The 2013 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne's bouquet is compellingly fresh and minty, revealing aromas of white fruit—notably pear and apple—marzipan and sweet spices, as well as a light touch of citrus mingled with classy autolytic notes. On the p...
The 2010 Dom Ruinart is truly epic. It’s also an eye-opening wine. And I do mean wine. Because the first impression is really of wine more than Champagne. The 2010 signals a major shift in philosophy, as Dom Ruinart is now aged entirely under cork (rat...
A slightly riper yet still very fresh, cool and pretty with acacia blossom, citrus confit and a beautiful array of spice wisps. There is terrific size, weight and mid-palate density to the big-bodied and powerful flavors that culminate in a lemon, very cl...
Unwinding in the glass with aromas of pear, orange oil, freshly baked bread, peach, smoke and spices, the 2020 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is full-bodied, satiny and layered, with terrific old-vine concentration, racy acids and chalky dry extra...
The 2022 Puligny-Montrachet Villages has a very capable nose, oering more complexity than its Chassagne counterpart, slightly more malic in style, with a sense of energy. The palate is fresh on the entry, wellbalanced with plenty of fruit: tangerine, hi...
The 2023 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Le Clos Blanc (Domaine Gagey) is richer and more unctuous than the Bressandes this year, offering up aromas of golden orchard fruit, toasted nuts and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural, it will offer a broad...
A slightly fuller yellow... plumper, some vanilla, offering the expected Charmes amplitude, rounded, with pear and peach notes, not over exotic but a full mouthful nonetheless.