France, Bordeaux: The 2020 Vintage in Bottle – Out with the Old, in with the New

Bordeaux’s 2020 vintage has produced brilliant wines that exemplify the region’s rapid agronomic and technical evolution....

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France, Bordeaux: Château Grand Village – The Pearl of the Guinaudeau Family

This property’s wine is produced by the same team, using the same techniques, as Château Lafleur in Pomerol, but it’s released at a reasonable price....

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2021 Bordeaux in Bottle: The Saved and the Damned

Two years ago, tasting from barrel, I said that this was a farmers’ vintage. Now that the wines are in bottle, my earlier analysis has been confirmed....

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France, Jurançon: The Legend of Clos Joliette – 1974-2019

This vertical tasting of Clos Joliette offers fascinating insights into this iconic wine, with complex and compelling vintages dating back to 1974....

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France: 2024 Update on Jura – Nonstop Dynamism and Lots of Young Blood

This wine region may be small, but it’s bubbling with activity. And there’s more and more going on, including the advent of some promising new names....

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Champagne: New Releases from Cédric Bouchard

This small report focuses on Cédric Bouchard's recent releases of his exemplary 2019 sparkling wines and the brilliant debut of a red still wine....

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