NV Chartogne-Taillet - Brut Cuvee Ste Anne base 2021Colour : White Producer : Chartogne Taillet Label Name : Brut Cuvee Ste Anne base 2021 Country : France Region : Champagne Sub Region : Montagne de Reims Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : NV Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : JS93 James Suckling, WS93 Wine Spectator Tasting Note : Lemon zest, white pepper, chalk and lemon curd. Blood orange flavor with zesty acidity, medium body, a tight mid palate and slightly astringent finish, but

approachable texture and a refreshing

both wines are enormously constituted

Best from 2028 through 2060

is an unusual presentation for a village-level red Burgundy and reflects either a specific collector or cellar presentation decision

but the combination of a perfect vintage with the Tesseron family’s fully realised biodynamic programme produced at Pontet-Canet a wine whose quality surpassed even the expectations of the most optimistic vintage assessments

The artisanal mezcal production process at Machetazo follows the steps that have defined traditional mezcal for centuries: the mature agave pinas (hearts) are pit-roasted in underground stone-lined ovens for several days

Wine Spectator 93 pts Tasting Notes : This is a small production of just 986 bottles that Luca Roagna sources from a tiny parcel that he once described to me as a "house garden" more than a vineyard

by one of the Médoc’s most consistently admired Deuxième Cru estates

La Mission Haut-Brion 2021

Medium- to full-bodied with a nicely filled-in center palate and well-integrated tannins

plum and black currant) as well as spice (pepper

it seems to gain in stature with every passing year