From a fresh vintage and internally nicknamed "Luminous Freshness," Krug's light golden colored 2004 Brut is brighter on the nose than the 2002 that I tasted next to it. There are fresh, candied br...

The 2009 Pol Roger bears all the hallmarks of this lovely, rich vintage. The fine mousse and generous ripe fruit mean this is already a joy to taste. Perhaps it doesn't quite have the tension, pu br...

The 2008 Dom Pérignon is fabulous, but quite remarkably, it was even more open when I tasted it a year ago. Bright, focused and crystalline in its precision, the 2008 is going to need a number of br...

A high proportion of Cabernet is immediately evident. Rich with lots of volume. Sweet blackberry and bramble, vigourous and weighty. Really good. Proper wine. Tannins present but not over-extract br...

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, underscor br...

This has been opening up into full sumptuous expression for the last few years and now at 40 is seriously attractive. Displaying the full panoply of dark fruit, cherry and cassis, with liquorice br...

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 br...