"Deep, dark, very nearly opaque, purple red color. Aromas have toasty ripe red-plum fruit, tobacco-leaf hints & meaty touches. The palate is a vibrant marriage of red-fruit & chocolate with a silky texture. Tannins are very fine, chocolatey-smooth & underpinned by cedar notes. The mid-palate is of mid-weight & comprises concentrated, opulent cassis & ripe black-cherries. Alcohol is balanced & a long, lean finish combines graphite touches & high-ripeness black-fruit." - 04/22 DCAMW

Tasting Note
Delicate golden color with soft green glints. Intense nose with tremendous aromatic richness. Initial notes of citrus zest are followed by lemon tart, and then toasted notes reminiscent of freshly baked brioche. The palate offers mandarin zest and candied orange, enlivened by a touch of star anise which underscores the wine's aromatic freshness. Dense and rich, the palate has good length with a pleasant hint of bitterness on the finish.
It is only in Sauternes that botrytis can develop, giving Rieussec its unique richness. This noble rot meets our grapes to create a delicate osmosis that we reveal by harvesting each grape at the ideal moment. Once bottled, our wine starts its life cycle, drinkable from the earliest stage to the longest aging potential: when kept chilled once opened, it can be enjoyed for several weeks without deteriorating and can match a thousand flavors and occasions from noon to midnight.
Blend: 89% Sémillon, 9% Sauvignon Blanc, 2% Muscadelle

Pale to medium yellow color with hints green. The nose shows toasty notes, vanilla oak & some restrained honey. The palate is very sweet with a complex range of flavors from pineapple & mango to peach & passion-fruit. The wine has fresh acidity, balanced alcohol & a medium weight. The wine ends very sweet & is long & honeyed.

R de Rieussec is the Château's dry white wine made from a blend of 59% Sauvignon Blanc and 41% Sémillon with 20% of the fermentation occurring in barrel to help the wine's aging potential. The R has a beautiful bouquet of citrus-tinged tropical fruits. This wine is powerful and harmonious with flavors of citrus, mango and papaya, an energetic acidity and textured mouthfeel which lead into a complex and refreshing finish. Enjoy with Asian dishes, spicy fried chicken or mixed vegetables.

At twelve years old, this pre-teen is more than ready to be enjoyed! Bordeaux wines with dominant merlot tend to be more approachable and easier to enjoy as a younger wine. The merlot dominant wine is soft and smooth yet full of blackberry, plum, green pepper, smoke and vanilla aromas and flavours. 

Displaying a burnished ruby hue, this wine exudes prominent notes of smoke, tobacco, and dark, mouthwatering fruit. It showcases commendable concentration, with a refreshing quality heightened by a brisk zing on the finish.

94 points - James Suckling"Dark-berry and currant aromas with hints of spice. Medium body, firm and chewy tannins and a fresh and clean finish. Shows focus and seriousness for the appellation, as is usual from this producer. Better after 2022." (2/2019)

92-94 points - Robert Parker

Chateau Suduiraut, classed as a Premier Cru in 1855, is made from grapes selected from the finest terroirs of the property. This wine is hand crafted at every stage of its elaboration and reveals remarkable finesse and complexity and a golden colour reminiscent of the sun that made it possible. With age the bright gold evolves to a dark amber colour. With an extensive life-span, it powerfully and harmoniously combines fruit and floral aromas with roasted and candied notes.

Producer tasting notes: "Chateau Suduiraut 2002 presents a golden yellow colour with amber glints. The intense nose reveals aromas of nuts, such as hazelnut, with heather honey and candied citrus. The palate is both concentrated and light, combining unctuosity, fruit flavours and freshness. The finish is consistent, ending with mineral, minty and fruit notes." - Chateau Suduiraut

The 2016 Château Talbot is a highly-rated (93-96 points), medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien Fourth Growth, offering a rich, polished profile. It features intense aromas of black fruit, cassis, and tobacco, with refined, silky tannins and high acidity. This 2016 vintage is praised for its power and aging potential. 

The Château Talbot 2020 is a powerful yet elegant Saint-Julien Bordeaux, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, offering deep color and complex aromas of blackberry, cassis, tobacco, and licorice, with firm tannins, fresh acidity, and notes of graphite and spice, promising excellent aging potential with a balanced, savory, and persistent finish, considered a great success for the château. 

Without a doubt, Chateau Troplong Mondot has one of the most enviable and unique terroirs on the St. Emilion appellation on Bordeaux's Right Bank. Specifically located on the highest point of Saint-Emilion's famous limestone plateau, the 43ha estate has ideal soils and exposure. The resulting wines combine strength and elegance, complexity and precision. This 2014 Bordeaux red blend consisting of 90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc The wine has a rich fruit basket of blackcurrants, blackberries and raspberries accompanied by graphite, espresso and earth. The palate is fresh and precise that is rich, classy and elegant. Drinking well now, but certainly has 20 years of life left in it!

Without a doubt, Chateau Troplong Mondot has one of the most enviable and unique terroirs on the St. Emilion appellation on Bordeaux's Right Bank. Specifically located on the highest point of Saint-Emilion's famous limestone plateau, the 43ha estate has ideal soils and exposure. The resulting wines combine strength and elegance, complexity and precision. The 2019 Troplong Mondot is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon with attractive aromas of blackberry liqueur, blueberries, licorice, chocolate, and spice. With mouth-filling, juicy, and concentrated textures and flavours, this 2019 received a perfect score of 100 from Wine Enthusiast. Best from 2027-2040.

A testament to its prestigious terroir, Chateau Troplong Mondot 2020 offers rich aromas of ripe berries, dark cherries, and delicate floral hints —an exceptional wine that captures the soul of its vineyard with every sip.

Rich and dramatic, the 2019 Valandraud bursts with aromas of berry fruit, plums and licorice, framed by a lavish but far from exaggerated application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, fleshy and sensual, it's broad and enveloping, its lavish core of fruit framed by ripe, polished tannins and succulent balancing acids.

Lush, round, medium bodied and packed with fresh, ripe red fruits, licorice, earth and mocha, the wine is forward, elegant and supple textured in the fruit filled finish. ---The Wine Cellar Insider:

The Chave family has been tending vines on the world famous hill of Hermitage for half a millennia. The estate was handed down to Gérard Chave in 1970, who quickly established a reputation for producing incredible wines. His son, Jean Louis, a graduate from the University of California Davis, is the most recent generation to manage the estate. Jean-Louis Chave Selections is the wineries line of négociant wines. The grapes are sourced from select growers located in the Rhône. The "Mon Coeur" Côtes-du-Rhône is made from a blend of grapes harvested from plots in Vinsobres, Visan, Buisson, and Estargues. It represents an affordable entry-point into of the France's finest producers.

A multi-vineyard blend, this uses both barrel and concrete egg ferments. It's textured and complex, with lightly buttery apple fruit, a whiff of toast and salty minerality. It was aged for 16 months, and roughly half of the barrels used were new.

~Paul Gregutt

Big and rich, with expressive beef and earthy notes to the dark plum and roasted dark cherry flavors, which are backed by firm tannins and acidity. Creamy in the midpalate, with hints of dried green herbs and dark chocolate on the finish.

E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis Via Nuova is a red wine from the Barolo region of Italy. The wine is made from the Nebbiolo grape variety, which is known for its high tannins and acidity. The wine is aged for a minimum of 38 months before release, which is longer than the minimum aging requirement for regular Barolo wines. The wine has a complex bouquet, with notes of red fruit, cherry, rose and tar, it also has a spicy and balsamic aftertaste. 

"Aromas of toasted nut, scorched earth and underbrush come to the forefront. On the medium-bodied palate, taut, close-grained tannins support dried cherry, prune and licorice. Kerin O’Keefe" - 88/100, Wine Enthusiast

The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of Lambrusco wine itself. The bottle and label are reproductions of an 1892 bottlethe oldest existing bottle containing Lambruscothat is still treasured in the Chiarli archives today. Chiarli Vecchia Modena won the first international recognition by a Lambrusco wine at the World Expo in Paris in 1900. Reintroduced in 2002 at a brand-new Cleto Chiarli winery, the wine is made through a single fermentation under pressure, rather than the normal two-fermentation process of almost all other sparkling wines. This is in the brut range, with minimal detectable sweetness.

92/100 Wine Enthusiast

"This delicious, deeply colored sparkler has alluring aromas of violet and blackberry. On the dry, foaming palate, crisp acidity and refined tannins accompany ripe Marasca cherry, spiced blueberry and orange zest before a fennel finish. Kerin O'Keefe"

The Vigneto Cialdini is Cleto Chiarli's top-of-the-line Lambrusco Grasparossa. The vineyard is located in the heart of the Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro denomination, where this member of the Lambrusco family has been cultivated since time immemorial. The wine is made through a single fermentation under pressure, rather than the normal two-fermentation process of almost all other sparkling wines. This is in the brut range, with a slight sweetness detectable. Vigneto Cialdini is the name of the vineyard, dedicated to Enrico Cialdini, who was a famous general during the unification of Italy.

This beer is characterized by its deep brown color and creamy foam head, with aromas of caramel, toffee, and dried fruit. It has a full-bodied flavor with a sweet, malty taste that gives way to a slightly bitter finish. It is often paired with cheese, particularly the Chimay brand of cheese, which is also produced by the monks of Scourmont Abbey.

The Chimay Blue Cap, baptized "Grande Reserve" in 750 ml bottles is a dark Trappist beer with a powerful aroma, the complex flavor of which improves across the years. It was first brewed as a Christmas beer by the monks of Scourmont Abbey in 1956.

This authentic Belgian beer, whose tinge of fresh yeast is associated with a light rosy flowery touch, is particularly pleasant. Its aroma, perceived as one enjoys it, only accents the delightful sensations revealed by the odor, all revealing a light but agreeable caramelized note.

It is ideally served at cellar temperature (10 to 12°C).

The Chimay Grande Réserve Brandy Edition is a limited-edition, 10.5% ABV Belgian dark strong ale that is fermented and aged in spent brandy casks. This unique process transforms the iconic Chimay Blue into a complex, velvety sipper featuring prominent notes of dark dried fruit, caramel, and toasted hazelnut.

This beer is a golden blonde color with a creamy foam head. It has aromas of spice and fruit, with a flavor that is both sweet and bitter. The taste includes notes of fruit, malt, and hops, and finishes with a dry and slightly bitter aftertaste. It is a lighter beer than the Chimay Blue Cap, and is often paired with lighter dishes such as fish and salads.

This beer has a deep brown color with a creamy foam head. It has aromas of caramel, malt, and dark fruit, with a flavor that is both sweet and bitter. The taste includes notes of raisins, plums, and caramel, and finishes with a slightly bitter aftertaste. It is often paired with hearty dishes such as stews and roasts.

This beer has a hazy golden color with a creamy foam head. It has aromas of citrus, spice, and fruit, with a flavor that is both sweet and bitter. The taste includes notes of orange peel, coriander, and malt, and finishes with a dry and slightly bitter aftertaste. It is a lighter beer than the Chimay Blue Cap, and is often paired with lighter dishes such as fish and salads.

"Pronounced plum, blackberry, coffee, spice, soft tannins, lingering finish Floral, nice acidity, unique." - Gold, Sunset International Spirits Competition

Chivas Regal 12 Year Old is a great introduction for those looking to experiment with Scotch whisky. It is aromatic with wild herbs, heather, honey and orchard fruit notes. The round and creamy palate tastes of honey and ripe apples, with vanilla, hazelnut and toffee flavours, followed by a rich and lingering finish.

A classic premium Scotch from a company who have been making great blended whisky for more than 100 years. Chivas Regal 18 Year Old is a smooth, rounded blend with a rich nutty aroma of toffee and candied citrus fruit.

"This whisky is slowly making its way around the world, but it was worth the wait, as master blender Colin Scott’s use of mizunara oak makes for an impressively different nose from Chivas Regal 12 year old. Pecans, sandalwood, coriander seed, honeycomb, peanuts, and rich oak aromas herald a warming dram with fabulously developed orange zest and vanilla toffee flavors, before a more assertive finish of dark toffee and tenacious spices."

Royal Salute, the prestigious blended whiskey brand under the stewardship of Pernod Ricard and operated by Chivas Brothers Holdings, was originally introduced in 1953 to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Recently, on May 17, 2023, a collection of new Royal Salute whiskey labels emerged online, unveiling an exquisite addition to the lineup: the Royal Salute 21 Year Old The Miami Polo Edition.

Chivas Royal Salute 21 Year Old is a prestigious, high-end blended Scotch whisky launched in 1953 to honor Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. Aged for a minimum of 21 years, it features a rich, complex, and fruity flavor profile, often described as having notes of pears, citrus, hazelnuts, and subtle smoke. It is bottled in iconic, artisan-crafted porcelain flagons.

The finest Chivas 15-year-old whiskies are selected and finished in Cognac casks creating an elevated experience. The fruity aromas of oranges, red apples and juicy sultana raisins are rounded by the generous flavours of poached pears, butterscotch, caramel and a touch of vanilla. A luxurious whisky, great served on ice.

Chiyomusubi Pure Malt Whisky Mizunara (700mL) is a refined Japanese blended malt (containing both Chiyomusubi and imported malt whisky) matured in rare Japanese Mizunara oak. It features a smooth, well-balanced profile with distinct aromas of sandalwood, coconut, and vanilla, followed by flavors of honey, spices, and a gentle wood finish.

On the nose, it offers aromas of black currant, blackberry, and vanilla, along with notes of tobacco and leather. On the palate, it is full-bodied with well-structured tannins and flavors of black cherry, plum, and chocolate. The wine has a long and smooth finish, making it a great pairing for hearty meat dishes.