I loved the 2020 Côte Rôtie, which is certainly the standout from the North. Coming from both the southern and northern ends of the appellation, it’s full-bodied, ripe, and textured, yet never loses a sense of Côte Rôtie elegance. Lots of bacon fat, exoti...
The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru, one of Jean-Hague Pavelot's favorite cuvées this year, has a generous bouquet of black plum, raspberry, and a touch of pressed white flowers emerging with time. Very well-defined and focused. The palate is ...
The 2022 Condrieu Vernillon is terrific, and I continue to love this release from Jamet. Brought up in jars and concrete eggs, it has wonderful purity in its white peach, subtle tangerine, and honeyed flower-like aromatics, and it hits the palate with med...