Red-ruby. Aromas of blackberry liqueur. Sweet, warm and simple, with rather rustic flavors of currant jam and leather. "The most Australian cuvee," notes Clape. A mix of 30-year-old hillside vines and old vines from the foot of... Read More
A desert island wine (as is just about any top vintage of the cuvee) and a gorgeous showing, the 2003 Cote Rotie la Mouline is drinking beautifully, yet is still young, loaded with fruit, and possesses over-the-top richness. Giving... Read More
The 2003 Hermitage Ex Voto is more beefy and meaty, with decadent dark fruits, iron, beef blood, leather and crushed rock-like qualities all soaring from the glass. Coming from the Les Bessards, l'Ermite, Les Greffieux and... Read More
Multi-millionaire collectors will have fun comparing the 1989 and 1990 Petrus. The 1989 has a slightly more saturated color, and seems more tightly knit both aromatically and on the palate. However, this is splitting hairs, as... Read More