vin de Pays du Bouche du Rhône Rouge is a wine of pure and total pleasure. Ripe, racy and exotic, the 2007 possesses tremendous richness from the very first taste. But there is more to the 2007 than just flamboyance. It remains a very young wine, mostly built on fruit, with not a…