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Cellar Favorite: 1989 Domaine de Trévallon Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Les Baux
France, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2023
In the early days of my career, I drank a lot of mature bottles from Domaine de Trévallon, including one memorable dinner in London with numerous vintages.
Cellar Favorite: 1974 Diamond Creek Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow
United States: California, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2023
I have always had a soft spot for Diamond Creek Vineyards, charmed by Al and Boots Brounstein, who would regularly pour their wines in London in the early days of my career.
Cellar Favorite: 2001 Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Auslese *** Goldkapsel
Germany, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2023
Klaus-Peter Keller’s wines have become collector catnip in recent years, with prices to match. It seems a long time since I made my only visit to the estate. In 2022, I was fortunate to taste several recent vintages and almost forgot this mature gem.
Cellar Favorite: 2010 Domaine François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Forêt
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2023
What a treat it is to drink the 2010 Chablis 1er Cru Forêt from Raveneau. I can’t remember the last time I tasted this, it could very well have been when I reviewed it from bottle ten years ago! Back then, I wrote that “The 2010 isn't the most complex Forêt, but it is likely to drink better earlier than some of the other wines in this lineup because of its round, immediate personality.” That’s actually turned out to be pretty accurate. Thank God.
Cellar Favorite: 2002 & 2004 Dom Pérignon
France: Champagne, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Dec 2022
A recent family gathering provided a great opportunity to check in on two of my favorite Dom Pérignons.
Cellar Favorite: 2004, 2006 & 2009 Boekenhoutskloof Semillon
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, South Africa
, Dec 2022
The inspiration for this Cellar Favourite was a sublime bottle of 2006 Semillon from Boekenhoutskloof, Franschhoek’s leading producer. Current winemaker Gottfried Mocke poured it after our tasting of recent releases, acting as evidence of how rewarding the Cape’s wines can be with age.
Cellar Favorite: 2008 Domaine Jean-François Coche-Dury Meursault Les Rougeots
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Dec 2022
The 2008 Meursault Les Rougeous from Coche-Dury is fabulous.
Cellar Favorite: 1943 Petrus
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, Nov 2022
In my continuing and futile attempt to drink every Petrus of the 20th century, I ticked off one of the lesser-known war vintages this summer. Incidentally, it was served blind, and though I identified the château, I was quite a few years out on the vintage. Maybe even decades!
Cellar Favorite: 1993 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits Saint-Georges Les Roncières
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Nov 2022
This bottle of 1993 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Roncières 1er Cru was ‘magpied’ off a list in Beaune, one of the few bottles whose umbilical had not been cut within the last three years.
Cellar Favorite: 1996 Domaine Robert Denogent Pouilly-Fuissé Les Carrons Vieilles Vignes
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Nov 2022
A few months back, I reported on a cluster of old Pouilly-Fuissés from Château de Beauregard that attested to their under-appreciated longevity. Here is another bottle that was bright as a daisy when opened in Beaune as a pre-prandial wake-me-up.