Wine & Spirits

93 Points! Delicious from the start, with a mix of McIntosh apple, mandarin orange, pear and anise notes all carried by a filigreed spine of ginger and cardamom. Drink now through 2024. - Wine Spectator

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Country France Region Bordeaux Sub-Region St. Emilion Ratings 98+ - Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Vintage 2015 Color Red ABV 15.0% Varietal(s) Merlot, Cabernet Franc Size 750mL Closure Cork Features Taste currant, black cherry, plum, bell pepper, olive, oak, smoke, toast, tar, tobacco, raspberry, cassis, violet, pepper and green bean Nose violet, rose, truffle, earth, coffee, leather, tobacco, broccoli, berry and flower  

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94pts Wilfred Wong The 2013 Bouchard Père & Fils Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus is an ultra-rich Beaune Grèves.  This wine is dramatic and compelling. Enjoy its concentrated red and black fruit aromas and flavors with well-seasoned lamb dishes. Winemaker Notes The wines shows superb fruit and spice aromas with an oaky note. Intense, full and yet delicate on the palate, the wine has a charming velvetiness. Very good ageing potential.

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Cognac, France- First created in 1874, LOUIS XIII Cognac is an exquisite blend of up to 1,200 grapes eaux-de-vie sourced 100% from Grande Champagne and matured slowly inside oak casks. LOUIS XIII is a rare artifact that is the life achievement of generations of cellar masters. BRAND: Louis XIII Cognac COUNTRY: France STATE: Cognac SPIRITS TYPE: Brandy & Cognac SPIRITS STYLE: Cognac ABV: 40% TASTE: Rich, Spice, Floral, Long

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Wine Critic Reviews: This wine has a lovely complexity with balance and lift and does that thing where it waits for a heartbeat, then makes you wait for a heartbeat, before releasing its stone fruit and succulent, slate-tinged citrus.The plots are on the west side of the appellation, often 1.5oC lower than at main Lynch Bages, with more limestone in the subsoils helping keep the balance that is evident here.Two thirds of the juice was fermented in barrels with one third in stainless steel – it’s juicy and pretty much ready to go (it bottles in two weeks). 50% new oak used. 3.08pH. Drinking Window 2020 - 2030Decanter | 94 DEC

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Vineyard Profile Unlike “Les Champeaux” on its terrace, here the vines are on a steep slope. The name indicates a fortified location, being not far from the château of Gevrey-Chambertin. Situated high on the slope within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin. The soil composition varies greatly heading down the slope, with whitish marl at the top, rock outcrops in the middle and more alluvial soils near the bottom. The soil also features small stones that aid drainage and reflect the heat generated by the eastern exposure. Vineyards: Les Cazetiers Cultivation: Lutte raisonnée (“reasoned protection”) Viticulture: Two green harvests during the summer; sustainably farmed Size: 10.07 ha (24.88 acres) Vine Age: 80 years Elevation: 300-360 meters (984-1180 feet) Exposure: East Density: 10,000 vines/ha Vintage Report As early as spring, the 2014 vintage appeared to be precocious. A particularly sunny and dry month of April favored the vines (the budding and flowering were ahead of schedule). These magnificent climatic conditions gave hope for a beautiful harvest. We already knew that a green harvest would be necessary to “lighten” the vines. The head start acquired during the beginning of the cycle was slightly lost with a typical Burgundy summer: wet and chilly without much sunshine. The ripening of our parcels began with a good rhythm during the end of August. Ideal maturing conditions returned in September with a promising harvest starting on the 13th. We began with the Mazis-Chambertin where we found a very nice balance and an agreeable freshness. Our grapes, already sorted several times directly on the vines over the summer, were once again rigorously sorted by our team of harvesters. The grapes were ripe, healthy, and aromatic. We decided to keep 30% of the stocks for all the batches (50% for the Bonnes-Mares). The result is a very beautiful and classical Burgundy vintage!

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North of the Medoc, on the hill of Saint-Estèphe. At the bend of the road are the majestic pagodas of Cos d'Estournel. The residence of the Maharajah of Saint – Estèphe is a real palace, entirely dedicated to wine.

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Details All fruit is manually harvested and pressed in Verzé, and was farmed biodynamically. The resulting wine is that of great purity, with both floral and mineral notes, which gives off a lot of energy and liveliness.  

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Details Very fresh and expressive. Grippy with raspberry and cherry fruit. Nice density but still bright with a bit of structure. 94/100

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Details An elegant blend, Arbalest displays aromas of graphite, minerality, red plums and boysenberries. The integrated tannins show balanced flavors of kirsch, plums, graphite and cassis. With a beautiful hints of umami on the mid palate, this savory and fruitful beauty pairs well with pasta, game, meats and cheeses.Blend: 81% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot  

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Benjamin Laroche est chablisien d’origine, sa famille exploite ce terroir depuis 1663 et a créé un Domaine considéré depuis 1850 comme l’un des fleurons de l’appellation. Du travail dans les vignes durant sa jeunesse à la direction commerciale de plusieurs sociétés viticoles, il a parcouru la France et le monde et a su identifier les envies et besoins des amateurs les plus exigeants.

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Bordeaux Saint-Émilion Made predominantly from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, Saint-Émilion wines tend to have a rich, mouth-drying tannic structure, which is balanced by the more juicy characteristics of plum and black cherry fruit, along with chocolate and sweet spice, developing savory tobacco and cedar characteristics with age.

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