France

93 Points WA:  The 2008 Chinon Les Picasses is an authentic representative of the vintage as well as of the domain. The 2008 has a coolish, pure an...

Grapes are planted in a steeply sloped (28 degrees) hill in the original parcel of “Vaillon”» with a southeast exposure. The soil here is particul...

93 Points WA: The 2009 Chinon Les Picasses is from a very warm vintage but was picked late on October 13th because Les Picasses is a late-rip...

The flagship label for this house is toast and coffee on the nose, and candied citrus fruit and roasted coffee on the palate. Made from 60% Chardon...

94 Points-Wine Spectator 

The Defaix vineyard holdings in the Cote de Lechet are placed at a 38 degree slope facing southeast. The majority of the Defaix vines are situated...

Again, the vines here are from southeast facing slopes in a section of Les Lys known as “Clos du Roi” (effectively a monopole of the Defaix estate...

Joseph purposely bottles very little of his Savagnin as Vin Jaune, and his “basic” Savagnin spends longer in barrel than is required of an actual V...

The Moelleux cuvées are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar. Bo...

Extremely elegant nose that is starting to show great underbelly. Blackberry, pepper, raspberry, gravel, rock, subtle oak with loads of violet and ...

From the first area to make Malbec before the Argentines claimed it as their own. Here you will find accessible flavors of cassis, blackberry, truf...

The vineyards have been in the family for so long that the current generation doesn’t even know when they were first acquired. Rich and supple Pome...

A distinguished domaine producing wine from the renown Vougeot village, this wine is singular, exhibiting the best of the Chardonnay varietal.

Comes from 35 year old vines grown in 2 separate plots, the Côtes de Champraux and Charme de Fin, that were also the domaine's first vineyards to b...

70-30, Pinot-Chard. Dense, ripe fruit with tangs strawberry notes, orange peel and some zest.  Long, lingering and tantalizing on the palate.  

With all due respect for the crus and their typical character, and for the unrivaled quality of the Champagne grapes, Floriane Eznack, the Maison J...

According to tradition and law, Dorbon’s benchmark Macvin du Jura is produced from two-thirds unfermented must (in his case, pure Chardonnay) and o...