I loved the 2017 Cote Rotie Chateau D'Ampuis. It's a ripe, expressive barrel sample overflowing with notions of black raspberries, cassis, vanilla bean, and incense. Medium to full-bodied, rounded, and silky, it has lots of ripe tannins as well as stunnin...
Tasted at the Disznóko vertical in London, the 2013 Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos is an (Aszú) blend of 75% Furmint, 15% Zéta and 10% Hárslevelu that was picked between September 23 and November 11 over four passages through the vineyard. It has an elegant, lai...
As to the red from this great estate, the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape checks in as a classic blend of 75% Grenache and the rest Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault that raised in concrete and foudre. It shows the perfumed, ripe, yet also elegant style of the vint...
The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is juicy and lively, with pretty apple blossom and citrus fruit as well as hints of spice and minerality. It's medium-bodied, juicy, and ready to go, yet should also have 4-5 years of longevity it you're so inclined.