Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée NV
Champagne
March 04, 2026 - Special Cuvée is a Champagne that defies category. Pinot Noir, the most demanding grape in the region, makes up at least 60 percent of the blend, giving structure, depth and signature red fruit. One-third is fermented in oak barrels, adding silkier texture and layered flavor. Reserve wines aged in magnums under cork for up to 15 years are hand disgorged into the blend, bringing richness and complexity. Aged much longer than most Champagnes, Special Cuvée offers freshness, savory nuance and velvety texture. It is a true expression of Bollinger’s devotion at every step.
Wine Spectator - August 11, 2025 "A vibrant, graceful Champagne that shows fine definition and integration, with a mouthwatering frame of acidity. The persistent, lacy mousse is enmeshed with an appealing range of ripe and juicy…
Wine Advocate - August 31, 2022 "Like its rosé counterpart, the latest release of Bollinger's NV Brut Special Cuvée is showing especially well, bursting from the glass with aromas of honeyed apples, crisp stone fruit, buttery…
Wine Spectator - December 01, 2021 "A vinous Champagne, this has pinot-noir depths of flavor, the structure enhanced by barrel-fermented reserve wines. Youthfully blunt in its power, this will benefit from a year in the cellar,…
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 2019
Cote-Rotie
March 04, 2026 - E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque was replanted in 1980 and '81 after the family acquired the site through their purchase of Vidal-Fleury. Though dormant for decades, Etienne Guigal remembered the quality of wines once made from this vineyard and led its revival, starting in 1985. La Turque occupies a unique position on the Côte Brune with soils that give the wine a rich, exotic character. Stylistically, it bridges the power of La Landonne and the elegance of La Mouline, combining intensity with seductive finesse.
Jeb Dunnuck - March 28, 2024 "The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Turque reminds me slightly of the 2010, which at a recent tasting I thought was the greatest young wine I had ever tasted. The 2019…
Wine Advocate - November 20, 2025 "Austere and somewhat somber—no doubt influenced by the high proportion of iron oxide in the soils—the 2019 Côte-Rôtie La Turque is nonetheless elegant and remarkably delicate. It unfurls from the…
James Suckling - April 26, 2023 "From the haunting nose through to the end of the extremely long finish this wine embodies the rocky personality of Cote-Rotie, along with the special ripeness that the syrah achieves…
Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva 2018
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
March 04, 2026 - Villa Gemma is the wine that announced Abruzzo to the world, showcasing what the region and grapes of Abruzzo could produce. Villa Gemma Montepulciano Riserva is the only Italian wine with 14 consecutive Tre Bicchieri awards and, more importantly, was the wine that established Abruzzo as capable of making truly distinct, extraordinary wines. Villa Gemma Montepulciano Riserva is a powerfully – almost undeniably – intense wine of character and complexity.
Wine Spectator - August 19, 2024 "This sleek red is dark and deep, but overall fresh and well-balanced on the palate, integrating a rich profile of black cherry coulis, fig cake, melted licorice and cocoa powder…
Vins Moueix Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2020
Pomerol
March 04, 2026 - La Fleur-Pétrus is the flagship wine of the historic Moueix family estate, named for its location between Château Pétrus and Château La Fleur. Acquired in 1950 by Jean-Pierre Moueix, it has since reclaimed its place among Pomerol’s finest under Christian Moueix, with expanded holdings and a relentless focus on vineyard care. The blend is typically 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, grown on three distinct soil types that together express the full character of Pomerol. Vinification is traditional and precise, followed by 18–22 months of aging in oak, about half new.
James Suckling - September 12, 2023
Wine Advocate - September 12, 2023
Wine Advocate - "Scents of crushed stone, black olives, blueberries and blackberries swirl about on the nose of the 2019 Saint-Joseph Vignes de l'Hospice. The oak that was apparent prior to bottling is…
James Suckling - May 24, 2023
Wine Spectator - January 05, 2024
