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Cellar Favorite: 2019 Niepoort Charme Tinto Douro
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Portugal
, Mar 2025
I have long been an admirer and drinker of Dirk Niepoort’s wines, both fortified and unfortified. A 2019 Charme Tinto Douro was drinking beautifully when I cracked open a bottle recently.
Cellar Favorite: 2022 Yquem
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2025
Head Winemaker Lorenzo Pasquini flew to the UK to present the latest vintage of Château Yquem. Meeting in central London, Italian-born Pasquini gave me the background on the 2022.
Cellar Favorite: Ioppa Ghemme 1970-1975
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, Italy: Piedmont
, Mar 2025
History, expression of place, passion and artisan family values run deep at Ioppa. The Ioppas trace their lineage back seven generations, all the way to the mid-1800s, a time when life in the countryside was much harsher than it is today. This mini-vertical from the 1970s was a very pleasant surprise at the end of a day tasting through current releases. I tasted the wines with Giorgio Ioppa, his son Andrea, and consulting oenologist Cristiano Garella.
Cellar Favorite: 1992 Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Feb 2025
My good friend Lord Bruce recently raided his cellar and produced a gem of a Burgundy from a vintage more renowned for the whites: the 1992 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Hubert Lignier.
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2025 Late Releases
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Feb 2025
Following Antonio Galloni’s take on this year’s late releases from Château Latour (the First Growth having exited the customary primeur campaign in 2012), here is my own take on the trio that will hit the market this March.
Cellar Favorite: Breaking the Rules – La Chapelle Grange
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, featured, Australia, France
, Feb 2025
Two icons of the old and new world come together in this inaugural blend, certain to spark discussion. While the two wines merge with surprising harmony, the true conversation starter isn’t their quality—it’s the bold and unconventional way they were crafted.
Cellar Favorite: 2009 & 2010 Cos d’Estournel
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Feb 2025
The 2009 and 2010 Cos d'Estournel were among the vintages poured at the Vinous Icons Miami event in November 2024. They provide an enlightening contrast between two stylistically different vintages.
Cellar Favorite: 2019 Domaine Dureuil-Janthial Rully En Guesnes Wadana
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Burgundy
, Jan 2025
I suspect that nearly all wines from the Rully appellation are consumed in their youth. The 2019 Rully En Guesnes Wadana proves that not all Rullys are made equal.
Cellar Favorite: Château Latour 2025 New Releases
France: Bordeaux, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2025
This year’s new releases from Château Latour are especially strong as they span three important vintages, each of which has something to offer. I tasted the wines with Estate Director Hélène Genin during a visit to the château in December 2024.
Cellar Favorite: 1997 Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Jan 2025
Savory scents of game, touches of cigar humidor and Tuscan delicatessen infuse the red fruit, evoking thoughts of old-school California from the mid-1970s.