The 2020 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru is another precise, steely classic Chablis from Benoit Droin. The palate is beautifully balanced and poised, showing good concentration and wonderful cohesion and salinity toward the finish. I cannot wait to taste the fi...
The 2019 Marsannay En Cl?mengeots, which contains whole bunches and uncrushed grapes, has an intense bouquet with dark berry fruit, crushed rock and light marmalade notes lending another dimension. The palate is well balanced with crunchy black and red fr...
Notes of cassis, wild berries, warm citrus and peonies introduce the 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Les Epenottes, a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine framed by lively acids and powdery tannins. This is shaping up nicely.
The 2016 Viña Ardanza Reserva was produced with 80% Tempranillo and 20% Garnacha that matured in used American oak barrels for three years, where it was hand-racked from barrel to barrel six times in the case of Tempranillo and five times for the Garnacha...
The 2022 Mâcon-Chardonnay Clos de la Crochette has a quite backward nose that needs more tension. The palate is well-balanced with fine acidity, much more expressive than the aromatics, with a peachy, seductive finish. Lovely. But the nose needs to ste...
The 2022 Mâcon-Uchizy Les Maranches has a more austere bouquet demanding some coaxing from the glass. The palate is well-balanced with a saline entry and fine weight in the mouth. Not complex per se, yet it feels quite long and spicy on the finish. Fin...
A more restrained nose is comprised by aromas of white peach, citrus confit and acacia blossom. There is excellent density to the succulent and saliva-inducing middle weight flavors that possess an appealing underlying tension while exhibiting a lovely sa...