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Cellar Favorite: 2002 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Sep 2025
A recent lunch featured a blind tasting of two fascinating bottles: the 2002 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru and the 1973 Jean Chenu & Fils Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru.
Cellar Favorite: 2000 Calon-Ségur
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Sep 2025
The 2000 Calon-Ségur epitomizes everything I love about Bordeaux, specifically how magnificently the wines develop over time.
Cellar Favorite: 2025 Aramasa No. 6 A-Type Junmai Daiginjo Sake
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Japan, Fortified Wines & Spirits
, Aug 2025
The No. 6 A-Type Junmai Ginjo Sake stopped me in my tracks. So refined and almost ineffably complex, this redefined my perception of the heights that Japanese sake can reach.
Cellar Favorite: 1924, 1929 & 1955 Meyney
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux, France: Bordeaux featured Verticals and Retrospectives
, Aug 2025
Last primeur, which already seems like ages ago, Château Meyney organised a fascinating lunch recreating a historic dinner served in 1928. Three vintages of Meyney older than any I had encountered previously were poured blind.
Cellar Favorite: 1983 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, germany: Mosel
, Aug 2025
The 1983 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese exudes everything great about Riesling, about the Mosel, about Joh. Jos. Prüm.
Cellar Favorite: 1990 Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle Lumière du Millénaire
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Champagne
, Aug 2025
I am not really a Champagne aficionado, so when a sparkler does stop me in my tracks, it tends to make a deep impression.
Cellar Favorite: 2011 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Australia
, Jul 2025
Peter Gago, Penfolds’ chief winemaker, recently visited London to showcase Penfolds’ new releases. One mature bottle made an impression.
Cellar Favorite: 1997 Maximin Grünhaus – von Schubert Riesling Abtsberg Auslese Nr. 57
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, germany: Mosel
, Jul 2025
The 1997 Riesling Abtsberg Auslese Nr. 57 is the real deal. So pure and harmonious, this Riesling seems to shimmer through to the crystalline finish.
Cellar Favorite: Castell’in Villa Library Releases
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Italy: Tuscany
, Jul 2025
Time marches to its own beat at Castell’in Villa, where proprietor Princess Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa releases her wines only when she thinks they are ready. These current library releases are fabulous choices for readers who want to taste wines with some age from this reference-point property.
Cellar Favorite: 1990 Guy de Barjac Cornas
France, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jul 2025
Stick me on a desert island with a choice of one Rhône wine, and I would choose Cornas. I love this appellation, especially when a mature bottle crops up.