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The Misunderstood Margaux: Marquis de Terme 1947-2021

Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Oct 2024

Marquis de Terme is a Margaux château that flies under the radar. Estate director Ludovic David offered me a rare insight into the property and presented a vertical of over 20 vintages back to the postwar period.

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Conti Costanti: Montalcino’s Most Historic Estate

Italy: Tuscany, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured

Eric Guido, Oct 2024

As a self-taught young man, Andrea Costanti immersed himself in the world of winemaking and Brunello di Montalcino. He rose to become one of the region's leading winemakers. This vertical details the last nineteen years of that evolution, showing Costanti’s blend of traditionalism and progression.

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Kumeu River: The Kiwi Dream

Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, New Zealand

Rebecca Gibb MW, Sep 2024

Consistency, balance and a distinct house style have placed Kumeu River among the classics. From humble beginnings 80 years ago, this estate has established itself as a major player in New Zealand and around the world.

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Tiberio's Fonte Canale: Redefining Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Verticals & Retrospectives, Italy: Center & South, featured

Eric Guido, Aug 2024

In only 12 years, Fonte Canale has become one of Italy's iconic white wines. Tiberio’s Fonte Canale is made from the hard-to-find Trebbiano Abruzzese grape. This vertical, spanning the first official release in 2012 up to a preview of the yet-to-be-released 2022, will give readers a good idea of how the wines develop over time.

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Memories Elide: Vieux Château Certan 1923-2020

Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Jul 2024

An unrepeatable 57-vintage vertical of Vieux Château Certan marking the Thienponts’ century of ownership deserved an article of equal ambition. Bringing to life those from the past and present who made this remarkable event possible, this is a story as much about people as it is about a remarkable wine.

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The Minnow: Sigalas Rabaud 1975-2019

Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Jul 2024

Continuing my coverage of Sauternes, big and small, this look at Sigalas Rabaud falls into the latter category as one of the appellation’s smallest First Growths. This vertical, held at the property, covers vintages from 1975 to 2019.

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Rockeries in Living Rooms: 1988 vs. 1989 Bordeaux

Verticals & Retrospectives, featured, France: Bordeaux

Neal Martin, Jul 2024

Bordeaux vintages are so fascinating that people have been known to write entire books about them! Here, I focus on two particularly intriguing but stylistically different vintages, 1988 and 1989. The former has never quite had the same reputation as the latter. Did that play out during these themed dinners?

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Once Upon a Time – Soldera Retrospective: 1977-2017

Italy: Tuscany, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured

Antonio Galloni, Jun 2024

It remains one of the greatest tastings I have ever been a part of, either as an attendee or a host. Forty-six wines, all of them in superb shape. Even wines from smaller or less well-known vintages were sublime. Not a single bottle was corked or oxidized. The memories from this retrospective of Gianfranco Soldera’s wines will last forever.

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Archive Away: Mature Burgundies 1919-2019

France: Burgundy, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured

Neal Martin, Jun 2024

Every year, I round up all the stray bottles of Burgundy and publish them in a single article. This year’s edition is the customary eclectic array of wines stretching back over decades, from feted recent vintages to others best forgotten, from legendary producers to “Who?”

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It’s All in the Name: Domaine Pierre Vincent

France: Burgundy, Verticals & Retrospectives, featured

Neal Martin, Jun 2024

Pierre Vincent is one of the most talented winemakers working in Burgundy. After producing a raft of great wines at Domaine de la Vougeraie and then Domaine Leflaive, Vincent is about to embark upon a new chapter in his career, the 2023s representing the maiden vintage of wines under his own name.