Sommeliers Diary #60
2015 Dom Perignon P2 The 2015 Dom Pérignon P2 reveals the vintage through the prism of extended maturation, trading youthful … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #60
Tag: Tasting Notes
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
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
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 #54
2020 Tignanello, Marchesi Antinori The 2020 Tignanello strikes a beautifully judged balance between richness and vertical tension — a vintage … Continue reading Sommeliers Diary #54
From Vineyard to Myth – The Extraordinary Story of Abreu Estate
Cork Reporter, 5 December 2025 In the pantheon of Napa Valley’s cult wines, few names provoke the same hushed reverence … Continue reading From Vineyard to Myth – The Extraordinary Story of Abreu Estate
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
The Essence of Expression: Cédric Bouchard and the Philosophy of Roses de Jeanne
Imagine a landscape where the sky feels impossibly wide, where the late-summer sun gilds the rolling hills of the Côte … Continue reading The Essence of Expression: Cédric Bouchard and the Philosophy of Roses de Jeanne