The first vintage at the Domaine was 2005 and the wines were well received by Allen Meadows at Burghound, most of them scoring in the high 80's to low 90's. These are good plots in quality Beaune vineyards, such as Bressandes, Greves, Pertuisots, and Cent Vignes, and there are holdins in Pommard as well. This is classy wine. MORE >>

So buckle up and get ready to hear his thoughts on what’s wrong with Riesling from Austria and Australia, screwcaps and their problems, the Loire, California cab then and now, indigenous yeasts, roto-fermenters, small oak barrels, wines over 14% alcohol and why he uses scores! Wine scores. German Riesling. just don’t get it. MORE >>

JS Score: 90, July 04 - Release Price: $50 Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca 2001 x 3 WS: Intense aromas of blackberries, lightly toasted oak and plums. JS Score: 94, July, 2004 - Release Price: $52 Paitin Barbaresco Sorì Paitin Vecchie Vigne 2001 x 3 WS: Rich and decadent, with mushroom, berry and cherry aromas and flavors. Please help me. MORE >>

Their wines are elegant and lovely, sometimes intense, but not the powerful meaty heavyweight bombs that garner the higher scores from Wine Spadvocator. According to Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, there hasn't been an excellent vintage in Tuscany since 1999. First: give credit where credit is due. doing well according to Johnson. MORE >>

tried a new rating system this time, scoring wines out of 10 points and writing only the briefest of notes in order to speed myself up. Wines scoring 7+ were average wines, drinkable, but I would not seek them out for purchase. 1999 J Schram Brut (8+) This is Schramsberg's top label. cannot enjoy myself that way. Also very good. MORE >>