France

Grapes are handpicked from granite-rich soils, about half from a 97-year old parcel which Franck purchased from Noël Verset. In the cellar, the gr...

“35 Rangs” is produced from 35 rows of Pinot Noir planted by Philippe’s grandfather in the early 1960s in the iron-laced Kimmeridgian soils of the ...

Textbook Muscadet. Racy with de-composed sea shells linger on the nostrils. Perky acid that is engaging and doesn't let one understand why it is so...

Trousseau reigns supreme in Montigny-les-Arsures, the home village of Michel Gahier and Jacques Puffeney, where it produces wines of power and stru...

Noveau gets a bad rap for good reason. Branding and mass marketing over the years has resulted in sub-par wines that mark the beginning of holiday ...

JS 96 Points: “Plenty of violet and iris aromas, but also ripe blackberry, with just a hint of bitter chocolate, which make this an immediately imp...

Full of expression and showing a bit of age (in a good way) with some cool underlining notes one would not expect in this price range like tootsie ...

50% Carignan, 30% Syrah and 20% Grenache from old vines. Exotic layers of musk, sour cherries and herbs that flow into a bright and wild wine with ...

100% Chard, fermented in wood where the malolactic fermentation also occurs; the “elevage” is in “demi-muid” (500 – 600 liter barrels); spending a ...

Like Dageneau, with more of a focus on finesse. Kimmeridgian, Lime and Marl soils speak more for this wine than a silly shelf-talker. Sharp, poised...

Definitively “Chinon”. Low-intervention winemaking with long maceration, leaving the wines to develop as an intense expression of their terroir. Ri...

Hands down, one of the best QPR Bordeauxs I have ever had.  55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot sitting right across the road from Ducru-Beaucaillou...

A blend of the classic varieties of the area, “Renaissance” combines Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Carignan from parcels scattered throughout th...

Regis and Sylvain are two cousins who decided to dump their careers in finance to make wine. Their vineyard is in the Southwest part of the Loire V...

Sweet, deep-pitched blueberry, cherry and fruitcake flavors spread out steadily in the mouth, picking up spiciness and a touch of licorice on the b...

This award winning wine is a complex blend of Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre,  and Carignan - all perfectly balanced, and harmonious. Wi...

Only produced a few times a decade; tiny yields.  The wines are matured in barrels (228 and 400 litres) and varies from 18 to 24 months. Intense ru...

  From the estate’s finest holding, situated in the middle of the slope overlooking the Rhone, this cuvee from the famed “Cote Chatillon” lieu-...

From a site down the road in Chavanay just south of Condrieu, a mere 2000 bottles of this wine are produced annually, of which Rosenthal recei...