In Priorat Torres pays homage to the pioneers of viticulture
The prestigious International Wine Challenge not only awarded the Torres Salmos 2016 95 points and a gold medal but also the title best Priorat wine
Tasting notes
Champagne Pascal Agrapart Complantée. Can one deliver terroir in a bottle?
Pascal Agrapart Complantée is an Extra Brut Champagne, a field blend of 6 varieties co-planted – or complantée in French – on a single parcel in the La Fosse vineyard in the village of Avize.
An unusual assemblage of white Subirat Parent & Red Garnatxa in Freixenet Cuvée Prestige
Freixenet 2015 Cava Cuvée de Prestige is an unusual blanc de noirs assemblage of the Red Grenache grape & the native white Subirat Parent varietal
Yearning for German Mosel’s Rieslings? Let Eva Clüsserath’s wines surprise you
Eva Clüsserath is a veritable phenomenon in Germany’s Mosel. Her Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling wines are among the best in the Mosel Valley.
1982 Mouton Rothschild reveals the DNA of a legendary 1st Growth. It needs to be tasted to be believed
The Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 is a stunning, gorgeous wine. It is elegant, refined and lively, even in this mature stage. When Bordeaux is on this level, there is hardly anything like it.
The enticing personality of Sangiovese in Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2016
Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 vintage presents both the power as the sophistication of Sangiovese.
The varietal quality of Les Jamelles Vallée de la Boulzane Grenache Noir
Les Jamelles 100% Grenache Noir Vallée de la Boulzane reveals itself slowly in the glass, offering a compelling, abundant yet concentrated wine, with ripe red and black fruits, a hint of spicy oak, beautiful tannins, and a silky, ample finish.
The result of terroir and the saline winds: Mar de Frades Albariño Atlantico
The salty winds coming off the nearby Atlantic ocean give Mar de Frades Albarino a saline touch you can taste so well in the 2019 vintage. It is called “the Atlantic vintage” as it was cooler and wetter than usual.
Yann Chave expresses the terroir of Crozes-Hermitage so well with Le Rouvre 2014
Yann Chave’s Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre 2014 is born under a lucky star. Or rather, on an excellent terroir with 50-year-old Syrah vines. Le Rouvre 2014 expresses Crozes-Hermitage so well that it becomes its ambassador.
2017 Symington Altano Douro DOC – red label
In the 1990s Symington began producing Douro DOC wines from the vineyards and indigenous grape varieties in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior sub-regions. Symington’s Altano Douro red is the result.