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 #65
2000 Le Petit Cheval Chateau Cheval Blanc The 2000 Le Petit Cheval shows a surprisingly composed and nuanced profile, reflecting … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #65
Sommeliers Diary #62
2015 Cerbaione Salvioni Brunello di Montalcino The 2015 Cerbaione is intense yet beautifully composed, a Brunello that balances the warmth … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #62
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
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 #57
1996 Echezeaux, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti The 1996 Échezeaux from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti carries the vintage’s famed acidity with … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #57
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