The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Plantes has also turned out beautifully, bursting with aromas of rose petals, raspberries, baking spices and blood orange. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and supple, it's suave and fine-boned, concluding with a minera...
A terrific vintage for this wine, which was bottled just a couple of weeks prior to my late June visit, the 2021 Cotes du Rhone Coudoulet de Beaucastel is a blend of 30% each Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah, plus 10% Cinsault. From a vineyard just outside t...
The tiny production 2019 Chateauneuf Du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is the customary blend of roughly 60% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, and the rest Syrah and Cinsault that’s brought up in foudre. One sexy, powerful, full-bodied Southern Rhône, it sports a d...