Baumard 2005 Savennieres, Loire Valley
From one of our favorite producers comes this stunning Chenin Blanc. And it’s from a great vintage. And it’s reasonable priced at $23.99. And it’s almost crazily delicious.
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Eddie Feraud 2005 Chateauneuf-du-Pape
What a polished, silky, modern wine, amazingly appealing now but with years of evolution ahead of it. The nose is rich with deeply stewed fruit, cigar tobacco, and an underlying note …
B. Levet 2003 “La Chavaroche” Cote Rotie
Typical of the hot 2003 vintage, the nose here is all raisin-y black currants, cherry liqueur, and high-toned spice, as well as a pronounced black peppercorn bite. It actually reminds me, …
Borsao 2004 Tres Picos Grenacha
I last wrote about the “Tres Picos” three years ago (in the December ’01 Newsletter) and my option has remained the same regardless of the vintage: this is an amazing value. …
Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Retrospective
Sign up for our newsletterBordeaux Wine ReviewsNo, we’re not trying to get all gloat-y. We really want to share our enthusiasm for the wines of Bordeaux. From the Right Bank to …
Mauro Molino Barolo, 2000, Piemonte
What makes a Barolo truly great? Or how does one make a great Barolo? Two sides of the same coin in the ongoing debate among the “modernists” and “traditionalists” of Piemonte, …