E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2023
Rhône Valley
October 03, 2024 - This wine showcases one of the great secrets of the Guigal family: their specialization in the great white Rhône varieties. While only 8% of wines from the Rhône are white, Guigal’s are a full 25% of their production; today they are the single largest producer of white wines in the region. It is a beautiful, seamless blend that represents unbelievable value.
James Suckling - "An aromatic white Cotes-du-Rhone with lots of floral aromas, including pink roses. Ripe and medium- to full-bodied. Long, creamy finish with a touch of fine tannins balancing this neatly. A…
Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur NV
Champagne
October 02, 2024 - Brut Majeur is the epitome of a non-vintage brut from a great, historic House and is the finest ambassador for Ayala's fresh, elegant style. Brut Majeur has the highest proportion of Chardonnay of all the traditional Champagne houses.
James Suckling - July 18, 2024 "Intense, elegant nose, showing strawberries, lemon peel and pulp with a subtle, brioche character. Fine mousse with crisp long acidity and a lot of substance on mid-palate. Medium to full…
Wine Enthusiast - September 01, 2022 "Part of the Bollinger group, this nonvintage cuvée is sophisticated, with ripe fruit, acidity and tangy orange-zest flavors all in balance. A final fresh twist gives a great lift."
Wine Spectator - September 30, 2024 "A hint of marzipan on the nose underscores the palate's flavors of persimmon, ripe green apple, plum skin and preserved lemon in this bright, well-spiced Champagne, with a lively mousse.…
Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2015
Champagne, France
September 25, 2024 - Lily Bollinger agreed to a Bollinger rosé under one condition, it had to be extraordinary, and that is how La Grande Année Rosé was born. A blend like no other, the wine is as an extension to the House's prestige cuvée, La Grande Année, as is the subtle marriage between this great vintage Champagne and the addition of red wine from a unique plot, the legendary Côte aux Enfants.
Wine Spectator - September 25, 2024 "Like a racing spinnaker, this is tightly trimmed yet voluminous in character. Toasty notes of roasted almond and vanilla wafer are deftly integrated with sun-dried black cherry, baked peach, blood…
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 2021
Laurelwood District, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley
September 10, 2024 - For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards all planted on Laurelwood soil. Situated along the Northern ridge of the Willamette Valley, these ancient soils are comprised of fractured basalt layered over with a fine, windblown sediment called loess.
Wine Advocate - April 17, 2023 "The 2021 Pinot Noir Laurelwood District has a pale ruby-purple color and slowly unfolding aromas of cranberries, tangerine peel, pipe tobacco and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and…
James Suckling - May 18, 2023
Château d’Aussières Rouge 2020
Languedoc
September 04, 2024 - The top wine of the estate undergoes a rigorous selection from the best, low-yielding hilltop plots. Based on Syrah and Moruvèdre with small amounts of Grenache and Carignan, its extended aging in oak gives it the potential to age for 10+ years.
James Suckling - July 17, 2024 "A well-composed, textural, balanced and layered red with aromas of cherries, strawberries, Mediterranean herbs, baking spices, bark and hints of undergrowth. It’s medium-bodied with finely grained tannins and a refined…