RED BOURGOGNE 2022
Feb 13 2025
The 2022 red Burgundy vintage is spectacular! Another hot vintage that managed to maintain a surprising level of acidity that assures balance and freshness. These outstanding reds offer tons of ripe, intense, berry fruit, with great body and structure for long aging. The intense impressive 2022 reds should surprise and seduce the fan of great Burgundies with their perfectly ripe flavours, while remaining fresh, elegant and seductive. A selection of upscale producers should help us verify the aging potential of this great Burgundy vintage. Come and experience youthful, intense and perfectly balanced Pinot from Burgundy.
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux, Domaine Sérafin
Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay, Dom Tupinier-Bautista
Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes, Domaine Faiveley
Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Fèves, Domaine Chanson
Marsannay Les Longerois, Domaine Charles Audoin
Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses, Maison Champy
Givry 1er Cru Clos du Cellier, Dom du Cellier aux Moines
Vin mystère-Mystery wine
BORDEAUX 2005
Feb 27 2025
A very warm vintage, with cool nights, produced ripe reds that were quite intense, rather fresh and a bit firm from the outset. The 2005 Bordeaux are rich and ripe, with lots of structure and extract. Full bodied, with ripe tannins that assure great aging potential. Barely on their plateau of maturity, these rich and balanced 2005 crus classés should continue to age gracefully. A selection of reputed Chateaux from different communes will permit us to evaluate the level of quality and maturity of this outstanding Bordeaux vintage.
Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan
Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe
Château Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux
Château Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc
Château Haut Bages Libéral, Pauillac
Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc
Clos du Clocher, Pomerol
Vin mystère-Mystery wine
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2019
March 13 2025
In the past few months, I met two producers from Montalcino, both confirmed that 2019 is a spectacular vintage! It seems that the 2019 Brunelli should surpass the excellent 2016 and 2010. The wines tasted displayed perfectly ripe fruit, great concentration, structure, balance, aging potential and that seductive signature elegance expected from this Italian grand cru. Lately, many success stories have emerged from Montalcino, confirming its status of elite Italian red. Come discover a selection of high quality producers and verify the elegance, richness and staying power of this reputed Italian red from the outstanding 2019 vintage.
Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova
Canilicchio di Sopra
Luce Frscobaldi
Il Marroneto
Le Potazzine
Pieve Santa Restituta Gaja
Siro Pacenti VecchieVigne
Vin Mystère-Mystery Wine
2022 WHITE BURGUNDY
April 10 2025
The French magazine La Revue du Vin de France is adamant, the 2022 vintage will go down as one of the best in the last 50+ years : «the wines are flamboyant, precocious yet built to evolve favourably for the next few decades». Another hot vintage with cool nights that maintained the necessary acidity to assure balance, freshness and aging potential. The spectacular level of quality is widespread, all sub-regions succeeded. Again, the level of quality is impressive : whites that show superb richness, intense flavours, fresh acidity, great balance and amazing aging potential. The wines chosen for this tasting should confirm the high quality level and aging potential of this outstanding Burgundy vintage.
Meursault Les Clousots, Domaine Patrick Javillier
Puligny-Montrachet, Joseph Drouhin
Pouilly-Fuissé Terre de Vergisson, Dom Buisson-Charles
Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay, Dom Tupinier-Bautista
Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches, Domaine Chanson
Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly, Dom C. & J. Derain
Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru La Batallière, Dom Albert Morot
Vin Mystère-Mystery Wine
CHIANTI CLASSICO – GRAN SELEZIONE
May 08 2025
The new top category of Chianti Classico, Gran Selezioine, was introduced in 2014. The grapes for the Gran Selezione must come from the estate’s vineyards. It must be aged a minimum of 30 months including 3 months in bottle. Only indigenous varieties are permitted, with a minimum of 90% Sangiovese. Now that the Gran Selezione category has reached 10 years, the time has come to assess the level of quality of the NEW elite wine of the Chianti Classico region-appellation. Come discover and evaluate a selection of high quality Gran Selezione producers and verify the richness and staying power of this new elite Italian red.
2020 Riecine – Vigna Gittori
2019 Monsanto – Il Poggio
2020 Brancaia
2020 Ricasoli – Colledila
2021 Fontodi – Vigna del Sorbo
2020 Nittardi
2019 Le Miccine
2019 Castello di Ama – San Lorenzo