This is very much in my wheelhouse and I'm particularly fond of this year which I think showcases the elegance that this wine can have. Lots of blueberry and blackberry and a hint earthy and very precise and structured and just perhaps a bit lighter in style although in a good way. Very lovely and classy wine.

A very good  Yquem. Yellow-gold color. Intense aromas of petrol, spice and honey, with dried apricot. Full-bodied, very sweet, with a green apple and honey character; petrol character comes through on the finish.

Golden yellow color.Outstanding Grande Année at a very good place in its evolution.Complex and very rich nose showing nice notes of baked apples,dried fruits,lemon curd,honeyed florals and hints of white truffle.Powerful and creamy palate with perfect refreshing acidity and lots of saline minerality.A strong reminder that Champagne is first of a...

The 1991 Chateau d'Yquem was actually not affected by the frosts like everywhere else in Bordeaux, damaging 30% of the vines, predicating a two-track ripening cycle. This was not too much of a problem to overcome since bunches are picked one by one. Picking commenced on September 19, with half the crop being picked over five days between October...

An extravagantly spicy and notably ripe yet very fresh nose offers up a very pretty mix of both red and black currant aromas that are beginning to display the initial hints of secondary development while being trimmed in discreet hints of wood and menthol. The beautifully elegant and gorgeously textured flavors exude a lovely minerality before c...

Absolutely firing on all cylinders and with an open, borderline slutty profile, the 2000 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a dream on the nose, showing complex, meaty aromas of black truffle, spice rack, charcuterie, and garrigue. There‟s fantastic intensity here and you can smell this wine as soon as the bottle is opened. Just as goo...

 highly recommend the Veuve Clicquot 1990 La Grande Dame.Assertive and buttery style, dry and bold in flavor, but with the lively effervescence and toasty finish for balance. It is exquisitely rich and accessible, yet bursting with potential of aging for years to come 

Nose is wound up and dark up front. Smoky and a little brooding. Concentrated and dense. Slight scorched earth character to the earth influence over dark red and black fruit. Tough to get a good read on. Palate is delicious, tannic with a little grit but approachable. Reminiscent of '86 but I don't think it is that old. A dark and concentrated c...