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2009 Ch�teau La Tour Blanche - Sauternes (375ml)

Varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle | Location: France | Size: 375ml

WS 92

WE 96

WA 94 - 96

The 2009 La Tour Blanche is very primal on the nose with grapefruit, nectarine and apricot aromas. The palate is very well balanced, just a little oaky at the moment but with a very fine thread of acidity. Touches of fresh apricot,... Read More

Current price: $39.99

2010 Domaine des S�n�chaux - Ch�teauneuf-du-Pape

Varietal: Rhone Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

WC 92

Made from an identical blend, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape is a hedonistic Chateauneuf du Pape fruit bomb. Super-rich with layers of glycerin and fruit, this full-bodied classic smells like a Provencal open-air fruit and vegetable... Read More

Current price: $54.99

2009 Domaine Gerard Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

Current price: $59.99

2009 Raymond Usseglio & Fils Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale Vignes Centenaires

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

Raymond, not to be confused with Pierre, Usseglio lives on the edge of the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, on the road to Courthezon. Half his vines are situated near that road in the lieu-dit "La Crau" and the other half on the... Read More

Current price: $64.99

2009 Ch�teau La Tour Blanche - Sauternes

Varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 92

WE 96

WA 94 - 96

Current price: $69.99

2009 Les Pagodes de Cos - St.-Est�phe

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

WE 94

WA 94

The brilliant 2009 Les Pagodes de Cos actually has more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend than the grand vin (69% versus 65%) in addition to mostly Merlot and a small quantity of Petit Verdot. As powerful as the Cos in terms of... Read More

Current price: $69.99

2010 Domaine Charvin - Chateauneuf du Pape

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

More backward and concentrated, the 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape exhibits a dark ruby/purple color as well as dense, black raspberry, black currant, garrigue, licorice and lavender characteristics. Full-bodied with undeniable elegance,... Read More

Current price: $69.99

2005 Ch�teau Guiraud - Sauternes

Varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 97

WE 95

WA 91

No tasting note given.

Current price: $74.99

2010 William F�vre - Chablis Bougros C�te Bouguerots

Varietal: Chardonnay | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 96

BH 96

Here the nose is also wonderfully elegant with prominent mineral reduction notes adding nuance to the otherwise fresh, pure and airy green fruit aromas. There is terrific cut and precision to the pure, tight and chiseled medium-bodied... Read More

Current price: $79.99

2010 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

WC 93

Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my visit, the 2010 Beaucastel had already been put in bottle. This is a gorgeous wine,... Read More

Current price: $79.99

2009 Chapelle Saint Theodoric Chateauneuf du Pape Le Grand Pin

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

This is a joint project between importer Peter Weygandt and Baptiste Grangeon of Domaine du Cristia. In essence, its aim is to showcase three totally different terroirs in Chateauneuf du Pape. The wines are made from biodynamically... Read More

Current price: $84.99

2009 Brane Cantenac Margaux

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

A spectacular effort from this estate rivaling their 2005, but more flashy/flamboyant, this dark ruby/purple wine has a strikingly intense nose of licorice, flowers, plums and dark berries. Medium to full-bodied, very approachable... Read More

Current price: $89.99

2010 Delas Freres Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 96

One of the finest Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes I have ever tasted is the 2010, which comes close to rivaling their prodigious 2009. A wine of great intensity, it possesses an inky/purple color, plenty of creme de cassis, licorice,... Read More

Current price: $89.99

2010 Bosquet des Papes - Ch�teauneuf-du-Pape Cuv�e Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes

Varietal: Rhone Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 99

WC 95

The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes is a blend of 85% Grenache and the rest equal parts Syrah and Mourvedre from the same parcels as the 2011. The wine is aged primarily in foudres with small percentages... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2010 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc

Varietal: Other Whites | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 93

WA 95

The 2010 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape blanc is slightly more closed than its 2011 counterpart, as it has been in the bottle for nearly a year. Again 80% Roussanne and 20% Grenache blanc vinified in tank, the wine displays the... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2008 Ch�teau Pontet-Canet - Pauillac

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 90

WE 92

WA 96

A candidate for the wine of the vintage,Pontet Canets 2008 boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of sweet blueberries, blackberries and black currant fruit intertwined with lead pencil shavings, subtle barbecue... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2005 Ch�teau de Fargues - Sauternes

Varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 96

WA 95

This is so creamy, almost milky in feel, with toasted coconut and cashew notes giving way to sweet peach, apricot and glazed pear flavors that glide along, while ginger, green tea, lychee and kumquat flavors extend through the... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2009 Grand Puy Lacoste Paulliac

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

Performing better from bottle than it did from cask (and comparable to their wines 2005, 2000, 1990 and 1982), this is a great classic from Xavier BorieÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s estate situated on... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2009 Domaine de Chevalier - Pessac-L�ognan

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 92

WE 94

WA 95

In late 2011, I had the last bottle in my cellar of the 1970 Domaine de Chevalier. Much to my surprise, it was still holding on to life and remained gorgeously complex in that ethereal Graves style. The 2009, one of the finest... Read More

Current price: $99.99

2010 Brane Cantenac Margaux

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

With a gorgeously evolved, extremely complex bouquet of forest floor, spring flowers, lead pencil shavings and red and black currants, this full-bodied, dense, ruby/plum/purple-colored wine hits the palate with an opulent, fleshy,... Read More

Current price: $114.99

2007 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape

Varietal: Grenache | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 96

Beaucastel’s 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape has turned out even better out of bottle than I predicted. An inky/ruby/purple color is followed by a glorious nose of blue and black fruits, truffles, pen ink, licorice, and meat juices... Read More

Current price: $115.00

2009 Ch�teau Rauzan-S�gla - Margaux

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 96

WE 96

WA 93

A classic Margaux, this blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot reveals a dense plum/blue/purple color in addition to a sumptuous perfume of subtle new oak interwoven with underbrush, black currants, black raspberries,... Read More

Current price: $119.99

2009 La Fleur de Gay Pomerol

Varietal: Merlot | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

Owned by the Raynaud and Lebreton families, this 100% Merlot wine is produced from the oldest vines owned by La Croix de Gay. Many of the vines are close to 50 years of age. In select vintages, this Pomerol can be a decadently,... Read More

Current price: $124.99

2008 Ch�teau Montrose - St.-Est�phe

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

One of the superstars of the vintage, this classic Montrose is not as showy or opulent as the 2010, 2009 or 2003, but it offers a dense purple color followed by gorgeously sweet black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed... Read More

Current price: $125.00

2010 Comte Armand - Pommard Clos des Epeneaux

Varietal: Pinot Noir | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 93-95

BH 92-95

The combined cuvées revealed an exceptionally fresh combination of pure and quite elegant red cherry and raspberry aromas liberally laced with warm earth and iron nuances. There is really lovely purity to the gorgeously... Read More

Current price: $129.99

2005 Chapoutier - Cote-Rotie La Mordoree

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

M. Chapoutier's roots in the Rh�ne date back to 1808, when the family first settled in Tain l'Hermitage from the Ard�che Mountains. The family purchased a winery owned by Comte Monier de la Sizeranne and over time, acquired a... Read More

Current price: $139.99

2010 Louis Jadot - Corton-Charlemagne

Varietal: Chardonnay | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

BH 92-95

Wood toast and strong reduction presently render the nose unreadable but there is excellent freshness and verve to the intensely mineral-driven big-bodied flavors that possess impressive mid-palate concentration. There is good... Read More

Current price: $139.99

2002 Piper Heidsieck Rare Brut Champagne

Varietal: Sparkling | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

The story of Piper-Heidsieck begins with Florens-Louis Heidsieck, the son of a Lutheran minister from Westphalia, who worked in Reims, France, as a cloth merchant. While living in Reims, Heidsieck developed a passion for winemaking... Read More

Current price: $149.99

2008 Ch�teau Ducru-Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 92

WE 94

WA 95

One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak... Read More

Current price: $149.99

NV Krug - Brut Champagne Grande Cuv�e

Varietal: Champagne | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

A smoky, intense wine, with layer upon layer of coffee, roasted nut, golden piecrust, ripe apple, honey and spice flavors. The richness is balanced by a focused freshness, perfectly poised like a high diver about to jump, standing... Read More

Current price: $159.99

2007 Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

WA 95

The spectacular 2007 Hermitage boasts a dense purple color along with notes of creme de cassis, loamy soil, crushed rocks and acacia flowers, a rare opulence and a full-bodied style. Reminiscent of the 1991 Hermitage (a great... Read More

Current price: $159.99

2010 Domaine Rostaing - Cote-Rotie La Landonne

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 96

WC 94

The prodigious 2010 Cote Rotie La Landonne reveals a dense purple color along with a huge, impressive perfume of roasted meats, black currants, black raspberries and scorched earth. This 100% Syrah comes from vines planted on... Read More

Current price: $159.99

2009 Pape Clement Rouge Pessac-Leognan

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

Although the 2009 Pape Clement may not be as sublime as the 2005 or 2000, but it is very close to those two efforts, and it will be fascinating to compare them (as well as the 2008 and 2010) over the following three decades. A... Read More

Current price: $174.99

2009 Duhart Milon Pauillac

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 97

A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot, it displays an inky/blue/purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of creme de cassis, forest floor, licorice, lead pencil, cedar and subtle barrique smells. Viscous and full-bodied,... Read More

Current price: $189.99

2009 Ch�teau Haut-Bailly - Pessac-L�ognan

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 98

A dense ruby/purple-tinged color offers up notes of forest floor, subtle wood smoke, mulberries, black cherries, cassis and a hint of lead pencil shavings. There is even a floral component lurking in the intricate aromatic profile.... Read More

Current price: $199.99

2009 Ch�teau Lynch-Bages - Pauillac

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 99

WE 97

WA 98

Performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, this appears to be the finest Lynch Bages since the 2000, 1990 and 1989. According to the chateau, the 2009 has the highest level of polyphenols ever measured as well... Read More

Current price: $199.99

2008 Philippe Colin - Chevalier-Montrachet

Varietal: Chardonnay | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 96

BH 94

Philippe Colin created this Domaine in 2004 after having worked at his family's Domaine Michel Colin-Deleger for 16 years. The Domaine is comprised of approximately 25 Acres in the areas surrounding the town of Chassagne-Montrachet.... Read More

Current price: $199.99

2006 Ch�teau Bellevue-Mondotte - Saint-Emilion

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 95

This tiny, 5-acre vineyard with nearly 50-year old vines produces only 4,000 bottles from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The broodingly tannic, backward 2006 is remarkably concentrated, pure, and deep. It is an... Read More

Current price: $199.99

2010 Pape Clement Rouge Pessac-Leognan

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 100

I certainly underrated the 2010 Pape Clement from barrel, rating it only 93-95+. (Thank God I put a “plus” there!) Having tasted it four times in Bordeaux, and rating it perfect three times and 99 the fourth time,... Read More

Current price: $239.99

2000 Ch�teau Vieux-Ch�teau-Certan - Pomerol

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

WA 95

A gorgeous wine of grace, elegance, and power, this youthful 2000 will benefit from another five years of cellaring. It appears to have 25 more years of life ahead of it. A deep ruby/purple color is just beginning to lighten at... Read More

Current price: $249.99

2009 Ch�teau Pontet-Canet - Pauillac

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 99

WE 98

WA 100

An amazing wine in every sense, this classic, full-bodied Pauillac is the quintessential Pontet Canet from proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically, a rarity in Bordeaux.... Read More

Current price: $249.99

2010 Ch�teau Pichon-Longueville-Baron - Pauillac

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

WE 95

WA 98

A prodigious, blockbuster effort from Pichon Longueville Baron, the 2010 is reminiscent of this estate's titanic offerings in 1989 and 1990, but may be even greater with 30 years of longevity. Kudos to proprietor AXA and general... Read More

Current price: $279.99

2010 Ch�teau Montrose - St.-Est�phe

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 99

The 2010 Montrose is a fabulous wine, and I was leaning toward giving it a three-digit score, which it may ultimately merit after it resolves some of its very sweet tannin. It is not as soft or flamboyant as the 2009, but it is... Read More

Current price: $279.99

2005 Ch�teau Palmer - Margaux

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 95

WE 96

WA 97

WC 94

Current price: $299.99

2005 Ch�teau L�oville Las Cases - Saint-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 100

WE 96

WA 98

WC 95

Another titanic effort from the Delon family, the 2005 Leoville Las Cases is probably the greatest wine made at this estate since Jean-Hubert Delonâ€™s father produced the 1986 and 1996. Only 37% of the production... Read More

Current price: $299.99

2007 Michel & Stephane Ogier - Cote-Rotie La Belle Helene

Varietal: Syrah | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 96

This tiny estate, located in the village of Ampuis, consists of 15 acres (6 acres are within the C�te R�tie appellation). Prior to 1980, Michel, the father, sold off both his fruit and the wines he produced to the large negociant... Read More

Current price: $299.99

2009 Ch�teau L�oville Poyferr� - Saint-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 93

WE 94

WA 100

One of the more flamboyant and sumptuous wines of the vintage, this inky/purple-colored St.-Julien reveals thrilling levels of opulence, richness and aromatic pleasures. A soaring bouquet of creme de cassis, charcoal, graphite... Read More

Current price: $299.99

2009 Ch�teau Vieux-Ch�teau-Certan - Pomerol

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 99

The 2009's nearly 14% natural alcohol, exquisite ripeness, and incredible complex bouquet of Asian spices, fruitcake, licorice, smoke, blackberries and black currants are to die for. A blend of 84% Merlot and the rest equal parts... Read More

Current price: $349.99

2009 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou - Saint-Julien

Varietal: Cabernet | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WA 100

The 2009 Ducru Beaucaillou will eclipse the brilliant wines produced in 2005, 2003 and 2000. It will be interesting to see how the 2009 fares against the 2010 after twenty years of aging, but my money is on the 2009. A blend of... Read More

Current price: $349.99

1998 Ch�teau La Mondotte - Saint-Emilion

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France | Size: 750ml

WS 98

WA 96

WC 91

Unbelievable nose of black truffle, meat and blackberry. Breathtaking. Full-bodied and very tight, with superpolished tannins and a finish that goes on for minutes. Really is exceptional. Still a baby; give it years. I am blown... Read More

Current price: $399.99

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