2019 Baudry - Chinon Les Granges

2019 Guy Breton - Beaujolais Villages Marylou

2019 Marcel Lapierre - Raisins Gaulois VDP

What's the best turn of phrase to describe this year's Raisins Gaulois, a vintage that combines the structure and depth of a cru Beaujolais with the unencumbered joie de vivre we've come to love and expect? Some options: seriously lighthearted; frivolousl...

2019 Chateau Thivin - Cote de Brouilly

Bottled a mere week before I tasted it, Thivin's 2019 Cote de Brouilly unwinds in the glass with inviting aromas of plums, red berries, warm spices and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, it's bright and precise, with fine depth at the...

NV Bodegas Nodus - Bobal Utiel-Requena Chaval el Vino Joven

It's not often that the prestigious Penin Guide, Spain's most highly regarded wine review compendium, gives 88 points to such an inexpensive wine, but Chaval is an extraordinary Bobal, Valencia's perfect summer red. Initial fermentation is long and slow ...