CHAMPAGNE AYALA - Blanc de Blancs - 2015
- - 92 points-
James Suckling
October 2021Dried honeysuckle, lemon, dried apple, praline, toasted almond and crushed stone on the nose....
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Dried honeysuckle, lemon, dried apple, praline, toasted almond and crushed stone on the nose....
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We will be talking about the 2015 and the 2016 Brunello vintages for decades, and the wines will...
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A classy new label design marks the continuing evolution of Evolution Pinot Noir. Fruit driven,...
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Ripe green fruit aromas are laced with hints of spice, wood and oyster shell. There is...
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Hand-picked fruit, cool fermentation in stainless steel, maturation on lees and early bottling. A...
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This wine displays aromas and flavors of black fruit, dried leaves, and oak. Serve it with grilled...
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Talenti firm is running a project which is marking clear qualitative improvements every year....
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Dark berry and cherry character with bark and mahogany in both the nose and palate. It's...
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100% Pinot Noir from Grand Cru villages Verzenay (51%), Aÿ (25%) and the rest from Louvois,...
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A harmonious red, elegant yet zesty, with lively currant, espresso and stony mineral accents that...
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This wine incorporates grapes from the elite Cru appellations of Vacqueyras and Rasteau as well as...
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The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Virondot 1er Cru, which unlike the other Premier Crus was taken from...
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The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers 1er Cru has a touch more terroir-expression and mineralité...
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As expected from the master, Jean-Marc Brocard, this is a very fine expression of Montée de...
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An overtly floral-suffused nose presents notes of spice, ripe pear and citrus rind. The succulent...
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The aromatic fruit character of this wine is so clearly defined that a sniff made me feel...
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The flesh and full palate address continues where 2018 left off though there is an openness to '19...
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This is a tremendous wine, with a ripe, spicy plum and blackberry fruit, touched with notes of...
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One of the most rightly celebrated bottles of the appellation, also in this well-balanced and...
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Beautiful version 2017 also for Brunello from the youngest vineyards, from a sustainable...
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A pinot with dried-strawberry and light watermelon aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, lightly...
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The deep, sensual 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva wafts up with spice-dusted cherries, sweet...
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A broad array of citrus influences are laced with hints of oyster shell and mineral reduction where...
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Alain Brumont inherited Château Bouscassé in 1979 and has been making the wines ever since. This...
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