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$199.95
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc is even better. Meriting the same rating as I gave it last year, it is a delicious, Read More...
beautifully textured, light gold-colored white revealing plenty of white peach, apricot, nectarine, and honeysuckle notes as well as a distinctive florality and minerality. More honeyed and fuller-bodied than its 2008 counterpart, it should drink beautifully for 7-8 years, then go into an oxidative state. It is somewhat of a gamble as to what will happen thereafter. Beaucastel’s limited production luxury cuvee first produced in 1986 is their 100% Roussanne Vieilles Vignes offering. Fifty percent is barrel-fermented in one-year-old barrels, but no new oak is utilized. "
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, between Orange and Avignon. The Chateau de Beaucastel white Vieilles Vignes (old vines) is 3 hectares / 7 acres in size. In this case the old vines are at least 75 years old. Roussanne 100%Hand-picked and collected in baskets, grapes sorted, pneumatic pressing and clarification of the must. Fermentation takes place 50% in barrels and 50% in stainless steel vats. Following malo-lactic fermentation, maturation for eight months, with 50% in oak barrels and 50% in vats, prior to bottling.Tasting notes Colour: pale yellow. Nose: acacia flowers, honey. Palate: very rich, honeyed.A wine of exceptional complexity and balance, it should approach its peak in five to six years.
$129.99
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "Even more profound is the blend of 57% Roussanne, 31% Clairette and 12% Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc, the 2009 Chateauneuf Read More...
du Pape Clos de Beauvenir. It possesses amazing fruit as well as a wonderful pear, spice, marmalade and floral-scented bouquet, full-bodied, zesty richness, lots of honeysuckle as well as an unctuous texture. This sumptuous dry white should drink well for a decade.
One of Chateauneuf du Pape’s classic estates, Chateau La Nerthe’s 225+ acres are all located in the southeastern quadrant of the appellation. A property that can trace its history back to 1560, La Nerthe was also one of the first estate bottlers. It was acquired by the Richard family in 1985, and they immediately turned this once run down estate around. Long-time manager, Alain Dugas, has quietly slipped into retirement, turning the estate over to his assistant, Christian Voeux. La Nerthe’s two white Chateauneuf du Papes are among the classics of the appellation."
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$96.99
WINE SPECTATOR 95 - "Very pure, with melon rind and green almond notes stitching up the core of creamed white peach, Fuji apple, acacia honey and Read More...
salted butter. The long finish lets a mouthwatering jicama note chime in. Drink now through 2020."
James Molesworth, October 31, 2012.
James Molesworth, October 31, 2012.
$46.99
WINE ADVOCATE 92 - "Clos Saint-Jean's white wines continue to improve with each vintage. Their finest to date is the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, Read More...
a 500-case blend of equal parts Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc that is aged half in barrel and half in tank. It reveals plenty of honeysuckle, tangerine, white currant and quince notes in its full-bodied personality."
$179.95
An extraordinary wine with complex aromas of dried apricots, honey and barley sugar. Very concentrated and voluptuous, displays an astounding viscosity which fills the mouth and adds Read More...
a sensuous texture to the dried tropical fruit flavours. Seriously lengthy with an impressively hefty finish. Big, bold wine vinified from grapes found in pure granite soil; very long elevage to accentuate its concentration; lots of lees contact with malolactic done in barrel; extremely limited availability.
$54.99
ROBERT PARKER 93 POINTS - "The 2010 Condrieu is even more perfumed and intense, boasting stunning minerality in addition to copious notes of honeysuckle, Read More...
lychee nut and mango. Drink this luscious, medium to full-bodied white over the next 3-5 years. One of the truly profound wines of the appellation is Guigal’s Condrieu La Doriane, which comes from estate vineyards located in some of Condrieu’s finest terroirs, such as Cote Chatillon, Volnats, Colombier and the Coteaux du Chery. Aged in 100% new oak (although it never shows) and put through malolactic fermentation, these are great Condrieus that age well (I mistakenly pulled a 2001 Condrieu La Doriane out of my cellar thinking it was the 2009, and I was shocked to discover how fresh and lively it was at age ten.). Nevertheless, I still have a strong predilection for drinking them in their exuberant youth, during their first 3-4 years of life."
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$66.99
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS: "This is very lush, but has terrific cut, with dried peach and salted butter notes supporting papaya, mango and glazed pear flavors, Read More...
with lovely mouthfeel. The long, apricot-tinged finish has bright minerality. Drink now through 2015. 1,158 cases made." –JM
$61.99
Winemaker's notes : "The fresh 2011 summer made a
long ripening season, which is the ideal situation to make a good Condrieu. The viognier
hates the sun which has the tendency Read More...
to offer a heavy caricature of Condrieu. The real
great Condrieu has to be made with nice golden bunches but shouldn’t excess 13,5° in
alcohol. The equation is difficult to solve in a hot year like 2003. But in 2011, the slow
ripening allowed to harvest at the exact optimum. Then the ageing on the lies brings the
volume and the depth. As we don’t really know what the global warming will reserve in
the future, let’s appreciate immediately this Condrieu «In Antiquis», the real Condrieu..
It goes very well with truffles or a Roquefort soup."
$39.99
WINE SPECTATOR 90 POINTS - "Ripe and creamy up front, with butter-framed melon, creamed peach and pear notes that are then offset by a stony edge on Read More...
the fresh finish. Blossoms in the glass. Bourboulenc, Viognier, Marsanne and Clairette. Drink now through 2013. 200 cases imported." –JM
$13.99
eROBERT PARKER 88 POINTS: "The 2009 and 2010 Cotes du Rhone Blancs are blends of 55% Viognier and the rest Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette and Bourboulenc, Read More...
all aged in tank. While there are multiple bottlings given the massive production, they are consistent from bottling to bottling. The freshness, exotic tropical fruits, fragrant bouquets, dry, fleshy mid-palates and crisp finishes of these wines will be admired by consumers. These wines over-deliver in every sense, and they should drink well for several years."
$19.99
WINE SPECTATOR 88 POINTS: "Creamed melon and blanched almond notes are framed by a lilting honeysuckle note. Made by Louis Barruol of Château de St.-Read More...
Cosme and importer Kermit Lynch. Drink now. 420 cases imported." –JM
$41.99
ROBERT PARKER 91 POINTS: "The fresh, lively 2010 Crozes-Hermitage Mule Blanche Blanc exhibits attractive notes of citrus, white peaches and buttered Read More...
nectarines in its medium-bodied, zesty personality. This impressive white should be flexible with an assortment of cuisines."
$21.99
WINE ADVOCATE 90 - 92
"The 2009 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc is made from an identical blend and has an identical upbringing. It exhibits much deeper Read More...
fruit (bordering on tropical) in addition to abundant minerality as well as white currant, quince and citrus blossom characteristics. It is an impressive, medium to full-bodied white to enjoy over the next 2-3 years."
INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 91 "Light yellow. Powerful, pungent aromas of pear skin, orange, bee pollen and dried flowers, with a gingery overtone. Deep pitched but lively, offering broad citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a chalky mineral quality. Closes with very good clarity and nervy, mineral-laced persistence. I suspect that this wine will age gracefully."
WINE SPECTATOR 90 "Textbook Northern Rhône white, offering a plum feel at the core, with peach and melon notes, offset by a lightly bitter, racy edge of blanched almond, salted butter and dried chamomile. Long, stone-tinged finish. Very tasty. Drink now through 2013."
INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 91 "Light yellow. Powerful, pungent aromas of pear skin, orange, bee pollen and dried flowers, with a gingery overtone. Deep pitched but lively, offering broad citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a chalky mineral quality. Closes with very good clarity and nervy, mineral-laced persistence. I suspect that this wine will age gracefully."
WINE SPECTATOR 90 "Textbook Northern Rhône white, offering a plum feel at the core, with peach and melon notes, offset by a lightly bitter, racy edge of blanched almond, salted butter and dried chamomile. Long, stone-tinged finish. Very tasty. Drink now through 2013."
$229.95
ROBERT PARKER 94-97 POINTS: "The 2009 Hermitage Ex-Voto blanc offers extraordinary aromas and flavors of spring flowers, caramelized oranges, nectarines and Read More...
other citrus, an underlying unctuosity, massive honeyed richness, great intensity, a multidimensional mouthfeel and a long finish. It is capable of lasting for five decades."
$272.99
ROBERT PARKER 93 POINTS: "The 2010 Hermitage La Chapelle Blanc is 100% Marsanne from the vineyard known as Maison Blanche situated at the top of the Read More...
Hermitage appellation, above the famed lieu-dit for white Hermitage, Les Rocoules. This cuvee is very limited in availability so I’ll keep my notes brief. Aromas of white currants, pepper, quince and apricot marmalade are present in this full-bodied, gorgeously rich, pure, stunning white. Completely locked down at present, it should be forgotten for 8-10 years and drunk over the following two decades. It will unquestionably be a very long-lived white wine."
$275.95
ROBERT PARKER 96 POINTS - "Although the amazing 2003 Hermitage blanc possesses 16.5% finished alcohol, it is well-delineated and fresh. The light gold Read More...
color is followed by beautiful notes of rose petals, honeysuckle, white currants, wax, orange marmalade, and an intense liqueur of stone that is only found in the greatest white Hermitages, Montrachets, and Meursault-Perrieres. Occasionally, some Alsatian wines will reveal this gout de petrol-like taste. Huge and rich, according to Gerard Chave, it may represent a modern day clone of what the “1929 Hermitage Blanc” (which is still a great wine) resembled when it was young. This is a “must have” dry white.
$210.95
ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "The exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, Read More...
high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009, but for drinking over the next two decades, it is impossible to resist. Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging. This monumental offering, which flirts with perfection, has virtually no acidity and is aging beautifully. The Chaves believe it is a repeat of what Gerard’s father made in 1929."
WINE SPECTATOR 95 POINTS - "Ripe and dense, but pure and beautifully rendered, with gorgeous mango, quince, fig and pear fruit flavors woven together and offset by quinine, paraffin and blanched almond notes. The finish just sings with fruit, minerality and a kiss of toast. Drink now through 2020. 1,244 cases made."
WINE SPECTATOR 95 POINTS - "Ripe and dense, but pure and beautifully rendered, with gorgeous mango, quince, fig and pear fruit flavors woven together and offset by quinine, paraffin and blanched almond notes. The finish just sings with fruit, minerality and a kiss of toast. Drink now through 2020. 1,244 cases made."
$21.99
ROBERT PARKER 92 - "An amazing offering, the 2011 Vin de Pays Orange Viognier comes from a selection of grapes Sabon made from cuttings in the Read More...
finest vineyards in Condrieu. The wine is vinified in barrel and then moved to tank. Revealing classic notes of apricot marmalade, lychee nuts and honeysuckle, medium body and crisp acids, it is a remarkable tour de force in winemaking for an inexpensive white from one of France’s most humble viticultural appellations."
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