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Cellar Favorite: 2024 Giaconda Whites
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Australia
, Apr 2026
Giaconda is in top form in 2024 with a brace of stellar wines.
Cellar Favorite: 2008 & 1982 Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Françaises
France: Champagne, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Apr 2026
Bollinger's Vieilles Vignes Françaises, 100% Pinot Noir, is one of Champagne's rare birds. Production is just a few barrels, increasingly less, the result of decreasing yields tied to the effects of accumulated heat stress. I tasted these two wines during my most recent visit to Bollinger in March 2026.
Cellar Favorite: 1978 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled
United States: California, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Apr 2026
Mount Eden’s 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Bottled is dripping with old-school cool, clearly a wine from a different era. What an enjoyable snapshot of the glory days of California Cabernet it is.
Cellar Favorite: 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019 Pangaea
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
A collaborative project between South African winemaker Travis Braithwaite and Michel Rolland, Pangaea blends fruit from Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Spain, South Africa and Argentina. This classy and sophisticated wine delivers refinement and poise with silky textures.
Cellar Favorite: 1985 Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
United States: California, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
Like many, I have a penchant for mature Californian wines from the 1970s and early 1980s. The 1985 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon Estate attests to the longevity of this California classic.
Cellar Favorite: 2015 & 2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese
germany: Mosel, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
Joh. Jos. Prüm has been one of my go-to Mosel producers since the early days of my career. These two bottles, poured side by side at a recent dinner, were pertinent reminders of the wonders of affordable Mosel Riesling.
Cellar Favorite: 2023 Yquem & Y de Yquem
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
The defining feature of the newly released 2023 Yquem is its elegance.
Cellar Favorite: Kopke 80-Year-Old Tawny Port
Portugal, Fortified Wines & Spirits, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2026
There has been a consumer trend towards longer-aged tawnies over the last few years. I find that these wines can be superior to the more renowned vintage Ports, often a little mellower and less high-toned. They are the fortified equivalent of a warm fire on a dismal winter day.
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2026 New Releases
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Feb 2026
There’s a lot to like in the 2026 releases from Château Latour. I tasted the wines with Estate Director Hélène Génin during a visit to the château in December 2025.
Cellar Favorite: 1961 & 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Feb 2026
There is nothing greater than a good man, and Daniel Cathiard was a good man. He and his wife, Florence, took Smith Haut-Lafitte, a once dilapidated estate, and devoted their lives to creating two of the region’s finest wines, both red and white. These two bottles were opened with my oldest friends to raise a toast to Daniel Cathiard.