We tasted this over the airwaves with Pol Roger grandees Hubert de Billy and Laurent d'Harcourt. They were excited to introduce this very 'specific' new Vintage release. We were curious to taste why such excitement for w...(read more)

A very limited parcel of Cristal 2006, which has recently been made available by Louis Roederer under their 'Late Release' program. This is 7 years after the original release of this very senior fizz. The wine has been h...(read more)

Back when my bottle reports came out in 2003, I urged extreme patience for this wine, which is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. I projected a maturity curve of 2012-2040, but based o...(read more)

Tasted in May 2011 at the release of the 2009 vintage, and alongside the 2007 and 2003 vintages of the same, this showed beautifully, and merited an almost perfect score of 10/10. Still brooding, but so wonderfully compl...(read more)

This is lush and captivating in feel, with a velvety flow to the mix of plum, blackberry, boysenberry and açai berry compote flavors. A bold streak of licorice runs through the finish, underscored by a brambly not...(read more)

A fresh nose, and a lightness and elegance, but then the intensity builds and it has a lovely, salivating richness and freshness, with quite a floral and expressive fruit. The longer it stays in the mouth the more exciti...(read more)