If I really wanted to drink a Lafon Meursault nowadays, I'd have to buy a bottle at auction because I've been told that, like many of Burgundy's great wines, these require many years of cellaring before they reveal all that they have to offer. I drank a white wine by Domaine des Comtes Lafon the other night the first time I have ever done so. MORE >>

Chardonnay is barrel fermented and the reds undergo extended masceration periods (25 - 35 days) to allow for a more natural balance of fruit and tannins, then pumped over at least twice a day. 1 - 3L 2007. So you know all about the e-auction that opens May 29, 2011 in alignment with the Auction Napa Valley 2011, yes? Dinner for 6. MORE >>

drank one of these bottles not too long ago and although the wine was very nice, it was nice as a good Chardonnay, not as Le Clos. We drank two wines by Picq, both from the excellent 2007 vintage. The 2007 Gilbert Picq Chablis Vieille Vignes , $23, Polaner Imports, might be the greatest value in Chablis. MORE >>

Other than an occasional Chardonnay, it was red wine only for me. That was until 2009 when I bought a nice Italian vin rosso from Damiani Wine Cellars. My first stop was at the winery that raised my curiosity about their reds, Damiani Wine Cellars. In the late 90's I added Pinot Grigio and Voigner to my limited white wine list. MORE >>

The 09 might be more of a wine to drink young, and the 2008 seems to be a great candidate for the cellar. With this dish we drank Bouchard's wines made from white grapes, the 2007 Roses de Jeanne Blanc de Blancs La Haute-Lemblé and the 2007 Roses de Jeanne Blanc de Blancs La Bolorée. It retails for about $85. MORE >>