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Memorable Pessac Leognan Reds
The greater Graves region begins literally in the c...
This list includes:
- 2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan
- 2000 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan
- 2003 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan
Some White Burgundies That Should Age Gracefully
Recent warm vintages like ’06 and ’05 can be compar...
This list includes:
- 2005 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Puligny Montrachet Fol...
- 2005 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Combet...
- 2005 Domaine Patrick Javillier Meursault Cuvee Tete...
Some Highly Rated New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs
New Zealand's cool, ocean-influenced climate yields...
This list includes:
- 2006 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough...
- 2006 Goldwater Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough D...
- 2006 Seresin Estate Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Excellent New Zealand Pinot Noirs
New Zealand sauvignon blanc had already imprinted i...
This list includes:
- 2006 Carrick Pinot Noir Central Otago
- 2006 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3 Central Otago
- 2007 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3 Central Otago
My favorites from Chateauneuf du Pape's Legendary 1978 Vintage
Before a new generation of wine lovers was seduced ...
This list includes:
- 1978 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pap...
- 1978 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape
- 1978 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape
Excellent Premier Crus from Puligny-Montrachet
At its best, the village of Puligny-Montrachet prod...
This list includes:
- 2002 Domaine Arnaud Ente Puligny Montrachet Les Ref...
- 2002 Domaine Hubert de Montille Puligny Montrachet ...
- 2002 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny Montrachet Clos...
Top Ten Bordeaux
It's next to impossible to come up with a top-ten l...
This list includes:
- 1990 Chateau Margaux Margaux
- 1961 Chateau Palmer Margaux
- 1990 Chateau Latour Pauillac
Top Rated 2005 Red Burgundy
You can find bad 2005 red Burgundies wines if you l...
This list includes:
- 2005 Domaine/Maison Louis Jadot Chambertin Clos de ...
- 2005 Domaine Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny
- 2005 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue Musigny Vieille...
Top Rated 2005 White Burgundy
Burgundy's 2005 growing season produced a superripe...
This list includes:
- 2005 Domaine Jean-Francois Coche-Dury Corton Charle...
- 2005 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chevalier Montrachet
- 2005 Domaine Jean Boillot/Maison Henri Boillot Chev...
My Favorite 2001 Brunello di Montalcino
The 2001 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino has it a...
This list includes:
- 2001 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino
- 2001 Costanti Brunello di Montalcino
- 2001 Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino
Outstanding Washington State Syrahs
Syrah is now Washington's third most widely planted...
This list includes:
- 2001 Cayuse Vineyards Syrah Bionic Frog Walla Walla...
- 2002 Betz Family Vineyards Syrah La Serenne Yakima ...
- 2004 Betz Family Vineyards Syrah La Serenne Yakima ...
Top Rated 2004 Piedmont Reds
While the peak summer months were not special in Ba...
This list includes:
- 2004 Elio Altare Barolo Brunate
- 2004 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Ginestra
- 2004 Gaja Nebbiolo Sori San Lorenzo Langhe
Top Rated 1997 Vintage Port
Many port producers describe the '97 vintage as cla...
This list includes:
- 1997 Dows Vintage Port
- 1997 Fonseca Vintage Port
- 1997 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port
Top Rated 1999 Red Burgundy
This is a delicious crop of red Burgundies in spite...
This list includes:
- 1999 Domaine Claude Dugat Charmes Chambertin
- 1999 Domaine Claude Dugat Griottes Chambertin
- 1999 Domaine Robert Groffier Bonnes Mares
Top Rated 1995 Bordeaux
This has turned out to be a consistently attractive...
This list includes:
- 1995 Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf Saint Emilion
- 1995 Chateau Margaux Margaux
- 1995 Chateau Latour Pauillac
Some 2003 Brunellos That Transcend the Vintage
Western Europe’s brutally hot summer of 2003 often ...
This list includes:
- 2003 Costanti Brunello di Montalcino
- 2003 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino
- 2003 Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino
Outstanding Sauternes from Recent Vintages
My early look at Bordeaux’s sweet wines of 2007 sug...
This list includes:
- 2001 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes
- 2001 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes
- 2001 Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes
Some Monumental Wines from Pomerol
Merlot rules in Pomerol: nowhere in the world doe...
This list includes:
- 1961 Chateau Petrus Pomerol
- 1995 Chateau Petrus Pomerol
- 1982 Chateau Lafleur Pomerol
Topnotch Washington Cabernets
At the level of the most talented producers, Washin...
This list includes:
- 2003 Leonetti Cellars Red Wine Reserve Walla Walla ...
- 2003 Quilceda Creek Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Was...
- 2004 Betz Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Pere ...
Top Rated 2005 Napa Cabernets
Two thousand five was a moderate growing season tha...
This list includes:
- 2005 Dominus Estate Red Wine Napa Valley
- 2005 Levy-McClellan Wines Red Wine Napa Valley
- 2005 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Napa V...
Outstanding Malbecs from Argentina
Argentina's signature red variety, malbec, is a gra...
This list includes:
- 2004 Bodega Catena Zapata Nicolas Catena Zapata Men...
- 2004 Noemia de Patagonia Noemia Malbec Rio Negro Va...
- 2005 Bodega Monteviejo Lindaflor Valle de Uco Mendo...
Top Values in Washington Cabernet
Washington State cabernet prices have climbed in re...
This list includes:
- 2003 Januik Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Vall...
- 2003 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Canoe...
- 2003 Ross Andrew Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia...
A Selection of Top Clos Vougeot
In any given year, there are more than 100 differen...
This list includes:
- 2002 Domaine Leroy Clos de Vougeot
- 2005 Domaine/Maison Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot
- 2005 Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg Clos...
Top Rated 1997 Napa Cabernets
1997 produced an enormous crop, notable for sweetly...
This list includes:
- 1997 Dalla Valle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa ...
- 1997 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineya...
- 1997 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside S...
Top 2002 White Burgundy
A lovely vintage for hard-core Burgundy lovers as w...
This list includes:
- 2002 Comte Lafon Le Montrachet
- 2002 Domaine Arnaud Ente Puligny Montrachet Les Ref...
- 2002 Domaine Francois Raveneau Chablis Clos
My Favorite 2000 Bordeaux
Bordeaux’s millennial vintage produced the most con...
This list includes:
- 2000 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Pauillac
- 2000 Chateau Margaux Margaux
- 2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan
Exquisitely Made Pommard
The village of Pommard has long had a reputation fo...
This list includes:
- 1999 Domaine du Courcel Pommard Grand Clos des Epen...
- 1999 Domaine Hubert de Montille Pommard Les Rugiens...
- 2002 Domaine du Courcel Pommard Grand Clos des Epen...
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- Wine Lists: 28
- Products in Wine Lists: 231
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- Average Wine List Rating: 4.8 / 5.0