2014 Wine

Disgorged in March 2021, Hébrart's 2014 Extra-Brut Grand Cru Rive Gauche – Rive Droite is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of freshly baked bread, nectarine, tangerine, Anjou pear and spices.... Read More

The Pichon Longueville estate goes back to 1688-1689. In 1850, Virginie de Pichon Longueville, Countess de Lalande, and her two sisters inherited three-fifths of the vineyard from their father. This took on the name of Chateau... Read More

#62Wine SpectatorTop 100 of 2017

Blend: 89% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc

Charming, forward and approachable despite its youth. Ripe berries, mocha, toasted malt, incense and jasmine on the nose and palate. The sweet, high-toned nose is followed by a palate that nicely reflects the elegant refinement... Read More

Color is dark purple, with complex aromas of cedar, tobacco, and asian spice box. The fruit is blackberry/cassis/olive with a pleasant St. Julien-like texture, mineral-infused flavors, and sappiness. This wine has good balance,... Read More

Made from 70% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir, the nose of the 2014 Champagne Special Club Brut is quite attractive, with ripe stone fruit (fresh apricot), pretty flowers, and a touch of honeycomb and marzipan. The palate is... Read More

Danielle’s only wine bottled under the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation, is predominantly Cabernet Franc, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation occurs in steel tank, followed by 18 months in small oak... Read More

Like an orchard on a warm day, this leads with enticing floral and ripe fruit aromas. On the satiny palate, flavors of baked nectarine, white cherry and raspberry are pure and juicy, layered with rich notes of chopped macadamia... Read More

An earthy, well-aged Rioja with complex aromas of dried oranges, savory dried plums, mushrooms, tobacco and wet leaves. Distinctively zesty with bright, citrusy fruit on the medium-bodied palate, rounded by firm, juicy tannins.... Read More

Instantly appealing with abundant blueberry fruit with beetroot, couverture, licorice and black olives. The palate is soft rich and round with dark chocolate, satsuma plums and crème de cassis providing a plump and fleshy... Read More

The resulting 2014 OVID Napa Valley wine shares many characteristics with OVID wines from the previous drought vintages. It is a wine possessing both the profound heft and tremendous focus of the 2013 vintage. And it offers dense... Read More

56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 18 months in oak barrels.

Velvety spiced plum and cherry cola, with a subtle earthiness. A pleasantly sweet crowd-pleaser that would complement a variety of Thanksgiving sides, from stuffing to sweet potatoes.

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Aromas of star fruit, lemon, banana and hazelnut offer a classic expression of Russian River Valley Chardonnay. The limited malolactic conversion allows subtle flavors of citrus zest and custard to express themselves amongst stronger... Read More

The 2014 Troplong-Mondot performed to my expectation now that the wine is in bottle. It has a refined bouquet with black cherries, raspberry preserve and mineral scents that gain intensity in the glass, but never get carried away.... Read More

Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon is striking for its perfumed notes of violets, Indian cinnamon, dark cocoa and mocha infused with ripe blackberry, cherry and blueberry. The wine opines the rich aroma of dusty soil on a warm... Read More

It is an intense garnet-colored wine, with a very attractive nose that combines ripe fruits with sweet spices and aromatic herbs, such as thyme or rosemary. Coconut, toffee, chocolate and cocoa notes also appear. In the mouth... Read More