We couldn't be happier to share this gorgeous, old-school gem with you today. With just 2.2 ha to satisfy world-wide demand, we expect it won't be around for very long.
Posted on February 07, 2024
Joshua Cohen
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With a bit more ripeness from the changing climate and a deft hand in the cellar, Fornerot is producing high-quality wine from this historically cooler site. This Hautes Côtes de Beaune drinks like a top Saint-Aubin, with its tangy orange blossoms and cutting minerality. It is rich, but not too rich, and certainly long and intense.
Posted on February 04, 2024
Jeff Patten
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One of the most exciting young growers to emerge from New-Wave Germany is Moritz Kissinger, from the limestone-rich soils of the Rheinhessen. Moritz biodynamically farms just under 4 hectares of Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Posted on January 31, 2024
Dan Weber
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Pet-Nats have spread far and wide, not just as a historical curiosity; to many winelovers and growers, it's the future.
Posted on January 28, 2024
Joshua Cohen
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San Giusto a Rentennano is an estate that reminds us how, in Italy, a winery can seemingly exist in multiple different centuries and even millenia all at once.
Posted on January 24, 2024
Jeff Patten
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Rioja Blanco is tragically under appreciated — it’s easily one of Spain’s most compelling styles of wine, regardless of color. Tomares offers two versions: one a crisp, easy drinking, lightly floral quaffer, and the other, a sophisticated, rich and earthy drink akin to white Burgundy or southern Italian whites like Falanghina or Fiano.
Posted on January 21, 2024
Valerie Pimpinelli
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Today’s Barbaresco may surprise some readers. We tend to think of Barbaresco as a wine that requires aging, especially when made in such an old-school style. But the Piedmontese themselves are happy to drink many of their Barbarescos young, and this would certainly be one of them.
Posted on January 17, 2024
Jeff Patten
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Lafouge is best known for their white Meursault and reds from Pommard and their home village of Auxey Duresses, all made in an elegant, restrained but fruit-forward style. The 2021 Bourgogne Rouge sings in the same delicious key: it’s bursting with crunchy, high-toned red fruit, and plenty of freshness and energy.
Posted on January 14, 2024
Jeff Patten
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Terre Brûlée is sourced from multiple organically-farmed plots, including Chaillot. You get the rich, gutsy character of Cornas, but also elegance and freshness. In other words, it’s world-class Syrah that you can drink today (with food), or hold for more than a decade.
Posted on January 10, 2024
John Truax
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We had a blast with events in 2023 and this year, we're taking it to the next level. Get ready for a year jam-packed with fascinating seminars and masterclasses, decadent walk-around tastings, in-store flights with our favorite producers and more.
Posted on January 08, 2024
Julia Burke
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We don't drink enough sweet wines. They offer pleasures like no other wines. If there's any season that calls for the special indulgence, this is it. And we have an amazing one to share with you today: 1997 Moulin Touchais Coteaux de Layon.
Posted on December 28, 2023
Joshua Cohen
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Not all Saint-Émilion is like this, just like not every plate of spaghetti is not delicious, and not every performance of Macbeth is compelling. You need a sure hand to bring a classic to life. Fonbel isn’t made by just anyone. It’s produced by the Vauthier family, who also make the splendid but elusive Château Ausone, perennially ranked by critics as one of the greatest wines of the Right Bank.
Posted on December 24, 2023
JR Thomason
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