Two vintages into a Direct Import relationship with one of the great singular producers of Crozes-Hermitage, organic since 2007. Keith Mabry on five wines: the estate Crozes, the 60-year-old vines behind Le Rouvre, a new Blanc, the first St-Joseph Yann Chave has ever made, and the Hermitage.
Read MoreGrenache may lead the conversation in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but plot selection, soils and winemaking take these wines in very different directions. Keith Mabry on three of them: the translucent Grenache of Piedlong, Isabel Ferrando's precision, and Beaucastel's Mourvèdre-heavy 2023.
Read MoreLéon de Pins grew up at Château de Montfaucon. Roc des Pins is his own project, and the first two wines are deliberately contrarian: a Tavel dark enough to pass for a light red, and a Cinsault bottled on its own rather than hidden in a blend.
Read MoreKeith Mabry has been buying Château de Montfaucon for more than two decades. The estate is now fully organic, the range runs from the returning $15.99 La Côte to the late-released 2020 Baron Louis, and Léon de Pins has a project of his own.
Read MoreMany collectors that I talk to have the same issue with their cellars; what is coming in doesn’t match what is being consumed (because all their Cabernet allocations need to age before they’re ready to drink). When they don’t have enough bottles with a drinking window that is open now, they often find themselves hunting for something ready-to-drink at auction with older bottles. I have a few solutions.
Read MoreThe September Bordeaux report: a $19.99 seventeen-year-old Fronsac, the Tronquoy vertical, the 2022s' stratospheric scores, new-arrival gems, and a 100-point Sauternes — all in one place.
Read MoreA 100-point Suduiraut, a stunning Coutet, and the case for the most undervalued great wine in Bordeaux — Ryan Moses on why 2023 Sauternes deserves a place in every cellar.
Read MoreA 95-pointer under $30, two rare 2009s from Bordeaux's golden value era, and a 2022 Brane-Cantenac that Ryan Moses holds to First Growth standard — the new arrivals worth grabbing first.
Read MoreA triple-97-pointer under $50, a 99-pointer from Pessac, and the buyer's honest case for why 2022 is the Bordeaux vintage to load up on now. Ryan Moses picks his fights.
Read MoreMontrose's sister estate has been on a twelve-year climb — and you can taste the whole trajectory for under $40 a bottle. Ryan Moses on the 2014, 2020, and 2022 Tronquoy.
Read MoreWith warm weather still ahead, nothing refreshes like Champagne. Our shelves run the range — from the casual Maison 76 Côte des Blancs Grand Cru to the mineral-driven 2017 Launois "Helia" Grand Cru Brut to the brioche richness of 2014 Taittinger "Comtes de Champagne" — plus the sub-$30 Baron-Fuenté "Grande Réserve" Brut, real Champagne at generic-sparkling-wine pricing. For special occasions or your cellar, we've got Krug and Cristal too. Late-summer meals are made for Champagne — the right bottle turns dinner into an occasion. A toast to you!
Read MoreEditor Kerry Kennell on why she joined K&L's Champagne Club — and tasting notes on this month's two shipment wines, each $10 off for members.
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