A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the Chateau Lilian Ladouys 2008 has a deep red color with some garnet notes. The nose is intense, complex with aromas of chocolate and red and black berries.... Read More
A Champagne of tremendous purity and nuance, this captures all of the flavor intensity, drive and nuance that make the wines of Cumières so alluring. Time in the glass brings out layers of perfume and a whole range of red-toned... Read More
From the “Chavaroche” vineyard, this is, quite simply, a ferocious wine, unique in its uninhibited expression of the smells and flavors of the appellation. No compromise is brooked here. The result is a wine that is... Read More
From the “Chavaroche” vineyard, this is, quite simply, a ferocious wine, unique in its uninhibited expression of the smells and flavors of the appellation. No compromise is brooked here. The result is a wine that is... Read More
Les Journaries is a cuvée drawn from grapes harvested from old vines in the “La Landonne” lieu-dit. This wine is more subtle, more elegant and “quieter” if you will than the “Chavaroche”.... Read More
Les Journaries is a cuvée drawn from grapes harvested from old vines in the “La Landonne” lieu-dit. This wine is more subtle, more elegant and “quieter” if you will than the “Chavaroche”.... Read More
Vinous 96 points - Readers will find a rich, flamboyant wine in the 2016 Barde-Haut. There is not a ton of subtlety here, but I am not sure that matters all that much given how immensely pleasing the 2016 is. Crushed rocks, graphite,... Read More
Château Carbonnieux white is a legendary wine. It is said that in the 18th century it was introduced to the Sultan of Constantinople’s palace because of its clarity and was called “mineral water from Carbonnieux”,... Read More