From old vines planted in a single vineyard, this is a spectacular red. It has the crisp acidity of the cool-climate Sancerre, but it also has the weight and ripeness of a fine Burgundy. The wood aging has left a spicy...

Typically the last parcel to be picked by Cotat, the 2022 Cul de Beaujeu is a welcoming, open style. The merest hint of residual sugar (3g/l) is part of the roundness on the palate, but it's not sweet, merely smoothing...

Still young, this structured wine offers powerful tannins that contrast with layered red-cherry and plum flavors. The generous wine has the potential to smooth out as it matures further. Drink from 2023. ROGER VOSS

92+ To my palate, the Pellé family has made the finest examples of Menetou-Salon in the appellation since the first vintages I sold from the estate, all the way back in the mid-1990s. Their 2022 les Morogues bottling is...