2021 Aubert - Chardonnay Russian River Eastside (1.5L)

This shows a seductive oily texture with pineapple, lime, lemon, cooked apple, and a little brioche. Some green mango. Lots of minerality. Full-bodied. Layered with amazing acidity. A very contrasting wine with richness and liveliness.

2021 Aubert - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Powder House Estate (1.5L)

Planted in 2013 to a mix of Hyde Old Wente and Mount Eden, Aubert's 2021 Chardonnay Powder House features prominent notes of toasted hazelnut and crushed stone atop a base of white peaches, lemon-lime notes and cooling herbs. It's medium to full-bodied an...

2021 Aubert - Chardonnay Napa Sugar Shack Estate (1.5L)

The 2021 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is a classic Mark Aubert wine. Creamy and ample in feel, the 2021 is super-expressive right out of the gate. Soft, silky contours frame lemon confit, white flowers, tangerine oil and lightly honeyed overtones that appear wi...

2021 Aubert - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Park Avenue Estate (1.5L)

The newest addition to the Aubert lineup, Park Avenue (a former apple orchard) was planted in 2016 to Hyde Old Wente and Montrachet selections. Like all of the Chardonnays, there's a hefty dose of new French oak used in the 2021 Chardonnay Park Avenue, an...

2022 Aubert - Chardonnay Russian River Eastside (1.5L)

The 2022 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard is a complex, racy wine. Oily and viscous, with a touch of reduction, the Eastside is a wonderfully complex, layered wine. Lemon confit, white flowers, mint, ripe pear and a kiss of French oak abound. This is a stella...

2020 Bouchard Pere & Fils - Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte (1.5L)

The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru is brilliant, bursting with aromas of orange oil, nutmeg, crisp orchard fruit, white flowers and peach. Full-bodied, satiny and concentrated, it's layered and multidimensional, with striking depth and int...

2015 Chateau Lagrange - St. Julien MAGNUM (1.5L)

The 2015 Lagrange was picked from 21 September until 12 October. This has improved since its last showing a few months ago. The nose still needs more vigour, but the palate is fleshy and velvety in texture with superb harmony on the finish. It continues t...

1995 Chateau Leoville Barton St. Julien MAGNUM (1.5L)

1995 Chateau Leoville Las Cases St. Julien MAGNUM (1.5L)

The 1995 Léoville Las Cases is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc. Medium garnet colored with a touch of brick, it needs a fair bit of swirling to unlock the intense notes of baked plums, dried mulberries and boysenberry p...

2001 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac MAGNUM Ex-Chateau release (1.5L)

The 2001 Mouton-Rothschild contains 20% vin de presse and 12.6° alcohol. It has a vibrant, captivating bouquet that explodes from the glass with precocious black cherries, sous-bois, mint and a touch of Seville oranges, displaying precision and class. ...

2019 Chateau Talbot - St. Julien MAGNUM (1.5L)

Well-built and rather refined for the vintage, with a deep well of red and black currant paste and plum reduction flavors supported by a deeply inlaid iron note, all of which run the length of the wine. Offers subtle savory, tobacco and singed cedar notes...

2019 Chave - Hermitage Blanc MAGNUM (1.5L)

Another incredible white from this family is the 2019 Hermitage Blanc, a powerful, concentrated, and remarkably pure Hermitage that has laser-like focus as well as textbook Marsanne notes of quince, green almond, powdered rock, licorice, and spice. It’s s...

2021 Chave - Hermitage Rouge MAGNUM (1.5L)

More in the mold of the 2014, the 2021 Hermitage is a ripe, polished, beautifully balanced Hermitage that doesn't have the depth and concentration of a great vintage, yet shines for its elegance, balance, and overall sense of class. Red and black fruits, ...

2018 Clos St. Jean - Chateauneuf du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum (1.5L)

The tiny production 2018 Chateauneuf du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum comes from a single parcel in the famed La Crau lieu-dit and is brought up in demi-muids. Released only in magnum, it's consistently been one of the most singular, brilliant expressions of Gre...

2021 Conterno, Giacomo - Barbera d'Alba Francia (1.5L)

Rich and explosive from the get-go, all the elements of the 2021 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia are massively dialed up. Black cherry, plum, incense, licorice, mocha and sage all rush from the glass. Dynamic and vibrant to the core, the 2021 is seriously im...

2020 Domaine de la Grange des Peres - VdP de l'Herault MAGNUM (1.5L)

2022 Domaine Tempier - Bandol Rose MAGNUM (1.5L)

2019 Dominus - Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Napa MAGNUM (1.5L)

The 2019 Dominus is shockingly primary. A wine of tremendous density and power, the 2019 is also a wine for readers who can be patient, as it won't be ready to drink for another 10-15 years! Dark fruit, leather, tobacco, incense, dried herbs and scorch...