FROM THE CELLAR | Great Wine: 2009 Chateau Figeac
Does wine have a soul? Some say that a living thing which isn’t human only forms a soul once it establishes a deep connection with a human soul. Compare, say,
READ MOREFROM THE CELLAR | Great Wine: 2001 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes
The turn of the 21st Century brought about a remarkable vintage for sweet white wines in Bordeaux. The year 2001 also brought upon the downfall of Enron, the launch of
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Leoville Barton Saint-Julien
Old school drinkers of fine wines have this thing about waiting… and waiting—forever—to open up a special bottle of wine. Their obsession with waiting sometimes comes off like endless reels
READ MOREFROM THE CELLAR | Great Wine: 2003 Peby Faugeres Saint-Emilion
If anyone orders Merlot I am leaving. I am not drinking fucking Merlot! — the notorious line from the ragged, lonesome character Miles in Alexander Payne’s movie Sideways that came
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Villemaurine Saint-Emilion
A new Bordeaux—like the new Cité du Vin museum in Bordeaux, an exceedingly modern shrine dedicated to the history of wine culture—is a necessary progression from the trappings of the
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau La Pointe Pomerol
How delightful! When professional wine critics discuss wines from a serious region like Bordeaux, they have a tendency to take all the fun out of it. That’s a disservice to
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint-Emilion
You can really find out what a winery is made of by the wine they make in tough years. Some years in Bordeaux, like 2001, are looked upon more favorably
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Coutet Sauternes-Barsac
The 2003 CHATEAU COUTET, a First Growth Bordeaux estate, was the Sauternes that hooked me on Sauternes—to me, the most special and uniquely aromatic and addictively alluring sweet white wine on
READ MOREGreat Wine: Clos de L’Oratoire Saint-Emilion
When you see the word “Clos” on a wine label, expectations are raised. For example, the Fevre Chablis “Les Clos” is one of the finest Chablis there is. The Krug
READ MOREGreat Wine: Chateau Bourgneuf Pomerol
And darkness fell across the whole land. And weeping could be heard throughout the land. Varied depictions of Jerusalem after Christ’s crucifixion can be found within the New Testament. The
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