Sommeliers Diary #69
2002 Cristal Louis Roederer Remarkably poised and complete, opening with notes of preserved lemon, baked apple and white peach, layered … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #69
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Sommeliers Diary #68
2023 Rosso di Montalcino Sesti Pure and transparent Sangiovese, opening with sour cherry, red currant and dried herbs, layered with … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #68
Sommeliers Diary #66
2017 Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Mouches Domaine Joseph Drouhin The 2017 Clos des Mouches shows a refined and expressive … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #66
Sommeliers Diary #61
2019 Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri DOC The 2019 Serre Nuove displays the precision and polish of a strong Bolgheri vintage, … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #61
Sommeliers Diary #59
2023 Vistamare Ca’ Marcanda – Gaja The 2023 Vistamare is a wine of light, air, and coastal precision. The nose … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #59
Sommeliers Diary #58
2001 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido The 2001 Sassicaia carries itself with a calm, almost aristocratic confidence. The nose unfolds in … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #58
Lavalle’s 1861 Classification: Burgundy’s First Mirror, and Still Its Most Honest
Every generation of Burgundy lovers believes, with a certain earnest conviction, that it is witnessing the region at its most … Continue reading Lavalle’s 1861 Classification: Burgundy’s First Mirror, and Still Its Most Honest
Sommeliers Diary #56
2015 Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan The 2015 Haut-Brion unfolds with an effortless sense of authority, its complexity revealed in calm, measured … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #56
Clos de la Maréchale: The Quiet Pulse of Premeaux — A Vineyard That Refuses to Disappear
There are vineyards in Burgundy that announce themselves with the confidence of centuries-old acclaim, and there are others that whisper—softly, … Continue reading Clos de la Maréchale: The Quiet Pulse of Premeaux — A Vineyard That Refuses to Disappear
Sommeliers Diary #53
2005 Château Léoville Barton (Magnum) From magnum, the 2005 Léoville Barton feels remarkably youthful, its structure expanded and its energy … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #53