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Cellar Favorite: 1979 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rosé
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Champagne
, Apr 2025
The 1979 is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. At 45 years of age, the 1979 remains timeless, a testament to how well Champagne can age.
Cellar Favorite: Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée 2006 & 2003
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Champagne
, Apr 2025
Vilmart’s Coeur de Cuvée is one of the most consistently outstanding wines in Champagne because of how well it shows in both strong and challenging years. The 2006 and 2003 are peaking today, making them fine choices for readers who enjoy mature Champagne.
Cellar Favorite: A Landmark Vintage – Henschke 2021
Australia, Australia Featured, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Apr 2025
Henschke is one of the most historic wineries in Australia, known for unforced wines that showcase their various terroirs. The annual Henschke release is a true vintage snapshot of Eden Valley.
Cellar Favorite: 1948 La Tour Blanche
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2025
Some bottles are more poignant than others, inextricable from the occasion, the place and above all, the person associated with the wine.
Cellar Favorite: 1995 Ridge Monte Bello
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, Mar 2025
A wine of suave sophistication and supreme textural finesse, the 1995 Monte Bello is almost shockingly primary and fresh as a daisy.
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
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, 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
France: Burgundy, cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites
, 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
cellar favorite, Cellar Favorites, France: Bordeaux
, 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.