Fresh fruit aromas of apricot and peach slices with notes of lemon and green apple. Pretty notes of honey and wet nutmeg, and the mouth is round, clean, and pleasant with baked apple, honey, and lemon.
This classic AlbariƱo is good young, but actually improves over two to three years and remains quite drinkable for up to five years.
It appears consumers can’t go wrong with any 2005 with the word “Pavie” in its name. This outstanding terroir, elevated to Premier Grand Cru Classe status in St.-Emilion’s reclassification, is run with impeccable attention to detail by Nicolas Thienpont, ...
The 2020 Chardonnay Four Hearts Vineyard comes mostly from 45-year-old Wente vines in the Laguna Ridge neighborhood of the Russian River Valley. It was barrel fermented and matured for 11 months in 35% new French oak. It has a beautiful perfume of jasmine...
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Fission is terrific, with classic Cabernet cassis and darker currant fruits as well as lots of minerality, lead pencil, and tobacco-like aromas and flavors. I love its purity of fruit, and it has fine yet present tannins, terri...