“I think… we’re now more precise.” According to manager Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen, that’s the secret behind the revitalization of Saint-Estèphe’s Château Lilian Ladouys. If Bache-Gabrielsen’s name feels familiar, it’s because he also manages Château Pédesclaux, the Pauillac property that the Lorenzetti family purchased just one year after picking up Lilian Ladouys, and which their team also…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 17, 2020
2015 Domaine Mouton Clos Jus Rouge (Givry Premier Cru): Multiple flavors of earthy cherries doing the funky dance. $52 B+ 2016 Pere Ventura Tresor Brut Reserva Cava (Catalonia): Green apples, served with elegance and… more green apples! $15 B 2017 Weingut Prager Achleiten Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): A veritable clinic in depth, length, and ass-kicking stone-fruited…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 10, 2020
2016 Pitcher-Krutzler Riesling Ried Durnsteiner Kellerberg (Wachau): Hints of herbs and roundness; way more than a hint of total refreshment. $60 A- 2016 Gritsch Ried Kalkofen Riesling Smaragd (Wachau): A fine line of acidity that will lead you to a steely, austere promised land. $NA A- 2016 Josef Fischer Ried Steiger Gruner Veltliner Smaragd (Wachau):…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 3, 2020
2017 Weingut Frischengruber Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Zanzl (Wachau): GV goes deep and complex, wearing tropical garb. $37 A- 2008 Rudi Pichler Wösendorfer Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd (Wachau): Peachy creaminess, flinty freshness, electric everything. $NA A- 2018 Engelbrecht Ried Engabrunner Stein Grüner Veltliner (Kamptal): Not blood from a stone, but lovely stone fruits from a…