The 2016 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is another second wine that tastes more like a grand vin. Made from 51.3% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it too is deeply colored and has a classic Haut Brion bouquet of...

A very beautiful, powerful and complex nose combining fruity (wild strawberry, fruit coulis, raspberry, cherry) and spicier notes from aging in barrels (beeswax, peat, charcoal, cedar, chocolate). Very nice ample mouth, ripe, marked by a certain...

One of the finest second wines in this vintage is the 2021 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered wine evocative of dark berries, plums, pipe tobacco and burning embers. Built around powdery tannins and lively acids, it's an...

Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru comes from Chardonnay vines around 45 years old, located in the towns of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix Serrigny. The grapes are pressed, then decanted and the grape must is put into French oak barrels of 228...

Silex is the ultimate Dagueneau wine in many ways: super-mineral, pure, crystalline and typically long-lived. Silex means flint, and this wine is produced only from the flint-rich soils on the north-facing slopes of the hill of Saint-Andelain. The wine...

The 2018 Pavillon Rouge is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It leaps from the glass with vivacious scents of chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and blackcurrant pastilles with suggestions of bay...

AGE OF THE VINE70 years old GEOLOGYThe vines are from the village of Aloxe-Corton, northern Côte de Beaune. Soil : hard limestone and marl, South-East exposure. 100% Chardonnay - Guyot pruning with different seasonal processes in the vineyard...

Obtained from Pinot Noir grapes grown in the prestigious Grand Cru Clos de la Roche, the wine follows traditional vinification methods, with spontaneous fermentations and aging in oak barrels for approximately 18 months. On the nose it offers complex...

The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is one of the denser, more muscular wines of the vintage, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis, charcoal, sweet cigar wrapper and subtle hints of smoked meats, framed by a touch of toasty new oak. Medium to...

The 2015 Dom Pérignon is terrific. Bright and poised, the 2015 shows terrific energy. Citrus peel, white flowers, mint, white pepper and slate all race across the palate. There's gorgeous tension and backbone here, with bright saline notes that extend...

Light and golden straw-colored with immediately noticeable aromas of ripe, white peach and vanilla coupled with herbal notes alongside cinnamon and coriander and citrus. Round and rich, with a fresh mineral finish, nice balance, and a concentrated finish.

Unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark cherries and berries mingled with notions of licorice, black truffle, rose petal and iris, the 2021 L'Evangile is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with a broad and textural attack that segues into a...