Cellar Favorite: 1947 Carbonnieux Blanc
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Sep 2019
Mature white Bordeaux is rarely discussed and, to be honest, rarely tasted. In my own experience, lunches or dinners commencing with a venerable Bordeaux Blanc are as regular as Halley’s comet. That’s a pity, because whenever they do form the opening act, they offer pertinent reminders of their quality.
Cellar Favorite: 2009 Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso
Italy: Tuscany, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Sep 2019
I had a chance to taste a number of reference point 2009s during my recent tour of Bolgheri. Le Macchiole’s 2009 Cabernet Franc Paleo Rosso was one of the most impressive.
Cellar Favorite: MCDXIX, The Winemaker’s Selection Madeira – Blandy’s
Portugal, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Sep 2019
This year marks 600 years since the discovery and settlement of the island of Madeira in 1419. To celebrate, Blandy’s is releasing a special blend called “MCDXIX, The Winemaker’s Selection.”
Cellar Favorite: 2009 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat Chablis
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2019
We often focus on the rarest of the rare in our Cellar Favorites column. While it is undoubtedly fun to taste and drink highly coveted bottles, there is also a lot to be said for cellar worthy wines that consumers can find without spending a fortune.
Cellar Favorite: Four From Domaine Raveneau
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Aug 2019
I was inspired to write this article by my colleague Steve Tanzer’s superb retrospective on Raveneau’s Chablis Montée de Tonnerre and my own recent visit trip to Chablis earlier this summer. I have adored the Raveneau wines for a very long time. I buy them whenever I can for my own cellar.
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Cellar Favorite: 1904 & 1948 Langoa-Barton
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Aug 2019
It is a shame that Langoa-Barton is destined to lie in the shadow of its sibling, Léoville-Barton, because it produces a great Saint-Julien wine in its own right. Moreover, that wine has a propensity to age in bottle with just as much élan.
Cellar Favorite: 1991 Domaine Jean-Louis Grippat St-Joseph
France: Rhône & Beaujolais, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Aug 2019
Every now and then you taste a bottle that resonates even more the following day. That is certainly the case with this bottle, generously opened at Noble Rot restaurant for me and sommelier, winemaker and now writer, Rajat Parr.
Cellar Favorite: 1979 Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
Here is a bottle rarely seen, if not quite as “unicorn” as the 2010 Bourgogne Blanc from Armand Rousseau that I reported on earlier this year. It was actually served as a freshener before a Christophe Roumier dinner – only in Hong Kong!
Cellar Favorite: 1997 Domaine Servin Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
The 1997 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru was a very pleasant and unexpected surprise at the end of my tasting of 2018s and 2017s at Domaine Servin. I can’t say I have a ton of experience with 1997, which is not exactly remembered as a great year for Chablis.
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Cellar Favorite: 1959 Domaine Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jul 2019
During last November’s visit, following a tasting of his 2017s, Duroché said that he had something else he wished me taste, and did I have time? Well, the answer to that question is always affirmative.