In this wine, a flash of freshly cut Williams pear shows befor the nose closes down again. The palate reveals gentle, rounded fruit and the kind of concentration that turns into elegance rather than power. With plenty of energy at the core, sun-ripened an...
The 2015 Hermitage is another beautiful wine that sports a deep, opaque purple color as well as an undeniable backward feel in its cassis, liquid rock, fresh violet and smoked earth bouquet. It lacks the sheer decadence and expansive character of the Côte...
The 2015 Ch?teauneuf-du-Pape Combe des Fous shows the seamless, silky side to the vintage, and has closed down slightly since I tasted it from barrel. Its big, intense nose of black cherries, blueberries, white chocolate, and garrigue gives way to a full-...
A monster of a St Joseph, the 2015 Saint Joseph comes from the Dardouille lieu-dit (near Mauves) and was aged in demi-muids and second-fill barrels. It has a saturated purple/blue color as well as awesome notes of crème de cassis, freshly crushed rocks an...
The nose is shy with a faint note of lemon. The palate then presents a cool, lemon-edged sense of juicy pear but remains streamlined and bright, giving the merest edge of almond skin bitterness. The finish is bone dry and mouth-watering. (bone dry)
The 2021 Riesling Cuvee Theo is harvested in the granitic sand of the Clos des Capucins. The palate has the taut, bright citrus wonder we know. A light bodied, vivid and dry Rieslng shining with ripe lemon and subtle tangerine. The finish is bone dry an...